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<p><centered><point26>NUMBERS.</point26></centered></p>


<p><hw>0</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration; -- representing the number zero as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> zero</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>1</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; -- representing the number one as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> one, i, ane</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>1-dodecanol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An insoluble solid alcohol (<chform>C12H25OH</chform>) with an unbranched paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium lauryl sulfate.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> lauryl alcohol</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>1-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a baseball game in which one team's pitchers allow the opposing team only one hit.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> one-hitter</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>1st-class</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a class mail comprising letters, postcards, and other mail sealed against inspection, having a higher priority than second, third, or fourth-class mail; -- it is the highest class of mail not handled in a special manner, as is registered or priority mail.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> first-class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>10</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ten, x</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>100</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>the Arabic numerals representing the number one hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ninety nine and one less than one hundred and one; ten times ten</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hundred, a hundred, one hundred, c</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>1000</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine hundred ninety nine and one less than one thousand and one; -- representing the number one thousand as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thousand, a thousand, one thousand, m, k</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>1000th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the nine hundred ninety-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thousandth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>10th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>100th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the ninety-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hundredth, centesimal</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>11</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ten and one less than twelve; -- representing the number eleven as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eleven, xi</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>11-plus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school.</def> <mark>[formerly in England]</mark><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eleven-plus</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>11th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the tenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eleventh</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>12</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units; -- representing the number twelve as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twelve, xii, dozen</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>12th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the eleventh in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twelfth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>13</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than twelve and one less than fourteen; -- representing the number thirteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirteen, xiii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>13th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twelfth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirteenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>14</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than thirteen and one less than fifteen; -- representing the number fourteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fourteen, xiv</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>14th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the thirteenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fourteenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>15</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fourteen and one less than sixteen; -- representing the number fifteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifteen, xv</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>15th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the fourteenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifteenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>16</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fifteen and one less than seventeen; -- representing the number sixteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixteen, xvi</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>16th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the fifteenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixteenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>17</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than sixteen and one less than eighteen; -- representing the number seventeen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventeen, xvii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>17th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the sixteenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventeenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>18</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than seventeen; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than seventeen and one less than nineteen; -- representing the number eighteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighteen, xviii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>18th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the seventeenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighteenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>19</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than eighteen; denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eighteen and one less than twenty; -- representing the number nineteen as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nineteen, xix</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>19th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the eighteenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nineteenth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>1st</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>preceding all other objects or events in order, time, or importance; occurring before all other members of a series.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> first</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>2</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of one more than one; one plus one more; -- representing the number two as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> two, ii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>2-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> two-hitter</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>20</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than nineteen; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty items or units; -- representing the number twenty as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty, xx, score</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>20th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the nineteenth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twentieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>21</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than twenty; twenty plus one more; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-one items or units; -- representing the number twenty-one as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-one, xxi</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>21st</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twentieth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-first</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>22</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than twenty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-two items or units; -- representing the number twenty-two as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-two, xxii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>22nd</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-first in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-second</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>23</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than twenty-two; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-three items or units; -- representing the number twenty-three as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-three, xxiii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>23rd</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-second in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-third</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>24</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than twenty-three; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-four items or units; -- representing the number twenty-four as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-four, xxiv</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>24/7</hw> <pos>adj. &amp; adv.</pos> <pr>(tw&ebreve_;n"t&emacr;f&ocirc;r-s&ebreve_;v"&eitalic_;n)</pr> <ety>[From <ets>24</ets> hours per day, <ets>7</ets> days per week.]</ety>  <def>Without interruption; non-stop; continuous; <as>as, the computer manufacturer provides <ex>24/7</ex> technical help</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-four-seven, 7/24</syn><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>24th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-third in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-fourth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>25</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than twenty-four; denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-five items or units; -- representing the number twenty-five as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-five, xxv</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>25th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-fourth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-fifth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>26</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-six items or units; -- representing the number twenty-six as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-six, xxvi</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>26th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-fifth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-sixth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>27</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-seven items or units; -- representing the number twenty-seven as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-seven, xxvii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>27th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-sixth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-seventh</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>28</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-eight items or units; -- representing the number twenty-eight as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-eight, xxviii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>28th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-seventh in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-eighth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>29</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-nine items or units; -- representing the number twenty-nine as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-nine, xxix</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>29th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-eighth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> twenty-ninth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>2d</hw> <hw>2nd</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> second, 2nd</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>3</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than two; denoting a quantity consisting of three items or units; -- representing the number three as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> three, iii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>30</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than twenty-nine; three times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of thirty items or units; -- representing the number thirty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirty, xxx</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>30th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the twenty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> thirtieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>3rd</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the second in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> third, tertiary</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>4</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than three; denoting a quantity consisting of four items or units; -- representing the number four as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> four, iv</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>4-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> four-hitter</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>40</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than thirty-nine; four times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of fourty items or units; -- representing the number fourty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> forty, xl, twoscore</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>40th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the thirty-ninth in position</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fortieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>4th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the third in position</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fourth, quaternary</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>4to</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quarto</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>5</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than four; denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units; -- representing the number five as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> five, v</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>5-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> five-hitter</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>50</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than fourty-nine; five times ten; denoting a quantity consisting of fifty items or units; -- representing the number fifty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifty, l</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>500</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than four hundred ninety-nine; five times one hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of five hundred items or units; -- representing the number five hundred as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> five hundred, d</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>50th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the fourty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fiftieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>5th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the fourth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fifth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>6</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than five; denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units; -- representing the number six as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> six, vi, half dozen, half a dozen</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>60</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than fifty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of sixty items or units; -- representing the number sixty as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixty, lx, threescore</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><h1>60 minutes</h1> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hour, hr</syn> <def>a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn><br/>
<def>a 1-hour television program broadcast once weekly on the CBS television network since the 1970's.  Its format is that of a "news magazine" treating typically three topics during each show, plus occasional commentary.</def> <mark>[Proper name]</mark><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Sixty Minutes</syn><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>60th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the fifty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixtieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>6th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Coming next after the fifth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sixth</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>7</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>One more than six; constituting or denoting a quantity consisting of seven items or units; -- representing the number seven as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seven, vii</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>7/24</hw> <pos>adj. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Same as <er>24/7</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>70</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than sixty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting of seventy items or units; -- representing the number sevent as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventy, lxx</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>70th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the sixty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>7th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the sixth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> seventh</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>8</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than seven; denoting a quantity consisting of eight items or units; -- representing the number eight as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eight, viii</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>80</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than seventy-nine and one less than eighty-one; denoting a quantity consisting of eighty items or units; -- representing the number eighty as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighty, lxxx, fourscore</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>80th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the seventy-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eightieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>8th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the seventh in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eighth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>9</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than eight and one less than ten; denoting a quantity consisting of nine items or units; -- representing the number nine as an Arabic numeral</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nine, ix</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>90</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>one more than eighty-nine and one less than ninety-one; denoting a quantity consisting of ninety items or units; -- representing the number ninety as Arabic numerals</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ninety, xc</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>90th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the eighty-ninth in a series</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ninetieth</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>9th</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ninth</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>3-D</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> three-D, 3D</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>3-hitter</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> three-hitter</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>8vo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> octavo, eightvo</syn><br/>
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<p><centered><point26>A.</point26></centered></p>

<p><hw>A</hw> <pr>(<it>named &amacr; in the English, and most commonly &auml; in other languages</it>)</pr>. <def>The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek <spn>Alpha</spn>, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (&unr_;) of the Ph&oelig;nician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew <xex>Aleph</xex>, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The <xex>Aleph</xex> was a consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel <xex>Alpha</xex> with the &auml; sound, the Ph&oelig;nician alphabet having no vowel symbols.</def><br/>
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<p>This letter, in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See <xex>Guide to pronunciation</xex>, &sect;&sect; 43-74. The regular long <it>a</it>, as in <xex>fate</xex>, etc., is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 17th century, was a sound of the quality of &auml; (as in <xex>far</xex>).<br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the scale in A minor. The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A sharp (A&sharp;) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A&flat;) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>A per se</b></col> <ety>(L. <ets>per se</ets> by itself)</ety>, <cd>one pre&euml;minent; a nonesuch.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><q>O fair Creseide, the flower and <qex>A per se</qex><br/>
Of Troy and Greece.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A</hw> <pr>(&adot_; <it>emph.</it> &amacr;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Shortened form of <ets>an</ets>. AS. &amacr;n one. See <er>One</er>.]</ety> <def>An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and signifying <xex>one</xex> or <xex>any</xex>, but less emphatically.</def> &ldquo;At <xex>a</xex> birth&rdquo;; &ldquo;In <xex>a</xex> word&rdquo;; &ldquo;At <xex>a</xex> blow&rdquo;. <au>Shak.</au> <note>It is placed before nouns of the singular number denoting an individual object, or a quality individualized, before collective nouns, and also before plural nouns when the adjective <xex>few</xex> or the phrase <xex>great many</xex> or <xex>good many</xex> is interposed; <as>as, <ex>a</ex> dog, <ex>a</ex> house, <ex>a</ex> man; <ex>a</ex> color; <ex>a</ex> sweetness; <ex>a</ex> hundred, <ex>a</ex> fleet, <ex>a</ex> regiment; <ex>a</ex> few persons, <ex>a</ex> great many days.</as>  It is used for <xex>an</xex>, for the sake of euphony, before words beginning with a consonant sound [for exception of certain words beginning with <xex>h</xex>, see <er>An</er>]; <as>as, a table, <ex>a woman</ex>, <ex>a</ex> year, <ex>a</ex> unit, <ex>a</ex> eulogy, <ex>a</ex> ewe, <ex>a</ex> oneness, such <ex>a</ex> one, etc.</as>  Formally <xex>an</xex> was used both before vowels and consonants.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Originally the preposition <ets>a</ets> (<ets>an</ets>, <ets>on</ets>).]</ety> <def>In each; to or for each; <as>as, &ldquo;twenty leagues <ex>a</ex> day&rdquo;, &ldquo;a hundred pounds <ex>a</ex> year&rdquo;, &ldquo;a dollar <ex>a</ex> yard&rdquo;, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A</hw> <pr>(&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Abbreviated form of <ets>an</ets> (AS. <ets>on</ets>). See <er>On</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In; on; at; by.</def>  <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>A</xex> God's name.&rdquo;  &ldquo;Torn <xex>a</xex> pieces.&rdquo; &ldquo;Stand <xex>a</xex> tiptoe.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>A</xex> Sundays&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;Wit that men have now <xex>a</xex> days.&rdquo; <au>Chaucer.</au> &ldquo;Set them <xex>a</xex> work.&rdquo; <au>Robynson (More's Utopia).</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal substantives in <xex>-ing</xex> which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened form of the preposition <xex>an</xex> (which was used before the vowel sound); as in <xex>a</xex> hunting, <xex>a</xex> building, <xex>a</xex> begging.</def> &ldquo;Jacob, when he was <xex>a</xex> dying&rdquo; <au>Heb. xi. 21.</au>  &ldquo;We'll <xex>a</xex> birding together.&rdquo; &ldquo; It was <xex>a</xex> doing.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au>  &ldquo;He burst out <xex>a</xex> laughing.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au>  <note>The hyphen may be used to connect <xex>a</xex> with the verbal substantive (as, <xex>a</xex>-hunting, <xex>a</xex>-building) or the words may be written separately. This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete, the <xex>a</xex> being omitted and the verbal substantive treated as a participle.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A</hw>. <ety>[From AS. <ets>of</ets> off, from. See <er>Of</er>.]</ety> <def>Of.</def>  <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The name of John <xex>a</xex> Gaunt.&rdquo;  &ldquo;What time <xex>a</xex> day is it ?&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;It's six <xex>a</xex> clock.&rdquo; <au>B. Jonson.</au><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A</hw>. <def>A barbarous corruption of <xex>have</xex>, of <xex>he</xex>, and sometimes of <xex>it</xex> and of <xex>they</xex>.</def>  &ldquo;So would I <xex>a</xex> done&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>A</xex> brushes his hat.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A</hw>. <def>An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>A merry heart goes all the day,<br/>
Your sad tires in a mile-<qex>a</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A-</hw>. <def>A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies <xex>on</xex> or <xex>in</xex> (from <xex>an</xex>, <xex>a</xex> forms of AS. <xex>on</xex>), denoting a state, as in <xex>a</xex>foot, on foot, <xex>a</xex>bed, <xex>a</xex>miss, <xex>a</xex>sleep, aground, <xex>a</xex>loft, <xex>a</xex>way (AS. <xex>onweg</xex>), and analogically, <xex>a</xex>blaze, <xex>a</xex>tremble, etc. (2) AS. <xex>of</xex> off, from, as in <xex>a</xex>down (AS. <xex>ofd&umacr;ne</xex> off the <xex>dun</xex> or hill). (3) AS. &amacr;- (Goth. <xex>us-</xex>, <xex>ur-</xex>, Ger. <xex>er-</xex>), usually giving an intensive force, and sometimes the sense of <xex>away</xex>, <xex>on</xex>, <xex>back</xex>, as in <xex>a</xex>rise, <xex>a</xex>bide, <xex>a</xex>go. (4) Old English <xex>y-</xex> or <xex>i-</xex> (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle <xex>ge-</xex>, cognate with OHG. <xex>ga-</xex>, <xex>gi-</xex>, Goth. <xex>ga-</xex>), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French <xex>&agrave;</xex> (L. <xex>ad</xex> to), as in <xex>a</xex>base, <xex>a</xex>chieve. (6) L. <xex>a</xex>, <xex>ab</xex>, <xex>abs</xex>, from, as in <xex>a</xex>vert. (7) Greek insep. prefix &alpha; without, or privative, not, as in <xex>a</xex>byss, <xex>a</xex>theist; akin to E. <xex>un-</xex>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>Besides these, there are other sources from which the prefix <ex>a</ex> takes its origin.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A 1</hw> <pr>(&amacr; w&ubreve;n)</pr>. <def>A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to ships in first-class condition. Inferior grades are indicated by A 2 and A 3.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note><ex>A 1</ex> is also applied colloquially to other things to imply superiority; prime; first-class; first-rate.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>a.u.</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn><fld>(Astron.)</fld>  <def>the unit of length equal to the mean distance of the Earth from the sun, about 93 million miles (150 million kiometers); -- used almost exclusively in astronomy, or to describe astronomical distances.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> astronomical unit, AU, A.U.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>AA</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>acronym for <er>Associate in Arts</er>, a college degree granted for successful completion of a two-year course of study in arts or general topics.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Associate in Arts</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def><org>Alcoholics Anonymous</org>.</def> <mark>[Acronym.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aam</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;m <it>or</it> &auml;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>aam</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>ama</ets>; cf. L. <ets>hama</ets> a water bucket, Gr. &unr_;]</ety> <def>A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp 36<frac>1/2</frac>, at Hamburg 38<frac>1/4</frac>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Aum</asp> and <asp>Awm</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>aard"vark`</hw> <pr>(&auml;rd"v&auml;rk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D., earth-pig.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An edentate mammal, of the genus <gen>Orycteropus</gen> (<spn>Orycteropus afer</spn>), somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa.  It is a nocturnal <isa>ungulate</isa>, burrows in the ground with its powerful claws, and feeds entirely on ants and termites, which it catches with its long, extensile, slimy tongue.  It is the sole extant representative of the order <ord>Tubulidentata</ord>.</def>  <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>Aard-vark</asp>.]</altsp> <br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b>ant bear, anteater, <spn>Orycteropus afer</spn>, oryctere, orycterope</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aard"-wolf`</hw> <pr>(&auml;rd"w&oobreve_;lf)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D, earth-wolf]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal (<spn>Proteles cristata</spn>, formerly <spn>Proteles Lalandii</spn>), of South Africa, resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects. See <er>Proteles</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aa*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(&auptack_;*r&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Aa*ron"ic*al</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aar"on's rod`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"&ubreve;nz r&obreve_;d`)</pr>. <ety>[See Exodus vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>AAS</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an associate degree conferred for successful studies in applied science.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>AAAS</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the <org>American Association for the Advancement of Science</org>, an organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C.  Its goal is to advance the physical and social sciences, and it publishes a weekly journal <jour>Science</jour>, with original research articles as well as reviews and commentary.</def> <mark>[Acronym.]</mark><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <org>American Association for the Advancement of Science</org>.</syn>
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<p><hw>aas</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn by Arabs.</def> <hypen>overgarment, outer garment</hypen><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ab-</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b)</pr>. <ety>[Latin prep., etymologically the same as E. <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. See <er>Of</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies <xex>from</xex>, <xex>away</xex> , <xex>separating</xex>, or <xex>departure</xex>, as in <xex>ab</xex>duct, <xex>abs</xex>tract, <xex>abs</xex>cond. See <er>A-</er>(6).</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Syriac origin.]</ety> <def>The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil computation, coinciding nearly with August.</def>  <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"a*ca</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*k&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name.]</ety> <def>The Manila-hemp plant (<spn>Musa textilis</spn>); also, its fiber. See <cref>Manila hemp</cref> under <er>Manila</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bac"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s"&ibreve_;*n&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abacinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abacinare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> off + <ets>bacinus</ets> a basin.]</ety> <def>To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.</def>  <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bac`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of abacinating.</def>  <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab`a*cis"cus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s"k&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'abaki`skos</grk>, dim of <grk>'a`bax</grk>. See <er>Abacus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"a*cist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*s&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL <ets>abacista</ets>, fr. <ets>abacus</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*back"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;k")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>back</ets>; AS. <ets>on b&aelig;c</ets> at, on, or toward the back. See <er>Back</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Toward the back or rear; backward.</def> &ldquo;Therewith <xex>aback</xex> she started.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Behind; in the rear.</def>  <rj><au>Knolles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails when pressed by the wind.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To be taken aback</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus driven.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited.</cd>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ack</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&aitalic_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abacus.</def>  <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ac"ti*nal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;k"t&ibreve_;*n&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + E. <ets>actinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; -- opposed to <contr>actinal</contr>.</def> &ldquo;The aboral or <xex>abactinal</xex> area.&rdquo;  <rj><au>L. Agassiz.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;k"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stealing cattle on a large scale.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ac"tor</hw> <pr>(-t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>abigere</ets> to drive away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>agere</ets> to drive.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bac"u*lus</hw> <pr>(&adot_;b*&abreve;k"&uuptack_;*l&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abaculi</plw> <pr>(-l&imacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>abacus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"a*cus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*k&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; E. <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abacuses</plw> ; L. pl. <plw>Abaci</plw> <pr>(-s&imacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>abacus</ets>, <ets>abax</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`bax</grk>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units, the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The uppermost member or division of the capital of a column, immediately under the architrave. See <er>Column</er>.</def>  <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or mosaic work.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abacus harmonicus</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>an ancient diagram showing the structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument.</cd>  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"a*da</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*d&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg., the female rhinoceros.]</ety> <def>The rhinoceros.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Purchas.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bad"don</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;d"d&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>&amacr;badd&omacr;n</ets> destruction, abyss, fr. <ets>&amacr;bad</ets> to be lost, to perish.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same as Apollyon and Asmodeus.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hell; the bottomless pit.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In all her gates, <qex>Abaddon</qex> rues<br/>
Thy bold attempt.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*baft"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&adot_;ft")</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on + OE. <ets>baft</ets>, <ets>baften</ets>, <ets>biaften</ets>, AS. <ets>be&aelig;ftan</ets>; <ets>be</ets> by + <ets>&aelig;ftan</ets> behind. See <er>After</er>, <er>Aft</er>, <er>By</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Behind; toward the stern from; <as>as, <ex>abaft</ex> the wheelhouse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abaft the beam</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Beam</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*baft"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Toward the stern; aft; <as>as, to go <ex>abaft</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bai"sance</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"s&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>obeisance</ets>; confused with F. <ets>abaisser</ets>, E. abase.]</ety> <def>Obeisance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bai"ser</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ivory black or animal charcoal.</def>  <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*baist"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;st")</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Abashed; confounded; discomfited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&amacr;l"y&eitalic_;n*&amacr;t; 94, 106)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abalienatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abalienare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>alienus</ets> foreign, alien. See <er>Alien</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To estrange; to withdraw.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause alienation of (mind).</def>  <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*al`ien*a"tion</hw> <pr>(-&amacr;l`y&eitalic_;n*&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abalienatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abali&eacute;nation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab`a*lo"ne</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&adot_;*l&omacr;"n&euptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A univalve mollusk of the genus <gen>Haliotis</gen>. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>abampere</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Electricity)</fld>  <def>a unit of electrical current equal to 10 amperes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*band"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Contracted from <ets>abandon</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To abandon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q> Enforced the kingdom to <qex>aband</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To banish; to expel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Mir. for Mag.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ban"don</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abandoned</conjf> <pr>(-d&ubreve;nd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abandoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abandoner</ets>, F. <ets>abandonner</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>bandon</ets> permission, authority, LL. <ets>bandum</ets>, <ets>bannum</ets>, public proclamation, interdiction, <ets>bannire</ets> to proclaim, summon: of Germanic origin; cf. Goth. <ets>bandwjan</ets> to show by signs, to designate OHG. <ets>ban</ets> proclamation. The word meant to proclaim, put under a ban, put under control; hence, as in OE., to compel, subject, or to leave in the control of another, and hence, to give up. See <er>Ban</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>That he might . . . <qex>abandon</qex> them from him.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Being all this time <qex>abandoned</qex> from your bed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely ; to renounce utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on; to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or fidelity; to quit; to surrender.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Hope was overthrown, yet could not be <qex>abandoned</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad sense.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>abandoned</qex> himself . . . to his favorite vice.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss or damage by a peril insured against.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To give up; yield; forego; cede; surrender; resign; abdicate; quit; relinquish; renounce; desert; forsake; leave; retire; withdraw from.</syn> -- <usage><er>To Abandon</er>, <er>Desert</er>, <er>Forsake</er>. These words agree in representing a person as <xex>giving up</xex> or <xex>leaving</xex> some object, but differ as to the mode of doing it. The distinctive sense of abandon is that of giving up a thing absolutely and finally; as, to abandon one's friends, places, opinions, good or evil habits, a hopeless enterprise, a shipwrecked vessel. <xex>Abandon</xex> is more widely applicable than <xex>forsake</xex> or <xex>desert</xex>. The Latin original of <xex>desert</xex> appears to have been originally applied to the case of deserters from military service. Hence, the verb, when used of <ex>persons</ex> in the active voice, has usually or always a bad sense, implying some breach of fidelity, honor, etc., the leaving of something which the person should rightfully stand by and support; as, to <ex>desert</ex> one's colors, to <ex>desert</ex> one's post, to <ex>desert</ex> one's principles or duty. When used in the passive, the sense is not necessarily bad; as, the fields were <ex>deserted</ex>, a <ex>deserted</ex> village, <ex>deserted</ex> halls. <ex>Forsake</ex> implies the breaking off of previous habit, association, personal connection, or that the thing left had been familiar or frequented; as, to forsake old friends, to <ex>forsake</ex> the paths of rectitude, the blood <ex>forsook</ex> his cheeks. It may be used either in a good or in a bad sense.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ban"don</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abandon</ets>. fr. <ets>abandonner</ets>. See <er>Abandon</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Abandonment; relinquishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ban`don"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`b&auml;N`d&ocirc;N")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <def>A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ban"doned</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;nd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forsaken, deserted.</def> &ldquo;Your <xex>abandoned</xex> streams.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; <as>as, an <ex>abandoned</ex> villain</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Profligate; dissolute; corrupt; vicious; depraved; reprobate; wicked; unprincipled; graceless; vile.</syn> -- <usage><er>Abandoned</er>, <er>Profligate</er>, <er>Reprobate</er>. These adjectives agree in expressing the idea of great personal depravity. <er>Profligate</er> has reference to open and shameless immoralities, either in private life or political conduct; as, a <er>profligate</er> court, a <er>profligate</er> ministry. <er>Abandoned</er> is stronger, and has reference to the searing of conscience and hardening of heart produced by a man's giving himself wholly up to iniquity; as, a man of <er>abandoned</er> character. <er>Reprobate</er> describes the condition of one who has become insensible to reproof, and who is morally abandoned and lost beyond hope of recovery.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>God gave them over to a <qex>reprobate</qex> mind.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. i. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ban"doned*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Unrestrainedly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ban`don*ee"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n`d&ubreve;n*&emacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One to whom anything is legally abandoned.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ban"don*er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;n*&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abandons.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ban"don*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abandonnement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned; total desertion; relinquishment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>abandonment</qex> of the independence of Europe.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mar. Law)</fld> <def>The relinquishment by the insured to the underwriters of what may remain of the property insured after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as to mill site, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child; desertion.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Careless freedom or ease; abandon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ban"dum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;n"d&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. See <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Anything forfeited or confiscated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"a*net</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*n&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Abnet</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ban"ga</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Name given by the negroes in the island of St. Thomas.]</ety> <def>A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab`an*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&abreve;n*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <hw>Ab`an*nition</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&abreve;n*n&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;n)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abannatio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + LL. <ets>bannire</ets> to banish.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>Banishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`ar*tic`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b`&auml;r*t&ibreve_;k`&uuptack_;*l&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + E. <ets>articulation</ets> : cf. F. <ets>abarticulation</ets>. See <er>Article</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*base"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abased</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;st")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>abaisser</ets>, LL. <ets>abassare</ets>, <ets>abbassare</ets> ; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>bassare</ets>, fr. <ets>bassus</ets> low. See <er>Base</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; <as>as, to <ex>abase</ex> the eye</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Saying so, he <qex>abased</qex> his lance.</q> <rj><qau>Shelton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whosoever exalteth himself shall be <qex>abased</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xiv. ll.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Abase</er>, <er>Debase</er>, <er>Degrade</er>. These words agree in the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower state. <xex>Abase</xex> has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings; <as>as, to <ex>abase</ex> the proud, to <ex>abase</ex> one's self before God</as>. <xex>Debase</xex> has reference to the bringing down of a thing in purity, or <xex>making it base</xex>. It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to <xex>debase</xex> the coin of the kingdom, to <xex>debase</xex> the mind by vicious indulgence, to <xex>debase</xex> one's style by coarse or vulgar expressions. <xex>Degrade</xex> has reference to a bringing down from some higher <xex>grade</xex> or from some standard. Thus, a priest is <xex>degraded</xex> from the clerical office. When used in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in character and just estimation; as, <xex>degraded</xex> by intemperance, a <xex>degrading</xex> employment, etc. &ldquo;Art is <xex>degraded</xex> when it is regarded only as a trade.&rdquo;</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*based"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;st")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lowered; humbled.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <ety>[F. <ets>abaiss&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bas"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s"&ebreve_;d*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Abjectly; downcastly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*base"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abaissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bas"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;s"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, abases.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bash"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;sh")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abashed</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;sht")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abashing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>abaissen</ets>, <ets>abaisshen</ets>, <ets>abashen</ets>, OF. <ets>esbahir</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;bahir</ets>, to astonish, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> + the interjection <ets>bah</ets>, expressing astonishment. In OE. somewhat confused with <ets>abase</ets>. Cf. <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <def>To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Abashed</qex>, the devil stood,<br/>
And felt how awful goodness is.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He was a man whom no check could <qex>abash</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Abash</er>, Confuse, <er>Confound</er>. <xex>Abash</xex> is a stronger word than <xex>confuse</xex>, but not so strong as <xex>confound</xex>. We are <xex>abashed</xex> when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was <xex>abashed</xex> by the look of his Master.  So a modest youth is <xex>abashed</xex> in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors. We are <xex>confused</xex> when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often <xex>confused</xex> by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be <xex>confused</xex> in entering a room full of strangers. We are <xex>confounded</xex> when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually <xex>confounded</xex> at the discovery of his guilt.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>Satan stood<br/>
Awhile as mute, <qex>confounded</qex> what to say.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bash"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(-&ebreve_;d*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abashed manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bash"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>&eacute;bahissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ba"si*a</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"zh&ibreve_;*&adot_;; -z&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'a-</grk> not + <grk>ba`sis</grk> a step.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inability to co&ouml;rdinate muscular actions properly in walking.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*ba"sic</wf> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;"s&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*bas"si</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s"s&ibreve_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*bas"sis</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&abreve;s"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. &amp; Per. <ets>ab&amacr;s&imacr;</ets>, belonging to Abas (a king of Persia).]</ety> <def>A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bat"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t"&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being abated; <as>as, an <ex>abatable</ex> writ or nuisance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bate"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abated</conjf>, <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abatre</ets> to beat down, F. <ets>abattre</ets>, LL. <ets>abatere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> or <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>batere</ets>, <ets>battere</ets> (popular form for L. <ets>batuere</ets> to beat). Cf. <er>Bate</er>, <er>Batter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat down; to overthrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The King of Scots . . . sore <qex>abated</qex> the walls.</q> <rj><qau>Edw. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; <as>as, to <ex>abate</ex> a demand; to <ex>abate</ex> pride, zeal, hope.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>His eye was not dim, nor his natural force <qex>abated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxxiv. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deduct; to omit; <as>as, to <ex>abate</ex> something from a price</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nine thousand parishes, <qex>abating</qex> the odd hundreds.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To blunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>abate</qex> the edge of envy.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To reduce in estimation; to deprive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>She hath <qex>abated</qex> me of half my train.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away with; <as>as, to <ex>abate</ex> a nuisance, to <ex>abate</ex> a writ</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable to be <xex>abated</xex> entirely or in proportion, upon a deficiency of assets.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To abate a tax</b></col>, <cd>to remit it either wholly or in part.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bate"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; <as>as, pain <ex>abates</ex>, a storm <ex>abates</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The fury of Glengarry . . . rapidly <qex>abated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to fail; <as>as, a writ <ex>abates</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To abate into a freehold</b></col>, <col><b>To abate in lands</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to enter into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, and before the heir takes possession. See <er>Abatement</er>, 4.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To subside; decrease; intermit; decline; diminish; lessen.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Abate</er>, <er>Subside</er>. These words, as here compared, imply a coming down from some previously raised or excited state. <xex>Abate</xex> expresses this in respect to degrees, and implies a diminution of force or of intensity; as, the storm <xex>abates</xex>, the cold <xex>abates</xex>, the force of the wind <xex>abates</xex>; or, the wind <xex>abates</xex>, a fever <xex>abates</xex>. <xex>Subside</xex> (to settle down) has reference to a previous state of agitation or commotion; as, the waves <xex>subside</xex> after a storm, the wind <xex>subsides</xex> into a calm. When the words are used figuratively, the same distinction should be observed. If we conceive of a thing as having different degrees of intensity or strength, the word to be used is <xex>abate</xex>. Thus we say, a man's anger <xex>abates</xex>, the ardor of one's love <xex>abates</xex>, &ldquo;Winter's rage <xex>abates</xex>&rdquo;. But if the image be that of a sinking down into quiet from preceding excitement or commotion, the word to be used is <xex>subside</xex>; as, the tumult of the people <xex>subsides</xex>, the public mind <xex>subsided</xex> into a calm. The same is the case with those emotions which are tumultuous in their nature; as, his passion <xex>subsides</xex>, his joy quickly <xex>subsided</xex>, his grief <xex>subsided</xex> into a pleasing melancholy. Yet if, in such cases, we were thinking of the degree of violence of the emotion, we might use <xex>abate</xex>; as, his joy will <xex>abate</xex> in the progress of time; and so in other instances.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bate</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abatement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bate"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abatement</ets>, F. <ets>abattement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an end to; <as>as, the <ex>abatement</ex> of a nuisance is the suppression thereof</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The entry of a stranger, without right, into a freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Defense in abatement</b></col>, <col><b>Plea in abatement</b></col></mcol>, <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>plea to the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer, lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bat"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, abates.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab"a*tis</hw>, <hw>Aba"t*tis</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*t&ibreve_;s; <it>French</it> &adot_;`b&adot_;`t&emacr;")</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abatis</ets>, <ets>abattis</ets>, mass of things beaten or cut down, fr. <ets>abattre</ets>. See <er>Abate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the enemy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"a*tised</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"&adot_;*t&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Provided with an abatis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ba"tor</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;t"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who abates a nuisance.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A person who, without right, enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the heir or devisee.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`bat`toir"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`b&adot_;t`tw&auml;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abattoirs</plw> <pr>(-tw&auml;rz")</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>abattre</ets> to beat down. See <er>Abate</er>.]</ety> <def>A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"a*ture</hw> <pr>(&adot_;b"&adot_;*t&uuptack_;r; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abatture</ets>, fr. <ets>abattre</ets>. See <er>Abate</er>.]</ety> <def>Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them.</def>  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`bat`voix"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`b&adot_;`vw&auml;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abattre</ets> to beat down + <ets>voix</ets> voice.]</ety> <def>The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*awed"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&asuml_;d")</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[Perh. p. p. of a verb fr. OF. <ets>abaubir</ets> to frighten, disconcert, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>balbus</ets> stammering.]</ety> <def>Astonished; abashed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab*ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <hw>Ab*ax"ile</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>axis</ets> axle.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Away from the axis or central line; eccentric.</def>  <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bay"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&amacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abay</ets> barking.]</ety> <def>Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See <er>Bay</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Abb</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;web</ets>, <ets>&amacr;b</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>web</ets>. See <er>Web</er>.]</ety> <def>Among weavers, yarn for the warp. <as>Hence, <er><it>abb wool</it></er> is wool for the <ex>abb</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ba</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Syriac <ets>abb&amacr;</ets> father. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <def>Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops to the patriarch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ba*cy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&adot_;*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abbacies</plw> <pr>(-s&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>abbatia</ets>, fr. <ets>abbas</ets>, <ets>abbatis</ets>, abbot. See <er>Abbey</er>.]</ety> <def>The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ba"tial</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*b&amacr;"sh&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abbatialis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>abbatial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to an abbey; <as>as, <ex>abbatial</ex> rights</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*b&abreve;t"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abbatial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"b&eacute;`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;b"b&auptack_;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abb&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <def>The French word answering to the English <xex>abbot</xex>, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; After the 16th century, the name was given, in social parlance, to candidates for some priory or abbey in the gift of the crown. Many of these aspirants became well known in literary and fashionable life. By further extension, the name came to be applied to unbeneficed secular ecclesiastics generally.</note>  <rj><au>Littr&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"bess</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abaesse</ets>, <ets>abeesse</ets>, F. <ets>abbesse</ets>, L. <ets>abbatissa</ets>, fem. of <ets>abbas</ets>, <ets>abbatis</ets>, abbot. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <def>A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See <er>Abbey</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"bey</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"b&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abbeys</plw> <pr>(-b&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>aba&iuml;e</ets>, <ets>abba&iuml;e</ets>, F. <ets>abbaye</ets>, L. <ets>abbatia</ets>, fr. <ets>abbas</ets> abbot. See <er>Abbot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also, the monastic building or buildings.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The men are called <member>monks</member>, and governed by an abbot; the women are called <member>nuns</member>, and governed by an abbess.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The church of a monastery.</def><br/>
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<p><note>In London, <xex>the Abbey</xex> means Westminster Abbey, and in Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. The name is also retained for a private residence on the site of an abbey; as, Newstead <ex>Abbey</ex>, the residence of Lord Byron.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Monastery; convent; nunnery; priory; cloister. See <er>Cloister</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"bot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>abbod</ets>, <ets>abbad</ets>, L. <ets>abbas</ets>, <ets>abbatis</ets>, Gr. <grk>'abba^s</grk>, fr. Syriac <ets>abb&amacr;</ets> father. Cf. <er>Abba</er>, <er>Abb&Eacute;</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The superior or head of an abbey.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abbot of the people</b></col>. <cd>a title formerly given to one of the chief magistrates in Genoa.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Abbot of Misrule</b></col> (or <col><b>Lord of Misrule</b></col>)</mcol>, <cd>in medi&aelig;val times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland called the <er>Abbot of Unreason</er>.</cd>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"bot*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Abbot</ets> + <ets>-ship</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or office of an abbot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abbreviated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abbreviating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abbreviatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abbreviare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>breviare</ets> to shorten, fr. <ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Abridge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by contraction or omission, especially of words written or spoken.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is one thing to <qex>abbreviate</qex> by contracting, another by cutting off.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abbreviatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abbreviated; abridged; shortened.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>abbreviate</xex> form.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An abridgment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Elyot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre`vi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abbreviatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abbr&eacute;viation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of shortening, or reducing.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The result of abbreviating; an abridgment.</def>  <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, <xex>Gen.</xex> for <xex>Genesis</xex>; <xex>U.S.A.</xex> for <xex>United States of America</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>One dash, or more, through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or demi-semiquavers.</def>  <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.: cf. F. <ets>abbr&eacute;viateur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abbreviates or shortens.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and afterwards expand the minute into official form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*bre"vi*a*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This is an excellent <qex>abbreviature</qex> of the whole duty of a Christian.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Abb" wool</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b" w&oobreve_;l)</pr>. <def>See <er>Abb</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A B C"</hw> <pr>(&amacr; b&emacr; s&emacr;")</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the whole alphabet.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of reading.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The simplest rudiments of any subject; <as>as, the <ex>A B C</ex> of finance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>A B C book</b></col>, <cd>a primer.</cd>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>bad&imacr;l</ets>, pl. <ets>abd&amacr;l</ets>, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. <ets>badala</ets> to change, substitute.]</ety> <def>A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*de"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Abdera</ets>, a town in Thrace, of which place Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, was a native.]</ety> <def>Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merriment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*de"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Abderita</ets>, <ets>Abderites</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'Abdhri`ths</grk>.]</ety> <def>An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>The Abderite</b></col>, <cd>Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"dest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>&amacr;bdast</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> water + <ets>dast</ets> hand.]</ety> <def>Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a Mohammedan rite.</def>  <rj><au>Heyse.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being abdicated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abdicare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Abdicating; renouncing; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Monks <qex>abdicant</qex> of their orders.</q> <rj><qau>Whitlock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*cant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abdicates.</def>  <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abdicated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abdicating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abdicare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>dicare</ets> to proclaim, akin to <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Diction</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high office, station, dignity; <as>as, to <ex>abdicate</ex> the throne, the crown, the papacy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word <xex>abdicate</xex> was held to mean, in the case of James II., to abandon without a formal surrender.</note><br/>
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<p><q>The cross-bearers <qex>abdicated</qex> their service.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To renounce; to relinquish; -- said of authority, a trust, duty, right, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>abdicates</qex> all right to be his own governor.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The understanding <qex>abdicates</qex> its functions.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To reject; to cast off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>To disclaim and expel from the family, as a father his child; to disown; to disinherit.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To give up; quit; vacate; relinquish; forsake; abandon; resign; renounce; desert.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Abdicate</er>, <er>Resign</er>. <xex>Abdicate</xex> commonly expresses the act of a monarch in voluntary and formally yielding up sovereign authority; <as>as, to <ex>abdicate</ex> the government</as>. <xex>Resign</xex> is applied to the act of any person, high or low, who gives back an office or trust into the hands of him who conferred it. Thus, a minister <xex>resigns</xex>, a military officer <xex>resigns</xex>, a clerk <xex>resigns</xex>. The expression, &ldquo;The king <xex>resigned</xex> his crown,&rdquo; sometimes occurs in our later literature, implying that he held it from his people. -- There are other senses of <xex>resign</xex> which are not here brought into view.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or dignity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Though a king may <qex>abdicate</qex> for his own person, he cannot <qex>abdicate</qex> for the monarchy.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abdication</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary renunciation of sovereign power; <as>as, <ex>abdication</ex> of the throne, government, power, authority</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdicativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing, or implying, abdication.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abdicates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abditivus</ets>, fr. <ets>abdere</ets> to hide.]</ety> <def>Having the quality of hiding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"di*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abditorium</ets>.]</ety> <def>A place for hiding or preserving articles of value.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*do"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdomen</ets> (a word of uncertain etymol.): cf. F. <ets>abdomen</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*dom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abdominal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; <as>as, the <ex>abdominal</ex> regions, muscles, cavity</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; <as>as, <ex>abdominal</ex> fishes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abdominal ring</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the <xex>pubes</xex>; -- called also <altname>inguinal ring</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*dom"i*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>E. pl. <plw>Abdominals</plw>, L. pl. <plw>Abdominales</plw>.</plu> <def>A fish of the group Abdominales.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab*dom`i*na"les</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., masc. pl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen behind the pectorals.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab*dom`i*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., neut. pl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*dom`i*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abdomen</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to examine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*dom`i*no*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*dom"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Gorgonius sits, <qex>abdominous</qex> and wan,<br/>
Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>abdominousness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>distension of the stomach area due to overweight.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> paunchiness</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*duce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abduced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abducing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abducere</ets> to lead away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Duke</er>, and cf. <er>Abduct</er>.]</ety> <def>To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If we <qex>abduce</qex> the eye unto either corner, the object will not duplicate.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>abducens</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>abducent</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abducent nerve, abducens, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>abducent</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <fld>(physiol)</fld> <def>drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- especially of muscles</def> <ant>adducent</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abducting</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*duct"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abducted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abducting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abductus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abducere</ets>. See <er>Abduce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to kidnap.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary position.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>abducting</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part; -- used especially of muscles</def> <ant>adducent</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abductio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abduction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away.</def>  <rj><au>Roget.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; <as>as, the <ex>abduction</ex> of a child, the <ex>abduction</ex> of an heiress</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*duc"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abducts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; <as>as, the <ex>abductor oculi</ex>, which draws the eye outward</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*beam"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>beam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's side.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;beran</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> + <ets>beran</ets> to bear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bear; to behave.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>So did the faery knight himself <qex>abear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put up with; to endure.</def> <mark>[Prov.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bear"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bear"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir. T. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`be*ce*da"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abecedarius</ets>. A word from the first four letters of the alphabet.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One engaged in teaching the alphabet.</def>  <rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`be*ce*da"ri*an</hw>, <hw>A`be*ce"da*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Abecedarian psalms</b></col>, <col><b>hymns</b></col></mcol>, <cd>etc., compositions in which (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet.</cd>  <rj><au>Hook.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A`be*ce"da*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> in, on + <ets>bed</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In bed, or on the bed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not to be <qex>abed</qex> after midnight.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To childbed (in the phrase &ldquo;<xex>brought abed</xex>,&rdquo; that is, delivered of a child).</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*beg"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Aby</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bele"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>abeel</ets> (<ets>abeel-boom</ets>), OF. <ets>abel</ets>, <ets>aubel</ets>, fr. a dim. of L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>The white poplar (<spn>Populus alba</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><q>Six <qex>abeles</qex> i' the churchyard grow.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*bel"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"bel*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`bel*o"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Abelmoschus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Abelmoschus</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A"bel*mosk`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>abelmoschus</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>abu-l-misk</ets> father of musk, <it>i. e.</it>, producing musk. See <er>Musk</er>. (or Ar. <ets>&hsdot_;abb-al-mosk</ets>, musk seed <au>RHUD 1.3</au>]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen shrub (<spn>Abelmoschus moschatus</spn> -- formerly <gen>Hibiscus moschatus</gen>), of the East and West Indies and Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called <altname>musk mallow</altname>.  The seeds produce <prod>ambrette-seed oil</prod>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`er-de-vine"</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European siskin (<spn>Carduelis spinus</spn>), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*err"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberrare</ets>. See <er>Aberrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To wander; to stray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab*er"rance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ab*er"ran*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the state or condition of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aberrance, aberration, deviance</syn><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aberrancy of curvature</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the deviation of a curve from a circular form.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>aberrancy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an aberrant state or condition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*er"rant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberrans</ets>, <ets>-rantis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aberrare</ets>. See <er>Aberr</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wandering; straying from the right way.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The more <qex>aberrant</qex> any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"er*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberratus</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aberrare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>errare</ets> to wander. See <er>Err</er>.]</ety> <def>To go astray; to diverge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Their own defective and <qex>aberrating</qex> vision.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`er*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aberration</ets>. See <er>Aberrate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type.</def>   &ldquo;The <xex>aberration</xex> of youth.&rdquo; <au>Hall.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Aberrations</xex> from theory.&rdquo; <au>Burke.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A partial alienation of reason.</def>  &ldquo;Occasional <xex>aberrations</xex> of intellect.&rdquo; <au>Lingard.</au><br/>
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<p><q>Whims, which at first are the <qex>aberrations</qex> of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called <altname>annual aberration</altname>, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and <xex>daily</xex> or <altname>diurnal aberration</altname>, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. <stype>Planetary aberration</stype> is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called <stype>spherical aberration</stype>, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and <stype>chromatic aberration</stype>, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation; mania; dementia; hallucination; illusion; delusion. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`er*ra"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by aberration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`e*run"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aberuncare</ets>, for <ets>aberruncare</ets>. See <er>Averruncate</er>.]</ety> <def>To weed out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`e*run"ca*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A weeding machine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abetted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abetting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abeter</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>beter</ets> to bait (as a bear), fr. Icel. <ets>beita</ets> to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. Icel. <ets>b&imacr;ta</ets> to bite, hence to bait, to incite. See <er>Bait</er>, <er>Bet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; <as>as, to <ex>abet</ex> an ill-doer; to <ex>abet</ex> one in his wicked courses; to <ex>abet</ex> vice; to <ex>abet</ex> an insurrection.</as></def> &ldquo;The whole tribe <xex>abets</xex> the villany.&rdquo;  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Would not the fool <qex>abet</qex> the stealth,<br/>
Who rashly thus exposed his wealth?</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>.</p>

<p><q>Our duty is urged, and our confidence <qex>abetted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate; countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist; support; sustain; back; connive at.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bet"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abet</ets>, fr. <ets>abeter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of abetting; aid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bet"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of abetting; <as>as, an <ex>abetment</ex> of treason, crime, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bet"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abetment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*bet"ter</hw>, <hw>A*bet*tor</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The form <xex>abettor</xex> is the legal term and also in general use.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Abettor</er>, <er>Accessory</er>, <er>Accomplice</er>.</syn> <usage> These words denote different degrees of complicity in some deed or crime. An <xex>abettor</xex> is one who incites or encourages to the act, without sharing in its performance. An <xex>accessory</xex> supposes a principal offender. One who is neither the chief actor in an offense, nor present at its performance, but <xex>accedes</xex> to or becomes involved in its guilt, either by some previous or subsequent act, as of instigating, encouraging, aiding, or concealing, etc., is an <xex>accessory</xex>.  An <xex>accomplice</xex> is one who participates in the commission of an offense, whether as principal or accessory. Thus in treason, there are no <xex>abettors</xex> or <xex>accessories</xex>, but all are held to be principals or <xex>accomplices</xex>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`e*vac"u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>evacuation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A partial evacuation.</def>  <rj><au>Mayne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bey"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abeance</ets> expectation, longing; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>baer</ets>, <ets>beer</ets>, to gape, to look with open mouth, to expect, F. <ets>bayer</ets>, LL. <ets>badare</ets> to gape.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; When there is no person in existence in whom an inheritance (or a dignity) can vest, it is said to be in <xex>abeyance</xex>, that is, in expectation; the law considering it as always potentially existing, and ready to vest whenever a proper owner appears.</note>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Suspension; temporary suppression.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a dormant state, or state of <qex>abeyance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bey"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abeyance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bey"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being in a state of abeyance.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"ge*ord`ne*ten*haus`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See <er>Legislature</er>, <xex>Austria</xex>, <xex>Prussia</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"hal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hom"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abominable.</def> <note>[A false orthography anciently used; <xex>h</xex> was foisted into various words; hence <xex>abholish</xex>, for <xex>abolish</xex>, etc.]</note><br/>
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<p><q>This is <qex>abhominable</qex>, which he [Don Armado] would call <qex>abominable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak. Love's Labor's Lost, v. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hom`i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> away from + <ets>homo</ets>, <ets>hominis</ets>, man.]</ety> <def>Inhuman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abhorred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abhorring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abhorrere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>horrere</ets> to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. <ets>abhorrer</ets>. See <er>Horrid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Abhor</qex> that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill with horror or disgust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It doth <qex>abhor</qex> me now I speak the word.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Canon Law)</fld> <def>To protest against; to reject solemnly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I utterly <qex>abhor</qex>, yea, from my soul<br/>
Refuse you for my judge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See <er>Hate</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with</def> <xex>from</xex>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>abhor</xex> from those vices.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Which is utterly <qex>abhorring</qex> from the end of all law.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"rence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Extreme hatred or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"ren*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abhorrence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"rent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abhorens</ets>, <ets>-rentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abhorrere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; <as>as, <ex>abhorrent</ex> thoughts</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The persons most <qex>abhorrent</qex> from blood and treason.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The arts of pleasure in despotic courts<br/>
I spurn <qex>abhorrent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clover.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;Injudicious profanation, so <xex>abhorrent</xex> to our stricter principles.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Detestable.</def> &ldquo;Pride, <xex>abhorrent</xex> as it is.&rdquo;  <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"rent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With abhorrence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"rer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abhors.</def>  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"ri*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Detestable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*hor"ring</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Detestation.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Object of abhorrence.</def>  <rj><au>Isa. lxvi. 24.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"bib</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ab&imacr;b</ets>, lit. an ear of corn. The month was so called from barley being at that time in ear.]</ety> <def>The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish captivity this month was called <altname>Nisan</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Kitto.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bid"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (<xex>with</xex>).</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Christians had no longer <qex>abidance</qex> in the holy hill of Palestine.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A judicious <qex>abidance</qex> by rules.</q> <rj><qau>Helps.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bide"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abode</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, formerly <conjf>Abid</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abiding</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;b&imacr;dan</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>b&imacr;dan</ets> to bide. See <er>Bide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wait; to pause; to delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to dwell; to sojourn; -- with <xex>with</xex> before a person, and commonly with <xex>at</xex> or <xex>in</xex> before a place.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let the damsel abide with us a few days.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxiv. 55.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to continue; to remain.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let every man <qex>abide</qex> in the same calling.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. vii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs>Followed by <it>by</it>: <col><b>To abide by</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.</cd><br/>
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<q>The poor fellow was obstinate enough <qex>to abide by</qex> what he said at first.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
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<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To acquiesce; to conform to; <as>as, <ex>to abide by</ex> a decision or an award</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bide"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for; <as>as, I <ex>abide</ex> my time</as>.</def> &ldquo;I will <xex>abide</xex> the coming of my lord.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>[[Obs.], with a <xex>personal</xex> object.</note><br/>
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<p><q>Bonds and afflictions <qex>abide</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xx. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To endure; to sustain; to submit to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[Thou] shalt <qex>abide</qex> her judgment on it.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.</def><br/>
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<p><q>She could not <qex>abide</qex> Master Shallow.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <note>[Confused with <xex>aby</xex> to pay for. See <er>Aby</er>.]</note> <def>To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dearly I <qex>abide</qex> that boast so vain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bid"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abides, or continues.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Speedy goers and strong <xex>abiders</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who dwells; a resident.</def>  <rj><au>Speed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bid"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Continuing; lasting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bid"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Permanently.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"bi*es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fir tree.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"i*e*tene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abies</ets>, <ets>abietis</ets>, a fir tree.]</ety> <def>A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine (<spn>Pinus sabiniana</spn>) of California.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*et"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products; <as>as, <ex>abietic</ex> acid, called also <ex>sylvic</ex> acid</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab"i*e*tin</hw>, <hw>Ab"i*e*tine</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abietene</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*e*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to abietin; <as>as, <ex>abietinic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"i*e*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe (<spn>Abies pectinata</spn>).</def>  <rj><au>Eng. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ab"i*gail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The proper name used as an appellative.]</ety> <def>A lady's waiting-maid.</def>  <rj><au>Pepys.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Her <qex>abigail</qex> reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in.</q> <rj><qau>Leslie.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bil"i*ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Habiliment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abilities</plw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ibreve_;l"&ibreve_;*t&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>habilet&eacute;</ets>, earlier spelling <ets>habilit&eacute;</ets> (with silent <it>h</it>), L. <ets>habilitas</ets> aptitude, ability, fr. <ets>habilis</ets> apt. See <er>Able</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the <xex>plural</xex>, faculty, talent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Then the disciples, every man according to his <qex>ability</qex>, determined to send relief unto the brethren.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xi. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Natural <qex>abilities</qex> are like natural plants, that need pruning by study.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind of <qex>ability</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Capacity; talent; cleverness; faculty; capability; efficiency; aptitude; aptness; address; dexterity; skill.</syn> <usage> <er>Ability</er>, <er>Capacity</er>.  These words come into comparison when applied to the higher intellectual powers.  <xex>Ability</xex> has reference to the <xex>active</xex> exercise of our faculties.  It implies not only native vigor of mind, but that ease and promptitude of execution which arise from mental training.  Thus, we speak of the <xex>ability</xex> with which a book is written, an argument maintained, a negotiation carried on, etc.  It always something to be <xex>done</xex>, and the power of <xex>doing</xex> it.  <xex>Capacity</xex> has reference to the <xex>receptive</xex> powers.  In its higher exercises it supposes great quickness of apprehension and breadth of intellect, with an uncommon aptitude for acquiring and retaining knowledge.  Hence it carries with it the idea of <xex>resources</xex> and undeveloped power.  Thus we speak of the extraordinary <xex>capacity</xex> of such men as Lord Bacon, Blaise Pascal, and Edmund Burke.  &ldquo;<xex>Capacity</xex>,&rdquo; says H. Taylor, &ldquo;is requisite to devise, and <xex>ability</xex> to execute, a great enterprise.&rdquo;  The word <xex>abilities</xex>, in the plural, embraces both these qualities, and denotes high mental endowments.</usage><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*bime"</hw> or <hw>A*byme"</hw></mhw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ab&icirc;me</ets>. See <er>Abysm</er>.]</ety> <def>A abyss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>bi`os</grk> life + <grk>ge`nesis</grk>, origin, birth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also <altname>abiogeny</altname>, and opposed to <contr>biogenesis</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of <qex>abiogenesis</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Huxley, 1870.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to abiogenesis.</def> <wordforms><wf>Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*og"e*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*og"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Produced by spontaneous generation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*og"e*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Abiogenesis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + E. <ets>biological</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the study of inanimate things.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ir"ri*tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine that diminishes irritation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ir"ri*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>irritate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ir`ri*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; lack of strength; asthenia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ir"ri*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by abirritation or debility.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,<def>3d sing. pres. of <er>Abide</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ab"ject</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjicere</ets> to throw away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>jacere</ets> to throw. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting forth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cast down; low-lying.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>From the safe shore their floating carcasses<br/>
And broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown<br/>
<qex>Abject</qex> and lost lay these, covering the flood.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; <as>as, <ex>abject</ex> posture, fortune, thoughts</as>.</def>   &ldquo;Base and <xex>abject</xex> flatterers.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au> &ldquo;An <xex>abject</xex> liar.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au><br/>
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<p><q>And banish hence these <qex>abject</qex>, lowly dreams.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; miserable; -- of persons.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Humiliating; degrading; wretched; -- of situations; <as>as, <ex>abject</ex> poverty</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Mean; groveling; cringing; mean-spirited; slavish; ignoble; worthless; vile; beggarly; contemptible; degraded.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ject"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ebreve_;kt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Abject</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ject</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Shall these <qex>abjects</qex>, these victims, these outcasts, know any thing of pleasure?</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ject"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ebreve_;kt"&ebreve_;d*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A very abject or low condition; abjectness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ebreve_;k"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abjection</ets>, L. <ets>abjectio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bringing down or humbling.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abjection</xex> of the king and his realm.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Joye.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being rejected or cast out.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>abjection</qex> from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That this should be termed baseness, <qex>abjection</qex> of mind, or servility, is it credible?</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ject*ly</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Meanly; servilely.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ject*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b"j&ebreve_;kt*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being <er>abject</er>; abasement; meanness; servility.</def>  <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*judge"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*j&ubreve;j")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>judge</ets>, v. Cf. <er>Abjudicate</er>.]</ety> <def>To take away by judicial decision.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ju"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjudicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjudicare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>judicare</ets>. See <er>Judge</er>, and cf. <er>Abjudge</er>.]</ety> <def>To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ju`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rejection by judicial sentence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjugatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjugare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To unyoke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*junc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjunctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abjungere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>jungere</ets> to join.]</ety> <def>Exceptional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It is this power which leads on from the accidental and <qex>abjunctive</qex> to the universal.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`ju*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abjuratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abjuration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abjuring or forswearing; a renunciation upon oath; <as>as, <ex>abjuration</ex> of the realm, a sworn banishment, an oath taken to leave the country and never to return</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A solemn recantation or renunciation; <as>as, an <ex>abjuration</ex> of heresy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Oath of abjuration</b></col>, <cd>an oath asserting the right of the present royal family to the crown of England, and expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the Pretender.</cd>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ju"ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing abjuration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*jure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abjured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abjuring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abjurare</ets> to deny upon oath; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>jurare</ets> to swear, fr. <ets>jus</ets>, <ets>juris</ets>, right, law; cf. F. <ets>abjurer</ets>. See <er>Jury</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; <as>as, to <ex>abjure</ex> allegiance to a prince</as>. <xex>To abjure the realm</xex>, is to swear to abandon it forever.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; <as>as, to <ex>abjure</ex> errors</as>.</def> &ldquo;Magic I here <xex>abjure</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Renounce</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*jure"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To renounce on oath.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*jure"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Renunciation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*jur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abjures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*lac"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablactatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ablactare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>lactare</ets> to suckle, fr. <ets>lac</ets> milk.]</ety> <def>To wean.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`lac*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam.</def>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>The process of grafting now called <altname>inarching</altname>, or <altname>grafting by approach</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*la"que*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablaqueatus</ets>, p. p. of. <ets>ablaqueare</ets>; fr. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>laqueus</ets> a noose.]</ety> <def>To lay bare, as the roots of a tree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*la`que*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablaqueatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to expose them to the air and water.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`las*tem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; growth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Non-germinal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablatio</ets>, fr. <ets>ablatus</ets> p. p. of <ets>auferre</ets> to carry away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>latus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ferre</ets> carry: cf. F. <ets>ablation</ets>. See <er>Tolerate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A carrying or taking away; removal.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Extirpation.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Wearing away; superficial waste.</def>  <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`la*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Diminishing; <as>as, an <ex>ablatitious</ex> force</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir J. Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ablatif</ets>, <ets>ablative</ets>, L. <ets>ablativus</ets> fr. <ets>ablatus</ets>. See <er>Ablation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Taking away or removing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, <qex>ablative</qex> directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being <xex>removal</xex>, <xex>separation</xex>, or <xex>taking away</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"la*tive</hw>, <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The ablative case.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>ablative absolute</b></col>, <cd>a construction in Latin, in which a noun in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case, both words forming a clause by themselves and being unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence; as, <xex>Tarquinio regnante</xex>, Pythagoras venit, <it>i. e.</it>, Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"laut</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger., off-sound; <ets>ab</ets> off + <ets>laut</ets> sound.]</ety> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, <xex>get</xex>, <xex>gat</xex>, <xex>got</xex>; <xex>sing</xex>, <xex>song</xex>; <xex>hang</xex>, <xex>hung</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*blaze"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>blaze</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.</def>  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>All <qex>ablaze</qex> with crimson and gold.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The young Cambridge democrats were all <qex>ablaze</qex> to assist Torrijos.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>comp.</pos> <adjf>Abler</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Ablest</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</amorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>habile</ets>, L. <ets>habilis</ets> that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful, fr. <ets>habere</ets> to have, hold. Cf. <er>Habile</er> and see <er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit; adapted; suitable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A many man, to ben an abbot <qex>able</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed of qualifications rendering competent for some end; competent; qualified; capable; <as>as, an <ex>able</ex> workman, soldier, seaman, a man <ex>able</ex> to work; a mind <ex>able</ex> to reason; a person <ex>able</ex> to be generous; <ex>able</ex> to endure pain; <ex>able</ex> to play on a piano.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; <as>as, the <ex>ablest</ex> man in the senate; an <ex>able</ex> speech.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>No man wrote <qex>abler</qex> state papers.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence; <as>as, <ex>able</ex> to inherit or devise property</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note><col><b>Able for</b></col>, is Scotticism. <q>&ldquo;Hardly <qex>able for</qex> such a march.&rdquo;</q> <au>Robertson.</au></note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective; capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Able</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make able; to enable; to strengthen.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To vouch for.</def> &ldquo;I 'll <xex>able</xex> them.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>-a*ble</hw> <pr>(-&adot_;*b'l)</pr>. <ety>[F. <ets>-able</ets>, L. <ets>-abilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense; <as>as, mov<ex>able</ex>, able to be moved; amend<ex>able</ex>, able to be amended; blam<ex>able</ex>, fit to be blamed; sal<ex>able</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>The form <altsp><wf>-ible</wf></altsp> is used in the same sense.</note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is difficult to say when we are not to use -<xex>able</xex> instead of <xex>-ible</xex>. &ldquo;Yet a rule may be laid down as to when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever sprung, we annex -<xex>able</xex> only.&rdquo;</note>  <rj><au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`ble-bod"ied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Able-bodied</xex> vagrant.&rdquo; <au>Froude.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>A`ble-bod"ied*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>.</wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"le*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablegatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ablegare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>legare</ets> to send with a commission. See <er>Legate</er>.]</ety> <def>To send abroad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"le*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A representative of the pope charged with important commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablegatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of sending abroad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`ble-mind"ed</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having much intellectual power.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A`ble-mind"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ability of body or mind; force; vigor.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"lep*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to see.]</ety> <def>Blindness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Urquhart.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>comp.</pos> of <er>Able</er>.</def>   -- <wordforms><wf>A"blest</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def><pos>superl.</pos> of <er>Able</er>.</def></wordforms><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ab"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ab"len</hw></mhw> <ety>[F. <ets>ablet</ets>, <ets>ablette</ets>, a dim. fr. LL. <ets>abula</ets>, for <ets>albula</ets>, dim. of <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <er>Abele</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fresh-water fish (<spn>Leuciscus alburnus</spn>); the bleak.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"li*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ligatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ligare</ets> to tie.]</ety> <def>To tie up so as to hinder from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*lig`u*ri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abligurito</ets>, fr. <ets>abligurire</ets> to spend in luxurious indulgence; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ligurire</ets> to be lickerish, dainty, fr. <ets>lingere</ets> to lick.]</ety> <def>Prodigal expense for food.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"blins</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Able</er>.]</ety> <def>Perhaps.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bloom"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>bloom</ets>.]</ety> <def>In or into bloom; in a blooming state.</def>  <rj><au>Masson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*lude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abludere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ludere</ets> to play.]</ety> <def>To be unlike; to differ.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"lu*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abluens</ets>, p. pr. of. <ets>abluere</ets> to wash away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>luere</ets> (<ets>lavere</ets>, <ets>lavare</ets>). See <er>Lave</er>.]</ety> <def>Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent.</def>  -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A detergent.</def></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*blush"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>blush</ets>.]</ety> <def>Blushing; ruddy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*lu`tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ablutio</ets>, fr. <ets>abluere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ablution</ets>. See <er>Abluent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The water used in cleansing.</def> &ldquo;Cast the <xex>ablutions</xex> in the main.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*lu"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to ablution.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*lu"vi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abluvio</ets>. See <er>Abluent</er>.]</ety> <def>That which is washed off.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dwight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an able manner; with great ability; <as>as, <ex>ably</ex> done, planned, said</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>-a*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A suffix composed of <it>-able</it> and the adverbial suffix <it>-ly</it>; as, <it>favorably</it>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ne*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abnegated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abnegating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abnegatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abnegare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>negare</ets> to deny. See <er>Deny</er>.]</ety> <def>To deny and reject; to abjure.</def>  <rj><au>Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`ne*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnegatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abn&eacute;gation</ets>.]</ety> <def>a denial; a renunciation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With <qex>abnegation</qex> of God, of his honor, and of religion, they may retain the friendship of the court.</q> <rj><qau>Knox.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ne*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnegativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Denying; renouncing; negative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Clarke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ne*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ab"net</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <def>The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"no*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnodatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abnodare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>nodus</ets> knot.]</ety> <def>To clear (tress) from knots.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`no*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of cutting away the knots of trees.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*nor"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For earlier <ets>anormal</ets>, F. <ets>anormal</ets>, LL. <ets>anormalus</ets> for <ets>anomalus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. Confused with L. <ets>abnormis</ets>. See <er>Anomalous</er>, <er>Abnormous</er>, <er>Anormal</er>.]</ety> <def>Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular.</def> &ldquo;That deviating from the type; anomalous; irregular. &rdquo;  <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>abnormalcy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an abnormal condition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`nor*mal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abnormalities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something abnormal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*nor"mal*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abnormal manner; irregularly.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*nor"mi*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abnormities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>abnormitas</ets>. See <er>Abnormous</er>.]</ety> <def>Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abnormity</xex> . . . like a calf born with two heads.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Mrs. Whitney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*nor"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abnormis</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>norma</ets> rule. See <er>Normal</er>.]</ety> <def>Abnormal; irregular.</def>  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A character of a more <qex>abnormous</qex> cast than his equally suspected coadjutor.</q>  <rj><au>State Trials.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*board"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on, in + <ets>board</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Alongside; <as>as, close <ex>aboard</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><fld>(Naut.)</fld>: <col><b>To fall aboard of</b></col>, <cd>to strike a ship's side; to fall foul of.</cd> -- <col><b>To haul the tacks aboard</b></col>, <cd>to set the courses.</cd> -- <col><b>To keep the land aboard</b></col>, <cd>to hug the shore.</cd> -- <col><b>To lay (a ship) aboard</b></col>, <cd>to place one's own ship close alongside of (a ship) for fighting.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*board"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On board of; <as>as, to go <ex>aboard</ex> a ship</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Across; athwart.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Nor iron bands <qex>aboard</qex><br/>
The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bod"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bode</er>.]</ety> <def>An omen; a portending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bode"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>pret.</pos> of <er>Abide</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abad</ets>, <ets>abood</ets>, fr. <ets>abiden</ets> to abide. See <er>Abide</er>. For the change of vowel, cf. <ets>abode</ets>, imp. of <ets>abide</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of waiting; delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And with her fled away without <qex>abode</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He waxeth at your <qex>abode</qex> here.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place; residence; a dwelling; a habitation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Come, let me lead you to our poor <qex>abode</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Bode</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>An omen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true <qex>abodes</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bode; to foreshow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bode"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be ominous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bode"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A foreboding; an omen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Abodements</xex> must not now affright us.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bod"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A foreboding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bol"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abolished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abolishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>abolir</ets>, L. <ets>abolere</ets>, <ets>aboletum</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>olere</ets> to grow. Cf. <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>abolish</ex> slavery, to <ex>abolish</ex> folly</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to wipe out.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And with thy blood <qex>abolish</qex> so reproachful blot.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His quick instinctive hand<br/>
Caught at the hilt, as to <qex>abolish</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Abolish</er>, <er>Repeal</er>, <er>Abrogate</er>, <er>Revoke</er>, <er>Annul</er>, <er>Nullify</er>, <er>Cancel</er>.</syn> <usage> These words have in common the idea of setting aside by some overruling act. <xex>Abolish</xex> applies particularly to things of a permanent nature, such as institutions, usages, customs, etc.; as, to <xex>abolish</xex> monopolies, serfdom, slavery. <xex>Repeal</xex> describes the act by which the legislature of a state sets aside a law which it had previously enacted. <xex>Abrogate</xex> was originally applied to the repeal of a law by the Roman people; and hence, when the power of making laws was usurped by the emperors, the term was applied to <xex>their</xex> act of setting aside the laws. Thus it came to express that act by which a sovereign or an executive government sets aside laws, ordinances, regulations, treaties, conventions, etc. <xex>Revoke</xex> denotes the act of recalling some previous grant which conferred, privilege, etc.; as, to <xex>revoke</xex> a decree, to <xex>revoke</xex> a power of attorney, a promise, etc. Thus, also, we speak of the <xex>revocation</xex> of the Edict of Nantes. <xex>Annul</xex> is used in a more general sense, denoting simply to make void; as, to <xex>annul</xex> a contract, to <xex>annul</xex> an agreement. <xex>Nullify</xex> is an old word revived in this country, and applied to the setting of things aside either by force or by total disregard; as, to <xex>nullify</xex> an act of Congress. <xex>Cancel</xex> is to strike out or annul, by a deliberate exercise of power, something which has operative force.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bol"ish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abolissable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being abolished.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bol"ish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abolishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bol"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abolissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"o*li"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abolitio</ets>, fr. <ets>abolere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abolition</ets>. See <er>Abolish</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; <as>as, the <ex>abolition</ex> of slavery or the slave trade; the <ex>abolition</ex> of laws, decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The application of this word to persons is now unusual or obsolete</note><br/>
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<p><hw>abolitionary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>relating to or favoring abolition, especially the abolition of slavery.</def> <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to abolition</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*li"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The principles or measures of abolitionists.</def>  <rj><au>Wilberforce.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*li"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially negro slavery.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*li`tion*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To imbue with the principles of abolitionism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bo"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large South American serpent (<spn>Boa aboma</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ab`o*ma"sum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ab`o*ma"sus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>omasum</ets> (a Celtic word).]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach <xex>omasum</xex>. See <er>Ruminantia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bom"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abominable</ets>. L. <ets>abominalis</ets>. See <er>Abominate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [15th c.], &ldquo;a<xex>bomynable</xex> syght of monkes&rdquo; was elegant English for &ldquo;a large company of friars.&rdquo;</note>  <rj><au>G. P. Marsh.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bom"i*na*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being abominable; odiousness.</def>  <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bom"i*na*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abominated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abominating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abominatus</ets>, p. p. or <ets>abominari</ets> to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>omen</ets> a foreboding. See <er>Omen</er>.]</ety> <def>To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as if with religious dread; loathe; <as>as, to <ex>abominate</ex> all impiety</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See <er>Hate</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bom`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abominacioun</ets>, <ets>-cion</ets>, F. <ets>abominatio</ets>. See <er>Abominate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; <as>as, he holds tobacco in <ex>abomination</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Antony, most large in his <qex>abominations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cause of pollution or wickedness.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Detestation; loathing; abhorrence; disgust; aversion; loathsomeness; odiousness.</syn>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*boon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>and <xex>adv</xex>. Above.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aboon</qex> the pass of Bally-Brough.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The ceiling fair that rose <qex>aboon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Drake.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Abor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a language spoken in Northeast India and adjacent regions of West Burma (Myanmar).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Miri, Mirish, Dafla</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*o"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets>. + E. <ets>oral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Manner of approaching or accosting; address.</def>  <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aborder</ets>, <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>bord</ets> rim, brim, or side of a vessel. See <er>Border</er>, <er>Board</er>.]</ety> <def>To approach; to accost.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Digby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aborigines</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; <as>as, the <ex>aboriginal</ex> tribes of America</as>.</def> &ldquo;Mantled o'er with <xex>aboriginal</xex> turf.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to aborigines; <as>as, a Hindu of <ex>aboriginal</ex> blood</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An animal or a plant native to the region.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It may well be doubted whether this frog is an <qex>aboriginal</qex> of these islands.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*rig`i*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being aboriginal.</def>  <rj><au>Westm. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nal*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Primarily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`o*rig"i*nes</hw> <pr>(-r&ibreve_;j"&ibreve_;*n&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aborigines</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>origo</ets>, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (<ets>ab origine</ets>) inhabited Latium or Italy. See <er>Origin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The original fauna and flora of a geographical area</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*borse"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rs"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abortment; abortion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"sive</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r"s&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abortive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bort"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortare</ets>, fr. <ets>abortus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aboriri</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>oriri</ets> to rise, to be born. See <er>Orient</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>to stop, cease, or fail prior to normal completion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bort"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to cause (an action or process) to stop at an early stage, or before normal completion; <as>as, to <ex>abort</ex> a rocket flight</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bort"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortus</ets>, fr. <ets>aboriri</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An untimely birth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An aborted offspring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bort"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Brought forth prematurely.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; <as>as, spines are <ex>aborted</ex> branches</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>stopped prior to normal completion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less <qex>aborted</qex> in their mature state.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"ti*cide</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r"t&ibreve_;*s&imacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortus</ets> + <ets>caedere</ets> to kill. See <er>Abort</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor`ti*fa"cient</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r`t&ibreve_;*f&amacr;"sh&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortus</ets> (see <er>Abort</er>, <pos>v.</pos>) + <ets>faciens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing miscarriage.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;r"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortio</ets>, fr. <ets>aboriri</ets>. See <er>Abort</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or voluntary abortion, and is dead.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or anything which in its progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; <as>as, his attempt proved an <ex>abortion</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>the removal of a fetus from the womb prior to normal delivery in a manner such as to cause the death of the fetus; also called <altname>voluntary abortion</altname>, or when performed by a physician, <altname>therapeutic abortion</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>In the 1913 Webster there was the following note appended to sense 1:<br/>
&hand_; It is sometimes used for the offense of procuring a premature delivery, but strictly the early delivery is the <xex>abortion</xex>, &ldquo;causing or procuring <xex>abortion</xex>&rdquo; is the full name of the offense.  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>something considered to be a repulsive or monstrous variant of a normal object; a monstrosity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who performs or procures abortion; among medical personnel, also called an <altname>abortion provider</altname>.</def> <note>The word <ex>abortionist</ex> has negative connotations from the time when the practise was illegal in the United States, and the latter term is preferred among those who do not consider the procedure as morally reprehensible.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>a*bor"tion pro*vid"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>abortionist</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abortivus</ets>, fr. <ets>aboriri</ets>. See <er>Abort</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Produced by abortion; born prematurely; <as>as, an <ex>abortive</ex> child</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made from the skin of a still-born animal; <as>as, <ex>abortive</ex> vellum</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Plunged in that <xex>abortive</xex> gulf.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; <as>as, an <ex>abortive</ex> attempt</as>.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abortive</xex> enterprise.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; <as>as, an <ex>abortive</ex> organ, stamen, ovule, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Causing abortion; <as>as, <ex>abortive</ex> medicines</as>.</def> <au>Parr.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Cutting short; <as>as, <ex>abortive</ex> treatment of typhoid fever</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fruitless effort or issue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion; -- also called an <altname>abortifacient</altname>.</def> <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bor"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abortive.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bort"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abortion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>a*bort"us</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ocirc;rt"&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a fetus which has been aborted; same as <er>abortion{2}</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bought"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> of <er>Aby</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bound"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abounded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abounding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>abounden</ets>, F. <ets>abonder</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abundare</ets> to overflow, abound; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>unda</ets> wave. Cf. <er>Undulate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The wild boar which <qex>abounds</qex> in some parts of the continent of Europe.</q> <rj><qau>Chambers.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Where sin <qex>abounded</qex> grace did much more <qex>abound</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. v. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be copiously supplied; -- followed by <xex>in</xex> or <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To abound in</b></col>, <cd>to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.</cd> -- <col><b>To abound with</b></col>, <cd>to be filled with; to possess in great numbers.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Men <qex>abounding in</qex> natural courage.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A faithful man shall <qex>abound with</qex> blessings.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxviii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It <qex>abounds with</qex> cabinets of curiosities.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>abounding</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>same as <er>abundant</er></def> <illu><ex>abounding</ex> confidence</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> galore(postnominal)</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bout"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aboute</ets>, <ets>abouten</ets>, <ets>abuten</ets>; AS. <ets>&amacr;butan</ets>, <ets>onbutan</ets>; <ets>on</ets> + <ets>butan</ets>, which is from <ets>be</ets> by + u<ets>tan</ets> outward, from <ets>ut</ets> out. See <er>But</er>, <er>Out</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Around; all round; on every side of.</def>   &ldquo;Look <xex>about</xex> you.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;Bind them <xex>about</xex> thy neck.&rdquo; <au>Prov. iii. 3.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).</def>  &ldquo;Have you much money <xex>about</xex> you?&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bulwer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Lampoons . . . were handed <qex>about</qex> the coffeehouses.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Roving still <qex>about</qex> the world.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity.</def>   &ldquo;To-morrow, <xex>about</xex> this time.&rdquo; <au>Exod. ix. 18.</au> &ldquo;<xex>About</xex> my stature.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
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<p><q>He went out <qex>about</qex> the third hour.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xx. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This use passes into the adverbial sense.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>In concern with; engaged in; intent on.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I must be <qex>about</qex> my Father's business.</q> <rj><qau>Luke ii. 49.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <mark>Before a verbal noun or an infinitive:</mark> <def>On the point or verge of; going; in act of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Paul was now <qex>about</qex>to open his mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xviii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching.</def>  &ldquo;To treat <xex>about</xex> thy ransom.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>She must have her way <qex>about</qex> Sarah.</q> <rj><qau>Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bout"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On all sides; around.</def><br/>
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<p><q>'Tis time to look <qex>about</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the outside; <as>as, a mile <ex>about</ex>, and a third of a mile across</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Here and there; around; in one place and another.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wandering <qex>about</qex> from house to house.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. v. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; <as>as, <ex>about</ex> as cold; <ex>about</ex> as high</as>; -- also of quantity, number, time.</def> &ldquo;There fell . . . <xex>about</xex> three thousand men.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Exod. xxii. 28.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite direction; on the opposite tack; <as>as, to face <ex>about</ex>; to turn one's self <ex>about</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To bring about</b></col>, <cd>to cause to take place; to accomplish.</cd> -- <col><b>To come about</b></col>, <cd>to occur; to take place. See under <er>Come</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To go about</b></col>, <col><b>To set about</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to undertake; to arrange; to prepare.</cd> &ldquo;Shall we <xex>set about</xex> some revels?&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Round about</b></col>, <cd>in every direction around.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bout"-sledge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The largest hammer used by smiths.</def>  <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>above</ets>, <ets>aboven</ets>, <ets>abuffe</ets>, AS. <ets>abufon</ets>; <ets>an</ets> (or <ets>on</ets>) on + <ets>be</ets> by + <ets>ufan</ets> upward; cf. Goth. <ets>uf</ets> under. &radic;199.  See <er>Over</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to <ant>below</ant> or <ant>beneath</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fowl that may fly <qex>above</qex> the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; <as>as, things <ex>above</ex> comprehension; <ex>above</ex> mean actions; conduct <ex>above</ex> reproach.</as></def> &ldquo;Thy worth . . . is actions <xex>above</xex> my gifts.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Marlowe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I saw in the way a light from heaven <qex>above</qex> the brightness of the sun.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxxvi. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; <as>as, <ex>above</ex> a hundred</as>. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See <er>Above</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>, 4.)</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>above all</b></col>, <cd>before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Over and above</b></col>, <pos>prep. or adv.</pos>, <cd>besides; in addition to.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; <as>as, the clouds <ex>above</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.</def> &ldquo;That was said <xex>above</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Higher in rank or power; <as>as, he appealed to the court <ex>above</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>More than; <as>as, <ex>above</ex> five hundred were present</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note><xex>Above</xex> is often used elliptically as an adjective by omitting the word <xex>mentioned</xex>, <xex>quoted</xex>, or the like; as, the <xex>above</xex> observations, the <xex>above</xex> reference, the <xex>above</xex> articles. -- <xex>Above</xex> is also used substantively. &ldquo;The waters that come down from <xex>above</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Josh. iii. 13.</au></rj><br/>
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It is also used as the first part of a compound in the sense of <xex>before</xex>, <xex>previously</xex>; as, <xex>above</xex>-cited, <xex>above</xex>-described, <xex>above</xex>-mentioned, <xex>above</xex>-named, <xex>above</xex>said, <xex>above</xex>specified, <xex>above</xex>-written, <xex>above</xex>-given.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bove"board`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.</def> &ldquo;Fair and <xex>aboveboard</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bove"-cit`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bove"deck`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>On deck; and hence, like <xex>aboveboard</xex>, without artifice.</def>  <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*bove"-men`tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*bove"-named`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mentioned or named before; aforesaid;  mentioned or named earlier in the same text (in written documents).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bove"said`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mentioned or recited before.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*box"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Braced aback.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"bra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., a bay, valley, fissure.]</ety> <def>A narrow pass or defile; a break in a mesa; the mouth of a ca&ntilde;on.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`ra*ca*dab"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ra"dant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abraded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abrading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abradere</ets>, <ets>abrasum</ets>, to scrape off; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>radere</ets> to scrape. See <er>Rase</er>, <er>Raze</er>.]</ety> <def>To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; <as>as, to <ex>abrade</ex> rocks</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*brade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Abraid</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A`bra*ham"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; <as>as, the <ex>Abrachamic</ex> covenant</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A`bra*ham*it"ic</hw>, <hw>*ic*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the patriarch Abraham.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A"bra*ham-man`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <it>or</it> <hw>A"bram-man`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in Luke xvi. <au>Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).</au>]</ety> <def>One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.</def>  <rj><au>Nares.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To sham Abraham</b></col>, <cd>to feign sickness.</cd> <au>Goldsmith.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*braid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abraiden</ets>, to awake, draw (a sword), AS. <ets>&amacr;bredgan</ets> to shake, draw; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>bregdan</ets> to shake, throw. See <er>Braid</er>.]</ety> <def>To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Abramis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of European fishes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Abramis</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Abranchiate.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, pl., the gills of fishes.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without gills.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>abranchious</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having no gills; -- same as <er>abranchiate</er>.</def> <ant>branchiate</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abranchiate, abranchial, gill-less</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rase"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrasus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abradere</ets>. See <er>Abrade</er>.]</ety> <def>Rubbed smooth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>abrase</xex> table.&rdquo;  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ra"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrasio</ets>, fr. <ets>abradere</ets>. See <er>Abrade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; <as>as, the <ex>abrasion</ex> of coins</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The substance rubbed off.</def>  <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ra"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing abrasion.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*braum"</hw> <it>or</it> <hw>A*braum" salts</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger., fr. <ets>abr&auml;umen</ets> to remove.]</ety> <def>A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*brax"as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic Basilides, containing the Greek letters &alpha;, &beta;, &rho;, &alpha;, &xi;, &alpha;, &sigma;, which, as numerals, amounted to 365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as ruler of the 365 heavens of his system.]</ety> <def>A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <ety>[A false form from the preterit <ets>abraid</ets>, <ets>abrayde</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Abraid</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`re*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ab-</ets> + <ets>reaction</ets>, after G. <ets>Abreagirung</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Psychotherapy)</fld> <def>the purging of emotional tensions.  See <er>Catharsis</er>, below.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> catharsis, katharsis</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*breast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>breast</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Side by side, with breasts in a line; <as>as, &ldquo;Two men could hardly walk <ex>abreast</ex></as>.&rdquo;</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; <as>as, to keep <ex>abreast</ex> of [or with] the present state of science</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>At the same time; simultaneously.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Abreast</qex> therewith began a convocation.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*breg"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Abridge</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`re*nounce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrenuntiare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>renuntiare</ets>. See <er>Renounce</er>.]</ety> <def>To renounce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;They <xex>abrenounce</xex> and cast them off.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`re*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>abrenuntiatio</ets>. See <er>Abrenounce</er>.]</ety> <def>Absolute renunciation or repudiation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>abrenunciation</qex> of that truth which he so long had professed, and still believed.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abreptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abripere</ets> to snatch away; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>rapere</ets> to snatch.]</ety> <def>A snatching away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`breu`voir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a watering place.]</ety> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <def>The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.</def>  <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"bri*cock</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Apricot</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bridge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abridged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abridging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>abregen</ets>, OF. <ets>abregier</ets>, F. <ets>abr&eacute;ger</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abbreviare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er> and cf. <er>Abbreviate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> labor; to <ex>abridge</ex> power or rights.</as></def> &ldquo;The bridegroom . . . <xex>abridged</xex> his visit.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>She retired herself to Sebaste, and <qex>abridged</qex> her train from state to necessity.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> a history or dictionary</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>, and formerly by <xex>from</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> one of his rights</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>abridged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>shortened by condensing or rewriting; -- said of texts</def>: <illu>an <ex>abridged</ex> version</illu> [Narrower terms: <stype>half-length</stype>] <ant>unabridged, full-length</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> condensed</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>abridgement</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a shortened version .</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> condensation, abridgment</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bridg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abridges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bridg"ment</hw> <pr>(-br&ibreve_;j"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abregement</ets>. See <er>Abridge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; <as>as, an <ex>abridgment</ex> of pleasures or of expenses</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form, esp. of a written work; an abbreviation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ancient coins as <qex>abridgments</qex> of history.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>What <qex>abridgment</qex> have you for this evening? What mask? What music?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a diminution or curtailment, as of legal rights.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Abridgment</er>, <er>Compendium</er>, <er>Epitome</er>, <er>Abstract</er>, <er>Synopsis</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>abridgment</xex> is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an <xex>abridgment</xex> of a dictionary. A <xex>compendium</xex> is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a <xex>compendium</xex> of American literature. An <xex>epitome</xex> corresponds to a <xex>compendium</xex>, and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an <xex>epitome</xex> of history. An <xex>abstract</xex> is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A <xex>synopsis</xex> is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*broach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abrochen</ets>, OF. <ets>abrochier</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>.]</ety> <def>To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*broach"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>broach</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Hogsheads of ale were set <qex>abroach</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.</def> &ldquo;Mischiefs that I set <xex>abroach</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*broad"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>broad</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; <as>as, a tree spreads its branches <ex>abroad</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The fox roams far <qex>abroad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; <as>as, to walk <ex>abroad</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court <qex>abroad</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; <as>as, we have broils at home and enemies <ex>abroad</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Another prince . . . was living <xex>abroad</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze <qex>abroad</qex> the matter.</q> <rj><qau>Mark i. 45.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To be abroad</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you <xex>are all abroad</xex> in your guess.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be at a loss or nonplused.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>abrocome</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>ratlike rodent of the Andes with soft fur and large ears.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ro*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being abrogated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrogatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Abrogated; abolished.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abrogated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abrogating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abrogatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abrogare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>rogare</ets> to ask, require, propose. See <er>Rogation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let us see whether the New Testament <qex>abrogates</qex> what we so frequently see in the Old.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or <qex>abrogate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put an end to; to do away with.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See <er>Abolish</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abrogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>abrogare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abrogation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.</def>
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<p><hw>Ab"ro*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending or designed to abrogate; <as>as, an <ex>abrogative</ex> law</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"ro*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who repeals by authority.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*brood"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>brood</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the act of brooding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Abp. Sancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*brook"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>brook</ets>, v.]</ety> <def>To brook; to endure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rupt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abruptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abrumpere</ets> to break off; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>rumpere</ets> to break. See <er>Rupture</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; <as>as, <ex>abrupt</ex> places</as>.</def> &ldquo;Tumbling through ricks <xex>abrupt</xex>,&rdquo;  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.</def> &ldquo;The cause of your <xex>abrupt</xex> departure.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>abrupt</qex> style, which hath many breaches.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sudden; unexpected; hasty; rough; curt; unceremonious; rugged; blunt; disconnected; broken.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rupt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abruptum</ets>.]</ety> <def>An abrupt place.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> <q>&ldquo;Over the vast <xex>abrupt</xex>.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rupt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tear off or asunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Till death <xex>abrupts</xex> them.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rup"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abruptio</ets>, fr. <ets>abrumpere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>abruption</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.</def>  <rj><au>Woodward.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rupt"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Precipitously.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Abruptly pinnate</hw>, <hw>abruptly-pinnate</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex, i.e. without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end; -- said of a leaf shape</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> even-pinnate, paripinnate</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*rupt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness; ruggedness; steepness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; <as>as, <ex>abruptness</ex> of style or manner</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Abruzzi</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an administrative region of Italy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Abruzzi e Molise</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>abs</hw> <pr>(&abreve;bz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The abductor muscles of the stomach; -- a contraction used by body-building and health enthusiasts.   Used similarly to <er>pecs</er> and <er>delts</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"scess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abscesses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>abscessus</ets> a going away, gathering of humors, abscess, fr. <ets>abscessus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>absedere</ets> to go away; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>cedere</ets> to go off, retire. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ of the body, the result of a morbid process.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Cold abscess</b></col>, <cd>an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards healing; a chronic abscess.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sces"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abscessio</ets> a separation; fr. <ets>absedere</ets>. See <er>Abscess</er>.]</ety> <def>A separating; removal; also, an abscess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gauden. Barrough.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*scind"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absindere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>scindere</ets> to rend, cut. See <er>Schism</er>.]</ety> <def>To cut off.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Two syllables . . . <xex>abscinded</xex> from the rest.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sci"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abscisio</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Abscission</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sciss</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Abscisses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>See <er>Abscissa</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*scis"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>E. pl. <plw>Abscissas</plw>, L. pl. <plw>Absciss&aelig;</plw>.</plu> <ety>[L., fem. of <ets>abscissus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>absindere</ets> to cut of. See <er>Abscind</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal co&ouml;rdinate axes.</def>  <note>When referred to two intersecting axes, one of them called the axis of abscissas, or of X, and the other the axis of ordinates, or of Y, the <xex>abscissa</xex> of the point is the distance cut off from the axis of X by a line drawn through it and parallel to the axis of Y.  When a point in space is referred to three axes having a common intersection, the <xex>abscissa</xex> may be the distance measured parallel to either of them, from the point to the plane of the other two axes.  Abscissas and ordinates taken together are called co&ouml;rdinates. -- OX or PY is the <xex>abscissa</xex> of the point P of the curve, OY or PX its ordinate, the intersecting lines OX and OY being the axes of abscissas and ordinates respectively, and the point O their origin.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*scis"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abscissio</ets>. See <er>Abscind</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of cutting off.</def> &ldquo;Not to be cured without the <xex>abscission</xex> of a member.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being cut off.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, &ldquo;He is a man of so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I need say no more.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*scond"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absconded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absconding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>abscondere</ets> to hide; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>condere</ets> to lay up; <ets>con</ets> + <ets>d&abreve;re</ets> (only in comp.) to put. Cf. <er>Do</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The marmot <qex>absconds</qex> all winter.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; <as>as, an <ex>absconding</ex> debtor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to <qex>abscond</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*scond"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hide; to conceal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*scond"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Phillips.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*scond"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absconds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ab*scond"ment</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the act of running away sectretly (as to avoid arrest).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> decampment</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>absentia</ets>. See <er>Absent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to <ant>presence</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my <qex>absence</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Phil. ii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Want; destitution; withdrawal.</def>  &ldquo;In the <xex>absence</xex> of conventional law.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); <as>as, <ex>absence</ex> of mind</as>.</def> &ldquo;Reflecting on the little <xex>absences</xex> and distractions of mankind.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To conquer that abstraction which is called <qex>absence</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>absens</ets>, <ets>absentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abesse</ets> to be away from; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>esse</ets> to be. Cf. <er>Sooth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present.</def> &ldquo;Expecting <xex>absent</xex> friends.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not existing; lacking; <as>as, the part was rudimental or <ex>absent</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; <as>as, an <ex>absent</ex> air</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What is commonly called an <qex>absent</qex> man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Absent</er>, <er>Abstracted</er>.</syn> <usage> These words both imply a lack of attention to surrounding objects. We speak of a man as <xex>absent</xex> when his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes or topics of discourse; we speak of him as <xex>abstracted</xex> when his mind (usually for a brief period) is drawn off from present things by some weighty matter for reflection. <xex>Absence</xex> of mind is usually the result of loose habits of thought; <xex>abstraction</xex> commonly arises either from engrossing interests and cares, or from unfortunate habits of association.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>absenter</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If after due summons any member <qex>absents</qex> himself, he is to be fined.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To withhold from being present.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Go; for thy stay, not free, <xex>absents</xex> thee more.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`sen*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>absentaneus</ets>. See <er>absent</er>]</ety> <def>Pertaining to absence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`sen*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of absenting one's self.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`sen*tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; <as>as, an Irish <ex>absentee</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`sen*tee"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sent"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absents one's self.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sent*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an absent or abstracted manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sent"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ebreve_;nt"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being absent; withdrawal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`sent-mind"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sent*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being absent-minded.</def>  <rj><au>H. Miller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sey-book`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An A-B-C book; a primer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>absiemens</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A unit of conductance equal to 10<exp>9</exp> mhos; -- the inverse of the abohm.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abmho</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ab"sinth`</hw>, <hw>Ab"sinthe`</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;b"s&ibreve_;nth`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>absinthe</ets>. See <er>Absinthium</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The plant absinthium or common wormwood.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Absinthe</qex> makes the tart grow fonder.</q> <rj><qau>Ernest Dowson</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>An <a href="absinth.htm">article on absinthe</a> was prepared by Matthew Baggott (bagg@ellis.uchicago.edu)
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<p><hw>Ab"sin"thate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ibreve_;n"th&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ibreve_;n"th&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Of the nature of wormwood.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Absinthian</xex> bitterness.&rdquo;  <rj><au>T. Randolph.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sin"thi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>absinthium</ets>: cf. L. <ets>absinthiatus</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>To impregnate with wormwood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impregnated with wormwood; <as>as, <ex>absinthiated</ex> wine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sin"thic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sin"thin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The bitter principle of wormwood (<spn>Artemisia absinthium</spn>).</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sin*thism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sin"thi*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common wormwood (<spn>Artemisia absinthium</spn>), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Apsis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absistere</ets>, p. pr. <ets>absistens</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sistere</ets> to stand, causal of <ets>stare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sist"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A standing aloof.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absolutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>absolvere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>absolu</ets>. See <er>Absolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an <ex>absolute</ex> promise or command; <ex>absolute</ex> power; an <ex>absolute</ex> monarch.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> perfection; <ex>absolute</ex> beauty.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>So <qex>absolute</qex> she seems,<br/>
And in herself complete.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Viewed apart from modifying influences or without comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to <contr>relative</contr> and <contr>comparative</contr>; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> motion; <ex>absolute</ex> time or space.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note><xex>Absolute</xex> rights and duties are such as pertain to man in a state of nature as contradistinguished from <xex>relative</xex> rights and duties, or such as pertain to him in his social relations.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other being; self-existent; self-sufficing.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In this sense God is called <xex>the Absolute</xex> by the Theist. The term is also applied by the Pantheist to the universe, or the total of all existence, as only capable of relations in its parts to each other and to the whole, and as dependent for its existence and its phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their laws.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone; unconditioned; non-relative.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is in dispute among philosopher whether the term, in this sense, is not applied to a mere logical fiction or abstraction, or whether <xex>the absolute</xex>, as thus defined, can be known, as a reality, by the human intellect.</note><br/>
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<p><q>To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word and thing, the recent philosophy of <qex>the absolute</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I am <qex>absolute</qex> 't was very Cloten.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Authoritative; peremptory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head,<br/>
With <qex>absolute</qex> forefinger, brown and ringed.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pure; unmixed; <as>as, <ex>absolute</ex> alcohol</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence in government; <as>as, the case <ex>absolute</ex></as>. See <cref>Ablative absolute</cref>, under <er>Ablative</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Absolute curvature</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>that curvature of a curve of double curvature, which is measured in the osculating plane of the curve.</cd> -- <col><b>Absolute equation</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the sum of the optic and eccentric equations.</cd> -- <col><b>Absolute space</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>space considered without relation to material limits or objects.</cd> -- <col><b>Absolute terms</b></col>. <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>such as are known, or which do not contain the unknown quantity.</cd> <au>Davies &amp; Peck.</au> -- <col><b>Absolute temperature</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the temperature as measured on a scale determined by certain general thermo-dynamic principles, and reckoned from the absolute zero.</cd><!-- hyphen in "thermo-dynamic" is in original --> -- <col><b>Absolute zero</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the be ginning, or zero point, in the scale of absolute temperature. It is equivalent to -273&deg; centigrade or -459.4&deg; Fahrenheit.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Positive; peremptory; certain; unconditional; unlimited; unrestricted; unqualified; arbitrary; despotic; autocratic.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*lute*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*lute*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being absolute; independence of everything extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent reality; positiveness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`so*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>absolution</ets>, L. <ets>absolutio</ets>, fr. <ets>absolvere</ets> to absolve. See <er>Absolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.</def> &ldquo;Government . . . granting <xex>absolution</xex> to the nation.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the English and other Protestant churches, this act regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting forgiveness.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for example, excommunication.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Delivery, in speech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Absolution day</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>Tuesday before Easter.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*lu`tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The element of <qex>absolutism</qex> and prelacy was controlling.</q> <rj><qau>Palfrey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Doctrine of absolute decrees.</def>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*lu`tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of <xex>the absolute</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir. W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*lu`tist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; <as>as, <ex>absolutist</ex> principles</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`so*lu*tis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to absolutism; absolutist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sol"u*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absolutorius</ets>, fr. <ets>absolvere</ets> to absolve.]</ety> <def>Serving to absolve; absolving.</def> &ldquo;An absolutory sentence.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*solv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be absolved.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*solv"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Conferring absolution; absolutory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*solve"</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absolved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absolving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>absolvere</ets> to set free, to absolve; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>solvere</ets> to loose. See <er>Assoil</er>, <er>Solve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; <as>as, to <ex>absolve</ex> a subject from his allegiance; to <ex>absolve</ex> an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Halifax was <qex>absolved</qex> by a majority of fourteen.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In his name I <qex>absolve</qex> your perjury.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To finish; to accomplish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The work begun, how soon <qex>absolved</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To resolve or explain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;We shall not <xex>absolve</xex> the doubt.&rdquo;
 <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Absolve</er>, <er>Exonerate</er>, <er>Acquit</er>.</syn> <usage> We speak of a man as <xex>absolved</xex> from something that binds his conscience, or involves the charge of wrongdoing; as, to <xex>absolve</xex> from allegiance or from the obligation of an oath, or a promise. We speak of a person as <xex>exonerated</xex>, when he is released from some burden which had rested upon him; as, to <xex>exonerate</xex> from suspicion, to <xex>exonerate</xex> from blame or odium. It implies a purely moral acquittal. We speak of a person as <xex>acquitted</xex>, when a decision has been made in his favor with reference to a specific charge, either by a jury or by disinterested persons; as, he was <xex>acquitted</xex> of all participation in the crime.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*solv"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absolvens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>absolvere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Absolving.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*solv"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An absolver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hobbes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*solv"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who absolves.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sonans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sonare</ets> to sound.]</ety> <def>Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to <ant>consonant</ant>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Absonant</xex> to nature.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Quarles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"so*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absonus</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sonus</ets> sound.]</ety> <def>Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Absonous</xex> to our reason.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Absorbed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Absorbing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>absorbere</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sorbere</ets> to suck in, akin to Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>absorber</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.</def> &ldquo;Dark oblivion soon <xex>absorbs</xex> them all.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The large cities <qex>absorb</qex> the wealth and fashion.</q> <rj><qau>W. Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the lacteals of the body.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; <as>as, <ex>absorbed</ex> in study or the pursuit of wealth</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action, as when charcoal <xex>absorbs</xex> gases. So heat, light, and electricity are <xex>absorbed</xex> or taken up in the substances into which they pass.</def>  <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Absorb</er>, <er>Engross</er>, <er>Swallow up</er>, <er>Engulf</er>.</syn> <usage> These words agree in one general idea, that of <xex>completely taking up</xex>. They are chiefly used in a figurative sense and may be distinguished by a reference to their etymology. We speak of a person as <xex>absorbed</xex> (lit., drawn in, swallowed up) in study or some other employment of the highest interest. We speak of a person as <xex>ebgrossed</xex> (lit., seized upon in the <xex>gross</xex>, or wholly) by something which occupies his whole time and thoughts, as the acquisition of wealth, or the attainment of honor. We speak of a person (under a stronger image) as <xex>swallowed up</xex> and lost in that which completely occupies his thoughts and feelings, as in grief at the death of a friend, or in the multiplied cares of life. We speak of a person as <xex>engulfed</xex> in that which (like a gulf) takes in all his hopes and interests; as, <xex>engulfed</xex> in misery, ruin, etc.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>That grave question which had begun to <qex>absorb</qex> the Christian mind -- the marriage of the clergy.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Too long hath love <qex>engrossed</qex> Britannia's stage,<br/>
And sunk to softness all our tragic rage.</q> <rj><qau>Tickell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Should not the sad occasion <qex>swallow up</qex><br/>
My other cares?</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And in destruction's river<br/>
<qex>Engulf</qex> and swallow those.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being absorbable.</def>  <rj><au>Graham (Chemistry).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"a*ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>absorbable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up.</def>  <rj><au>Kerr.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>absorbed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>wholly absorbed as in thought</def> <illu>that engrossed look -- that <ex>absorbed</ex> and rapt delight</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> engrossed, intent, rapt, wrapped</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not allowed to pass through; -- said of radiant waves such as light</def> <illu>the <ex>absorbed</ex> light intensity</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>taken in through the pores of a surface</def> <illu>the <ex>absorbed</ex> water expanded the sponge</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>absorbefacient</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>inducing or promoting absorption</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sorbefacient</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absorptiveness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absorbens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>absorbere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Absorbent ground</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything which absorbs.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The ocean, itself a bad <qex>absorbent</qex> of heat.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The vessels by which the processes of absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals, the extremities of the roots in plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, absorbs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorb"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Swallowing, engrossing; <as>as, an <ex>absorbing</ex> pursuit</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ab*sorb"ing</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`sor*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absorption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorpt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absorptus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Absorbed.</def> <mark>[Arcahic.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Absorpt</xex> in care.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorp"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absorptio</ets>, fr. <ets>absorbere</ets>. See <er>Absorb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; <as>as, the <ex>absorption</ex> of bodies in a whirlpool, the <ex>absorption</ex> of a smaller tribe into a larger</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem. &amp; Physics)</fld> <def>An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; <as>as, the <ex>absorption</ex> of light, heat, electricity, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>In living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; <as>as, <ex>absorption</ex> in some employment</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorp"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe.</def>  <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sorp"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`sorp*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absorptiveness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*squat"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take one's self off; to decamp.</def> <mark>[A jocular word. U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Abs"que hoc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., without this.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The technical words of denial used in traversing what has been alleged, and is repeated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abstained</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abstaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>absteynen</ets>, <ets>abstenen</ets>, OF. <ets>astenir</ets>, <ets>abstenir</ets>, F. <ets>abstenir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abstinere</ets>, <ets>abstentum</ets>, v. t. &amp; v. i., to keep from; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>tenere</ets> to hold. See <er>Tenable</er>.]</ety> <def>To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with <xex>from</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not a few <qex>abstained</qex> from voting.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Who <qex>abstains</qex> from meat that is not gaunt?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up; relinquish.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stain"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hinder; to withhold.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whether he <qex>abstain</qex> men from marrying.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stain"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of intoxicating liquors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ste"mi*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstemius</ets>; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + root of <ets>temetum</ets> intoxicating drink.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abstaining from wine.</def> <mark>[Orig. Latin sense.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Under his special eye<br/>
<qex>Abstemious</qex> I grew up and thrived amain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the indulgence of the appetite or passions.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Instances of longevity are chiefly among the <qex>abstemious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; <as>as, an <ex>abstemious</ex> diet</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; <as>as, an <ex>abstemious</ex> life</as>.</def> &ldquo;One <xex>abstemious</xex> day.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Promotive of abstemiousness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Such is the virtue of the <qex>abstemious</qex> well.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ste"mi*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree of abstinence than <xex>temperance</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sten"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Abstain</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of abstaining; a holding aloof.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sten"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining.</def>  <rj><au>Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sterge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstergere</ets>, <ets>abstersum</ets>; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>tergere</ets> to wipe. Cf. F <ets>absterger</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ster"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstergens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abstergere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to cleanse, detergent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ster"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; <as>as, soap is an <ex>abstergent</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sterse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ster"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abstersion</ets>. See <er>Absterge</er>.]</ety> <def>Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The task of ablution and <qex>abstersion</qex> being performed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ster"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abstersif</ets>. See <er>Absterge</er>.]</ety> <def>Cleansing; purging.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ster"sive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something cleansing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The strong <qex>abstersive</qex> of some heroic magistrate.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*ster"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstersive.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sti*nence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abstinence</ets>, L. <ets>abstinentia</ets>, fr. <ets>abstinere</ets>. See <er>Abstain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of abstaining; voluntary forbearance of any action, especially the refraining from an indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, -- called also <altname>total abstinence</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>abstinence</qex> from a present pleasure that offers itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Penance, fasts, and <qex>abstinence</qex>,<br/>
To punish bodies for the soul's offense.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sti*nen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abstinence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sti*nent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abstinent</ets>, L. <ets>abstinens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abstinere</ets>. See <er>Abstain</er>.]</ety> <def>Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sti*nent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who abstains.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect who appeared in France and Spain in the 3d century.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"sti*nent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With abstinence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stort"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[As if fr. <ets>abstort</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>tortus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>torquere</ets> to twist.]</ety> <def>Wrested away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"stract`</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstractus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abstrahere</ets> to draw from, separate; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>trahere</ets> to draw. See <er>Trace</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Withdraw; separate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The more <qex>abstract</qex> . . . we are from the body.</q> <rj><qau>Norris.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; <as>as, <ex>abstract</ex> truth, <ex>abstract</ex> numbers</as>.  Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart from the other properties which constitute it; -- opposed to <ant>concrete</ant>; <as>as, honesty is an <ex>abstract</ex> word</as>.</def> <au>J. S. Mill.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction; general as opposed to particular; <as>as, &ldquo;reptile&rdquo; is an <ex>abstract</ex> or general name</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A concrete name is a name which stands for a thing; an <qex>abstract</qex> name which stands for an attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in more modern times, which, if not introduced by Locke, has gained currency from his example, of applying the expression &ldquo;<qex>abstract</qex> name&rdquo; to all names which are the result of abstraction and generalization, and consequently to all general names, instead of confining it to the names of attributes.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Abstracted; absent in mind.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Abstract</xex>, as in a trance.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>An abstract idea</b></col> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld>, <cd>an idea separated from a complex object, or from other ideas which naturally accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated apart from its color or figure.</cd> -- <col><b>Abstract terms</b></col>, <cd>those which express abstract ideas, as beauty, whiteness, roundness, without regarding any object in which they exist; or <xex>abstract terms</xex> are the names of orders, genera or species of things, in which there is a combination of similar qualities.</cd> -- <col><b>Abstract numbers</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>numbers used without application to things, as 6, 8, 10; but when applied to any thing, as 6 feet, 10 men, they become concrete.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Abstract mathematics</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Pure mathematics</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Mathematics</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stract"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abstracted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abstracting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Abstract</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To withdraw; to separate; to take away.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He was incapable of forming any opinion or resolution <qex>abstracted</qex> from his own prejudices.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw off in respect to interest or attention; <as>as, his was wholly <ex>abstracted</ex> by other objects</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The young stranger had been <qex>abstracted</qex> and silent.</q> <rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a quality or attribute.</def>  <rj><au>Whately.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To epitomize; to abridge.</def>  <rj><au>Franklin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; <as>as, to <ex>abstract</ex> goods from a parcel, or money from a till</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Von Rosen had quietly <qex>abstracted</qex> the bearing-reins from the harness.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts of a substance, by distillation or other chemical processes. In this sense <xex>extract</xex> is now more generally used.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stract"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perform the process of abstraction.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I own myself able to <qex>abstract</qex> in one sense.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"stract`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Abstract</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>abstract</qex> of every treatise he had read.</q> <rj><qau>Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Man, the <qex>abstract</qex><br/>
Of all perfection, which the workmanship<br/>
Of Heaven hath modeled.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A state of separation from other things; <as>as, to consider a subject in the <ex>abstract</ex>, or apart from other associated things</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An abstract term.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The concretes &ldquo;father&rdquo; and &ldquo;son&rdquo; have, or might have, the <qex>abstracts</qex> &ldquo;paternity&rdquo; and &ldquo;filiety.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abstract of title</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an epitome of the evidences of ownership.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abridgment; compendium; epitome; synopsis. See <er>Abridgment</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stract"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The evil <qex>abstracted</qex> stood from his own evil.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Separated from matter; abstract; ideal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Abstract; abstruse; difficult.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abstracted</xex> scholar.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stract"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abstracted manner; separately; with absence of mind.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stract"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being abstracted; abstract character.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stract"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abstracts, or makes an abstract.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*strac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abstraction</ets>. See <er>Abstract</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A wrongful <qex>abstraction</qex> of wealth from certain members of the community.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The act process of leaving out of consideration one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend to others; analysis. <as>Thus, when the mind considers the form of a tree by itself, or the color of the leaves as separate from their size or figure, the act is called <ex>abstraction</ex>.</as> So, also, when it considers <xex>whiteness</xex>, <xex>softness</xex>, <xex>virtue</xex>, <xex>existence</xex>, as separate from any particular objects.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Abstraction</ex> is necessary to classification, by which things are arranged in genera and species. We separate in idea the qualities of certain objects, which are of the same kind, from others which are different, in each, and arrange the objects having the same properties in a class, or collected body.</note><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Abstraction</qex> is no positive act: it is simply the negative of attention.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature; <as>as, to fight for mere <ex>abstractions</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; <as>as, a hermit's <ex>abstraction</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present objects.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the property of another; purloining.</def> <mark>[Modern]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A separation of volatile parts by the act of distillation.</def>  <rj><au>Nicholson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*strac"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to abstraction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*strac"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An idealist.</def>  <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`strac*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obtained from plants by distillation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*strac"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abstractif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abstractive</xex> faculty.&rdquo;  <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*strac"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself.</def>  <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*strac"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"stract`ly</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abstract state or manner; separately; absolutely; by itself; <as>as, matter <ex>abstractly</ex> considered</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab"stract`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstract.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abstractness</xex> of the ideas.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stringe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>stringere</ets>, <ets>strictum</ets>, to press together.]</ety> <def>To unbind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*strude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstrudere</ets>. See <er>Abstruse</er>.]</ety> <def>To thrust away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*struse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstrusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abstrudere</ets> to thrust away, conceal; <ets>ab</ets>, <ets>abs</ets> + <ets>trudere</ets> to thrust; cf. F. <ets>abstrus</ets>. See <er>Threat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Concealed or hidden out of the way.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The eternal eye whose sight discerns<br/>
<qex>Abstrusest</qex> thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or understood; recondite; <as>as, <ex>abstruse</ex> learning</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Profound and <qex>abstruse</qex> topics.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*struse"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abstruse manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*struse"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stru"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abstrusio</ets>. See <er>Abstruse</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of thrusting away.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ogilvie.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*stru"si*ty</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*str&usuml_;"s&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abstruseness; that which is abstruse.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sume"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&umacr;m")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absumere</ets>, <ets>absumptum</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>sumere</ets> to take.]</ety> <def>To consume gradually; to waste away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*sump"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ubreve;mp"sh&ubreve;n; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absumptio</ets>. See <er>Absume</er>.]</ety> <def>Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*surd"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ucirc;rd")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>absurdus</ets> harsh-sounding; <ets>ab</ets> + (prob) a derivative fr. a root <ets>svar</ets> to sound; not connected with <ets>surd</ets>: cf. F. <ets>absurde</ets>. See <er>Syringe</er>.]</ety> <def>Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; <as>as, an <ex>absurd</ex> person, an <ex>absurd</ex> opinion; an <ex>absurd</ex> dream.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>This proffer is <qex>absurd</qex> and reasonless.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>'This phrase <qex>absurd</qex> to call a villain great.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Foolish; irrational; ridiculous; preposterous; inconsistent; incongruous.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Absurd</er>, <er>Irrational</er>, <er>Foolish</er>, <er>Preposterous</er>. Of these terms, <xex>irrational</xex> is the weakest, denoting that which is plainly inconsistent with the dictates of sound reason; as, an <xex>irrational</xex> course of life. <xex>Foolish</xex> rises higher, and implies either a perversion of that faculty, or an absolute weakness or fatuity of mind; as, <xex>foolish</xex> enterprises. <xex>Absurd</xex> rises still higher, denoting that which is plainly opposed to received notions of propriety and truth; as, an <xex>absurd</xex> man, project, opinion, story, argument, etc. <xex>Preposterous</xex> rises still higher, and supposes an absolute <xex>inversion</xex> in the order of things; or, in plain terms, a &ldquo;putting of the cart before the horse;&rdquo; as, a <xex>preposterous</xex> suggestion, <xex>preposterous</xex> conduct, a <xex>preposterous</xex> regulation or law.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*surd"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;b*s&ucirc;rd")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An absurdity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*surd"i*ty</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Absurdities</plw> <pr>(-t&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>absurditas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>absurdite</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>absurdity</xex> of the actual idea of an infinite number.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical contradiction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His travels were full of <qex>absurdities</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*surd"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an absurd manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab*surd"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Absurdity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Abudefduf</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a genus comprising the damsel fishes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Abudefduf</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>abulia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an abnormally intense inability to make decisions; severe irresolution.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>abulic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aboulic</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*bu"na</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&oomacr_;"n&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Eth. and Ar., our father.]</ety> <def>The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bun"dance</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ubreve;n"d&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>(h)abundaunce</ets>, <ets>abundance</ets>, F. <ets>abondance</ets>, L. <ets>abundantia</ets>, fr. <ets>abundare</ets>. See <er>Abound</er>.]</ety> <def>An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is lamentable to remember what <qex>abundance</qex> of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state.</q> <rj><qau>Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Exuberance; plenteousness; plenty; copiousness; overflow; riches; affluence; wealth.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Abundance</er>, <er>Plenty</er>, <er>Exuberance</er>. These words rise upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness. <xex>Plenty</xex> denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as, <xex>plenty</xex> of food, <xex>plenty</xex> of money, etc. <xex>Abundance</xex> express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or excess; as, <xex>abundance</xex> of riches, an <xex>abundance</xex> of wit and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a high degree. <xex>Exuberance</xex> rises still higher, and implies a bursting forth on every side, producing great superfluity or redundance; as, an <xex>exuberance</xex> of mirth, an <xex>exuberance</xex> of animal spirits, etc.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bun"dant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>(h)abundant</ets>, <ets>aboundant</ets>, F. <ets>abondant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abudans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>abundare</ets>. See <er>Abound</er>.]</ety> <def>Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by <xex>in</xex>, rarely by <xex>with</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Abundant</xex> in goodness and truth.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Exod. xxxiv. 6.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abundant number</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a number, the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed to a <contr>deficient</contr> number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a <contr>perfect</contr> number, which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant; overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal. See <er>Ample</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bun"dant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*burst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>burst</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a bursting condition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be abused.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bus"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Whately (1634).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*buse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abused</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abusing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>abuser</ets>; L. <ets>abusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>abuti</ets> to abuse, misuse; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>uti</ets> to use. See <er>Use</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; <as>as, to <ex>abuse</ex> inherited gold</as>; to make an excessive use of; <as>as, to <ex>abuse</ex> one's authority</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This principle (if one may so <qex>abuse</qex> the word) shoots rapidly into popularity.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; <as>as, to <ex>abuse</ex> prisoners, to <ex>abuse</ex> one's powers, one's patience</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The . . . tellers of news <qex>abused</qex> the general.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To dishonor.</def> &ldquo;Shall flight <xex>abuse</xex> your name?&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To violate; to ravish.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To deceive; to impose on.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist cloud, and <qex>abused</qex> by a double object.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify; vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*buse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>abus</ets>, L. <ets>abusus</ets>, fr. <ets>abuti</ets>. See <er>Abuse</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; <as>as, an <ex>abuse of our natural powers</ex>; <ex>an abuse</ex> of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an <ex>abuse</ex> of language.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Liberty may be endangered by the <qex>abuses</qex> of liberty, as well as by the <qex>abuses</qex> of power.</q> <rj><qau>Madison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Physical ill treatment; injury.</def> &ldquo;Rejoice . . . at the <xex>abuse</xex> of Falstaff.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; <as>as, the <ex>abuses</ex> in the civil service</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Abuse</qex> after disappeared without a struggle..</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of <qex>abuse</qex>, came to blows.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Violation; rape; <as>as, <ex>abuse</ex> of a female child</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Or is it some <qex>abuse</qex>, and no such thing?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abuse of distress</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult; opprobrium.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Abuse</er>, <er>Invective</er>. <xex>Abuse</xex> is generally prompted by anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is more personal and coarse than <xex>invective</xex>. <xex>Abuse</xex> generally takes place in private quarrels; <xex>invective</xex> in writing or public discussions. <xex>Invective</xex> may be conveyed in refined language and dictated by indignation against what is blameworthy.  <rj><au>C. J. Smith.</au></rj>
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<p><hw>A*buse"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of abuse; abusive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Abuseful</xex> names.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bp. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bus"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who abuses [in the various senses of the verb].</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bu"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>abusion</ets>, <ets>abusioun</ets>, OF. <ets>abusion</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abusio</ets> misuse of words, f. <ets>abuti</ets>. See <er>Abuse</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Evil or corrupt usage; abuse; wrong; reproach; deception; cheat.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bu"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>abusif</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abusivus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the <qex>abusive</qex> acceptation thereof.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Given to misusing; also, full of abuses.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>abusive</xex> prerogatives of his see.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting words or by other ill usage; <as>as, an <ex>abusive</ex> author; an <ex>abusive</ex> fellow.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse; vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>abusive</xex> lampoon.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>abusive</xex> treaty.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent; insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bu"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bu"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground,<br/>
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<p><hw>A*but"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abutted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Abutting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>abouter</ets>, <ets>aboter</ets>; cf. F. <ets>aboutir</ets>, and also <ets>abuter</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>boter</ets>, <ets>buter</ets>, to push: cf. F. <ets>bout</ets> end, and <ets>but</ets> end, purpose.]</ety> <def>To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to meet; -- with <xex>on</xex>, <xex>upon</xex>, or <xex>against</xex>; <as>as, his land <ex>abuts</ex> on the road</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bu"ti*lon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>aub&umacr;t&imacr;l&umacr;n</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also <altname>Indian mallow</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*but"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*b&ubreve;t"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State of abutting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That on or against which a body abuts or presses</def>; <specif>as</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch, vault, or strut.</def> <au>Gwilt.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A fixed point or surface from which resistance or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.</def>  <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*but"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland.</def>  <rj><au>Spelman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*but"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; <as>as, the <ex>abutters</ex> on a street or a river</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*buzz"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>buzz</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a buzz; buzzing.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Abyssinia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as Ethiopia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ethiopia, Yaltopya</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aby</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>atone for, make amends for</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*by"</hw>, <hw>A*bye"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Abought</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;bycgan</ets> to pay for; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>bycgan</ets> to buy. See <er>Buy</er>, and cf. <er>Abide</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends for; to give satisfaction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Lest to thy peril thou <qex>aby</qex> it dear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To endure; to abide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>But nought that wanteth rest can long <qex>aby</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bysm"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>abisme</ets>; F. <ets>abime</ets>, LL. <ets>abyssimus</ets>, a superl. of L. <ets>abyssus</ets>; Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Abyss</er>.]</ety> <def>An abyss; a gulf.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>abysm</xex> of hell.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bys"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Geology gives one the same <qex>abysmal</qex> extent of time that astronomy does of space.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*bys"mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>To a fathomless depth; profoundly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Abysmally</xex> ignorant.&rdquo;  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*byss"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>abyssus</ets> a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. &unr_; bottomless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; depth, bottom.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the bottomless pit.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost <qex>abyss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The throne is darkness, in the <qex>abyss</qex> of light.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>abysses</qex> of metaphysical theology.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>In unfathomable <qex>abysses</qex> of disgrace.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The center of an escutcheon.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the wicked were punished.</note>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*byss"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Abysmal</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abyssal zone</b></col> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld>, <cd>one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred fathoms deep. <as>Hence, <ex>abyssal</ex> animals, plants, etc.</as></cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`ys*sin"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Abyssinian gold</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink.</cd>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ab`ys*sin"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native of Abyssinia.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the Abyssinian Church.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the chemical symbol for <altname>actinum</altname>, a radioactive element.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinium</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>AC</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym from <ets>a</ets>lternating <ets>c</ets>urrent.]</ety> <def>an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally.  Alternative to <contr>direct curent</contr>, <contr>DC</contr>.</def> <mark>[acron.]</mark> <br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alternating current</syn> <br/>
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<p><hw>A*ca"ci*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ca"cia</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Acacias</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Acaci&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. from Gr. &unr_;; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root <ets>ak</ets> to be sharp. See <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America, Africa, etc.  Very few are found in temperate climates.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The inspissated juice of several species of acacia; -- called also <altname>gum acacia</altname>, and <altname>gum arabic</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ac"a*cin</hw>, <hw>Ac"a*cine</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Gum arabic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*deme"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>academia</ets>. See <er>Academy</er>.]</ety> <def>An academy.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*de"mi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Academic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*de"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of an academy, university, or college.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac`a*dem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`a*dem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>academicus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acad&eacute;migue</ets>. See <er>Academy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; <as>as, the <ex>Academic</ex> sect or philosophy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Academic</xex> courses.&rdquo; <au>Warburton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Academical</xex> study.&rdquo; <au>Berkeley.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*dem"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.</def>  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*dem`ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an academical manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*dem"ic*als</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*de*mi"cian</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acad&eacute;micien</ets>. See <er>Academy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collegian.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chesterfield.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>academicianship</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the position or state of being a member of an honorary academy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`a*dem"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tenet of the Academic philosophy.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cad"e*mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines of the Academic philosophy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cad"e*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>academiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An Academic philosopher.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An academician.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cad"e*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Academies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>acad&eacute;mie</ets>, L. <ets>academia</ets>. Cf. <er>Academe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero <etsep>Academus</etsep>), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of learning, holding a rank between a college and a common school.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A place of training; a school.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Academies</xex> of fanaticism.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; <as>as, the French <ex>Academy</ex>; the American <ex>Academy</ex> of Arts and Sciences; <ex>academies</ex> of literature and philology.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; <as>as, the military <ex>academy</ex> at West Point; a riding <ex>academy</ex>; the <ex>Academy</ex> of Music.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Academy figure</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Acadia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ca"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Acadian</xex> farmers.&rdquo; <au>Longfellow.</au>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Acadie.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acadian epoch</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See <er>Geology</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Acadian owl</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small North American owl (<spn>Nyctule Acadica</spn>); the saw-whet.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"a*jou</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Cashew</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See <er>Cashew</er>.</def>  <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mahogany tree; also, its timber.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac"a*leph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`a*le"phan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acalephs</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <plw>Acalephans</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Acaleph&aelig;</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Acaleph&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`a*le"ph&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, a nettle.]</ety> <def>A group of C&oelig;lenterata, including the Medus&aelig; or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called <altname>sea nettles</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ale"phoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acaleph</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to or resembling the Acaleph&aelig; or jellyfishes.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*cal"y*cine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`a*lys`i*nous</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; calyx.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*canth"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acanthus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*can"tha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thorn, fr. &unr_; point. See <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A prickle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A spine or prickly fin.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"an*tha"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Armed with prickles, as a plant.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*can"thine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acanthinus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, thorny, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Acanthus</er>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*can`tho*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the fruit covered with spines.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*can`tho*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a spine, thorn + &unr_; head.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*can`tho*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>acanthoid</hw> <hw>acanthous</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>shaped like a spine or thorn</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spinous</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Acanthophis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a genus of Australian elapid snakes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acanthophis</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`an*thoph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; spine + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <def>Spine-bearing.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*can`tho*po"di*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having spinous petioles.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`an*thop"ter*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; wing, fin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See <er>Acanthopterygii</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`an*thop"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; spine + &unr_; wing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Spiny-winged.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Acanthopterygious.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A spiny-finned fish.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fin, dim. fr. &unr_; wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acanthuridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of fishes consisting of the surgeonfishes.</def> <hypen>fish family</hypen><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Acanthuridae</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Acanthurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>type genus of the family <fam>Acanthuridae</fam>; doctorfishes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acanthurus</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*can"thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Acanthuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu>, L. <plw>Acanthi</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., from Gr. &unr_;. Cf. <er>Acantha</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (<spn>Acanthus spinosus</spn>); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A cap*pel"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It. See <er>Chapel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; <as>as, a mass <ex>a capella</ex>, i. e., a mass purely vocal</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A time indication, equivalent to <xex>alla breve</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cap"su*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>capsular</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no capsule.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*car"di*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; heart.]</ety> <def>Without a heart; <as>as, an <ex>acardiac</ex> fetus</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acarid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants; related to ticks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acaridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the family consisting of mites.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Acaridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*car"i*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acarus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`a*ri"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a mite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"a*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or caused by <xex>acari</xex> or mites; <as>as, <ex>acarine</ex> diseases</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"a*roid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., <ets>acarus</ets> a mite + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Shaped like or resembling a mite.</def><br/>
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<p> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <fld>(botany)</fld> <def>having no carpels</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ac`ar*pel"lous</hw>, <hw>ac`ar*pel"ous</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>carpel</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no carpels.  Opposite of  <ant>carpellate</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acarpe</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Not producing fruit; unfruitful.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"a*rus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acari</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; the cheese mite, tick.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus including many species of small mites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cat`a*lec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acatalecticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, not defective at the end; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to cease.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Not defective; complete; <as>as, an <ex>acatalectic</ex> verse</as>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cat"a*lep`sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to seize, comprehend.]</ety> <def>Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cat`a*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ca"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Caterer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cates"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Cates</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cau"date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>caudate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tailless.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`au*les"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>caulescent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cau"line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>cauline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acaulescent</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cau"lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cau"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; stalk or L. <ets>caulis</ets> stalk. See <er>Cole</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acaulescent</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ca"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From the city <ets>Accad</ets>. See Gen. x. 10.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest.</def><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ac*ca"di*an</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>, <wf>Ac"cad</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>Sayce.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cede"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acceded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acceding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>accedere</ets> to approach, accede; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cedere</ets> to move, yield: cf. F. <ets>acc</ets>&eacute;<ets>dere</ets>. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to <ant>recede</ant>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>T. Gale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Edward IV., who had <qex>acceded</qex> to the throne in the year 1461.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>If Frederick had <qex>acceded to the supreme power</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Morley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To become a party by associating one's self with others; to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a proposal or a view; <as>as, he <ex>acceded</ex> to my request</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the Dutch afterwards <qex>acceded</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ced"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acceding.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ced"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accedes.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cel`er*an"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Gradually accelerating the movement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accelerated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accelerating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acceleratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accelerare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>celerare</ets> to hasten; <ets>celer</ets> quick. See <er>Celerity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of; -- opposed to <ant>retard</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process of; <as>as, to <ex>accelerate</ex> the growth of a plant, the increase of wealth, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To hasten, as the occurence of an event; <as>as, to <ex>accelerate</ex> our departure</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Accelerated motion</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>motion with a continually increasing velocity.</cd> -- <col><b>Accelerating force</b></col>, <cd>the force which causes accelerated motion.</cd></cs>
 <rj><qau>Nichol.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward; advance; further.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>accelerated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>caused to move faster</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> speeded up</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>caused to be completed in a shorter than normal time period;  speeded up, as of an academic course; <as>He took an <ex>accelerated</ex> curriculum, and graduated in three years</as>.  Opposite of <ant>delayed</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> expedited</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cel`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acceleratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acc&eacute;l&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; <as>as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an <ex>acceleration</ex> of velocity</as>; -- opposed to <contr>retardation</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A period of social improvement, or of intellectual advancement, contains within itself a principle of <qex>acceleration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><fld>(Astr. &amp; Physics.)</fld> <col><b>Acceleration of the moon</b></col>, <cd>the increase of the moon's mean motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of revolution is now shorter than in ancient times.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Acceleration</b></col> and <col><b>retardation of the tides</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Priming of the tides</cref>, under <er>Priming</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars</b></col>, <cd>the amount by which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding.</cd> -- <col><b>Acceleration of the planets</b></col>, <cd>the increasing velocity of their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee of their orbits.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.</def>  <rj><au>Reid.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an <xex>adj</xex>.; <as>as, <ex>accelerator</ex> nerves</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accelerative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cel"er*o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acceler</ets>ate + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cel`er*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acceler</ets>ate + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accendere</ets>, <ets>accensum</ets>, to kindle; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cand&ebreve_;re</ets> to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to <ets>cand&emacr;re</ets> to be white, to gleam. See <er>Candle</er>.]</ety> <def>To set on fire; to kindle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cend`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed; inflammability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cend"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible; inflammable.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., from p. p. <ets>accensus</ets>. See <er>Accend</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"cent`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accent</ets>, L. <ets>accentus</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cantus</ets> a singing, <ets>canere</ets> to sing. See <er>Cant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Many English words have two accents, the <xex>primary</xex> and the <xex>secondary</xex>; the primary being uttered with a greater stress of voice than the secondary; as in <xex>as</xex>'<xex>pira</xex>"<xex>tion</xex>, where the chief stress is on the third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first. Some words, as <xex>an'tiap'o-plec"tic</xex>, <xex>in-com'pre-hen'si-bil"i-ty</xex>, have two secondary accents. See Guide to Pron., &sect;&sect; 30-46.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: <sd>(a)</sd> a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; <sd>(b)</sd> a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; <as>as, the French <ex>accents</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the ancient Greek the <xex>acute accent</xex> (') meant a raised tone or pitch, the <xex>grave</xex> (<xex>`</xex>), the level tone or simply the negation of accent, the <xex>circumflex</xex> ( ~ or ^) a tone raised and then depressed. In works on elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising inflection of the voice; the second, the falling inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the like, the acute accent is used to designate the syllable which receives the chief stress of voice.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice; tone; <as>as, a foreign <ex>accent</ex>; a French or a German <ex>accent</ex>.</as></def>   &ldquo;Beguiled you in a plain <xex>accent</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;A perfect <xex>accent</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au><br/>
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<p><q>The tender <qex>accent</qex> of a woman's cry.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A word; a significant tone</def>; <plu>(pl.)</plu> <def>expressions in general; speech.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Winds! on your wings to Heaven her <qex>accents</qex> bear,<br/>
Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the measure.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part of the measure.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The <xex>rhythmical accent</xex>, which marks phrases and sections of a period.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The <xex>expressive</xex> emphasis and shading of a passage.</def>  <rj><au>J. S. Dwight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a similar kind expressed by the same letter, but differing in value, as y', y&Prime;.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Trigon.)</fld> <def>A mark at the right hand of a number, indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; <as>as, 12'27&Prime;, <it>i. e.</it>, twelve minutes twenty seven seconds.</as></def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>A mark used to denote feet and inches; <as>as, 6' 10&Prime; is six feet ten inches</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>accenter</ets>, F. <ets>accentuer</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a mark); to utter or to mark with accent.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mark emphatically; to emphasize.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"cent`less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without accent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>accented</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>   <fld>(Phonology)</fld> <def>having the main stress of a word; -- used of syllables</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tonic (vs. atonic)</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heavy, strong</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>accenting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of giving special importance or significance to something.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> emphasizing</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets>. + <ets>cantor</ets> singer, <ets>canere</ets> to sing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>One who sings the leading part; the director or leader.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to the water thrushes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being accented.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by accent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being accentual.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accentuated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accentuating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>accentuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accentuare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>accentus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accentuer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pronounce with an accent or with accents.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was even more <qex>accentuated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>London Times.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mark with the written accent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cen`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>accentuatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accentuation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of accentuating; applications of accent.</def> Specifically <fld>(Eccles. Mus.)</fld>, <def>pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting portions of the liturgy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*s&ebreve_;pt")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accepted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accepting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accepter</ets>, L. <ets>acceptare</ets>, freq. of <ets>accipere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>capere</ets> to take; akin to E. <ets>heave</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); <as>as, to <ex>accept</ex> a gift</as>; -- often followed by <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If you <qex>accept</qex> them, then their worth is great.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>accept</qex> of ransom for my son.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>She <qex>accepted</qex> of a treat.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To receive with favor; to approve.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Lord <qex>accept</qex> thy burnt sacrifice.</q>  <rj><au>Ps. xx. 3.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Peradventure he will <qex>accept</qex> of me.</q>  <rj><au>Gen. xxxii. 20.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; <as>as, I <ex>accept</ex> your proposal, amendment, or excuse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these words to be <xex>accepted</xex>?</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; <as>as, to <ex>accept</ex> a bill of exchange</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty imposed; <as>as, to <ex>accept</ex> the report of a committee</as>. [This makes it the property of the body, and the question is then on its adoption.]</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To accept a bill</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to agree (on the part of the drawee) to pay it when due.</cd> -- <col><b>To accept service</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to agree that a writ or process shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not been.</cd> -- <col><b>To accept the person</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>to show favoritism.</cd> &ldquo;God <xex>accepteth</xex> no man's <xex>person</xex>.&rdquo;  <au>Gal. ii. 6.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To receive; take; admit. See <er>Receive</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accepted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acceptabilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Acceptability</xex> of repentance.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"a*ble</hw> <pr>(-s&ebreve_;pt"&adot_;*b'l; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acceptable</ets>, L. <ets>acceptabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>acceptare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; <as>as, an <ex>acceptable</ex> present, one <ex>acceptable</ex> to us</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"a*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*s&ebreve_;pt"&adot_;*b'l*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably received; acceptability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp., favorable reception; approval; <as>as, the <ex>acceptance</ex> of a gift, office, doctrine, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>They shall come up with <qex>acceptance</qex> on mine altar.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lx. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being accepted; acceptableness.</def> &ldquo;Makes it assured of <xex>acceptance</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bill itself when accepted.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought, or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking possession as owner.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An agreeing to the action of another, by some act which binds the person in law.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; What acts shall amount to such an <xex>acceptance</xex> is often a question of great nicety and difficulty.  <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj></note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In modern law, <xex>proposal</xex> and <xex>acceptance</xex> are the constituent elements into which all contracts are resolved.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>acceptance of a bill of exchange</b></col>, <col><b>acceptance of a check</b></col>, <col><b>acceptance of a draft</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>acceptance of an order</b></col></mcol>, <cd>is an engagement to pay it according to the terms. This engagement is usually made by writing the word &ldquo;accepted&rdquo; across the face of the bill.</cd>  <col><b>Acceptance of goods</b></col>, <cd>under the statute of frauds, is an intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of the transaction.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Meaning; acceptation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acceptance of persons</b></col>, <cd>partiality, favoritism. See under <er>Accept</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acceptance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Here's a proof of gift,<br/>
But here's no proof, sir, of <qex>acceptancy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accepting; receiving.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An accepter.</def>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`cep*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This is saying worthy of all <qex>acceptation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. i. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and <qex>acceptation</qex> with God.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; <as>as, term is to be used according to its usual <ex>acceptation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My words, in common <qex>acceptation</qex>,<br/>
Could never give this provocation.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a accepted manner; admittedly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who accepts; a taker.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A respecter; a viewer with partiality.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>God is no <qex>accepter</qex> of persons.</q> <rj><qau>Chillingworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An acceptor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cep`ti*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acceptilatio</ets> entry of a debt collected, acquittance, fr. p. p. of <ets>accipere</ets> (cf. <er>Accept</er>) +  <ets>latio</ets> a carrying, fr. <ets>latus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ferre</ets> to carry: cf. F. <ets>acceptilation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acceptio</ets> a receiving, accepting: cf. F. <ets>acception</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acceptation; the received meaning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Here the word &ldquo;baron&rdquo; is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern <qex>acception</qex> hath confined it.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Acception of persons</b></col> or <col><b>faces</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>favoritism; partiality.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit for acceptance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ready to accept.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cept"or</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who accepts</def>; <specif>specifically</specif> <fld>(Law &amp; Com.)</fld>, <def>one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cess"</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acc&egrave;s</ets>, L. <ets>accessus</ets>, fr. <ets>accedere</ets>. See <er>Accede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; <as>as, to gain <ex>access</ex> to a prince</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I did repel his letters, and denied<br/>
His <qex>access</qex> to me.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; <as>as, the <ex>access</ex> is by a neck of land</as>.</def> &ldquo;All <xex>access</xex> was thronged.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Admission to sexual intercourse.</def><br/>
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<p><q>During coverture, <qex>access</qex> of the husband shall be presumed, unless the contrary be shown.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Increase by something added; addition; <as>as, an <ex>access</ex> of territory</as>. [In this sense <xex>accession</xex> is more generally used.]</def><br/>
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<p><q>I, from the influence of thy looks, receive<br/>
<qex>Access</qex> in every virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An onset, attack, or fit of disease.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The first <qex>access</qex> looked like an apoplexy.</q> <rj><qau>Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; <as>as, an <ex>access</ex> of fury</as>.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an accessary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accessary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp., uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief actor. See <er>Accessory</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To both their deaths thou shalt be <qex>accessary</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Amongst many secondary and <qex>accessary</qex> causes that support monarchy, these are not of least reckoning.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Accessaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. <er>Accessory</er> and LL. <ets>accessarius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of an offense.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Accessary before the fact</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who commands or counsels an offense, not being present at its commission.</cd> -- <col><b>Accessary after the fact</b></col>, <cd>one who, after an offense, assists or shelters the offender, not being present at the commission of the offense.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word, as used in law, is spelt <xex>accessory</xex> by Blackstone and many others; but in this sense is spelt <xex>accessary</xex> by Bouvier, Burrill, Burns, Whishaw, Dane, and the Penny Cyclopedia; while in other senses it is spelt <xex>accessory</xex>. In recent text-books on criminal law the distinction is not preserved, the spelling being either <xex>accessary</xex> or <xex>accessory</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessibilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accessibilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptibility.</def>  <rj><au>Langhorne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cess"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>accedere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accessible</ets>. See <er>Accede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Easy of access or approach; approachable; <as>as, an <ex>accessible</ex> town or mountain, an <ex>accessible</ex> person</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Open to the influence of; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;Minds <xex>accessible</xex> to reason.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Obtainable; to be got at.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The best information . . . at present <qex>accessible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cess"i*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accessible manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessio</ets>, fr. <ets>accedere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accession</ets>. See <er>Accede</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined; <as>as, a king's <ex>accession</ex> to a confederacy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation from without; <as>as, an <ex>accession</ex> of wealth or territory</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The only <qex>accession</qex> which the Roman empire received was the province of Britain.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a corporeal substance which receives an addition by growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of a cow becomes the owner of her calf.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The act by which one power becomes party to engagements already in force between other powers.</def>  <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or dignity; <as>as, the <ex>accession</ex> of the house of Stuart</as>; -- applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The invasion, approach, or commencement of a disease; a fit or paroxysm.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Increase; addition; augmentation; enlargement.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"sion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to accession; additional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Additional.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ces*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an accessory; <as>as, <ex>accessorial</ex> agency, <ex>accessorial</ex> guilt</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an accessory; auxiliary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ry</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accessorius</ets>. See <er>Access</er>, and cf. <er>Accessary</er>.]</ety> <def>Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; <as>as, he was <ex>accessory</ex> to the riot; <ex>accessory</ex> sounds in music.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of pronunciation. Most orho&euml;pists place the accent on the <xex>first</xex> syllable.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary; subservient; additional; acceding.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*ces"so*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Accessories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which belongs to something else deemed the principal; something additional and subordinate.</def> &ldquo;The aspect and <xex>accessories</xex> of a den of banditti.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Accessary</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Anything that enters into a work of art without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental parts.</def>  <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See <er>Abettor</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*ciac`ca*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., from <ets>acciaccare</ets> to crush.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as equivalent to the short <xex>appoggiatura</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ci*dence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of Eng. <ets>accidents</ets>, pl. of <ets>accident</ets>. See <er>Accident</er>, 2.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The rudiments of any subject.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ci*dent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accident</ets>, fr. L. <ets>accidens</ets>, <ets>-dentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accidere</ets> to happen; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cadere</ets> to fall. See <er>Cadence</er>, <er>Case</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; <as>as, to die by an <ex>accident</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Of moving <qex>accidents</qex> by flood and field.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thou cam'st not to thy place by <qex>accident</qex>:<br/>
It is the very place God meant for thee.</q> <rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Log.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as <xex>whiteness</xex> in paper; an attribute.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as <xex>sweetness</xex>, <xex>softness</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; <as>as, beauty is an <ex>accident</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This <qex>accident</qex>, as I call it, of Athens being situated some miles from the sea.</q> <rj><qau>J. P. Mahaffy.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Unusual appearance or effect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Accident</xex>, in <xex>Law</xex>, is equivalent to <xex>casus</xex>, or such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accidentel</ets>, earlier <ets>accidental</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; <as>as, an <ex>accidental</ex> visit</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; <as>as, are <ex>accidental</ex> to a play</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Accidental chords</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>those which contain one or more tones foreign to their proper harmony.</cd> -- <col><b>Accidental colors</b></col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies.</cd> -- <col><b>Accidental point</b></col> <fld>(Persp.)</fld>, <cd>the point in which a right line, drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets this plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Accidental lights</b></col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>secondary lights; effects of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies.</cd>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional; adventitious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Accidental</er>, <er>Incidental</er>, <er>Casual</er>, <er>Fortuitous</er>, <er>Contingent</er>. We speak of a thing as <xex>accidental</xex> when it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular course of things; <as>as, an <ex>accidental</ex> meeting, an <ex>accidental</ex> advantage, etc.</as>  We call a thing <xex>incidental</xex> when it falls, as it were, <xex>into</xex> some regular course of things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part thereof; <as>as, an <ex>incremental</ex> remark, an <ex>incidental</ex> evil, an <ex>incidental</ex> benefit</as>. We speak of a thing as <xex>casual</xex>, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by mere chance, without being prearranged or premeditated; <as>as, a <ex>casual</ex> remark or encounter; a <xex>casual</xex> observer</as>. An idea of the unimportant is attached to what is <xex>casual</xex>. <xex>Fortuitous</xex> is applied to what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition to what has been foreseen; <as>as, a <ex>fortuitous</ex> concourse of atoms</as>. We call a thing <xex>contingent</xex> when it is such that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen, but is dependent for its existence on something else; <as>as, the time of my coming will be <ex>contingent</ex> on intelligence yet to be received</as>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A property which is not essential; a nonessential; anything happening accidentally.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He conceived it just that <qex>accidentals</qex> . . . should sink with the substance of the accusation.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but before a particular note.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accidental character or effect.</def>  <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ci*den*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being accidental; accidentalness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ci*den"tal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being accidental; casualness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ci*die</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>accide</ets>, <ets>accidie</ets>, LL. <ets>accidia</ets>, <ets>acedia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; care.]</ety> <def>Sloth; torpor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The sin of <xex>accidie</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ci*pen"ser</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Acipenser</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accipiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accipere</ets>. See <er>Accept</er>.]</ety> <def>A receiver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cip"i*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Accipiters</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. L. <plw>Accipitres</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., hawk.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cip"i*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cip"i*tres</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., hawks.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Accipitridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a family of birds consisting of the hawks; -- this family includes the Old World vultures; kites; harriers; and eagles.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Accipitridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Accipitriformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>in some classifications an alternative name for the <ord>Falconiformes</ord>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Accipitriformes</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cip"i*trine</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accipitrin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cis"mus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Affected refusal; coyness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cite"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accire</ets>, <ets>accere</ets>, to call for; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ciere</ets> to move, call. See <er>Cite</er>.]</ety> <def>To cite; to summon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Our heralds now <qex>accited</qex> all that were<br/>
Endamaged by the Elians.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*claim"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acclamare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>clamare</ets> to cry out. See <er>Claim</er>, <er>Clamor</er>.]</ety> <mark>[R.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To applaud.</def> &ldquo;A glad <xex>acclaiming</xex> train.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To declare by acclamations.</def><br/>
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<p><q>While the shouting crowd<br/>
<qex>Acclaims</qex> thee king of traitors.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To shout; <as>as, to <ex>acclaim</ex> my joy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*claim"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shout applause.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*claim"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acclamation.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*claim"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acclaims.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`cla*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acclamatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acclamation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.</def><br/>
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<p><q>On such a day, a holiday having been voted by <qex>acclamation</qex>, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of people expressing joy.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;</def> <specif>specif.</specif> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <def>the election of a pope or other ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without a ballot.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acclamation medals</b></col> <cd>are those on which laudatory acclamations are recorded.</cd>  <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj>
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<p><hw>Ac*clam"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acclimated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli`ma*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acclimation</ets>. See <er>Acclimate</er>.]</ety> <def>Acclimatization.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"mate</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acclimated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acclimating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>acclimater</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (l. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>climat</ets> climate. See <er>Climate</er>.]</ety> <def>To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize.</def>  <rj><au>J. H. Newman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"mate*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acclimation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`cli*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ti`za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acclimatized.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&ibreve_;*z&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acclimatized</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&imacr;zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acclimatizing</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&imacr;`z&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"ma*ture</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`kl&imacr;"m&adot_;*t&uuptack_;r; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Caldwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*clive"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acclivous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cliv"i*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acclivous.</def>  <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cliv"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acclivities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.  <ets>acclivitas</ets>, fr. <ets>acclivis</ets>, <ets>acclivus</ets>, ascending; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>clivus</ets> a hill, slope, fr. root <ets>kli</ets> to lean. See <er>Lean</er>.]</ety> <def>A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as <xex>ascending</xex>, in opposition to <xex>declivity</xex>, or <xex>descending</xex>; an upward slope; ascent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cli"vous</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acclivis</ets> and <ets>acclivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; -- opposed to <ant>declivous</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cloy"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kloi")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>encloyer</ets>, <ets>encloer</ets>, F. <ets>enclouer</ets>, to drive in a nail, fr. L. <ets>in</ets> + <ets>clavus</ets> nail.]</ety> <def>To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog; to overload; to burden. See <er>Cloy</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*coast"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&omacr;st")</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Accost</er>, <er>Coast</er>.]</ety> <def>To lie or sail along the coast or side of; to accost.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Whether high towering or <qex>accoasting</qex> low.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*coil"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*koil")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acoillir</ets> to receive, F. <ets>accueillir</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>colligere</ets> to collect. See <er>Coil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To gather together; to collect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To coil together.</def>  <rj><au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`co*lade"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`k&ouptack_;*l&amacr;d" <it>or</it> &abreve;k`k&ouptack_;*l&adot_;d"; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accolade</ets>, It. <ets>accolata</ets>, fr. <ets>accollare</ets> to embrace; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>collum</ets> neck.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting of an embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A brace used to join two or more staves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com*bi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + E. <ets>combination</ets>.]</ety> <def>A combining together.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*da*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accommodable</ets>.]</ety> <def>That may be accommodated, fitted, or made to agree.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*dable*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or condition of being accommodable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Todd.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accommodated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accommodating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>accommodatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accommodare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>commodare</ets> to make fit, help; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>modus</ets> measure, proportion. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to conform; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> ourselves to circumstances</as>.</def> &ldquo;They <xex>accommodate</xex> their counsels to his inclination.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to compose; to adjust; to settle; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> differences, a dispute, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient; to favor; to oblige; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> a friend with a loan or with lodgings</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>accommodate</ex> prophecy to events</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To suit; adapt; conform; adjust; arrange.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To adapt one's self; to be conformable or adapted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accommodatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accommodare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Suitable; fit; adapted; <as>as, means <ex>accommodate</ex> to end</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Tillotson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Suitably; fitly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*date*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fitness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*da`ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; as an <xex>accommodating</xex> man, spirit, arrangement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com`mo*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accommodatio</ets>, fr. <ets>accommodare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accommodation</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;The organization of the body with <xex>accommodation</xex> to its functions.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or convenience; anything furnished which is desired or needful; -- often in the plural; <as>as, the <ex>accommodations</ex> -- that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn</as>.</def> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An adjustment of differences; state of agreement; reconciliation; settlement.</def> &ldquo;To come to terms of <xex>accommodation</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The application of a writer's language, on the ground of analogy, to something not originally referred to or intended.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were probably intended as nothing more than <qex>accommodations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A loan of money.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An accommodation bill or note.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Accommodation bill</b></col>, or <col><b>note</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a bill of exchange which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and delivers to another, not upon a consideration received, but for the purpose of raising money on credit.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Accommodation coach</b></col>, or <col><b>train</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one running at moderate speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.</cd> -- <col><b>Accommodation ladder</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a light ladder hung over the side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from, or descending to, small boats.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"mo*da`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, accommodates.</def>  <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sociable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>accompanied</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having companions or an escort</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accompanied (vs. un), attended</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ni*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, accompanies.</def>  <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ni*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accompagnement</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.</def>  <rj><au>Busby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accompanied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accompanying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aacompaignier</ets>, F. <ets>accompagner</ets>, to associate with, fr. OF. <ets>compaign</ets>, <ets>compain</ets>, companion. See <er>Company</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>by</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>accompanied</ex> his speech with a bow</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Persian dames, . . . <br/>
In sumptuous cars, <qex>accompanied</qex> his march.</q> <rj><qau>Glover.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They are never alone that are <qex>accompanied</qex> with noble thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He was <qex>accompanied</qex> by two carts filled with wounded rebels.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cohabit with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attend; escort; go with.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Accompany</er>, <er>Attend</er>, <er>Escort</er>. We <xex>accompany</xex> those with whom we go as companions. The word imports an <xex>equality</xex> of station. We <xex>attend</xex> those whom we wait upon or follow. The word conveys an idea of <xex>subordination</xex>. We <xex>escort</xex> those whom we attend with a view to guard and protect. A gentleman <xex>accompanies</xex> a friend to some public place; he <xex>attends</xex> or <xex>escorts</xex> a lady.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"pa*ny</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To associate in a company; to keep company.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Men say that they will drive away one another, . . . and not <qex>accompany</qex> together.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cohabit (with).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To perform an accompanying part or parts in a composition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>accompanyist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accompanist</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"ple*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>complere</ets>, <ets>completum</ets>, to fill up.]</ety> <def>Tending to accomplish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"plice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ac- (perh. for the article a or for L. ad) + E. complice. See <er>Complice</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A cooperator.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Success unto our valiant general,<br/>
And happiness to his <qex>accomplices</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.</def>   &ldquo;And thou, the cursed <xex>accomplice</xex> of his treason.&rdquo; <au>Johnson.</au> <note>It is followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>of</xex> before a person and by <xex>in</xex> (or sometimes <xex>of</xex>) before the crime; <as>as, A was an <ex>accomplice</ex> with B in the murder of C</as>. Dryden uses it with <xex>to</xex> before a thing. &ldquo;Suspected for <xex>accomplice</xex> to the fire.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate; coadjutor; ally; promoter. See <er>Abettor</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"plice*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being an accomplice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir H. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`com*plic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or state of being an accomplice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"plish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accomplished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accomplishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acomplissen</ets>, OF. <ets>accomplir</ets>, F. <ets>accomplir</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>complere</ets> to fill up, complete. See <er>Complete</er>, <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To complete, as time or distance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That He would <qex>accomplish</qex> seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.</q> <rj><qau>Dan. ix. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He had <qex>accomplished</qex> half a league or more.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; <as>as, to <ex>accomplish</ex> a design, an object, a promise</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This that is written must yet be <qex>accomplished</qex> in me.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxii. 37.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The armorers <qex>accomplishing</qex> the knights.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It [the moon] is fully <qex>accomplished</qex> for all those ends to which Providence did appoint it.</q> <rj><qau>Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These qualities . . . go to <qex>accomplish</qex> a perfect woman.</q> <rj><qau>Cowden Clarke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To gain; to obtain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To do; perform; fulfill; realize; effect; effectuate; complete; consummate; execute; achieve; perfect; equip; furnish.</syn> -- <usage>To <er>Accomplish</er>, <er>Effect</er>, <er>Execute</er>, <er>Achieve</er>, <er>Perform</er>. These words agree in the general idea of carrying out to some end proposed. To <xex>accomplish</xex> (to fill up to the measure of the intention) generally implies perseverance and skill; as, to <xex>accomplish</xex> a plan proposed by one's self, an object, a design, an undertaking. &ldquo;Thou shalt <xex>accomplish</xex> my desire.&rdquo;  <rj><au>1 Kings v. 9.</au></rj><br/>
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<q>He . . . expressed his desire to see a union <qex>accomplished</qex> between England and Scotland.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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To <xex>effect</xex> (to work out) is much like <xex>accomplish</xex>. It usually implies some degree of difficulty contended with; as, he <xex>effected</xex> or <xex>accomplished</xex> what he intended, his purpose, but little. &ldquo;What he decreed, he <xex>effected</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<q>To work in close design by fraud or guile<br/>
What force <qex>effected</qex> not.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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To <xex>execute</xex> (to follow out to the end, to carry out, or into effect) implies a set mode of operation; as, to <xex>execute</xex> the laws or the orders of another; to <xex>execute</xex> a work, a purpose, design, plan, project. To <xex>perform</xex> is much like to <xex>do</xex>, though less generally applied. It conveys a notion of protracted and methodical effort; as, to <xex>perform</xex> a mission, a part, a task, a work. &ldquo;Thou canst best <xex>perform</xex> that office.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<q>The Saints, like stars, around his seat<br/>
<qex>Perform</qex> their courses still.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
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To <xex>achieve</xex> (to come to the end or arrive at one's purpose) usually implies some enterprise or undertaking of importance, difficulty, and excellence.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"plish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being accomplished; practicable.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"plished</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Completed; effected; established; <as>as, an <ex>accomplished</ex> fact</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Complete in acquirements as the result usually of training; -- commonly in a good sense; <as>as, an <ex>accomplished</ex> scholar, an <ex>accomplished</ex> villain</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They . . . show themselves <qex>accomplished</qex> bees.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Daughter of God and man, <qex>accomplished</qex> Eve.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"plish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accomplishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*com"plish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accomplissement</ets>, fr. <ets>accomplir</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; <as>as, the <ex>accomplishment</ex> of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.</def>   &ldquo;My new <xex>accomplishment</xex> of dancing.&rdquo; <au>Churchill.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Accomplishments</xex> befitting a station.&rdquo; <au>Thackeray.</au><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Accomplishments</qex> have taken virtue's place,<br/>
And wisdom falls before exterior grace.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*compt"</hw> <pr>(#; <it>formerly</it> #)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Account</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Accompt</xex>, <xex>accomptant</xex>, etc., are archaic forms.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*compt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Accountable</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*compt"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Accountant</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acord</ets>, <ets>accord</ets>, OF. <ets>acort</ets>, <ets>acorde</ets>, F. <ets>accord</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>acorder</ets>, F. <ets>accorder</ets>. See <er>Accord</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A mediator of an <qex>accord</qex> and peace between them.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These all continued with one <qex>accord</qex> in prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Acts i. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; <as>as, the <ex>accord</ex> of tones</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Those sweet <qex>accords</qex> are even the angels' lays.</q>  <rj><au>Sir J. Davies.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; <as>as, the <ex>accord</ex> of light and shade in painting</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; -- preceded by <xex>own</xex>; <as>as, of one's own <ex>accord</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That which groweth of its own <qex>accord</qex> of thy harvest thou shalt not reap.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xxv. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Of his own <qex>accord</qex> he went unto you.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. vii. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An agreement between parties in controversy, by which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which, when executed, bars a suit.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>With one accord</b></col>, <cd>with unanimity.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>They rushed <qex>with one accord</qex> into the theater.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xix. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accorded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>According</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acorden</ets>, <ets>accorden</ets>, OF. <ets>acorder</ets>, F. <ets>accorder</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>accordare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cor</ets>, <ets>cordis</ets>, heart. Cf. <er>Concord</er>, <er>Discord</er>, and see <er>Heart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Her hands <qex>accorded</qex> the lute's music to the voice.</q> <rj><qau>Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; <as>as, to <ex>accord</ex> suits or controversies</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When they were <qex>accorded</qex> from the fray.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and difficult can never be <qex>accorded</qex> but by a competent stock of critical learning.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; <as>as, to <ex>accord</ex> to one due praise</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>According</xex> his desire.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>, formerly also by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, his disposition <ex>accords</ex> with his looks</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My heart <qex>accordeth</qex> with my tongue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thy actions to thy words <qex>accord</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To agree in pitch and tone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordable</ets>, F. <ets>accordable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Agreeing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reconcilable; in accordance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Agreement; harmony; conformity.</def> &ldquo;In strict <xex>accordance</xex> with the law.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmony; unison; coincidence.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accordance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordant</ets>, F. <ets>accordant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Strictly <qex>accordant</qex> with true morality.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And now his voice <qex>accordant</qex> to the string.</q> <rj><qau>Coldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> or <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who accords, assents, or concedes.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"ing</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.</def>   &ldquo;This <xex>according</xex> voice of national wisdom.&rdquo; <au>Burke.</au> &ldquo;Mind and soul <xex>according</xex> well.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>According to</qex> him, every person was to be bought.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Our zeal should be <qex>according to</qex> knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Sprat.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>According to</xex> has been called a prepositional phrase, but strictly speaking, <xex>according</xex> is a participle in the sense of <xex>agreeing</xex>, <xex>acceding</xex>, and <xex>to</xex> alone is the preposition.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>According as</b></col>, <cd>precisely as; the same as; corresponding to the way in which. <xex>According as</xex> is an adverbial phrase, of which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage sanctions it. See <er>According</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Is all things well,<br/>
<qex>According as</qex> I gave directions?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The land which the Lord will give you <qex>according as</qex> he hath promised.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. xii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Accordingly; correspondingly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Behold, and so proceed <qex>accordingly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In natural sequence; consequently; so.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Accordingly</er>, <er>Consequently</er>, indicate a connection between two things, the latter of which is done on account of the former. <xex>Accordingly</xex> marks the connection as one of simple accordance or congruity, leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he was absent when I called, and I <xex>accordingly</xex> left my card; our preparations were all finished, and we <xex>accordingly</xex> set sail. <xex>Consequently</xex> all finished, and we <xex>accordingly</xex> set sail. <xex>Consequently</xex> marks a closer connection, that of logical or causal sequence; <as>as, the papers were not ready, and <ex>consequently</ex> could not be signed</as>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cor"di*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Accord</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cor"di*on*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A player on the accordion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cord"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&ocirc;rd"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acordement</ets>. See <er>Accord</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Agreement; reconcilement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cor"po*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accorporare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>corpus</ets>, <ets>corporis</ets>, body.]</ety> <def>To unite; to attach; to incorporate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cost"</hw> <pr>(#; 115)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accosted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accosting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accoster</ets>, LL. <ets>accostare</ets> to bring side by side; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>costa</ets> rib, side. See <er>Coast</er>, and cf. <er>Accoast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;So much [of Lapland] as <xex>accosts</xex> the sea.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To approach; to make up to.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To speak to first; to address; to greet.</def> &ldquo;Him, Satan thus <xex>accosts</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cost"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To adjoin; to lie alongside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The shores which to the sea <xex>accost</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cost"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Address; greeting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Morley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cost"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accostable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approachable; affable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cost"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*couche"ment</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>accoucher</ets> to be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. <ets>acouchier</ets> orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>collocare</ets> to lay, put, place. See <er>Collate</er>.]</ety> <def>Delivery in childbed</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cou*cheur"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>accoucher</ets>. See <er>Accouchement</er>.]</ety> <def>A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an obstetrician.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*cou*cheuse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.., fem. of <ets>accoucher</ets>.]</ety> <def>A midwife.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acount</ets>, <ets>account</ets>, <ets>accompt</ets>, OF. <ets>acont</ets>, fr. <ets>aconter</ets>. See <er>Account</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Count</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; <as>as, the Julian <ex>account</ex> of time</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A beggarly <qex>account</qex> of empty boxes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; <as>as, to keep one's <ex>account</ex> at the bank</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; <as>as, no satisfactory <ex>account</ex> has been given of these phenomena</as>. Hence, the word is often used simply for <xex>reason</xex>, <xex>ground</xex>, <xex>consideration</xex>, <xex>motive</xex>, etc.; <as>as, on no <ex>account</ex>, on every <ex>account</ex>, on all <ex>accounts</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; <as>as, an <ex>account</ex> of a battle</as>.</def> &ldquo;A laudable <xex>account</xex> of the city of London.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Give an <qex>account</qex> of thy stewardship.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xvi. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.</def> &ldquo;To stand high in your <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.</def>   &ldquo;Men of <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> &ldquo;To turn to <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Account current</b></col>, <cd>a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account.</cd> -- <col><b>In account with</b></col>, <cd>in a relation requiring an account to be kept.</cd> -- <col><b>On account of</b></col>, <cd>for the sake of; by reason of; because of.</cd> -- <col><b>On one's own account</b></col>, <cd>for one's own interest or behalf.</cd> -- <col><b>To make account</b></col>, <cd>to have an opinion or expectation; to reckon.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<q>This other part . . . <qex>makes account</qex> to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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-- <col><b>To make account of</b></col>, <cd>to hold in estimation; to esteem; <as>as, he <ex>makes</ex> small <ex>account of</ex> beauty</as>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To take account of</b></col>, or <col><b>to take into account</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to take into consideration; to notice.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>Of</xex> their doings, God <xex>takes</xex> no <xex>account</xex>.&rdquo; <qau>Milton</qau>. -- <col><b>A writ of account</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an <altname>action of account</altname>.</cd>  <au>Cowell.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal.</syn>  -- <usage><er>Account</er>, <er>Narrative</er>, <er>Narration</er>, <er>Recital</er>. These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events. <uex>Account</uex> turns attention not so much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more properly applies to the report of some single event, or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an <uex>account</uex> of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A <uex>narrative</uex> is a continuous story of connected incidents, such as one friend might tell to another; as, a <uex>narrative</uex> of the events of a siege, a <uex>narrative</uex> of one's life, etc. <uex>Narration</uex> is usually the same as <uex>narrative</uex>, but is sometimes used to describe the <uex>mode</uex> of relating events; as, his powers of <uex>narration</uex> are uncommonly great. <uex>Recital</uex> denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars, usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the <uex>recital</uex> of one's wrongs, disappointments, sufferings, etc.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accounted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accounting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acounten</ets>, <ets>accompten</ets>, OF. <ets>aconter</ets>, <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>conter</ets> to count.  F. <ets>conter</ets> to tell, <ets>compter</ets> to count, L. <ets>computare</ets>. See <er>Count</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To reckon; to compute; to count.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are <qex>accounted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Accounting</qex> that God was able to raise him up.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. xi. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To recount; to relate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; <as>as, an officer must <ex>account</ex> with or to the treasurer for money received</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, we must <ex>account</ex> for the use of our opportunities</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, idleness <ex>accounts</ex> for poverty</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To account of</b></col>, <cd>to esteem; to prize; to value. Now used only in the passive.</cd> &ldquo;I <xex>account of</xex> her beauty.&rdquo;  <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Newer was preaching more <qex>accounted of</qex> than in the sixteenth century.</q> <rj><qau>Canon Robinson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences for failure to perform as expected; accountableness.</def> &ldquo;The awful idea of <xex>accountability</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>R. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> answerability, answerableness</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; <as>as, every man is <ex>accountable</ex> to God for his conduct</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being accounted for; explicable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and <qex>accountable</qex>, -- not a burden but a privilege.</q> <rj><qau>B. Whichcote.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"a*ble ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accountable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or employment of an accountant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accomptant</ets>, OF. <ets>acontant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who renders account; one accountable.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reckoner.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an officer in a public office, who has charge of the accounts.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Accountatn general</b></col>, <cd>the head or superintending accountant in certain public offices. Also, formerly, an officer in the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accountable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count"ant*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Accountant</ets> + <ets>-ship</ets>.]</ety> <def>The office or employment of an accountant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*count" book`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A book in which accounts are kept.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cou"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acopler</ets>, F. <ets>accoupler</ets>. See <er>Couple</er>.]</ety> <def>To join; to couple.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The Englishmen <qex>accoupled</qex> themselves with the Frenchmen.</q> <rj><qau>Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cou"ple*ment</hw> <pr>(-k&ubreve;p"'l*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accouplement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Caxton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which couples, as a tie or brace.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cour"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acoragier</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>corage</ets>. See <er>Courage</er>.]</ety> <def>To encourage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*court"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ac-</ets>, for L. <er>ad</er>. See <er>Court</er>.]</ety> <def>To treat courteously; to court.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac*cou"ter</hw>, <hw>Ac*cou"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accoutered</conjf> or <conjf>Accoutred</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accoutering</conjf> or <conjf>Accoutring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accouter</ets>, OF. <ets>accoutrer</ets>, <ets>accoustrer</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + perh. LL. <ets>custor</ets>, for <ets>custos</ets> guardian, sacristan (cf. <er>Custody</er>), or perh. akin to E. <ets>guilt</ets>.]</ety> <def>To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military service; to equip; to attire; to array.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Both <qex>accoutered</qex> like young men.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>For this, in rags <qex>accoutered</qex> are they seen.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Accoutered</qex> with his burden and his staff.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>accoutered</hw>, <hw>accoutred</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>provided with necessary articles of equipment for a specialized purpose especially military; <as>as, troops <ex>accoutered</ex> for battle</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>accoutrement</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an item of clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of one's main clothing.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accessory, accouterment</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac*cou"ter*ments</hw>, <hw>Ac*cou"tre*ments</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accoutrement</ets>, earlier also <ets>accoustrement</ets>, earlier also <ets>accoustrement</ets>. See <er>Accouter</er>.]</ety> <def>Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and equipments worn by soldiers.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How gay with all the <qex>accouterments</qex> of war!</q><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*coy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acoyer</ets>; <ets>ac-</ets>, for L. <ets>ad</ets>. See <er>Coy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render quiet; to soothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To subdue; to tame; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Then is your careless courage <qex>accoyed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Accra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the capital city of Ghana.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cred"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accredited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accrediting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>accr&eacute;diter</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + cr&eacute;dit credit. See <er>Credit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His censure will . . . <qex>accredit</qex> his praises.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These reasons . . . which <qex>accredit</qex> and fortify mine opinion.</q> <rj><qau>Shelton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Beton . . . was <qex>accredited</qex> to the Court of France.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To believe; to credit; to put trust in.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The version of early Roman history which was <qex>accredited</qex> in the fifth century.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>accredited</qex> and repeated stories of apparitions and witchcraft.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing something, or (something) as belonging to some one.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To accredit</b></col> (one) <col><b>with</b></col> (something)</mcol>, <cd>to attribute something to him; <as>as, Mr. Clay was <ex>accredited with</ex> these views; they <ex>accredit</ex> him <ex>with</ex> a wise saying</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cred`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of accrediting; <as>as, letters of <ex>accreditation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`cre*men*ti"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to accremention.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ac`cre*men*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>accresce</er>, <er>Increment</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The process of generation by development of blastema, or fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all respects like the individual from which it proceeds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*cresce"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&ebreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accrescere</ets>. See <er>Accrue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To accrue.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase; to grow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gillespie.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*cres"cence</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&ebreve_;s"s&eitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>accrescentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Continuous growth; an accretion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The silent <qex>accrescence</qex> of belief from the unwatched depositions of a general, never contradicted hearsy.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*cres"cent</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&ebreve_;s"s&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accrescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accrescere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>crescere</ets> to grow. See <er>Crescent</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Growing; increasing.</def>  <rj><au>Shuckford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing larger after flowering.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*crete"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&emacr;t")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>accretus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accrescere</ets> to increase.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow together.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*crete"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make adhere; to add.</def>  <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*crete"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Characterized by accretion; made up; <as>as, <ex>accrete</ex> matter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Grown together.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*cre"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&emacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accretio</ets>, fr. <ets>accrescere</ets> to increase. Cf. <er>Crescent</er>, <er>Increase</er>, <er>Accrue</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.</def>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; <as>as, an <ex>accretion</ex> of earth</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A mineral . . . augments not by growth, but by <qex>accretion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To strip off all the subordinate parts of his narrative as a later <qex>accretion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Concretion; coherence of separate particles; <as>as, the <ex>accretion</ex> of particles so as to form a solid mass</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Gain to an heir or legatee, by failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton. Kent.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>accretionary</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Marked or produced by accretion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*cre"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.</def>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*crim"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ac-</ets> (for <ets>ad</ets> to) + <ets>criminari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To accuse of a crime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Ac*crim`i*na"tion</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*croach"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&omacr;ch")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acrochen</ets>, <ets>accrochen</ets>, to obtain, OF. <ets>acrochier</ets>, F. <ets>accrocher</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>croc</ets> hook (E. <ets>crook</ets>).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They had attempted to <qex>accroach</qex> to themselves royal power.</q> <rj><qau>Stubbs.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*croach"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&omacr;ch"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>accrochement</ets>.]</ety> <def>An encroachment; usurpation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cru"al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;"&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accrument.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*crue"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accrued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accruing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Accrue</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <ets>and cf</ets>. <er>Accresce</er>, <er>Accrete</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To increase; to augment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And though power failed, her courage did <qex>accrue</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or damage, especially as the produce of money lent.</def> &ldquo;Interest <xex>accrues</xex> to principal.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The great and essential advantages <qex>accruing</qex> to society from the freedom of the press.</q> <rj><qau>Junius.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*crue"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accr&ucirc;</ets>, OF. <ets>acre&uuml;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accroitre</ets>, OF. <ets>acroistre</ets> to increase; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>crescere</ets> to increase. Cf. <er>Accretion</er>, <er>Crew</er>. See <er>Crescent</er>.]</ety> <def>Something that accrues; advantage accruing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cru"er</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of accruing; accretion; <as>as, title by <ex>accruer</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cru"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*kr&usuml_;"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`cu*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&uuptack_;*b&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accubatio</ets>, for <ets>accubitio</ets>, fr. <ets>accubare</ets> to recline; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cubare</ets> to lie down. See <er>Accumb</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acculturative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to acculturation (definition 3).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acculturational</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cumb"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&ubreve;mb")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accumbere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cumbere</ets> (only in compounds) to lie down.]</ety> <def>To recline, as at table.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cum"ben*cy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&ubreve;m"b&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being accumbent or reclining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cum"bent</hw> <pr>(-b&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Roman . . . <qex>accumbent</qex> posture in eating.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf against another leaf.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Accumbent</qex> cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle.</q> <rj><qau>Eaton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cum"bent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who reclines at table.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cum"ber</hw> <pr>(-b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To encumber.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accumulated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accumulating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>accumulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accumulare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cumulare</ets> to heap. See <er>Cumulate</er>.]</ety> <def>To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; <as>as, to <ex>accumulate</ex> a sum of money</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*late</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&umacr;"m&uuptack_;*l&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,<br/>
Where wealth <qex>accumulates</qex>, and men decay.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*late</hw> <pr>(-l&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accumulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>accumulare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Collected; accumulated.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>accumulated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>brought together into a group or crowd</def> <illu>the <ex>accumulated</ex> letters in my office</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> assembled, collected, congregate, massed</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu`mu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accumulatio</ets>; cf. F. <ets>accumulation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; <as>as, an <ex>accumulation</ex> of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Accumulation of energy</b></col> or <col><b>power</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored.</cd> -- <col><b>An accumulation of degrees</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Univ.)</fld>, <cd>the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"mu*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"cu*ra*cy</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Accurate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; <as>as, the value of testimony depends on its <ex>accuracy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and <qex>accuracy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>accuracy</qex> with which the piston fits the sides.</q> <rj><qau>Lardner.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"cu*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accuratus</ets>, p. p. and a., fr. <ets>accurare</ets> to take care of; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>curare</ets> to take care, <ets>cura</ets> care. See <er>Cure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; <as>as, an <ex>accurate</ex> calculator; an <ex>accurate</ex> measure; <ex>accurate</ex> expression, knowledge, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Those conceive the celestial bodies have more <qex>accurate</qex> influences upon these things below.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Correct; exact; just; nice; particular.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Accurate</er>, <er>Correct</er>, <er>Exact</er>, <er>Precise</er>. We speak of a thing as <xex>correct</xex> with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a <xex>correct</xex> account, a <xex>correct</xex> likeness, a man of <xex>correct</xex> deportment. We speak of a thing as <xex>accurate</xex> with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an <xex>accurate</xex> statement, an <xex>accurate</xex> detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as <xex>exact</xex> with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an <xex>exact</xex> coincidence, the <xex>exact</xex> truth, an <xex>exact</xex> likeness. We speak of a thing as <xex>precise</xex> when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if <xex>cut down</xex> thereto; as a <xex>precise</xex> conformity instructions; <xex>precisely</xex> right; he was very <xex>precise</xex> in giving his directions.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"cu*rate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"cu*rate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*curse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acursien</ets>, <ets>acorsien</ets>; pref. <ets>a</ets> + <ets>cursien</ets> to curse. See <er>Curse</er>.]</ety> <def>To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And the city shall be <qex>accursed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. vi. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thro' you, my life will be <qex>accurst</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac*cursed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac*curst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- <as>as, an <ex>accursed</ex> deed</as>.</def> <au>Shak.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ac*curs"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ac*curs"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accusabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accusable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accusans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>accusare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>accusant</ets>.]</ety> <def>An accuser.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`cu*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acusation</ets>, F. <ets>accusation</ets>, L. <ets>accusatio</ets>, fr. <ets>accusare</ets>. See <er>Accuse</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a lighter offense.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We come not by the way of <qex>accusation</qex><br/>
To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or crime, or the declaration containing the charge.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[They] set up over his head his <qex>accusation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvii. 37.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu`sa*ti"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the accusative case.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>accusatif</ets>, L. <ets>accusativus</ets> (in sense 2), fr. <ets>accusare</ets>. See <er>Accuse</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Producing accusations; accusatory.</def> &ldquo;This hath been a very <xex>accusative</xex> age.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir E. Dering.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the objective case in English.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The accusative case.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an accusative manner.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In relation to the accusative case in grammar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Accusatory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way accusation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cu"sa*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>accusatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>accusare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; <as>as, an <ex>accusatory</ex> libel</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cuse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cuse"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accused</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accusing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>acuser</ets>, F. <ets>accuser</ets>, L. <ets>accusare</ets>, to call to account, accuse; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>causa</ets> cause, lawsuit. Cf. <er>Cause</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense</def>; <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; -- with <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>accuse</ex> one of a high crime or misdemeanor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Neither can they prove the things whereof they now <qex>accuse</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxiv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We are <qex>accused of</qex> having persuaded Austria and Sardinia to lay down their arms.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Their thoughts the meanwhile <qex>accusing</qex> or else excusing one another.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. ii. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To betray; to show.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict; impeach; arraign.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Accuse</er>, <er>Charge</er>, <er>Impeach</er>, <er>Arraign</er>. These words agree in bringing home to a person the imputation of wrongdoing. To <xex>accuse</xex> is a somewhat formal act, and is applied usually (though not exclusively) to crimes; as, to <xex>accuse</xex> of treason.  <xex>Charge</xex> is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it refers to moral delinquencies; as, to <xex>charge</xex> with dishonesty or falsehood. To <xex>arraign</xex> is to bring (a person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to <xex>arraign</xex> one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To <xex>impeach</xex> is officially to charge with misbehavior in office; as, to <xex>impeach</xex> a minister of high crimes. Both <xex>impeach</xex> and <xex>arraign</xex> convey the idea of peculiar dignity or impressiveness.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cused"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Charged with offense; <as>as, an <ex>accused</ex> person</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>Commonly used substantively; as, the <xex>accused</xex>, one charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal case.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cuse"ment</hw> <pr>(-k&umacr;z"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acusement</ets>. See <er>Accuse</er>.]</ety> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>acuser</ets>, <ets>accusour</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>acuseor</ets>, fr. L. <ets>accusator</ets>, fr. <ets>accusare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>accusing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>serving to accuse; expressing accusation</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accusatorial, accusatory</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an accusing manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Accustomed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Accustoming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>acostumer</ets>, <ets>acustumer</ets>, F. <ets>accoutumer</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>costume</ets>, F. <ets>coutume</ets>, custom. See <er>Custom</er>.]</ety> <def>To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I shall always fear that he who <qex>accustoms</qex> himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater.</q> <rj><qau>Adventurer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To habituate; inure; exercise; train.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be wont.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cohabit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>We with the best men <qex>accustom</qex> openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Custom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Habitual; customary; wonted.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Accustomable</xex> goodness.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to custom; ordinarily; customarily.</def>  <rj><au>Latimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>accoustumance</ets>, F. <ets>accoutumance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Custom; habitual use.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Customarily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tom*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Usual; customary.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Featley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tomed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Familiar through use; usual; customary.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>accustomed</xex> action.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Frequented by customers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A well <xex>accustomed</xex> shop.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*cus"tomed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Habituation.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Accustomedness</qex> to sin hardens the heart.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Pearce.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ace</hw> <pr>(&amacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aces</plw> <pr>(&amacr;"s&ebreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>as</ets>, F. <ets>as</ets>, fr. L. <ets>as</ets>, <ets>assis</ets>, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. <er>As</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; <as>as, the <ex>ace</ex> of diamonds</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I 'll not wag an <qex>ace</qex> further.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Sport)</fld> <def>A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To bate an ace</b></col>, <cd>to make the least abatement. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> -- <col><b>Within an ace of</b></col>, <cd>very near; on the point of.</cd>  <rj><au>W. Irving.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>ace</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of the highest quality</def> <illu>an <ex>ace</ex> reporter</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> A-one, first-class, first-rate, super, tip-top, topnotch(predicate)</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ace</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>to get a grade of "A"; <as>as, to <ex>ace</ex> an exam</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>acedia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sloth, laziness</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cel"da*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. Syr. <ets>&omacr;k&emacr;l dam&omacr;</ets> the field of blood.]</ety> <def>The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called <altname>the field of blood</altname>. Fig.: A field of bloodshed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The system of warfare . . . which had already converted immense tracts into one universal <qex>aceldama</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>acellular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>not containing cells</def> <ant>cellular</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cell-free</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>not made up of or divided into cells</def> <ant>cellular</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> noncellular</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>occurring outside of cells or without the participation of cells.  Opposite of <ant>cellular</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a point, a center.]</ety> <def>Not centered; without a center.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*phal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; head: cf. F. <ets>ac&eacute;phale</ets>, LL. <ets>acephalus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Acephala.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, adj. neut. pl., headless. See <er>Acephal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See <er>Mollusca</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acephal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lan</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the Acephala.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ceph"a*li</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[LL., pl. of <ets>acephalus</ets>. See <er>Acephal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A Christian sect without a leader.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ceph"a*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acknowledges no head or superior.</def>  <rj><au>Dr. Gauden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lo*cyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ake`falos</grk> without a head + <grk>ky`stis</grk> bladder.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A larval entozo&ouml;n in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ceph`a*lo*cys"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acephal</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Headless.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to bivalve mollusks.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Without a leader or chief.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Wanting the beginning.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A false or <qex>acephalous</qex> structure of sentence.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Deficient at the beginning, as a line of poetry.</def>  <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ce"qui*a</hw> <pr>(&auml;*s&amacr;"k&euptack_;*&adot_;; <it>Sp.</it> &auml;*th&amacr;"k&euptack_;*&auml;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A canal or trench for irrigating land.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Acer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acer</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aceraceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the family of trees including the maples.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Aceraceae, maple family</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aceric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"er*ate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acerose; needle-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cerb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acerbus</ets>, fr. <ets>acer</ets> sharp: cf. F. <ets>acerbe</ets>. See <er>Acrid</er>.]</ety> <def>Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cerb"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acerbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acerbare</ets>, fr. <ets>acerbus</ets>.]</ety> <def>To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cerb"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sour or severe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cerb"i*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acerbitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>acerbus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sourness and harshness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cerb"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acerbit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>acerbitas</ets>, fr. <ets>acerbus</ets>. See <er>Acerb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Harshness, bitterness, or severity; <as>as, <ex>acerbity</ex> of temper, of language, of pain</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cer"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acer</ets> maple.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple; <as>as, <ex>aceric</ex> acid</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"er*ose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[(a) L. <ets>acerosus</ets> chaffy, fr. <ets>acus</ets>, gen. <ets>aceris</ets>, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. <ets>acus</ets> needle: cf. F. <ets>ac&eacute;reux</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acerose</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"er*ous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &alpha; priv. + <grk>ke`ras</grk> a horn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Without antenn&aelig;, as some insects.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cer"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acervalis</ets>, fr. <ets>acervus</ets> heap.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a heap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cer"vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acervatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acervare</ets> to heap up, fr. <ets>acervus</ets> heap.]</ety> <def>To heap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cer"vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`er*va"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acervatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A heaping up; accumulation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cer"va*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Heaped up; tending to heap up.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cer"vose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of heaps.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cer"vu*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling little heaps.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*ces"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*ces"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acescence</ets>. See <er>Acescent</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ces"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>acescere</ets> to turn sour; inchoative of <ets>acere</ets> to be sour: cf. F. <ets>acescent</ets>. See <er>Acid</er>.]</ety> <def>Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.</def>  <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ces"cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance liable to become sour.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An acetabulum; or about one eighth of a pint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*tab"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*tab`u*lif"e*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Acetabuliferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopus; the Dibranchiata. See <er>Cephalopoda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*tab`u*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.  <ets>acetablum</ets> a little cup + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*tab"u*li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetabulum</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; <as>as, an <ex>acetabuliform</ex> calyx</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*tab"u*lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a little saucer for vinegar, fr. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh bone.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The large posterior sucker of the leeches.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>ic + <ets>al</ets>cohol.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`et*al"de*hyde</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acetic aldehyde. See <er>Aldehyde</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`et*am"ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>yl + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acetaminophen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a white crystalline compound (<chform>HO.C6H4.NH.CO.CH3</chform>) used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular weight 151.16.  It is the active ingredient in the commercial analgesics <er>Tylenol</er> and <er>Datril</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> p-hydroxyacetanilide, p-acetamidophenol, N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, paracetamol, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide</syn> <note>It is sold under many trade names, and has been one of the most popular analgesics in the late 20th century.  It is used in place of aspirin by people in whom aspirin causes undesirable side effects, such as stomach irritation or stomach bleeding.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`et*an"i*lide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>yl + <ets>anilide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An amide formed from aniline and an acetyl group (<chform>C6H5.NH.CO.CH3</chform>); it is a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular weight 135.16.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetanilide, phenylacetamide, N-phenylacetamide, antifebrin, antifebrine, acetylaminobenzene, acetylaniline</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*ta"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetaria</ets>, n. pl., salad, fr. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <def>Used in salads; <as>as, <ex>acetarious</ex> plants</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"&euptack_;*t&auptack_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetaria</ets> salad plants.]</ety> <def>An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear.</def>  <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or positive radical; <as>as, <ex>acetate</ex> of lead, <ex>acetate</ex> of potash</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*ta`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Combined with acetic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ce"tic</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing vinegar; <as>as, <ex>acetic</ex> fermentation</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, <as>as <ex>acetic</ex> ether, <ex>acetic</ex> acid</as>. The latter is the acid to which the sour taste of vinegar is due.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cet`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting, or of becoming converted, into vinegar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cet"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An apparatus for hastening acetification.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cet"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acetified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acetifying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into acid or vinegar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cet"i*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To turn acid.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Dom. Econ.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*tim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ac&eacute;tim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*tim"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of acetic acid with glycerin.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To acetify.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>ac"e*tol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>ic + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <mark>[cap.]</mark> <def>a trade name used at different times to represent different substances, as hydroxyacetone, acetylsalicylic acid, acetal, diethyl aldehyde, or cellulose acetate.</def> <au>MI11</au><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acetimeter</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*to*n&aelig;"mi*a</hw>, <hw>-ne"mi*a</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Acetone</er>; <er>H&aelig;ma-</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition characterized by the presence of acetone in the blood, as in diabetes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*tone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acetic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A volatile liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, six of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyroacetic spirit, -- obtained by the distillation of certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term in also applied to a number of bodies of similar constitution, more frequently called <xex>ketones</xex>. See <er>Ketone</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to acetone; <as>as, <ex>acetonic</ex> bodies</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`e*to*nu"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Acetone</er>; <er>Urine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Excess of acetone in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes; -- a form of <isa>ketonuria</isa>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acetophenetidin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetphenetidin, phenacetin</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*to*phe"none</hw> <pr>(-f&emacr;"n&omacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Acet</ets>ic + <ets>phen</ets>yl + <ets>one</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline ketone, <chform>CH3.CO.C6H5</chform>, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of <altname>hypnone</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*tose`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"&euptack_;*t&omacr;s`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sour like vinegar; acetous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`e*tos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acetositas</ets>. See <er>Acetous</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being acetous; sourness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ce"tous</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar, fr. <ets>acere</ets> to be sour.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a sour taste; sour; acid.</def>   &ldquo;An <xex>acetous</xex> spirit.&rdquo; <au>Boyle.</au> &ldquo;A liquid of an <xex>acetous</xex> kind.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bp. Lowth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing, or connected with, acetification; <as>as, <ex>acetous</ex> fermentation</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acetous acid</b></col>, <cd>a name formerly given to vinegar, which is a dilute solution of acetic acid.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>acetphenetidin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetophenetidin, phenacetin</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"e*tyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acetum</ets> vinegar + Gr. &unr_; substance. See <er>-yl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide is acetic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acetylate</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>receive substitution of an acetyl group; of chemical compounds</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetylize</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>acetylate</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <fr>1</fr> <def>introduce an acetyl group into a chemical compound</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acetylize</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>acetylcholine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a neurotransmitter released by the transmitting dendron at autononmous synapses and at neuromuscular junctions.  It is a quaternary amine with an obligatory negative counterion.  The nominal formula for the hydroxide form is <chform>C7H17NO3</chform>.  Structural formula <chform>(CH3)3N(+)CH2CH2.O.CO.CH3.OH(-)</chform>.</def> <note>Acetylcholine is the first recognized and best-studied of the neurotransmitters.  At receptors it is recycled into choline by the action of acetylcholinesterase.  Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors therefore function as nerve poisons.  For biochemical studies it is prepared typically in the chloride or bromide forms.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>acetylcholinesterase</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an enzyme which exists in nerve cells and hydrolyses acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.</def>  <note>It is essential for neurotransmission at autonomous synapses and neuromuscular junctions, and its inhibition by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors can paralyze or kill an animal.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ACE</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cet"y*lene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways, but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its light is very brilliant.</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ach</hw>, <hw>Ache</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ache</ets>, L. <ets>apium</ets> parsley.]</ety> <def>A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*ch&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cha"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Achaeus</ets>, <ets>Achaius</ets>; Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Achaia; a Greek.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*char"ne*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Savage fierceness; ferocity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An agate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>achat</ets> purchase. See <er>Cates</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Purchase; bargaining.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Provisions. Same as <er>Cates</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ach`a*ti"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; agate.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cha*tour"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Cater</er>.]</ety> <def>Purveyor; acater.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ache</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ache</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;ce</ets>, <ets>ece</ets>, fr. <ets>acan</ets> to ache. See <er>Ache</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. &ldquo;Such an <xex>ache</xex> in my bones.&rdquo;</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Often used in composition, as, a head<xex>ache</xex>, an ear<xex>ache</xex>, a tooth<xex>ache</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ache</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ached</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aching</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aken</ets>, AS. <ets>acan</ets>, both strong verbs, AS. <ets>acan</ets>, imp. <ets>&omacr;c</ets>, p. p. <ets>acen</ets>, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to <ets>agent</ets>.]</ety> <def>To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed.</def> &ldquo;My old bones <xex>ache</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The sins that in your conscience <qex>ache</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*che"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ach&aelig;an</er>, <er>Achaian</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*chene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*che"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to gape.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a <altname>naked seed</altname> by the earlier botanists.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>akene</asp> and <asp>ach&aelig;nium</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*che"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an achene.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach"e*ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Acherontia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>death's-head moth.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acherontia</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach`e*ron"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acheta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a genus of Orthopteran insects consisting of common house and field crickets.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acheta</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A` che*val"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., on horseback.]</ety> <def>Astride; with a part on each side; -- used specif. in designating the position of an army with the wings separated by some line of demarcation, as a river or road.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A position <qex>&agrave; cheval</qex> on a river is not one which a general willingly assumes.</q>  <rj><qau>Swinton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>achievability</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the possibility of being achieved or accomplished; -- a property which may be possessed by a contemplated act.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attainability, attainableness</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chiev"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being achieved.</def>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chiev"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>achevance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Achievement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Elyot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chieve"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Achieved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Achieving</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>acheven</ets>, OF. <ets>achever</ets>, <ets>achiever</ets>, F. <ets>achever</ets>, to finish; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>chief</ets>, F. <ets>chef</ets>, end, head, fr. L. <ets>caput</ets> head. See <er>Chief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to <xex>achieve</xex> a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be <qex>achieved</qex> in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some are born great, some <qex>achieve</qex> greatness.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thou hast <qex>achieved</qex> our liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>[[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.]</note><br/>
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<p><q>Show all the spoils by valiant kings <qex>achieved</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He hath <qex>achieved</qex> a maid<br/>
That paragons description.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To finish; to kill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See <er>Accomplish</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chieve"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ach&egrave;vement</ets>, E. <er>Hatchment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; <as>as, the <ex>achievement</ex> of his object</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[The exploits] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous <qex>achievements</qex> of pagan heroes.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The highest <qex>achievements</qex> of the human intellect.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called <altname>hatchment</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chiev"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who achieves; a winner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach`il*le"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Achilles</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the seige of Troy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chil"les' ten"don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Achillis tendo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River Styx.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chi"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; lip.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without a lip.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>achimenes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any plant of the genus <gen>Achimenes</gen> having gloxinialike flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hot water plant</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That aches; continuously painful. See <er>Ache</er>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ach"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>aching</qex> heart, the <qex>aching</qex> head.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`chi*o"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>achiote</ets>, fr. Indian <ets>achiotl</ets>.]</ety> <def>Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chlam"y*date</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;. &unr_;. a short cloak.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Not possessing a mantle; -- said of certain gastropods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach`la*myd"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cho"li*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; bile.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Deficiency or lack of bile.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach"o*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Lacking bile.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>achondrite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a stony meteor lacking chondrules.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>achondritic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to achondrite.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ant>chondritic</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>achondroplasia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>achondroplastic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to achondroplasia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Achras</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Achras</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach`ro*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; colorless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, color: cf. F. <ets>achromatique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; -- said of tissue.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Achromatic lens</b></col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>a lens composed usually of two separate lenses, a convex and concave, of substances having different refractive and dispersive powers, as crown and flint glass, with the curvatures so adjusted that the chromatic aberration produced by the one is corrected by other, and light emerges from the compound lens undecomposed.</cd> -- <col><b>Achromatic prism</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Prism</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Achromatic telescope</b></col>, or <col><b>microscope</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one in which the chromatic aberration is corrected, usually by means of a compound or achromatic object glass, and which gives images free from extraneous color.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach`ro*mat"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an achromatic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach`ro*ma*tic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Achromatism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Tissue which is not stained by fluid dyes.</def>  <rj><au>W. Flemming.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>achromatinic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>not readily colored by stains; -- of substance of a cell nucleus</def> <ant>chromatinic</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>achromatise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>remove color from.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> achromatize, make achromatic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>achromatisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being achromatic; <as>as, the <ex>achromatism</ex> of a lens</as>; achromaticity.</def>  <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chro`ma*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>achromatisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of achromatizing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Achromatized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Achromatizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>To deprive of color; to make achromatic.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>achromatise</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chro"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ahromatic</er>.]</ety> <def>Lacking, or deficient in, color; <as>as, <ex>achromatous</ex> blood</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chro"ma*top"sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; color + &unr_; sight.]</ety> <def>Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; Daltonism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chro"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; colorless; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Free from color; colorless; <as>as, in <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>, the <ex>achromic</ex> point of a starch solution acted upon by an amylolytic enzyme is the point at which it fails to give any color with iodine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chron"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Acronyc</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach`ro*&ouml;*dex"trin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; colorless + E. <ets>dextrin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Dextrin not colorable by iodine. See <er>Dextrin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ach"ro*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Colorless; achromatic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chy"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without juice.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Without chyle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*chy"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without juice.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Without chyme.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cic"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acicul&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a small needle, dimin. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needles.</def><br/>
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<p><wordforms><wf>A*cic"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>.<br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cic"u*la"ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Furnished with acicul&aelig;.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Acicular.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a needle.</def>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cic"u*li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acicula</ets> needle + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Needle-shaped; acicular.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cic"u*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Needle ore.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> sour, fr. the root <ets>ak</ets> to be sharp: cf. F. <ets>acide</ets>. Cf. <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar: as, <xex>acid</xex> fruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He was stern and his face as <qex>acid</qex> as ever.</q> <rj><qau>A. Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an acid; <as>as, <ex>acid</ex> reaction</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"id</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sour substance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their names from this negative element or radical. Those which contain no oxygen are sometimes called <stype>hydracids</stype> in distinction from the others which are called <stype>oxygen acids</stype> or <stype>oxacids</stype>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In certain cases, sulphur, selenium, or tellurium may take the place of oxygen, and the corresponding compounds are called respectively <stype>sulphur acids</stype> or <stype>sulphacids</stype>, <stype>selenium acids</stype>, or <stype>tellurium acids</stype>. When the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a positive element or radical, a salt is formed, and hence acids are sometimes named as salts of hydrogen; as <xex>hydrogen nitrate</xex> for nitric acid, <xex>hydrogen sulphate</xex> for sulphuric acid, etc. In the old chemistry the name <ex>acid</ex> was applied to the oxides of the negative or nonmetallic elements, now sometimes called <xex>anhydrides</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>acid-forming</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>yielding an acid in aqueous solution</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to <ant>basic</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid, <as>as an <ex>acidic</ex> solution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`id*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> sour + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or yielding an acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"i*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`id*if"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Producing acidity; converting into an acid.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acidification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acidified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acidifying</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> sour, acid + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acidifier</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make acid; to convert into an acid; <as>as, to <ex>acidify</ex> sugar</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To sour; to imbitter.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His thin existence all <qex>acidified</qex> into rage.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`id*im"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> acid + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`id*im"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidus</ets> acid + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ac`id*i*met"ric*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidites</ets>, fr. <ets>acidus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acidit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Acid</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste; <as>as, the <ex>acidity</ex> of lemon juice</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acid-loving</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>thriving in a relatively acid environment; -- especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7</def> <ant>alkaline-loving</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"id*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Sourly; tartly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"id*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acidity; sourness.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>acidophilic</hw> <hw>acidophilous</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>growing well in an acid medium; said of some bacteria</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aciduric</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>acidosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body fluids.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acidotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to acidosis; suffering from acidosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"id proc"ess</hw>. <fld>(Iron Metal.)</fld> <def>That variety of either the Bessemer or the open-hearth process in which the converter or hearth is lined with acid, that is, highly siliceous, material. Opposed to <contr>basic process</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acidulated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acidulating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aciduler</ets>. See <er>Acidulous</er>.]</ety> <def>To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.</def>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>acidulated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>made slightly acidic</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"u*lent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous.</def> &ldquo;With anxious, <xex>acidulent</xex> face.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cid"u*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acidulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>acidus</ets>. See Acid.]</ety> <def>Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; <as>as, an <ex>acidulous</ex> tincture</as>.</def>  <rj><au>E. Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acidulous mineral waters</b></col>, <cd>such as contain carbonic anhydride.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>acid-wash</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to wash (blue jeans) in acid, so as to cause the color to fade.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`i*er*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aci&eacute;rage</ets>, fr. <ets>acier</ets> steel.]</ety> <def>The process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic electricity; steeling.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a needle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"i*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinus</ets> a grape, grapestone.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cin"a*ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Hist.)</fld> <def>A short sword or saber.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`i*nac"i*form</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&abreve;s"&ibreve_;*f&ocirc;rm)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinaces</ets> a short sword + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acinaciforme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Scimeter-shaped; <as>as, an <ex>acinaciform</ex> leaf</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`i*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&emacr;"s&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Akinesia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`i*ne"t&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`&ibreve_;*n&emacr;"t&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'akinhtos</grk> immovable.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are stationary. See <er>Suctoria</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`i*net"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Acinet&aelig;</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the Acinet&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cin"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinus</ets> a grape, grapestone + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acinoforme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like grapes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of small kernels like a grape.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac"i*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acinosus</ets>, fr. acinus grapestone.]</ety> <def>Consisting of <xex>acini</xex>, or minute granular concretions; <as>as, <ex>acinose</ex> or <ex>acinous</ex> glands</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"i*nus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"&ibreve_;*n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acini</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., grape, grapestone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the small grains or drupelets which make up some kinds of fruit, as the blackberry, raspberry, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A grapestone.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.</def>  <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`i*pen"ser</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L., the name of a fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See <er>Sturgeon</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acipenseridae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>  <def>The natural family of fish including the sturgeons.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Acipenseridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"i*ur`gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a point + <grk>'e`rgon</grk> work.]</ety> <def>Operative surgery.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ack-ack</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from <ets>AA</ets>, meaning <ets>antiaircraft</ets> pronounced <ets>ack-ack</ets> by British signalmen.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; antiaircraft artillery.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, pompom, pom-pom, ack-ack gun</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ackee</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; its flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akee</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*know"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&omacr;")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>know</ets>; AS. <ets>oncn&amacr;wan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To recognize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;You will not be <xex>acknown</xex>, sir.&rdquo;  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To acknowledge; to confess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To be acknown</b></col> (often with <xex>of</xex> or <xex>on</xex>), <cd>to acknowledge; to confess.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><q>We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the denying of his fault, This man will not acknowledge his fault, or, He will not <qex>be acknown</qex> of his fault.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*knowl"edge</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>acknowledged</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>acknowledging</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j*&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Prob. fr. pref. <ets>a-</ets> + the verb <ets>knowledge</ets>.  See <er>Knowledge</er>, and cf. <er>Acknow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To own or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; <as>as, to <ex>acknowledge</ex> the being of a God</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>acknowledge</qex> my transgressions.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. li. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>For ends generally <qex>acknowledged</qex> to be good.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To own or recognize in a particular character or relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give recognition to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In all thy ways <qex>acknowledge</qex> Him.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. iii. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>By my soul, I'll ne'er <qex>acknowledge</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation; <as>as, to <ex>acknowledge</ex> a favor, the receipt of a letter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They his gifts <qex>acknowledged</qex> none.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; <as>as, to <ex>acknowledge</ex> a deed</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To avow; proclaim; recognize; own; admit; allow; concede; confess.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Acknowledge</er>, <er>Recognize</er>. <xex>Acknowledge</xex> is opposed to <xex>keep back</xex>, or <xex>conceal</xex>, and supposes that something had been previously known to us (though perhaps not to others) which we now feel bound to lay open or make public. Thus, a man <xex>acknowledges</xex> a secret marriage; one who has done wrong <xex>acknowledges</xex> his fault; and author <xex>acknowledges</xex> his obligation to those who have aided him; we <xex>acknowledge</xex> our ignorance. <xex>Recognize</xex> supposes that we have either forgotten or not had the evidence of a thing distinctly before our minds, but that now we know it (as it were) anew, or receive and admit in on the ground of the evidence it brings. Thus, we <xex>recognize</xex> a friend after a long absence. We <xex>recognize</xex> facts, principles, truths, etc., when their evidence is brought up fresh to the mind; as, bad men usually <xex>recognize</xex> the providence of God in seasons of danger. A foreign minister, consul, or agent, of any kind, is <xex>recognized</xex> on the ground of his producing satisfactory credentials.  See also <er>Confess</er>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*knowl"edge*a*ble</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Capable of being acknowledged.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ac*knowl"edged</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd)</pr> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>Generally accepted or recognized as correct or reasonable.  Opposite of <ant>unacknowledged</ant>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>given, granted</stype>; <stype>unquestionable (vs. questionable)</stype>] <see>Also See: <er>known</er>.</see><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accepted, recognized</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*knowl"edged*ly</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;jd*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Confessedly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*knowl"edg*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acknowledges.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ac*knowl"edg*ment</hw>, <hw>Ac*knowl"edge*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*n&obreve_;l"&ebreve_;j*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>acknowledgment</xex> of fault.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness; a statement acknowledging something or someone.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Immediately upon the <qex>acknowledgment</qex> of the Christian faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; an expression of thanks.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> recognition</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; <as>as, the <ex>acknowledgment</ex> of a deed before a proper officer</as>. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acknowledgment money</b></col>, <cd>in some parts of England, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords.</cd>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*clin"ic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*kl&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>kli`nein</grk> to incline.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>Without inclination or dipping; -- said of the imaginary line near the earth's equator on which the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip.  The <xex>aclinic line</xex> is also termed the <xex>magnetic equator</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Prof. August.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"me</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; point, top.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The top or highest point; the culmination.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The very <qex>acme</qex> and pitch of life for epic poetry.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The moment when a certain power reaches the <qex>acme</qex> of its supremacy.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The crisis or height of a disease.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Mature age; full bloom of life.</def>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., prob. a corruption of Gr. &unr_;]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*no"dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to acnodes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"node</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + E. <ets>node</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose co&ouml;rdinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acocanthera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Akocanthera</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Akocanthera, genus <gen>Acocanthera</gen>, <gen>genus Acokanthera</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cock"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>cock</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a cocked or turned up fashion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cock"bill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Prefix <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>cock</ets> + <ets>bill</ets>: with bills cocked up.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acokanthera</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; distributed from Arabia to Africa.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Acocanthera, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cold"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prob. p. p. of OE. <ets>acolen</ets> to grow cold or cool, AS. <ets>&amacr;c&omacr;lian</ets> to grow cold; pref. <ets>a-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>c&omacr;lian</ets> to cool. See <er>Cool</er>.]</ety> <def>Cold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Poor Tom's <xex>acold</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to acology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; remedy + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Materia medica; the science of remedies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*col"o*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Acolythist</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`o*lyc"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name of the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from <spn>Aconitum lycoctonum</spn>.</def>  <rj><au>Eng. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`o*lyte</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acolythus</ets>, <ets>acoluthus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; following, attending: cf. F. <ets>acolyte</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who attends; an assistant.</def> &ldquo;With such chiefs, and with James and John as <xex>acolytes</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"o*lyth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Acolyte</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*col"y*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An acolyte.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cond"dy*lose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*con"dy*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; joint.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Being without joints; jointless.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`o*ni"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of aconite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aconitum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aconit</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus <gen>Aconitum</gen> (tribe <gen>Hellebore</gen>), all the species of which are poisonous.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An extract or tincture obtained from <spn>Aconitum napellus</spn>, used as a poison and medicinally.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Winter aconite</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Eranthis hyemalis</spn>) allied to the aconites.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`o*ni"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Aconitine</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`o*nit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to aconite.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, <chform>C6H6O6</chform>, obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid.  Both the natural forma from plants and the form prepared chemically have the trans-configuration.  It is used in the manufacture of itaconic acid (propylene dicarboxylic acid).</def> <rj><au>MI11</au></rj><br/> 
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <chname>1-propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid</chname>, equisetic acid, citridic acid, achilleic acid</syn> 
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<p><hw>A*con"i*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`o*ni"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Aconite</er>.]</ety> <def>The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Strong<br/>
As <qex>aconitum</qex> or rash gunpowder.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*con"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; a little dart.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (<xex>cnid&aelig;</xex>), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actini&aelig; when irritated.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*con"ti*as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, dim. &unr_; dart.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Anciently, a snake, called <altname>dart snake</altname>; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> priv. + &unr_; striking. weariness, &unr_; to strike.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relieving weariness; restorative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"corn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;cern</ets>, fr. <ets>&aelig;cer</ets> field, acre; akin to D. <ets>aker</ets> acorn, Ger. <ets>ecker</ets>, Icel. <ets>akarn</ets>, Dan. <ets>agern</ets>, Goth. <ets>akran</ets> fruit, <ets>akrs</ets> field; -- orig. fruit of the field. See <er>Acre</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Acorn-shell</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"corn cup</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"corned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished or loaded with acorns.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fed or filled with acorns.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"corn-shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus <gen>Balanus</gen>. See <er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cos"mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; world.]</ety> <def>A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cos"mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Acosmism</er>.]</ety> <def>One who denies the existence of the universe, or of a universe as distinct from God.</def>  <rj><au>G. H. Lewes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cot`y*le"don</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; anything cup-shaped. See <er>Cotyledon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cot`y*led"on*ous</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cou"chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acouchi</ets>, from the native name Guiana.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small species of agouti (<spn>Dasyprocta acouchy</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cou"me*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to hear + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.</def>  <rj><au>Itard.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cou"me*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to hear + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acoustique</ets>, Gr. &unr_; relating to hearing, fr. &unr_; to hear.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acoustic duct</b></col>, <cd>the auditory duct, or external passage of the ear.</cd> -- <col><b>Acoustic telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph making audible signals; a telephone.</cd> -- <col><b>Acoustic vessels</b></col>, <cd>brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cous"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine or agent to assist hearing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cous"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to acoustics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cous"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In relation to sound or to hearing.</def>  <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ous*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in acoustics.</def>  <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cous"tics</hw> <pr>(#; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Names of sciences in <ets>-ics</ets>, as, <ets>acoustics</ets>, <ets>mathematics</ets>, etc., are usually treated as singular. See <er>-ics</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics.)</fld> <def>The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena, and laws.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Acoustics</qex>, then, or the science of sound, is a very considerable branch of physics.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The science is, by some writers, divided, into <xex>diacoustics</xex>, which explains the properties of sounds coming directly from the ear; and <xex>catacoustica</xex>, which treats of reflected sounds or echoes.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>acoint</ets>. See <er>Acquaint</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Acquainted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquainted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquainting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aqueinten</ets>, <ets>acointen</ets>, OF. <ets>acointier</ets>, LL. <ets>adcognitare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>cognitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>cognoscere</ets> to know; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>noscere</ets> to know. See <er>Quaint</er>, <er>Know</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Before a man can speak on any subject, it is necessary to be <qex>acquainted</qex> with it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A man of sorrows and <qex>acquainted</qex> with grief.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. liii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; -- followed by <xex>with</xex> (formerly, also, by <xex>of</xex>), or by <xex>that</xex>, introducing the intelligence; <as>as, to <ex>acquaint</ex> a friend with the particulars of an act</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Acquaint</qex> her here of my son Paris' love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I must <qex>acquaint</qex> you that I have received<br/>
New dated letters from Northumberland.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To familiarize; to accustom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To be acquainted with</b></col>, <cd>to be possessed of personal knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>acointable</ets>]</ety>. <def>Easy to be acquainted with; affable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aqueintance</ets>, OF. <ets>acointance</ets>, fr. <ets>acointier</ets>. See <er>Acquaint</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; <as>as, I know the man; but have no <ex>acquaintance</ex> with him.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Contract no friendship, or even <qex>acquaintance</qex>, with a guileful man.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Jones.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Montgomery was an old <qex>acquaintance</qex> of Ferguson.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the collective term <xex>acquaintance</xex> was formerly both singular and plural, but it is now commonly singular, and has the regular plural <xex>acquaintances</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To be of acquaintance</b></col>, <cd>to be intimate.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To take acquaintance of</b></col> or <col><b>with</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to make the acquaintance of.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Familiarity; intimacy; fellowship; knowledge.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Acquaintance</er>, <er>Familiarity</er>, <er>Intimacy</er>. These words mark different degrees of closeness in social intercourse. <xex>Acquaintance</xex> arises from occasional intercourse; as, our <xex>acquaintance</xex> has been a brief one. We can speak of a slight or an intimate <xex>acquaintance</xex>. <xex>Familiarity</xex> is the result of continued <xex>acquaintance</xex>. It springs from persons being frequently together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve; as, the <xex>familiarity</xex> of old companions. <xex>Intimacy</xex> is the result of close connection, and the freest interchange of thought; as, the <xex>intimacy</xex> of established friendship.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our nearer <qex>acquaintance</qex> with him.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We contract at last such a <qex>familiarity</qex> with them as makes it difficult and irksome for us to call off our minds.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is in our power to confine our friendships and <qex>intimacies</qex> to men of virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ance*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being acquainted; acquaintance.</def>  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acointant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>An acquaintance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Personally known; familiar. See <cref>To be acquainted with</cref>, under <er>Acquaint</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quaint"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quest"</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aquest</ets>, F. <ets>acqu&ecirc;t</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>acquestum</ets>, <ets>acquis&imacr;tum</ets>, for L. <ets>acquis&imacr;tum</ets>, p. p. (used substantively) of <ets>acquirere</ets> to acquire. See <er>Acquire</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Acquisition; the thing gained.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`qui*esce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquiesced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquiescing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acquiescere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>quiescere</ets> to be quiet, fr. <ets>quies</ets> rest: cf. F. <ets>acquiescer</ets>. See <er>Quiet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by <xex>in</xex>, formerly also by <xex>with</xex> and <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They were compelled to <qex>acquiesce</qex> in a government which they did not regard as just.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To concur upon conviction; <as>as, to <ex>acquiesce</ex> in an opinion</as>; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent; accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acquiescence</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Crim. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Submission to an injury by the party injured.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Tacit concurrence in the action of another.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acquiescens</ets>, <ets>-centis</ets>; p. pr.]</ety> <def>Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; <as>as, an <ex>acquiescent</ex> policy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`qui*es"cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acquiescent manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*qui"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acquietare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>quies</ets> rest. See <er>Quiet</er> and cf. <er>Acquit</er>.]</ety> <def>To quiet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Acquiet</qex> his mind from stirring you against your own peace.</q>  <rj><au>Sir A. Sherley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quir"a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acquirable; attainableness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quir"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acquired.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquiring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>acquirere</ets>, <ets>acquisitum</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>quarere</ets> to seek for. In OE. was a verb <ets>aqueren</ets>, fr. the same, through OF. <ets>aquerre</ets>. See <er>Quest</er>..]</ety> <def>To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; <as>as, to <ex>acquire</ex> a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No virtue is <qex>acquired</qex> in an instant, but step by step.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, <qex>acquires</qex> his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See <er>Obtain</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>acquired</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>   <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>gotten through environmental forces.  Contrasted with <contr>inherited</contr>.</def> <illu><ex>acquired</ex> characteristics cannot be passed on</illu> <conseq>noninheritable (vs. inheritable), nonheritable</conseq><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nurtural</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quire"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.</def> &ldquo;Rules for the <xex>acquirement</xex> of a taste.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His <qex>acquirements</qex> by industry were . . . enriched and enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Acquisition</er>, <er>Acquirement</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Acquirement</xex> is used in opposition to a natural gift or talent; as, eloquence, and skill in music and painting, are <xex>acquirements</xex>; genius is the gift or endowment of nature. It denotes especially <xex>personal</xex> attainments, in opposition to material or external things gained, which are more usually called <xex>acquisitions</xex>; but this distinction is not always observed.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who acquires.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quir"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acquirement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"qui*site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acquisitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acquirere</ets>. See <er>Acquire</er>.]</ety> <def>Acquired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`qui*si"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acquisitio</ets>, fr. <ets>acquirere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acquisition</ets>. See <er>Acquire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of acquiring.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>acquisition</qex> or loss of a province.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Business, Finance)</fld> <def>The purchase of one commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the purchased company.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> buyout, takeover.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; <as>as, learning is an <ex>acquisition</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Acquirement</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acquired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He died not in his <qex>acquisitive</qex>, but in his native soil.</q> <rj><qau>Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; <as>as, an <ex>acquisitive</ex> person or disposition</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the way of acquisition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute the desire of acquiring and possessing.</def>  <rj><au>Combe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quis"i*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acquires.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Acquest</er>.]</ety> <def>Acquisition; gain.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Acquitted; set free; rid of.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quit"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acquitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acquitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aquiten</ets>, OF. <ets>aquiter</ets>, F. <ets>acquitter</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>quiter</ets>, F. <ets>quitter</ets>, to quit. See <er>Quit</er>, and cf. <er>Acquiet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A responsibility that can never be absolutely <qex>acquitted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pay for; to atone for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by <xex>of</xex> before the charge, formerly by <xex>from</xex>; <as>as, the jury <ex>acquitted</ex> the prisoner; we <ex>acquit</ex> a man of evil intentions.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> Reflexively: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To clear one's self.</def> <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; <as>as, the soldier <ex>acquitted</ex> himself well in battle; the orator <ex>acquitted</ex> himself very poorly.</as></def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See <er>Absolve</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quit"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aquitement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acquittal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quit"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quit"tance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aquitance</ets>, fr. <ets>aquiter</ets>. See <er>Acquit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or discharge from debt or other liability.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You can produce <qex>acquittances</qex><br/>
For such a sum, from special officers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quit"tance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To acquit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*quit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who acquits or releases.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cra"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; skull.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Partial or total absence of the skull.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the amphioxus, in which no skull exists.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cra"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wanting a skull.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*crase"</hw>, <hw>A*craze"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>crase</ets>; or cf. F. <ets>&eacute;craser</ets> to crush. See <er>Crase</er>, <er>Craze</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To craze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To impair; to destroy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hacket.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*cra"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"ra*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>akrasia</grk>.]</ety> <def>Excess; intemperance.</def> <mark>[Obs. except in <xex>Med</xex>.]</mark>  <rj><au>Farindon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cras"pe*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; border.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of acalephs, including most of the larger jellyfishes; the Discophora.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"cre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aker</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;cer</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>accar</ets>, OHG. <ets>achar</ets>, Ger. <ets>acker</ets>, Icel. <ets>akr</ets>, Sw. <ets>&aring;ker</ets>, Dan. <ets>ager</ets>, Goth. <ets>akrs</ets>, L. <ets>ager</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>ajra</ets>. &radic;2, 206.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any field of arable or pasture land.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The Scotch <xex>acre</xex> was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish 1.62 of the English.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>acre</xex> was limited to its present definite quantity by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Broad acres</b></col>, <cd>many acres, much landed estate.</cd> <mark>[Rhetorical]</mark> -- <col><b>God's acre</b></col>, <cd>God's field; the churchyard.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls<br/>
The burial ground, <qex>God's acre</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"cre*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of an acre; per acre; <as>as, the <ex>acreable</ex> produce</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"cre*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acres collectively; <as>as, the <ex>acreage</ex> of a farm or a country</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"cred</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition; <as>as, large-<ex>acred</ex> men</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"rid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acer</ets> sharp; prob. assimilated in form to <ets>acid</ets>. See <er>Eager</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent; <as>as, <ex>acrid</ex> salts</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; <as>as, <ex>acrid</ex> secretions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; <as>as, <ex>acrid</ex> temper, mind, writing</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acrid poison</b></col>, <cd>a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns the parts to which it is applied.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*crid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"rid*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness; extreme bitterness; acrimony; <as>as, the <ex>acridity</ex> of a plant, of a speech</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acridness</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having an acrid smell.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pungency</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"rid*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acid manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acridotheres</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of birds comprising the mynas.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acridotheres</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Acrilan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a strong soft crease-resistant fabric.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ri*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>acrimonious</ets>, F. <ets>acrimonieux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acrid; corrosive; <as>as, <ex>acrimonious</ex> gall</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; <as>as, <ex>acrimonious</ex> dispute, language, temper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acrimonious manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ri*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acrimonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>acrimonia</ets>, fr. <ets>acer</ets>, sharp: cf. F. <ets>acrimonie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; <as>as, the <ex>acrimony</ex> of the juices of certain plants</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper; irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.</def><br/>
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<p><q>John the Baptist set himself with much <qex>acrimony</qex> and indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant conceit of theirs.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Acrimony</er>, <er>Asperity</er>, <er>Harshness</er>, <er>Tartness</er>.</syn> <usage> These words express different degrees of angry feeling or language. <xex>Asperity</xex> and <xex>harshness</xex> arise from angry feelings, connected with a disregard for the feelings of others. <xex>Harshness</xex> usually denotes needless severity or an undue measure of severity. <xex>Acrimony</xex> is a biting sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit. <xex>Tartness</xex> denotes slight asperity and implies some degree of intellectual readiness. <xex>Tartness</xex> of reply; <xex>harshness</xex> of accusation; <xex>acrimony</xex> of invective.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>In his official letters he expressed, with great <qex>acrimony</qex>, his contempt for the king's character.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is no very cynical <qex>asperity</qex> not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth of <qex>harshness</qex> and brutality.</q> <rj><qau>Shaftesbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*cris"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"ri*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acrisia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to separate, to decide.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inability to judge.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Undecided character of a disease.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"ri*ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; indiscernible; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to distinguish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has been observed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ri*tan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Acrita.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An individual of the Acrita.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Acritan.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*crit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; critical.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; <as>as, <ex>acritical</ex> symptoms, an <ex>acritical</ex> abscess</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ri*to*chro"ma*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; undistinguishable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to separate, distinguish + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Color blindness; achromatopsy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ri*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acritudo</ets>, from <ets>acer</ets> sharp.]</ety> <def>Acridity; pungency joined with heat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acritas</ets>, fr. <ets>acer</ets> sharp: cf. F. <ets>&acirc;cret&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sharpness; keenness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac`ro*a*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`ro*a*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to hear.]</ety> <def>Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the <xex>esoteric</xex> teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine disciples, in distinction from his <xex>exoteric</xex> doctrines, which were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence: Abstruse; profound.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*at"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to hear.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Acroamatic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*bat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acrobate</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; walking on tiptoe, climbing aloft; &unr_; high + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <def>One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other daring gymnastic feats.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acrobates</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of mammals.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acrobates</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acrobatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an acrobat.</def><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ac`ro*bat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*bat*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Feats of the acrobat; daring gymnastic feats; high vaulting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; extreme, highest + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acrocentric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having a subterminal centromere</def> <illu>an <ex>acrocentric</ex> chromosome</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; highest + &unr_;. See <er>Cephalic</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by a high skull.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acrocephalus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of birds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Acrocephalus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*ceph"a*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Loftiness of skull.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*ce*rau"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acroceraunius</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; high, n. pl. &unr_; heights + &unr_; thunderbolt.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of &ldquo;thunder-smitten&rdquo; peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and Macedonia.</def>  <rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Acroclinium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>a genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and Southern Africa, with an everlasting flower; most species are usually placed in genus <gen>Helipterum</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acroclinium</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Acrocomia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of Central and South American feather palms.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Acrocomia</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*dac"tyl*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; topmost + &unr_; finger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The upper surface of the toes, individually.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*dont</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> summit + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united to the top of the alveolar ridge.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos>  <def>Of or pertaining to the acrodonts.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme, high + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the ferns, etc. See <er>Cryptogamia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>The Age of Acrogens</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>the age of coal plants, or the carboniferous era.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>acrogenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>pertaining to acrogens, flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> acrogenous</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*rog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Increasing by growth from the extremity; <as>as, an <ex>acrogenous</ex> plant</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cro"le*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acer</ets> sharp + <ets>ol&emacr;re</ets> to smell.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely irritating.</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*lith</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acrolthus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'akroli`qos</grk> with the ends made of stone; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>li`qos</grk> stone.]</ety> <fld>(Arch. &amp; Sculp.)</fld> <def>A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being generally of wood.</def>  <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*crol"i*than</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac`ro*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*meg"a*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>acromegalia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`kron</grk> point, peak + &unr_;, &unr_;, big.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Chronic enlargement of the extremities and face.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cro"mi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>acromial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the acromion.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cro"mi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + &unr_; shoulder: cf. F. <ets>acromion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*mon`o*gram*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + &unr_; alone + &unr_; a letter.]</ety> <def>Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with which the preceding verse ends.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cron"yc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cron"ych*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`nychos</grk> at nightfall; <grk>'a`kros</grk> + <grk>ny`x</grk> night.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; -- opposed to <ant>cosmical</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word is sometimes incorrectly written <xex>acronical</xex>, <xex>achronychal</xex>, <xex>acronichal</xex>, and <xex>acronical</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cron"yc*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun, and <xex>vice versa</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*nyc"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`nyktos</grk>; <grk>'a`kros</grk> + <grk>ny`x</grk>, <grk>nykto`s</grk>, night.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Acronycal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*crook"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Crookedly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*crop"e*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> summit + L. <ets>petere</ets> to seek.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*croph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + &unr_; sound.]</ety> <def>The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> topmost + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The entire upper surface of the foot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*crop"o*lis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`polis</grk>; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety> <def>The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*pol"i*tan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an acropolis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*spire</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; anything twisted.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*spire</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To put forth the first sprout.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*spore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*spor"ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having acrospores.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cross"</hw> <pr>(#; 115)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>cross</ets>: cf. F. <ets>en croix</ets>. See Cross, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; <as>as, a bridge laid <ex>across</ex> a river</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To come across</b></col>, <cd>to come upon or meet incidentally.</cd> <au>Freeman.</au> -- <col><b>To go across the country</b></col>, <cd>to go by a direct course across a region without following the roads.</cd></cs><!-- = to go cross country. --><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cross"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>From side to side; crosswise; <as>as, with arms folded <ex>across</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The squint-eyed Pharisees look <qex>across</qex> at all the actions of Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>across-the-board</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>broad in scope or content</def> <ant>limited, exclusive</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cros"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; extreme + &unr_; order, line, verse.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.). See <er>Abecedarian</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Double acrostic</b></col>, <cd>a species of enigma<!-- crossword puzzle -->, in which words are to be guessed whose initial and final letters form other words.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*cros"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*cros"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cros"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>After the manner of an acrostic.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*tar"si*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; topmost + &unr_; tarsus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The instep or front of the tarsus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*te*leu"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`r&ouptack_;*t&euptack_;*l&umacr;"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>teley`th</grk> end.]</ety> <fld>(Eccles.)</fld> <def>The end of a verse or psalm, or something added thereto, to be sung by the people, by way of a response.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*ter</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`r&ouptack_;*t&etilde_;r <it>or</it> &adot_;*kr&omacr;*t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>acrot&egrave;re</ets>. See <er>Acroterium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acroterium</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ro*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`r&ouptack_;*t&emacr;"r&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an acroterium; <as>as, <ex>acroterial</ex> ornaments</as>.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ro*te`ri*um</hw> <pr>(-&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Acroteria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'akrwth`rion</grk> summit, fr. <grk>'a`kros</grk> topmost.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture.</def> <au>J. H. Parker.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*crot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; an extreme, fr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or affecting the surface.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ro*tism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k"r&ouptack_;*t&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>kro`tos</grk> a rattling, beating.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Lack or defect of pulsation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*crot"o*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'akro`tomos</grk> cut off sharp; <grk>'a`kros</grk> extreme + <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Having a cleavage parallel with the base.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cryl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or containing <xex>acryl</xex>, the hypothetical radical of which acrolein is the hydride; <as>as, <ex>acrylic</ex> acid</as>.  The characteristic residue in an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached directly to an ethylenic carbon.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>acrylic resin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>same as <er>acrylic fiber</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of an <er>acrylic resin</er>, which dries to a hard film on exposure to air.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a painting made using an acrylic paint.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cryl"ic re"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such as the esters or amides).  It can be formed into a clear hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics called <tradename>Lucite</tradename> and <tradename>Plexiglass</tradename>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>acrylonitrile</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a colorless liquid compound (<chform>H2C:CH.CN</chform>); used as raw material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vinyl cyanide, cyanoethylene, 2-propenenitrile</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Act</hw> <pr>(&abreve;kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>actus</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to drive, do: cf. F. <ets>acte</ets>. See <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That best portion of a good man's life,<br/>
His little, nameless, unremembered <qex>acts</qex><br/>
Of kindness and of love.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>Hence, in specific uses: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; <as>as, an <ex>act</ex> of Parliament, or of Congress</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done.</def> <au>Abbott.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The seeds of plants are not at first in <qex>act</qex>, but in possibility, what they afterward grow to be.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Process of doing; action. <xex>In act</xex>, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).</def> &ldquo;<xex>In act</xex> to shoot.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This woman was taken . . . in the very <qex>act</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>John viii. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Act of attainder</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See <er>Attainder</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of bankruptcy</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an act of a debtor which renders him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of faith</b></col>. <fld>(Ch. Hist.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Auto-da-F&eacute;</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of God</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an inevitable accident; such extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which ordinary prudence could not guard.</cd> --  <col><b>Act of grace</b></col>, <cd>an expression often used to designate an act declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at the beginning of a new reign.</cd> -- <col><b>Act of indemnity</b></col>, <cd>a statute passed for the protection of those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them to penalties.</cd> <au>Abbott.</au> -- <col><b>Act in pais</b></col>, <cd>a thing done out of court (anciently, in <xex>the country</xex>), and not a matter of record.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Action</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Act</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Acted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Acting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>actus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agere</ets> to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. <ets>act</ets>, n.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move to action; to actuate; to animate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Self-love, the spring of motion, <qex>acts</qex> the soul.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perform; to execute; to do.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>That we <qex>act</qex> our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of <qex>acting</qex> things expedient for us to do.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Uplifted hands that at convenient times<br/>
Could <qex>act</qex> extortion and the worst of crimes.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; <as>as, to <ex>act</ex> the hero</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With <qex>acted</qex> fear the villain thus pursued.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To act a part</b></col>, <cd>to sustain the part of one of the characters in a play; hence, to simulate; to dissemble.</cd> -- <col><b>To act the part of</b></col>, <cd>to take the character of; to fulfill the duties of.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Act</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To exert power; to produce an effect; <as>as, the stomach <ex>acts</ex> upon food</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He hangs between, in doubt to <qex>act</qex> or rest.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; <as>as, we know not why he has <ex>acted</ex> so</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To perform on the stage; to represent a character.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To show the world how Garrick did not <qex>act</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To act as</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>To act for</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to do the work of; to serve as.</cd> -- <col><b>To act on</b></col>, <cd>to regulate one's conduct according to.</cd> -- <col><b>To act up to</b></col>, <cd>to equal in action; to fulfill in practice; <as>as, he has <ex>acted up to</ex> his engagement or his advantages</as>.</cd><!-- to act up, to misbehave --></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Act"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being acted.</def>
 <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Actaea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>baneberry.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Actaea</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ACTH</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; stimulates the adrenal cortex.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Actias</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>luna moths.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Actias</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ti*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth.</def>  <rj><au>L. Agassiz.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ti*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Act"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Operating in any way.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Doing duty for another; officiating; <as>as, an   <ex>acting</ex> superintendent</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*tin"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Actini&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, E. <plw>Actinias</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family <fam>Actinid&aelig;</fam>.  From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called <altname>animal flowers</altname> and <altname>sea anemones</altname>. [See <er>Polyp</er>.].</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus in the family <fam>Actinid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>actinian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any sea anemone or related animal.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinia, actiniarian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Actiniaria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the order comprising sea anemones.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Actiniaria</ord>, Actinaria, order <ord>Actinaria</ord></syn><br/>
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<p><hw>actiniarian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any sea anemone or related animal.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinia, actinian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to actinism; <as>as, <ex>actinic</ex> rays</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Actinidia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Actinidia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Actinidiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Actinidiaceae</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having a radiated form, like a sea anemone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Actiniopteris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Actiniopteris</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tin*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_; ray.]</ety> <def>The property of radiant energy (found chiefly in solar or electric light) by which chemical changes are produced, as in photography.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A supposed metal, said by Phipson to be contained in commercial zinc; -- so called because certain of its compounds are darkened by exposure to light.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*no-chem"is*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Chemistry in its relations to actinism.</def>  <rj><au>Draper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <def>A record made by the actinograph.</def><br/> <mark>[Obsolescent]</mark> 
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in the <xex>actinic</xex> or chemical force of rays of light.</def>  <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tin*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in fibrous or columnar masses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`tin*o*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the actinic or chemical rays.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; part.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the C&oelig;lenterata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <ets>-meter</ets>]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An instrument for measuring the direct heating power of the sun's rays.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of light.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either <it>(a)</it> heating, or <it>(b)</it> actinic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*nom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The measurement of the force of solar radiation.</def>  <rj><au>Maury.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of light.</def>  <rj><au>Abney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Actinomycetales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order Actinomycetales</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>actinomycetes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>branched gram-positive bacteria, often found in soil, some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.</def> <note>some species have been found to produce metabolites which are useful in medicine.  Many species of these bacteria have been isolated and extensively screened by pharmaceutical companies and university research groups for production of useful therapeutic agents.  Among the agent produced by actinomycetes are tetracyclines, streptomycin, avermectin, and thienamycin</note><br/>
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<p><hw>actinomycetous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to actinomycetes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinomycetal</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>actinomycin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>actinomyces</ets>, the genus of the organism in which they were first found.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria with a three-ring heterocyclic nucleus with an attached peptide chain.</def> <note>Actinomycin D is the most well-known and has been used to treat certain tumors.  They act by binding to DNA and inhibiting the transcription of RNA.  Their binding to DNA has been much studied.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actinomycin</syn> <stype>actinomycin C</stype> <stype>actinomycin F<subs>1</subs></stype> <stype>actinomycin D</stype><br/>
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<p><hw>actinomycin D</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>actinomyces</ets>, the genus of the organism in which they were first found.]</ety>  <def>The most well-known of the actinomycins (<chform>C62H86N12O16</chform>), a class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma.  <ex>Actinomycin D</ex> has been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dactinomycin, actinomycin IV, Cosmegen[trade name], actinomycin C<subs>1</subs>, actinomycin I<subs>1</subs></syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k`t&ibreve_;*n&ouptack_;*m&imacr;*k&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to infection with actinomycetes, especially by <spn>Actinomyces bovis</spn> in cattle and by <spn>Actinomyces israeli</spn> or <spn>Arachnia propionica</spn> in man. It is characterized by hard swellings usually in the mouth and jaw.  In man the disease may also affect the abdomen or thorax.  Called also <altname>lumpy jaw</altname> or <altname>big jaw</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*my*cot"ic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to actinomycosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Actinomyxidia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an order comprising parasites of worms.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Actinomyxidia</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>actinomyxidian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a type of parasite of worms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; voice.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin`o*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or causing the production of, sound by means of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays; <as>as, <ex>actinophonic</ex> phenomena</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*noph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <def>Having straight projecting spines.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>actinopod</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Actinopoda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>heliozoans; radiolarians.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass Actinopoda</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; ray + &unr_; body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The entire body of a c&oelig;lenterate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tin*ost</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + &unr_; bone.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tin"o*stome</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray + &unr_; mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The mouth or anterior opening of a c&oelig;lenterate animal.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac`ti*not"ro*cha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray + &unr_; a ring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A peculiar larval form of <gen>Phoronis</gen>, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"ti*no*zo"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ray + <grk>zw^on</grk> animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of C&oelig;lenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`ti*no*zo"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac"ti*no*zo"&ouml;n</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Actinozoa.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ac*tin"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a ray.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (<gen>Tubularia</gen>), having a stellate form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>action</ets>, L. <ets>actio</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to do. See <er>Act</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force, as when one body acts on another; the effect of power exerted on one body by another; agency; activity; operation; <as>as, the <ex>action</ex> of heat; a man of <ex>action</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>One wise in council, one in <qex>action</qex> brave.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. <plu>(pl.)</plu>:   Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Lord is a Good of knowledge, and by him <qex>actions</qex> are weighed.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. ii. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Movement; <as>as, the horse has a spirited <ex>action</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Effective motion; also, mechanism; <as>as, the breech <ex>action</ex> of a gun</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; <as>as, the <ex>action</ex> of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Orat.)</fld> <def>Gesticulation; the external deportment of the speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures, and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; Sculp.)</fld> <def>The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A right of action; <as>as, the law gives an <ex>action</ex> for every claim</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural, equivalent to stocks.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The Euripus of funds and <qex>actions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; <as>as, a general <ex>action</ex>, a partial <ex>action</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>The mechanical contrivance by means of which the impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.</def>  <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Chose in action</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See <er>Chose</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Quantity of action</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the product of the mass of a body by the space it runs through, and its velocity.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Action</er>, <er>Act</er>.</syn> <usage> In many cases <xex>action</xex> and <xex>act</xex> are synonymous; but some distinction is observable.  <xex>Action</xex> involves the mode or process of acting, and is usually viewed as occupying some time in doing. <xex>Act</xex> has more reference to the effect, or the operation as complete.<pbr/>
<q>To poke the fire is an <qex>act</qex>, to reconcile friends who have quarreled is a praiseworthy <qex>action</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj>
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<p><hw>Ac"tion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>actionabilis</ets>. See <er>Action</er>.]</ety> <def>That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; <as>as, to call a man a thief is <ex>actionable</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tion*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an actionable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ac"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ac"tion*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>actionnaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A shareholder in joint-stock company.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Void of action.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Actium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>naval battle where Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ti*vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make active.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>activated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <fld>(Sewage treatment)</fld> <def>treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition; -- of sewage</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>made reactive or more reactive; -- of e.g. a molecule</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activated, excited</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>rendered active; -- as e.g. radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activated</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn>   <fld>(Military)</fld> <def> set up and placed on active assignment</def> <illu>a newly <ex>activated</ex> unit</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activated</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>activating</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>causing motion or action or change</def> <br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> actuating(prenominal)</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>activating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as activation{1}.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> energizing, activation</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>activation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the process of making active.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> energizing, activating</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <sn>2.</sn> <def>making active and effective (as a bomb).</def><br/>
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<p><note>certain devices, as bombs or artillery shells, are designed to be unable to operate until a specific action (activation or arming) is taken to make them operable.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>activator</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any agency bringing about activation; (Biol.) a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>actif</ets>, L. <ets>activus</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to <ant>passive</ant>, that receives; <as>as, certain <ex>active</ex> principles</as>; the powers of the mind.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> child or animal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Active</qex> and nervous was his gait.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to <contr>quiescent</contr>, <contr>dormant</contr>, or <contr>extinct</contr>; <as>as, <ex>active</ex> laws; <ex>active</ex> hostilities; an <ex>active</ex> volcano.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to <ant>dull</ant>, <ant>sluggish</ant>, <ant>indolent</ant>, or <ant>inert</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> man of business; <ex>active</ex> mind; <ex>active</ex> zeal.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to <ant>sedentary</ant> or to <ant>tranquil</ant>; <as>as, <ex>active</ex> employment or service; <ex>active</ex> scenes.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to <ant>speculative</ant> or <ant>theoretical</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> rather than a speculative statesman</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Brisk; lively; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> demand for corn</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Implying or producing rapid action; <as>as, an <ex>active</ex> disease; an <ex>active</ex> remedy.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to <ant>passive</ant>. See <cref>Active voice</cref>, under <er>Voice</er>. </def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere <xex>existence</xex> or state.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Active capital</b></col>, <col><b>Active wealth</b></col></mcol>, <cd>money, or property that may readily be converted into money.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick; sprightly; prompt; energetic.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>In an active signification; <as>as, a word used   <ex>actively</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>activism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>activist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one who is aggressively active on behalf of a cause.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> militant</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>activist</hw> <hw>activistic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>advocating a cause or engaged in activism</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Activities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>activit&eacute;</ets>, LL. <ets>activitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; <as>as, an increasing variety of human <ex>activities</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>activity</xex> of toil.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Palfrey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Liveliness; briskness; quickness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Act"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without action or spirit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aketon</ets>, <ets>auqueton</ets>, F. <ets>hoqueton</ets>, a quilted jacket, fr. Sp. <ets>alcoton</ets>, <ets>algodon</ets>, cotton. Cf. <er>Cotton</er>.]</ety> <def>A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.</def> <altsp>[Spelled also <asp>hacqueton</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>actor</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>After a well graced <qex>actor</qex> leaves the stage.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.</def> <au>Jacobs.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>actrice</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A female actor or doer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cockeram.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Acts</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>one of the books of the Christian New Testament describing the activities of Christ's apostles after his death.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Acts of the Apostles</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*al</hw> <pr>(#; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>actuel</ets>, F. <ets>actuel</ets>, L. <ets>actualis</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to do, act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Involving or comprising action; active.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Her walking and other <qex>actual</qex> performances.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Let your holy and pious intention be <qex>actual</qex>; that is . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to God.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; -- opposed to <ant>potential</ant>, <ant>possible</ant>, <ant>virtual</ant>, <ant>speculative</ant>, <ant>conceivable</ant>, <ant>theoretical</ant>, or <ant>nominal</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>actual</ex> cost of goods; the <ex>actual</ex> case under discussion.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the <xex>actual</xex> situation of the country.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Actual cautery</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Cautery</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Actual sin</b></col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>that kind of sin which is done by ourselves in contradistinction to &ldquo;<xex>original sin</xex>.&rdquo;</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Real; genuine; positive; certain.  See <er>Real</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>Something actually received; real, as distinct from estimated, receipts.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real receipts: not, in financial language, &ldquo;<qex>actuals</qex>,&rdquo; but only Egyptian budget estimates.</q> <rj><qau>Fortnightly Review.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; a realist; -- opposed to <ant>idealist</ant>.</def>  <rj><au>J. Grote.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Actualities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The state of being actual; reality; <as>as, the <ex>actuality</ex> of God's nature</as>.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ac`tu*al*i*sa"tion</hw>, <hw>Ac`tu*al*i*za"tion</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A making actual or really existent; giving the appearance of reality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> realization, realisation.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make actual; to realize in action.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>actualized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>changed from potential to actual; <as>as, saw his worst fears <ex>actualized</ex></as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> realized</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Actively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Neither <xex>actually</xex> . . . nor passively.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being actual; actuality.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`tu*a"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to actuaries; <as>as, the <ex>actuarial</ex> value of an annuity</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Actuaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>actuarius</ets> copyist, clerk, fr. <ets>actus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agere</ets> to do, act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registrar generally.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The computing official of an insurance company; one whose profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Actuated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Actuating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>actuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>actuare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>actus</ets> act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wings, which others were contriving to <qex>actuate</qex> by the perpetual motion.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow minds are the least <qex>actuated</qex> by it.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry out in practice; to perform.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>actuate</xex> what you command.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To move; impel; incite; rouse; instigate; animate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>actuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>actuare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Put in action; actuated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>actuated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>moved to action</def> <conseq>motivated (vs. unmotivated)</conseq><br/>
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<p><hw>actuating</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>causing motion or action or change</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activating(prenominal)</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>actuatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bringing into action; movement.</def>  <rj><au>Bp.  Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who actuates, or puts into action.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Melville.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"tu*ose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>actuosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Very active.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`tu*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abundant activity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Action.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac*tu"ri*ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A desid. of L. <ets>agere</ets>, <ets>actum</ets>, to act.]</ety> <def>Tendency or impulse to act.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Acturience</qex>, or desire of action, in one form or another, whether as restlessness, ennui, dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something desirable.</q> <rj><qau>J. Grote.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <def>To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;[To] <xex>acuate</xex> the blood.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sharpened; sharp-pointed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of sharpening.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`u*i"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets>, as if <ets>acuitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acuere</ets> to sharpen.]</ety> <def>The act of sharpening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>acuitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>acuit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"le*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aculeus</ets>, dim. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety>  <def>A small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"le*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aculeatus</ets>, fr. <ets>aculeus</ets>, dim. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Severe or stinging; incisive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"le*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"le*i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a prickle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"le*o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aculeolus</ets> little needle.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having small prickles or sharp points.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"le*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aculeate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*cu"le*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aculei</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>acus</ets> needle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses.</def>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A sting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acumen</ets>, fr. <ets>acuere</ets> to sharpen. Cf. <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <def>Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.</def>  <rj><au>Selden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acuminatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acuminare</ets> to sharpen, fr. <ets>acumen</ets>. See <er>Acumen</er>.]</ety> <def>Tapering to a point; pointed; <as>as, <ex>acuminate</ex> leaves, teeth, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render sharp or keen.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>acuminate</xex> even despair.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To end in, or come to, a sharp point.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Acuminating</xex> in a cone of prelacy.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu`mi*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Terminating in a flat, narrow end.</def>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by acumen; keen.</def>  <rj><au>Highmore.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`u*pres"sure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>premere</ets>, <ets>pressum</ets>, to press.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.</def>  <rj><au>Simpson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`u*punc`tu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Acupuncture</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`u*punc"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>punctura</ets> a pricking, fr. <ets>pungere</ets> to prick: cf. F. <ets>acuponcture</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.</def> <specif>Specifically</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld>: <def>The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`u*punc"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat with acupuncture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cus"tum*aunce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Accustomance</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cut"an`gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Acute-angled.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>acuere</ets> to sharpen, fr. a root <ets>ak</ets> to be sharp. Cf. <er>Ague</er>, <er>Cute</er>, <er>Edge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to <ant>blunt</ant> or <ant>obtuse</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> angle; an <ex>acute</ex> leaf.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to <ant>dull</ant> or <ant>stupid</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> observer; <ex>acute</ex> remarks, or reasoning.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; <as>as, a man of <ex>acute</ex> eyesight, hearing, or feeling; <ex>acute</ex> pain or pleasure.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to <ant>grave</ant> or <ant>low</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> tone or accent</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to <ant>chronic</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>acute</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acute angle</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>an angle less than a right angle.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious; sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See <er>Subtile</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cute"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give an acute sound to; <as>as, he <ex>acutes</ex> his rising inflection too much</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Walker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cute"-an`gled</hw> <pr>(-&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g'ld)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having acute angles; <as>as, an <ex>acute-angled</ex> triangle, a triangle with every one of its angles less than a right angle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; <as>as, the <ex>acuteness</ex> of an angle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the senses, or the understanding. By <xex>acuteness</xex> of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by <xex>acuteness</xex> of intellect, we discern nice distinctions.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Perhaps, also, he felt his professional <qex>acuteness</qex> interested in bringing it to a successful close.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness; subtlety; sharp-wittedness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu`ti*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets> sharp + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having sharp-pointed leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cu`ti*lo"bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acutus</ets> sharp + E. <ets>lobe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having acute lobes, as some leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac`u*tor"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>acus</ets> needle + <ets>torsion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.</def> <note>[Not in Stedman -- an obsolete procedure?]</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*cyc"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>cyclic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls</def>; <specif>as:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on the receptacle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ac"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Ac</ets>id + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl.  An acyl radical can be depicted as <chform>R-CO-</chform>, where <chform>-CO-</chform> is the carbonyl group, and R is the group that characterizes the acyl moiety.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[A Latin preposition, signifying <ets>to</ets>. See <er>At</er>.]</ety> <def>As a prefix <xex>ad-</xex> assumes the forms <xex>ac-</xex>, <xex>af-</xex>, <xex>ag-</xex>, <xex>al-</xex>, <xex>an-</xex>, <xex>ap-</xex>, <xex>ar-</xex>, <xex>as-</xex>, <xex>at-</xex>, assimilating the <it>d</it> with the first letter of the word to which <xex>ad-</xex> is prefixed. It remains unchanged before vowels, and before <it>d</it>, <it>h</it>, <it>j</it>, <it>m</it>, <it>v</it>. Examples: <xex>ad</xex>duce, <xex>ad</xex>here, <xex>ad</xex>jacent, <xex>ad</xex>mit, <xex>ad</xex>vent, <xex>ac</xex>cord, <xex>af</xex>fect, <xex>ag</xex>gregate, <xex>al</xex>lude, <xex>an</xex>nex, <xex>ap</xex>pear, etc. It becomes <xex>ac-</xex> before <it>qu</it>, as in <xex>ac</xex>quiesce.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*act"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adactus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adigere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To compel; to drive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dac"tyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; finger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Without fingers or without toes.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Adad</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Babylonian god of storms and wind.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adage</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adagium</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + the root of L. <ets>aio</ets> I say.]</ety> <def>An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Letting &ldquo;I dare not&rdquo; wait upon &ldquo;I would,&rdquo;<br/>
Like the poor cat i' the <qex>adage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm. See <er>Axiom</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*da"gi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an adage; proverbial.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Adagial</xex> verse.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*da"gio</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>adagio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) at + <ets>agio</ets> convenience, leisure, ease. See <er>Agio</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, <xex>adagio</xex>, <xex>adagio</xex>, it directs the movement to be very slow.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*da"gio</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of music in <xex>adagio</xex> time; a slow movement; <as>as, an <ex>adagio</ex> of Haydn</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"am</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name given in the Bible to the first man, the progenitor of the human race.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(As a symbol)</fld> <def>&ldquo;Original sin;&rdquo; human frailty.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And whipped the offending <qex>Adam</qex> out of him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adam's ale</b></col>, <cd>water.</cd> <mark>[Coll.]</mark> -- <col><b>Adam's apple</b></col>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A species of banana (<spn>Musa paradisiaca</spn>). It attains a height of twenty feet or more.</cd> <au>Paxton.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A species of lime (<spn>Citris limetta</spn>).</cd> <sn>2.</sn> <cd>The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first parent.</cd> -- <col><b>Adam's flannel</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the mullein (<spn>Verbascum thapsus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Adam's needle</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the popular name of a genus (<gen>Yucca</gen>) of liliaceous plants.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>adamance</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>same as <er>adamancy</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamancy</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>adamancy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>obstinacy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamance</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>adam-and-eve</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>North American orchid (<spn>Aplectrum hyemale</spn>) bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> puttyroot.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"a*mant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"&adot_;*m&abreve;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adamaunt</ets>, <ets>adamant</ets>, diamond, magnet, OF. <ets>adamant</ets>, L. <ets>adamas</ets>, <ets>adamantis</ets>, the hardest metal, fr. Gr. <grk>'ada`mas</grk>, <grk>-antos</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>dama^,n</grk> to tame, subdue. In OE., from confusion with L. <ets>adamare</ets> to love, be attached to, the word meant also <ets>magnet</ets>, as in OF. and LL. See <er>Diamond</er>, <er>Tame</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Opposed the rocky orb<br/>
Of tenfold <qex>adamant</qex>, his ample shield.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lodestone; magnet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;A great <xex>adamant</xex> of acquaintance.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>As true to thee as steel to <qex>adamant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Greene.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`a*man*te"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adamant&emacr;us</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of adamant; hard as adamant.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`a*man"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adamantinus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; <as>as, <ex>adamantine</ex> bonds or chains</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Like the diamond in hardness or luster.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`am*bu*la"cral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + E. <ets>ambulacral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Next to the ambulacra; <as>as, the <ex>adambulacral</ex> ossicles of the starfish</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*dam"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Adam, or resembling him.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adamic earth</b></col>, <cd>a name given to common red clay, from a notion that <xex>Adam</xex> means <xex>red earth</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"am*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Adam</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A descendant of Adam; a human being.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of visionaries, who, professing to imitate the state of Adam, discarded the use of dress in their assemblies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"am's ap"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Adam</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Dancing.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dan"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Dangling.</def>  <rj><au>Browning.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`an*so"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Adanson</ets>, a French botanist.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of great trees related to the Bombax.  There are two species, <spn>Adansonia digitata</spn>, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and <spn>Adansonia Gregorii</spn>, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia.  Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head.  The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp.  The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth.</def>  <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Adapa</hw> <ety>[Babylonian.]</ety> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a demigod or first man: "seed of mankind"; sometimes identified with Adam.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Adapid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs and lorises; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Adapid group</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fitted; suited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adapted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adapting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adaptare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>aptare</ets> to fit; cf. F. <ets>adapter</ets>. See <er>Apt</er>, <er>Adept</er>.]</ety> <def>To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>for</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For nature, always in the right,<br/>
To your decays <qex>adapts</qex> my sight.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Appeals <qex>adapted</qex> to his [man's] whole nature.</q> <rj><qau>Angus.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Streets ill <qex>adapted</qex> for the residence of wealthy persons.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dapt`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*dapt"a*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adaptable; suitableness.</def> &ldquo;General <xex>adaptability</xex> for every purpose.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adapted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ap*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adaptation</ets>, LL. <ets>adaptatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state of being adapted or fitted; fitness.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Adaptation</xex> of the means to the end.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Erskine.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The result of adapting; an adapted form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adaptive.</def>  <rj><au>Stubbs.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>adaptational</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>having a capacity for adaptation.  Opposed to <ant>maladaptive</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adaptive, adaptative</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being adapted; suitableness; special fitness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adapts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A connecting tube; an adopter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dap"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adaptation.</def>  <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by adaptation; capable of adapting.</def> <au>Coleridge.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*dapt"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"ive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adaptive optics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>an optical system used in some telescopes since the 1980's which rapidly changes the shape of the primary reflecting mirror to adjust for distortions of light which are caused by atmospheric turbulence.  By reducing the distortions caused by the atmosphere, telescopes fitted with such optics can achieve a higher resolving power than normal telescopes with static mirrors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adaptive radiation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Palaeontology)</fld> <def>the evolutionary generation of multiple specialized life forms from one ancestral form, evidenced in the fossil record.  The inverse of <contr>extinction</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a suitable manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Prior.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dapt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adaptedness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ap*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adaptive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"dar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ad&auml;r</ets>.]</ety> <def>The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*dar"ce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adarce</ets>, <ets>adarca</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in leprosy.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"a*tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine cotton cloth of India.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*daunt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adaunten</ets> to overpower, OF. <ets>adonter</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>donter</ets>, F. <ets>dompter</ets>. See <er>Daunt</er>.]</ety> <def>To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*daw"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>adawe</ets> of dawe, AS. <ets>of dagum</ets> from days, <it>i. e.</it>, from life, out of life.]</ety> <def>To subdue; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The sight whereof did greatly him <qex>adaw</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*daw"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adawen</ets> to wake; pref. <ets>a-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us</ets>-, Ger. <ets>er</ets>-) + <ets>dawen</ets>, <ets>dagon</ets>, to dawn. See <er>Daw</er>.]</ety> <def>To awaken; to arouse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A man that waketh of his sleep<br/>
He may not suddenly well taken keep<br/>
Upon a thing, ne seen it parfitly<br/>
Till that he be <qex>adawed</qex> verily.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*days"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>day</ets>; the final <it>s</it> was orig. a genitive ending, afterwards forming adverbs.]</ety> <def>By day, or every day; in the daytime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fielding.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad cap*tan"dum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., for catching.]</ety> <def>A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts to catch or win popular favor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Add</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Added</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>addere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>dare</ets> to give, put. Cf. <er>Date</er>, <er>Do</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give by way of increased possession (<xex>to</xex> any one); to bestow (<xex>on</xex>).</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Lord shall <qex>add</qex> to me another son.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxx. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; <as>as, to <ex>add</ex> numbers; to <ex>add</ex> up a column.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Back to thy punishment,<br/>
False fugitive, and to thy speed <qex>add</qex> wings.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>As easily as he can <qex>add</qex> together the ideas of two days or two years.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To append, as a statement; to say further.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>added</qex> that he would willingly consent to the entire abolition of the tax.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>To Add</er>, <er>Join</er>, <er>Annex</er>, <er>Unite</er>, <er>Coalesce</er>.</syn> <usage>We <uex>add</uex> by bringing things together so as to form a whole. We <uex>join</uex> by putting one thing to another in close or continuos connection. We <uex>annex</uex> by attaching some adjunct to a larger body. We <uex>unite</uex> by bringing things together so that their parts adhere or intermingle. Things <uex>coalesce</uex> by coming together or mingling so as to form one organization. To <uex>add</uex> quantities; to join houses; to <uex>annex</uex> territory; to <uex>unite</uex> kingdoms; to make parties <uex>coalesce</uex>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Add</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an addition. <xex>To add to</xex>, to augment; to increase; <as>as, it <ex>adds</ex> to our anxiety</as>.</def> &ldquo;I will <xex>add</xex> to your yoke.&rdquo;  <rj><au>1 Kings xii. 14.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; <as>as, he <ex>adds</ex> rapidly</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Add"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Add</ets>, v. + <ets>-able</ets>.]</ety> <def>Addible.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dax</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the largest African antelopes (<spn>Hippotragusnasomaculatus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Oryx nasomaculatus</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is now believed to be the <altname>Strepsiceros</altname> (twisted horn) of the ancients. By some it is thought to be the <xex>pygarg</xex> of the Bible.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>added</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>being in addition [to something else]</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>accessorial </stype>] <simto>additional, further(prenominal), more(prenominal) --- (used with mass nouns: "takes on added significance"; "asked for additional help"; "we have further information"; "there will be further delays"; "kids have more fun than anybody")</simto> [Narrower terms: <stype>another(prenominal), other(prenominal), else(postnominal), extra, intercalary</stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>superimposed </stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>supplementary, supplemental </stype>] [Narrower terms: <stype>value-added </stype>] <ant>subtracted</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*deem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>deem</ets>.]</ety> <def>To award; to adjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Unto him they did <xex>addeem</xex> the prise.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>addend</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a number that is added to another number.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad*den"dum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Addenda</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>addere</ets> to add.]</ety> <def>A thing to be added; an appendix or addition.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Addendum circle</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>the circle which may be described around a circular spur wheel or gear wheel, touching the crests or tips of the teeth.</cd>  <rj><au>Rankine.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Add"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Add</er>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding numbers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"der</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>addere</ets>, <ets>naddere</ets>, <ets>eddre</ets>, AS. <ets>n&aelig;dre</ets>, adder, snake; akin to OS. <ets>nadra</ets>, OHG. <ets>natra</ets>, <ets>natara</ets>, Ger. <ets>natter</ets>, Goth. <ets>nadrs</ets>, Icel. <ets>na&eth;r</ets>, masc., <ets>na&eth;ra</ets>, fem.: cf. W. <ets>neidr</ets>, Gorn. <ets>naddyr</ets>, Ir. <ets>nathair</ets>, L. <ets>natrix</ets>, water snake. <ets>An adder</ets> is for <ets>a nadder</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A serpent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>eddre</xex> seide to the woman.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small venomous serpent of the genus <gen>Vipera</gen>. The common European adder is the <spn>Vipera  berus</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Pelias berus</spn>. The puff adders of Africa are species of <gen>Clotho</gen>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In America, the term is commonly applied to several harmless snakes, as the <stype>milk adder</stype>, <stype>puffing adder</stype>, etc.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Sea Adder</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the sculptures the appellation is given to several venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper (<gen>Cerastles</gen>).</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"der fly/</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A dragon fly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"der's-tongue`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of ferns (<gen>Ophioglossum</gen>), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The yellow dogtooth violet.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"der*wort`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common bistort or snakeweed (<spn>Polygonum bistorta</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Add`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quantity of being addible; capability of addition.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Add"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being added.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Addible</xex> numbers.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Adze</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Moxon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Addicted; devoted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dict"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Addicted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Addicting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>addictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>addicere</ets> to adjudge, devote; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>dicere</ets> to say. See <er>Diction</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;They <xex>addict</xex> themselves to the civil law.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He is <qex>addicted</qex> to his study.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That part of mankind that <qex>addict</qex> their minds to speculations.</q> <rj><qau>Adventurer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His genius <qex>addicted</qex> him to the study of antiquity.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A man gross . . . and <qex>addicted</qex> to low company.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The land about is exceedingly <qex>addicted</qex> to wood, but the coldness of the place hinders the growth.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Addict</er>, <er>Devote</er>, <er>Consecrate</er>, <er>Dedicate</er>. <xex>Addict</xex> was formerly used in a good sense; as, <xex>addicted</xex> to letters; but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an indifferent one; as, <xex>addicted</xex> to vice; <xex>addicted</xex> to sensual indulgence. &ldquo;<xex>Addicted</xex> to staying at home.&rdquo; <au>J. S. Mill.</au>  <xex>Devote</xex> is always taken in a good sense, expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some favorite object; as, <xex>devoted</xex> to science. <xex>Consecrate</xex> and <xex>dedicate</xex> express devotion of a higher kind, involving religious sentiment; as, <xex>consecrated</xex> to the service of the church; <xex>dedicated</xex> to God.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dict"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dic"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>addictio</ets> an adjudging.]</ety> <def>The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>addiction</xex> was to courses vain.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"di*son's dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Named from Thomas Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dit"a*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*d&ibreve_;t"&adot_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>additamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>additus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>addere</ets> to add.]</ety> <def>An addition, or a thing added.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter were an <qex>additament</qex> of a later age.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*di"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>addition</ets>, L. <ets>additio</ets>, fr. <ets>addere</ets> to add.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed to <ant>subtraction</ant> or <ant>diminution</ant>.</def> &ldquo;This endless <xex>addition</xex> or addibility of numbers.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything added; increase; augmentation; <as>as, a piazza is an <ex>addition</ex> to a building</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>That part of arithmetic which treats of adding numbers.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A dot at the right side of a note as an indication that its sound is to be lengthened one half.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him more precisely; <as>as, John Doe, <ex>Esq</ex></as>.; Richard Roe, <xex>Gent</xex>.; Robert Dale, <xex>Mason</xex>; Thomas Way, <xex>of New York</xex>; a mark of distinction; a title.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of honor; -- opposed to <ant>abatement</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Vector addition</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>that kind of addition of two lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is regarded as the line, or vector, AC.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Added; supplemental; in the way of an addition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something added.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of addition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*di"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Additional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`di*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>addititius</ets>, fr. <ets>addere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Additive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir J. Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"di*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>additivus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to <ant>subtractive</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"di*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to add; making some addition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adel</ets>, AS. <ets>adela</ets>, mud.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Liquid filth; mire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lees; dregs.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains; muddled.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Addled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Addling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; <as>as, he <ex>addled</ex> his brain</as>.</def> &ldquo;Their eggs were <xex>addled</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adlen</ets>, <ets>adilen</ets>, to gain, acquire; prob. fr. Icel. <ets>&ouml;&eth;lask</ets> to acquire property, akin to <ets>o&eth;al</ets> property. Cf. <er>Allodial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To earn by labor.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Forby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To thrive or grow; to ripen.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Kill ivy, else tree will <qex>addle</qex> no more.</q> <rj><qau>Tusser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"dle-brain`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-head`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A foolish or dull-witted fellow.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"dle-brained`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-head`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"dle-pa`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull-witted; stupid.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>addle-brained</xex> Oberstein.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Dull and <qex>addle-pated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dle-pa`ted*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stupidity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"dlings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Addle</er>, to earn.]</ety> <def>Earnings.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*doom"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>doom</ets>.]</ety> <def>To adjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dorsed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>dorsum</ets>, back: cf. F. <ets>adoss&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Set or turned back to back.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dress"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*dr&ebreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Addressed</conjf> <pr>(-dr&ebreve_;st")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Addressing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>adressen</ets> to raise erect, adorn, OF. <ets>adrecier</ets>, to straighten, address, F. <ets>adresser</ets>, fr. <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>drecier</ets>, F. <ets>dresser</ets>, to straighten, arrange. See <er>Dress</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To aim; to direct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And this good knight his way with me <qex>addrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prepare or make ready.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His foe was soon <qex>addressed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Turnus <qex>addressed</qex> his men to single fight.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The five foolish virgins <qex>addressed</qex> themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill or energies (<xex>to</xex> some object); to betake.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These men <qex>addressed</qex> themselves to the task.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To clothe or array; to dress.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Tecla . . . <qex>addressed</qex> herself in man's apparel.</q> <rj><qau>Jewel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To direct, as words (<xex>to</xex> any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (<xex>to</xex> any one, an audience).</def><br/>
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<p><q>The young hero had <qex>addressed</qex> his players to him for his assistance.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Are not your orders to <qex>address</qex> the senate?</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The representatives of the nation <qex>addressed</qex> the king.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; <as>as, he <ex>addressed</ex> a letter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; <as>as, the ship was <ex>addressed</ex> to a merchant in Baltimore</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To address one's self to</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To direct one's speech or discourse to.</cd> --  <col><b>To address the ball</b></col> <fld>(Golf)</fld>, <cd>to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dress"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*dr&ebreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prepare one's self.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Let us <xex>address</xex> to tend on Hector's heels.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To direct speech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Young Turnus to the beauteous maid <qex>addrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adresse</ets>. See <er>Address</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of preparing one's self.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal application.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; <as>as, an <ex>address</ex> of thanks, an <ex>address</ex> to the voters</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Manner of speaking to another; delivery; <as>as, a man of pleasing or insinuating <ex>address</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Attention in the way one's <xex>addresses</xex> to a lady.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Speech; discourse; harangue; oration; petition; lecture; readiness; ingenuity; tact; adroitness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>addressed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>marked with a destination; -- of mail</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>self-addressed </stype>] <ant>unaddressed</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`dress*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One to whom anything is addressed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dres"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of addressing or directing one's course.</def> <mark>[Rare &amp; Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Addressograph</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*duce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adduced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adducing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adducere</ets>, <ets>adductum</ets>, to lead or bring to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Duke</er>, and cf. <er>Adduct</er>.]</ety> <def>To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Reasons . . . were <qex>adduced</qex> on both sides.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Enough could not be <qex>adduced</qex> to satisfy the purpose of illustration.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To present; allege; advance; cite; quote; assign; urge; name; mention.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*du"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>addunces</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adducere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to <ant>abducent</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*du"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adduces.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*du"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adduced.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Proofs innumerable, and in every imaginable manner diversified, are <qex>adducible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*duct"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adductus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adducere</ets>. See <er>Adduce</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To draw towards a common center or a middle line.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adduction</ets>. See <er>Adduce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adducing or bringing forward.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>adduction</qex> of facts gathered from various quarters.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to <ant>abduction</ant>.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*duc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*duc"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>adducere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to <ant>abductor</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>adductor</ex> of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called <qex>adductor</qex> muscles.</q> <rj><qau>Verrill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*dulce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Like F. <ets>adoucir</ets>; fr. L. <ets>ad</ets>. + <ets>dulcis</ets> sweet.]</ety> <def>To sweeten; to soothe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*deem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adimere</ets>. See <er>Ademption</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some other gift.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`de*lan`ta*dil"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`de*lan*ta"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop. p. of <ets>adelantar</ets> to advance, to promote.]</ety> <def>A governor of a province; a commander.</def>  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad*e*las"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not manifest + &unr_; a star.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to its proper genus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"el*ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Atheling</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*del`o*co*don"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; invisible + &unr_; a bell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to <ant>phanerocodonic</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*del"o*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; invisible + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal having feet that are not apparent.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*del"phi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'adelfo`s</grk> brother.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A &ldquo;brotherhood,&rdquo; or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- <as>used in composition, as in the class names, Mon<ex>adelphia</ex>, Di<ex>adelphia</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*del"phous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'adelfo`s</grk> brother.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; <as>as, <ex>adelphous</ex> stamens</as>. Usually in composition; <as>as, mon<ex>adelphous</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dempt"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&ebreve_;mt"; 215)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ademptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adimere</ets> to take away.]</ety> <def>Taken away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></p>

<p><q>Without any sinister suspicion of anything being added or <qex>adempt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*demp"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&ebreve_;mp"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ademptio</ets>, fr. <ets>adimere</ets>, <ets>ademptum</ets>, to take away; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>emere</ets> to buy, orig. to take.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The revocation or taking away of a grant, donation, legacy, or the like.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Aden-</hw> or <hw>Adeno-</hw>.</mhw> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, gland.]</ety> <def>Combining forms of the Greek word for <xex>gland</xex>; -- used in words relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ad`e*nal"gi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad"e*nal`gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain in a gland.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*den"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aden-</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a gland; adenoid.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`e*ni"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aden-</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Glandular inflammation.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*no*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adenography.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which describes the glands.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A swelling produced by overgrowth of the adenoid tissue in the roof of the pharynx; -- usually in <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"e*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad`e*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Glandlike; glandular.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*no*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adenology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The part of physiology that treats of the glands.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`e*no"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>L. pl.</it> <plw>-mata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.; <ets>adeno-</ets> + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A benign tumor of a glandlike structure; morbid enlargement of a gland.</def> <wordforms>-- <wf>Ad`e*nom"a*tous</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*nop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; suffering, &unr_; to suffer.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Disease of a gland.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*noph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; bearing.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing glands.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*noph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having glands on the leaves.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"e*no*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>adeno-</ets> + <ets>sclerosis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The hardening of a gland.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*nose`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*no*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adenotomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*not"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adeno-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a cutting, &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Adenose</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"den ul"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So named after <etsep>Aden</etsep>, a seaport in Southern Arabia, where it occurs.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease endemic in various parts of tropical Asia, due to a specific micro&ouml;rganism which produces chronic ulcers on the limbs. It is often fatal. Called also <altname>Cochin China ulcer</altname>, <altname>Persian ulcer</altname>, <altname>tropical ulcer</altname>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"eps</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Animal fat; lard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dept"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeptus</ets> obtained (sc. <ets>artem</ets>), &unr_;he who has obtained an art, p. p. of <ets>adipsci</ets> to arrive &unr_;at, to obtain; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>apisci</ets> to pursue. See <er>Apt</er>, and cf. <er>Adapt</er>.]</ety> <def>One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; <as>as, <ex>adepts</ex> in philosophy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dept"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Beaus <qex>adept</qex> in everything profound.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeptio</ets>. See <er>Adept</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>An obtaining; attainment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the chief <qex>adeption</qex> of the victory.</q> <rj><qau>Grafton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dept"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A skilled alchemist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dept"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adept; skill.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*qua*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adequate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; <as>as, the <ex>adequacy</ex> of supply to the expenditure</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adaequatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adaequare</ets> to make equal to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>aequare</ets> to make equal, <ets>aequus</ets> equal. See <er>Equal</er>.]</ety> <def>Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; <as>as, powers <ex>adequate</ex> to a great work; an <ex>adequate</ex> definition.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Ireland had no <qex>adequate</qex> champion.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Proportionate; commensurate; sufficient; suitable; competent; capable.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adequate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To equalize; to make adequate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To equal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It [is] an impossibility for any creature to <qex>adequate</qex> God in his eternity.</q> <rj><qau>Shelford.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*quate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adequate manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"e*quate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency; adequacy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`e*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adaequatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*des"my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unfettered; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a fetter.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually entire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*es`se*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed fr. L. <ets>adesse</ets> to be present; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>esse</ets> to be.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*fect"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adfectus</ets> or <ets>affectus</ets>. See <er>Affect</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>See <er>Affected</er>, 5.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*fil"i*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Affiliated</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*fil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Affiliation</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*flux"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Affluxion</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ha"mant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>adhamare</ets> to catch; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>hamus</ets> hook.]</ety> <def>Clinging, as by hooks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*here"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adhered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adhering</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaerere</ets>, <ets>adhaesum</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>haerere</ets> to stick: cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;rer</ets>. See <er>Aghast</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; <as>as, wax   to the finger; the lungs sometimes <ex>adhere</ex> to the pleura.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; <as>as, men <ex>adhere</ex> to a party, a cause, a leader, a church</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.</def> &ldquo;Nor time nor place did then <xex>adhere</xex>.&rdquo;  &ldquo;Every thing <xex>adheres</xex> together.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*her"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;rence</ets>, LL. <ets>adhaerentia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of adhering.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; <as>as, <ex>adherence</ex> to a party or to opinions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Adherence</er>, <er>Adhesion</er>.</syn> <usage> These words, which were once freely interchanged, are now almost entirely separated.   <xex>Adherence</xex> is no longer used to denote physical union, but is applied, to mental states or habits; as, a strict <xex>adherence</xex> to one's duty; close <xex>adherence</xex> to the argument, etc.  <xex>Adhesion</xex> is now confined chiefly to the physical sense, except in the phrase &ldquo;To give in one's <xex>adhesion</xex> to a cause or a party.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*her"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which adheres.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*her"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaerens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;rent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sticking; clinging; adhering.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attached as an attribute or circumstance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Congenitally united with an organ of another kind, as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*her"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which adheres; an appendage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter; dependent; ally; backer.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*her"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adherent manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*her"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres; an adherent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*he"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhaesio</ets>, fr. <ets>adhaerere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;sion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; <as>as, the <ex>adhesion</ex> of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; <as>as, <ex>adhesion</ex> to error, to a policy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His <qex>adhesion</qex> to the Tories was bounded by his approbation of their foreign policy.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To that treaty Spain and England gave in their <qex>adhesion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The molecular attraction exerted between bodies in contact. See <er>Cohesion</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Union of surface, normally separate, by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The union of parts which are separate in other plants, or in younger states of the same plant.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adherence; union. See <er>Adherence</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*he"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adh&eacute;sif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.</def>  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adhesive attraction</b></col>. <fld>(Physics)</fld> <cd>See <er>Attraction</er></cd>. -- <col><b>Adhesive inflammation</b></col> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>, <cd>that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.</cd> -- <col><b>Adhesive plaster</b></col>, <cd>a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*he"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adhesive manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*he"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*hib"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhibitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adhibere</ets> to hold to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>habere</ets> to have.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To admit, as a person or thing; to take in.</def>  <rj><au>Muirhead.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use or apply; to administer.</def>  <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attach; to affix.</def>  <rj><au>Alison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`hi*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhibitio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of adhibiting; application; use.</def>  <rj><au>Whitaker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad hom"i*nem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., to the man.]</ety> <def>A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*hort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhortari</ets>. See <er>Adhortation</er>.]</ety> <def>To exhort; to advise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`hor*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adhortatio</ets>, fr. <ets>adhortari</ets> to advise; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>hortari</ets> to exhort.]</ety> <def>Advice; exhortation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*hor"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Potter.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*a*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not passable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; through + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not giving out or receiving heat.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_;The <ex>adiabatic</ex> expansion of carbon dioxide from a compressed container causes the temperature of the gas to decrease rapidly below its freezing point, resulting in the familiar carbon dioxide &ldquo;snow&rdquo; emitted by carbon dioxide fire extinguishers.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Adiabatic line</b></col> or <col><b>curve</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat.</cd>  <rj><au>Rankine.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*ac*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>diactinic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Not transmitting the actinic rays.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`i*an"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, maidenhair; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to wet.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Religious indifference.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adiaphorous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical.</def>  <rj><au>Murdock.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*aph`o*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Adiaphorist</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; different; &unr_; through + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indifferent or neutral.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Incapable of doing either harm or good, as some medicines.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*aph"o*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Indifference.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*a*ther"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; through + &unr_;heat.]</ety> <def>Not pervious to heat.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dieu"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. also <ets>adew</ets>, <ets>adewe</ets>, <ets>adue</ets>, F. &unr_; <ets>dieu</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>deus</ets> God.]</ety> <def>Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dieu"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adieus</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dight"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adight</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (intensive) + OE. <ets>dihten</ets>. See <er>Dight</er>.]</ety> <def>To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad in`fi*ni"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., to infinity.]</ety> <def>Without limit; endlessly.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad in"ter*im</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Meanwhile; temporary.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`dios"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>deus</ets> god. Cf. <er>Adieu</er>.]</ety> <def>Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among Spanish-speaking people.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is often pronounced <pr>&aring;*d&emacr;"&ouptack_;s</pr>, but the Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*pes"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + <ets>-escent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Becoming fatty.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dip"ic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&ibreve_;p"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adipic acid</hw> <def>an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (<chform>HO.CO.(CH2)4.CO.OH</chform>), containing six carbon atoms in a linear chain.  It is found in beet juice.  It is used in the manufacture of synthetic plastics such as Nylon, as well as other products.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*poc"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To convert into adipocere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*poc`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of changing into adipocere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"i*po*cere`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + <ets>cera</ets> wax: cf. F. <ets>adipocere</ets>.]</ety> <def>A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*po*cer"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Adipocere</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or appearance of adipocere; <as>as, an <ex>adipoceriform</ex> tumor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*poc"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like adipocere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*pog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adipose</er>; <er>-genous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing fat.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`i*pol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + Gr. &unr_; a loosing.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The digestion of fats.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`i*po*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat + Gr. &unr_; to loose.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; <as>as, <ex>adipolytic</ex> action</as>.  Contrast <er>saponify</er>, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`i*po"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>L. pl.</it> <plw>-mata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Adipose</er>; <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad`i*pom"a*tous</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"i*pose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"i*pose`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adeps</ets>, <ets>adipis</ets>, fat, grease.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adipose fin</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a soft boneless fin.</cd> -- <col><b>Adipose tissue</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"i*pose`ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad`i*pos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being fat; fatness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"i*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fatty; adipose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dip"sous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, thirst.]</ety> <def>Quenching thirst, as certain fruits.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ip*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not thirsty; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; thirst.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence of thirst.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aditus</ets>, fr. <ets>adire</ets>, <ets>&unr_;aitum</ets>, to go to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ire</ets> to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also <altname>drift</altname> and <altname>tunnel</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admission; approach; access.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Yourself and yours shall have<br/>
Free <qex>adit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aditya</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial light.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad"ja"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad*ja"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>adjacentia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or attribute of being adjacent or contiguous; contiguity; the attribute of being so near as to be touching; <as>as, the <ex>adjacency</ex> of lands or buildings</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is adjacent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ja"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjacens</ets>, <ets>-centis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adjacere</ets> to lie near; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jac&emacr;re</ets> to lie: cf. F. <ets>adjacent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on; <as>as, a field <ex>adjacent</ex> to the highway</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>adjacent</xex> forest.&rdquo;  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Adjacent</b></col> or <col><b>contiguous angle</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Angle</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adjoining; contiguous; near.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Adjacent</er>, <er>Adjoining</er>, <er>Contiguous</er>. Things are <xex>adjacent</xex> when they lie close each other, not necessary in actual contact; <as>as, <ex>adjacent</ex> fields, <ex>adjacent</ex> villages, etc.</as> <pbr/>
<q>I find that all Europe with her <qex>adjacent</qex> isles is peopled with Christians.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
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Things are <xex>adjoining</xex> when they meet at some line or point of junction; as, <xex>adjoining</xex> farms, an <xex>adjoining</xex> highway. What is spoken of as <xex>contiguous</xex> should touch with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a row of <xex>contiguous</xex> buildings; a wood <xex>contiguous</xex> to a plain.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ja"cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is adjacent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ja"cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to be adjacent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ject"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjicere</ets> to throw to, to add to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jac&ebreve_;re</ets> to throw. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting forth.]</ety> <def>To add or annex; to join.</def>  <rj><au>Leland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjectio</ets>, fr. <ets>adjicere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjection</ets>. See <er>Adject</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*jec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`jec*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[L. <ets>adjectitius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Added; additional.</def>  <rj><au>Parkhurst.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`jec*ti"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the nature of an adjective; adjective.</def>  <rj><au>W. Taylor (1797)</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`jec*ti"val*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>As, or in the manner of, an adjective; adjectively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&ebreve_;k*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adjective</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; <as>as, an <ex>adjective</ex> word or sentence</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not standing by itself; dependent.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adjective color</b></col>, <cd>a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to procedure.</def> &ldquo;The whole English law, substantive and <xex>adjective</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjectivum</ets>  (sc. <ets>nomen</ets>), neut. of <ets>adjectivus</ets> that is added, fr. <ets>adjicere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjectif</ets>. See <er>Adject</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify or describe a thing, as distinct from something else. Thus, in phrase, &ldquo;a wise ruler,&rdquo; <xex>wise</xex> is the adjective, expressing a property of <xex>ruler</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dependent; an accessory.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjectived</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjectiving</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Language has as much occasion to <qex>adjective</qex> the distinct signification of the verb, and to <qex>adjective</qex> also the mood, as it has to <qex>adjective</qex> time. It has . . . <qex>adjectived</qex> all three.</q> <rj><qau>Tooke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"jec*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an adjective; <as>as, a word used <ex>adjectively</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*join"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjoined</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjoining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ajoinen</ets>, OF. <ets>ajoindre</ets>, F. <ets>adjoindre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adjungere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jungere</ets> to join. See <er>Join</er>, and cf. <er>Adjunct</er>.]</ety> <def>To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact with; to attach; to append.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Corrections . . . should be, as remarks, <qex>adjoined</qex> by way of note.</q> <rj><qau>Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*join"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*join")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; <as>as, the houses <ex>adjoin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When one man's land <qex>adjoins</qex> to another's.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The construction with <xex>to</xex>, <xex>on</xex>, or <xex>with</xex> is obsolete or obsolescent.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join one's self.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>She lightly unto him <qex>adjoined</qex> side to side.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*join"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Contiguous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*join"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Joining to; contiguous; adjacent; <as>as, an <ex>adjoining</ex> room</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>adjoining</xex> fane.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Upon the hills <qex>adjoining</qex> to the city.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adjacent; contiguous; near; neighboring; abutting; bordering. See <er>Adjacent</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"joint</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adjunct; a helper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*journ</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjourned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjourning</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ajornen</ets>, OF. <ets>ajoiner</ets>, <ets>ajurner</ets>, F. <ets>ajourner</ets>; OF. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>jor</ets>, <ets>jur</ets>, <ets>jorn</ets>, F. <ets>jour</ets>, day, fr. L. <ets>diurnus</ets> belonging to the day, fr. <ets>dies</ets> day. Cf. <er>Journal</er>, <er>Journey</er>.]</ety> <def>To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; <as>as, to <ex>adjourn</ex> the meeting; to <ex>adjourn</ex> a debate.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>It is a common practice to <qex>adjourn</qex> the reformation of their lives to a further time.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>'Tis a needful fitness<br/>
That we <qex>adjourn</qex> this court till further day.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To delay; defer; postpone; put off; suspend.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Adjourn</er>, <er>Prorogue</er>, <er>Dissolve</er>.  These words are used in respect to public bodies when they lay aside business and separate. <xex>Adjourn</xex>, both in Great Britain and this country, is applied to all cases in which such bodies separate for a brief period, with a view to meet again. <xex>Prorogue</xex> is applied in Great Britain to that act of the executive government, as the sovereign, which brings a session of Parliament to a close. The word is not used in this country, but a legislative body is said, in such a case, to adjourn <xex>sine die</xex>. To <xex>dissolve</xex> is to annul the corporate existence of a body. In order to exist again the body must be reconstituted.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*journ"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another, or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other convened bodies; <as>as, congress <ex>adjourned</ex> at four o'clock; the court <ex>adjourned</ex> without day.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*journ"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adjournment; postponement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>adjournal</xex> of the Diet.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*journ"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. f. <ets>adjournement</ets>, OF. <ets>ajornement</ets>. See <er>Adjourn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or time specified, or without day.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The time or interval during which a public body adjourns its sittings or postpones business.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*judge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjudged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjudging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ajugen</ets>, OF. <ets>ajugier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adjudicare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>judicare</ets> to judge. See <er>Judge</er>, and cf. <er>Adjudicate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; <as>as, the prize was <ex>adjudged</ex> to the victor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To determine in the exercise of judicial power; to decide or award judicially; to adjudicate; <as>as, the case was <ex>adjudged</ex> in the November term</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sentence; to condemn.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Without reprieve, <qex>adjudged</qex> to death<br/>
For want of well pronouncing Shibboleth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To regard or hold; to judge; to deem.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>adjudged</qex> him unworthy of his friendship.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To decree; award; determine; adjudicate; ordain; assign.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*judg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjudges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*judg"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of adjudging; judicial decision; adjudication.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Temple.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjudicated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjudicating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adjudicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjudicare</ets>. See <er>Adjudge</er>.]</ety> <def>To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*cate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come to a judicial decision; <as>as, the court <ex>adjudicated</ex> upon the case</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjudicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjudication</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence.</def>  &ldquo;An <xex>adjudication</xex> in favor of natural rights.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bankruptcy practice)</fld> <def>The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt.</def>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adjudicating.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjudicates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"di*ca*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adjudication.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjugatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjugare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>jugum</ets> a yoke.]</ety> <def>To yoke to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&uuptack_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjumentum</ets>, for <ets>adjuvamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>adjuvare</ets> to help; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juvare</ets> to help.]</ety> <def>Help; support; also, a helper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Waterhouse.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*vant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&uuptack_;*v&aitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuvamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>adjuvare</ets> to help; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juvare</ets> to help.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Immunology)</fld> <def>A substance added to an immunogenic agent to enhance the production of antibodies.</def> <rj><au>Stedman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A substance added to a formulation of a drug which enhances the effect of the active ingredient.</def> <rj><au>Stedman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"junct`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjunctus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adjungere</ets>. See <er>Adjoin</er>.]</ety> <def>Conjoined; attending; consequent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Though that my death were <qex>adjunct</qex> to my act.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adjunct notes</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>short notes between those essential to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"junct`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something joined or added to another thing, but not essentially a part of it.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Learning is but an <qex>adjunct</qex> to our self.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person joined to another in some duty or service; a colleague; an associate.</def>  <rj><au>Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word or words added to quality or amplify the force of other words; <as>as, the History <ex>of the American Revolution</ex>, where the words in italics are the <ex>adjunct</ex> or <ex>adjuncts</ex> of &ldquo;History</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>A quality or property of the body or the mind, whether natural or acquired; <as>as, <ex>color</ex>, in the body, <ex>judgment</ex> in the mind</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. <mark>[R.]</mark> See <cref>Attendant keys</cref>, under <er>Attendant</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*junc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjunctio</ets>, fr. <ets>adjungere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjonction</ets>, and see <er>Adjunct</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of joining; the thing joined or added.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*junc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjunctivus</ets>, fr. <ets>adjungere</ets>. See <er>Adjunct</er>.]</ety> <def>Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*junc"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, is joined.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*junc"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adjunctive manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*junct"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ju*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuratio</ets>, fr. <ets>adjurare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adjuration</ets>. See <er>Adjure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What an accusation could not effect, an <qex>adjuration</qex> shall.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The form of oath or appeal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Persons who . . . made use of prayer and <qex>adjurations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuratorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing an adjuration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*jure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjuring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph>. <ety>[L. <ets>adjurare</ets>, <ets>adjurdium</ets>, to swear to; later, to adjure: cf. F. <ets>adjurer</ets>. See <er>Jury</er>.]</ety> <def>To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Joshua <qex>adjured</qex> them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. vi. 26.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The high priest . . . said . . . I <qex>adjure</qex> thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvi. 63.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The commissioners <qex>adjured</qex> them not to let pass so favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties.</q> <rj><qau>Marshall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*jur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*just"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adjusted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adjusting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>ajuster</ets>, <ets>ajoster</ets> (whence F. <ets>ajouter</ets> to add), LL. <ets>adjuxtare</ets> to fit; fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juxta</ets> near; confused later with L. <ets>ad</ets> and <ets>justus</ets> just, right, whence F. <ets>ajuster</ets> to adjust. See <er>Just</er>, v. t. and cf. <er>Adjute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; <as>as, to <ex>adjust</ex> a garment to the body, or things to a standard</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Adjusting</qex> the orthography.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; <as>as, to <ex>adjust</ex> accounts; the differences are <ex>adjusted</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; <as>as, to <ex>adjust</ex> a telescope or microscope</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*just"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adjusted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*just"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Ajutage</er>.]</ety> <def>Adjustment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>adjusted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>accommodated to certain requirements</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> regulated</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>having become accustomed [to surroundings, a situation. etc.]</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>oriented (vs. unoriented), orientated </stype>]<br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> familiarized</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <fld>(Music)</fld> <def>so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>tempered (vs. untempered)</stype>]<br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tuned</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>adjusted to produce a clear image; -- of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses)</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>focused (vs. unfocused), focussed </stype>] <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ad*just"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, adjusts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an insurance agent who examines claims against personal or property damage insurance policies and makes estimates and recommendations regarding the amount which should be paid to the policyholder.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Adjusting plane</hw>, <hw>Adjusting surface</hw>. }</mhw> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an a&euml;roplane or flying machine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*just"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to adjust.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*just"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ajustement</ets>. See <er>Adjust</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act of bringing into proper relations; regulation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Success depends on the nicest and minutest <qex>adjustment</qex> of the parts concerned.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling.</def>  <rj><au>Bispham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The operation of bringing all the parts of an instrument, as a microscope or telescope, into their proper relative position for use; the condition of being thus adjusted; <as>as, to get a good <ex>adjustment</ex>; to be <ex>in</ex> or <ex>out of adjustment</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement; adaptation; disposition.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*tage</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"j&uuptack_;*t&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ajutage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*tan*cy</hw> <pr>(-t&aitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adjutant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The office of an adjutant.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Skillful arrangement in aid; assistance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It was, no doubt, disposed with all the <qex>adjutancy</qex> of definition and division.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjutans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adjutare</ets> to help. See <er>Aid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A helper; an assistant.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A regimental staff officer, who assists the colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment, in the details of regimental and garrison duty.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adjutant general</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the principal staff officer of an army, through whom the commanding general receives communications and issues military orders. In the U. S. army he is brigadier general.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Among the Jesuits)</fld>, <cd>one of a select number of fathers, who resided with the general of the order, each of whom had a province or country assigned to his care.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of very large stork (<spn>Ciconia argala</spn>), a native of India; -- called also the <altname>gigantic crane</altname>, and by the native name <altname>argala</altname>. It is noted for its serpent-destroying habits.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>A corruption of <er>Agitator</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*jute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ajouter</ets>; confused with L. <ets>adjutare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To add.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>adjuvare</ets>. See <er>Aid</er>.]</ety> <def>A helper or assistant.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjutorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to help or assist; helping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ju"trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Adjutor</er>.]</ety> <def>A female helper or assistant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*vant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adjuvans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adjuvare</ets> to aid: cf. F. <ets>adjuvant</ets>. See <er>Aid</er>.]</ety> <def>Helping; helpful; assisting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Adjuvant</xex> causes.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ju*vant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assistant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Yelverton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An ingredient, in a prescription, which aids or modifies the action of the principal ingredient.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adlegatio</ets>, <ets>allegatio</ets>, a sending away; fr. <ets>adlegare</ets>, <ets>allegare</ets>, to send away with a commission; <ets>ad</ets> in addition + <ets>legare</ets> to send as ambassador. Cf. <er>Allegation</er>.]</ety> <def>A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad lib"i*tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>At one's pleasure; as one wishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`lo*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Allocution</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>margin</ets>.]</ety> <def>To write in the margin.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*max"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>maxillary</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Near to the maxilla or jawbone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>amesurer</ets>, LL. <ets>admensurare</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To measure.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To determine the proper share of, or the proper apportionment; <as>as, to <ex>admeasure</ex> dower; to <ex>admeasure</ex> common of pasture.</as></def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The measure of a thing; dimensions; size.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of <xex>admeasurement</xex>, directed to the sheriff.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*meas"ur*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admeasures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*men`su*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>admensuratio</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mensurare</ets> to measure. See <er>Mensuration</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Admeasurement</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"i*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adminculum</ets> support, orig., that on which the hand rests; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>manus</ets> hand + dim. ending <ets>-culym</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Help or support; an auxiliary.</def>  <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Corroborative or explanatory proof.</def><br/>
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<p><note>In <xex>Scots law</xex>, any writing tending to establish the existence or terms of a lost deed.  <rj><au>Bell.</au></rj>
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<p><hw>Ad`mi*nic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory; <as>as, <ex>adminicular</ex> evidence</as>.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`mi*nic"u*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adminicular.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"is*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Administered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Administering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aministren</ets>, OF. <ets>aministrer</ets>, F. <ets>administer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>administrare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ministrare</ets> to serve. See <er>Minister</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; <as>as, to <ex>administer</ex> the government or the state</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For forms of government let fools contest:<br/>
Whate'er is best <qex>administered</qex> is best.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; <as>as, to <ex>administer</ex> relief, to <ex>administer</ex> the sacrament</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[Let zephyrs] <qex>administer</qex> their tepid, genial airs.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Justice was <qex>administered</qex> with an exactness and purity not before known.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a <xex>blow</xex>, a <xex>reproof</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A noxious drug had been <qex>administered</qex> to him.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To tender, as an oath.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Swear . . . to keep the oath that we <qex>administer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a will, or whose will fails of an executor.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give out; distribute; furnish.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to minister.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A fountain . . . <qex>administers</qex> to the pleasure as well as the plenty of the place.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To perform the office of administrator; to act officially; <as>as, A <ex>administers</ex> upon the estate of B</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Administrator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min`is*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of government.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"is*tra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being administered; <as>as, an <ex>administrable</ex> law</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"is*trant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. pr. of <ets>administrer</ets>. See <er>Administer</er>.]</ety> <def>Executive; acting; managing affairs.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who administers.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"is*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>administratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>administrare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To administer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>administracioun</ets>, L. <ets>administratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>administration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His financial <qex>administration</qex> was of a piece with his military <qex>administration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The executive part of government; the persons collectively who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry, alone, as in Great Britain.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A mild and popular <qex>administration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>administration</qex> has been opposed in parliament.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of administering, or tendering something to another; dispensation; <as>as, the <ex>administration</ex> of a medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The management and disposal, under legal authority, of the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no competent executor.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The management of an estate of a deceased person by an executor, the strictly corresponding term <xex>execution</xex> not being in use.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Administration with the will annexed</b></col>, <cd>administration granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or where his appointment of an executor for any cause has failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Conduct; management; direction; regulation; execution; dispensation; distribution.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min"is*tra`tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;s*tr&amacr;`t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>administrativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>administratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; <as>as, an <ex>administrative</ex> body, ability, or energy</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*min"is*tra`tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A man who manages or settles the estate of an intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent executor; one to whom the right of administration has been committed by competent authority.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"tor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The position or office of an administrator.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*min`is*tra"trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A woman who administers; esp., one who administers the estate of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have been granted; a female administrator.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`mi*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admirabilitac</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admirableness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"mi*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admirabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>admirable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In man there is nothing <qex>admirable</qex> but his ignorance and weakness.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation; deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of persons or things.</def>  &ldquo;An <xex>admirable</xex> machine.&rdquo;  &ldquo;<xex>Admirable</xex> fortitude.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wonderful; marvelous; surprising; excellent; delightful; praiseworthy.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"mi*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"mi*ra*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an admirable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"mi*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amiral</ets>, <ets>admiral</ets>, OF. <ets>amiral</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>am&imacr;r-al-bahr</ets> commander of the sea; Ar. <ets>am&imacr;r</ets> is commander, <ets>al</ets> is the Ar. article, and <ets>am&imacr;r-al</ets>, heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L. <ets>admirabilis</ets> admirable, fr. <ets>admirari</ets> to admire. It is said to have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. <er>Ameer</er>, <er>Emir</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are <xex>admiral</xex>, <xex>vice admiral</xex>, and <xex>rear admiral</xex>. The <xex>admiral</xex> is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Like some mighty <qex>admiral</qex>, dark and terrible, bearing down upon his antagonist with all his canvas straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring from his broadsides.</q> <rj><qau>E. Everett.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A handsome butterfly (<spn>Pyrameis Atalanta</spn>) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Admiral shell</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the popular name of an ornamental cone shell (<spn>Conus admiralis</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Lord High Admiral</b></col>, <cd>a great officer of state, who (when this rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval administration of Great Britain.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"mi*ral*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"mi*ral*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Admiralties</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>amiraut&eacute;</ets>, for an older <ets>amiralt&eacute;</ets>, office of admiral, fr. LL. <ets>admiralitas</ets>. See <er>Admiral</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.</def>  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction is vested in the district courts of the United States, subject to revision by the circuit courts and the Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc., and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mir"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>admirance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`mi*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>admiratio</ets>. See <er>Admire</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wonder; astonishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Season your <qex>admiration</qex> for a while.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; <as>as, <ex>admiration</ex> of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Now, good Lafeu, bring in the <qex>admiration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Note of admiration</b></col>, <cd>the mark (!), called also <altname>exclamation point</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence; worship.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mir"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Admired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Admiring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>admirer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>admirari</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder, for <ets>smirari</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_; to smile, Skr. <ets>smi</ets>, and E. <ets>smile</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Examples rather to be <qex>admired</qex> than imitated.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or prize highly; <as>as, to <ex>admire</ex> a person of high moral worth, to <ex>admire</ex> a landscape</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Admired</qex> as heroes and as gods obeyed.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Admire</xex> followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I <xex>admire</xex> to see a man consistent in his conduct.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To esteem; approve; delight in.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mire"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with <xex>at</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To wonder at Pharaoh, and even <qex>admire</qex> at myself.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mired"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; <as>as, an <ex>admired</ex> poem</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonderful; also, admirable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Admired</xex> disorder.&rdquo;    &ldquo; <xex>Admired</xex> Miranda.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly.</def>  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mir"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing admiration; <as>as, an <ex>admiring</ex> glance</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mir"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>admissibilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being admissible; admissibleness; <as>as, the <ex>admissibility</ex> of evidence</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>admissible</ets>, LL. <ets>admissibilis</ets>. See <er>Admit</er>.]</ety> <def>Entitled to be admitted, or worthy of being admitted; that may be allowed or conceded; allowable; <as>as, the supposition is hardly <ex>admissible</ex></as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mis"si*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ad*mis"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>admission</ets>. See <er>Admit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or practice of admitting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance; access; power to approach.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What numbers groan for sad <qex>admission</qex> there!</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something &unr_;serted; acknowledgment; concession.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The too easy <qex>admission</qex> of doctrines.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A fact, point, or statement admitted; <as>as, <ex>admission</ex> made out of court are received in evidence</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Admittance; concession; acknowledgment; concurrence; allowance. See <er>Admittance</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mis"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Implying an admission; tending to admit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mis"so*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to admission.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Admitted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Admitting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>amitten</ets>, L. <ets>admittere</ets>, <ets>admissum</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mittere</ets> to send: cf. F. <ets>admettre</ets>, OF. <ets>admettre</ets>, OF. <ets>ametre</ets>. See <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; <as>as, they were into his house; to <ex>admit</ex> a serious thought into the mind; to <ex>admit</ex> evidence in the trial of a cause.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a right of entrance; <as>as, a ticket <ex>admits</ex> one into a playhouse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; <as>as, to <ex>admit</ex> an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was <ex>admitted</ex> to bail.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; <as>as, the argument or fact is <ex>admitted</ex>; he <ex>admitted</ex> his guilt.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be capable of; to permit; <as>as, the words do not <ex>admit</ex> such a construction</as>. In this sense, <xex>of</xex> may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Both Houses declared that they could <qex>admit</qex> of no treaty with the king.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mit"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admissible.</def>
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<p><hw>Ad*mit"tance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of admitting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Permission to enter; the power or right of entrance; also, actual entrance; reception.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To gain <qex>admittance</qex> into the house.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He desires <qex>admittance</qex> to the king.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To give <qex>admittance</qex> to a thought of fear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Concession; admission; allowance; <as>as, the <ex>admittance</ex> of an argument</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Admissibility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The act of giving possession of a copyhold estate.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Admission; access; entrance; initiation.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Admittance</er>, <er>Admission</er>. These words are, to some extent, in a state of transition and change. <xex>Admittance</xex> is now chiefly confined to its primary sense of access into some locality or building. Thus we see on the doors of factories, shops, etc.  &ldquo;No <xex>admittance</xex>.&rdquo; Its secondary or moral sense, as &ldquo;<xex>admittance</xex>   to the church,&rdquo; is almost entirely laid aside. <xex>Admission</xex> has taken to itself the secondary or figurative senses; <as>as, <ex>admission</ex> to the rights of citizenship; <xex>admission</xex> to the church; the <xex>admissions</xex> made by one of the parties in a dispute</as>. And even when used in its primary sense, it is not identical with <xex>admittance</xex>. Thus, we speak of <xex>admission</xex> into a country, territory, and other larger localities, etc., where <xex>admittance</xex> could not be used. So, when we speak of <xex>admission</xex> to a concert or other public assembly, the meaning is not perhaps exactly that of <xex>admittance</xex>, viz., access within the walls of the building, but rather a reception into the audience, or access to the performances. But the lines of distinction on this subject are one definitely drawn.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mit"tance</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The reciprocal of impedance.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`mit*ta"tur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., let him be admitted.]</ety> <def>The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mit"ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Received as true or valid; acknowledged.</def>  -- <def2><hw>Ad*mit"ted*ly</hw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Confessedly.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admits.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mix"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>mix</ets>: cf. L. <ets>admixtus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>admiscere</ets>. See <er>Mix</er>.]</ety> <def>To mingle with something else; to mix.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mix"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admixtio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mingling of different things; admixture.</def>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mix"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admiscere</ets>, <ets>admixtum</ets>, to admix; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>miscere</ets> to mix. See <er>Mix</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mixing; mixture.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The compound formed by mixing different substances together.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is mixed with anything.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Admonished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Admonishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>amonesten</ets>, OF. <ets>amonester</ets>, F. <ets>admonester</ets>, fr. a supposed LL. <ets>admonesstrare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>admonere</ets> to remind, warn; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>monere</ets> to warn. See <er>Monition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly, but seriously; to exhort.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Admonish</xex> him as a brother.&rdquo;  <rj><au>2 Thess. iii. 15.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>, <xex>against</xex>, or a subordinate clause.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Admonishing</qex> one another in psalms and hymns.</q> <rj><qau>Col. iii. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I warned thee, I <qex>admonished</qex> thee, foretold<br/>
The danger, and the lurking enemy.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Moses was <qex>admonished</qex> of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. viii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon"ish*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who admonishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>admonishing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>expressing adverse criticism as a corrective</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> admonitory, reproachful, reproving</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>amonestement</ets>, <ets>admonestement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admonition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`mo*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amonicioun</ets>, OF. <ets>amonition</ets>, F. <ets>admonition</ets>, fr. L. <ets>admonitio</ets>, fr. <ets>admonere</ets>. See <er>Admonish</er>.]</ety> <def>Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Admonition</er>, <er>Reprehension</er>, <er>Reproof</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Admonition</xex> is prospective, and relates to moral delinquencies; its object is to prevent further transgression. <xex>Reprehension</xex> and <xex>reproof</xex> are retrospective, the former being milder than the latter. A person of any age or station may be liable to <xex>reprehension</xex> in case of wrong conduct; but <xex>reproof</xex> is the act of a superior. It is authoritative fault-finding or censure addressed to children or to inferiors.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`mo*ni"tion*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Admonisher.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admonitory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Barrow.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mon"i*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Admonisher; monitor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent <qex>admonitor</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shenstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon`i*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admonitory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>admonitorial</xex> tone.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>admonitorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; <as>as, an <ex>admonitory</ex> glance</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly</wf>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mon"i*trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A female admonitor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*mor`ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>admortizatio</ets>. Cf. <er>Amortization</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The reducing or lands or tenements to mortmain. See <er>Mortmain</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*move"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>admovere</ets>. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <def>To move or conduct to or toward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*nas"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adnascens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adnasci</ets> to be born, grow.]</ety> <def>Growing to or on something else.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>adnascent</xex> plant.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adnatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adnasci</ets>. See <er>Adnascent</er>, and cf. <er>Agnate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Grown to congenitally.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing together; -- said only of organic cohesion of unlike parts.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An anther is <qex>adnate</qex> when fixed by its whole length to the filament.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*nom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nomen</ets> noun.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun.</def> <au>Gibbs.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*nom"i*nal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"noun`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>noun</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>An adjective, or attribute.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*nu"bi*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adnubilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adnubilare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Clouded; obscured.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*do"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&oomacr_;")</pr>, (1) <pos>v. inf.</pos>, (2) <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>at do</ets>, northern form for <ets>to do</ets>. Cf. <er>Affair</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To do; in doing; <as>as, there is nothing <ex>ado</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;What is here <xex>ado</xex>?&rdquo;  <rj><au>J. Newton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss; bustle; <as>as, to make a great <ex>ado</ex> about trifles</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With much <qex>ado</qex>, he partly kept awake.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Let's follow to see the end of this <qex>ado</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*do"be</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;"b&auptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an adjective, <as>as, an <ex>adobe</ex> house, in Texas or New Mexico</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Earth from which unburnt bricks are made.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adobe-lily</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a California herb (<spn>Fritillaria pluriflora</spn>) with pinkish purple flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adobe lily, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>adobo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a Philippine dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr., fr. L. <ets>adolescentia</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; youth, or the period of life between puberty and maturity, generally considered to be, in the male sex, from fourteen to twenty-one. Sometimes used with reference to the lower animals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cent</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d`&ouptack_;*l&ebreve_;s"s&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adolescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adolescere</ets> to grow up to; <ets>ad</ets> + the inchoative <ets>olescere</ets> to grow: cf. F. <ets>adolescent</ets>. See <er>Adult</er>.]</ety> <def>Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong,<br/>
Detain their <qex>adolescent</qex> charge too long.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`o*les"cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A youth.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`o*na"i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ad&omacr;n&amacr;i</ets>, lit., my lord.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew name for God, usually translated in the Old Testament by the word &ldquo;Lord&rdquo;.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The later Jews used its vowel points to fill out the tetragrammaton <er>Yhvh</er>, or <er>Ihvh</er>, &ldquo;the incommunicable name,&rdquo; and in reading substituted &ldquo;Adonai&rdquo;.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`o*ne"an</hw> <pr>(-n&emacr;"&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Adon&emacr;us</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Adonis; Adonic.</def> &ldquo;Fair <xex>Adonean</xex> Venus.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Faber.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*don"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adonique</ets>: cf. L. <ets>Adonius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Adonic verse.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adonic verse</b></col>, <cd>a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee (-- &breve; &breve; | -- --).</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*do"nis</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;"n&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., gr. Gr. <grk>'A`dwnis</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Myth.)</fld> <def>A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A pre&euml;minently beautiful young man; a dandy.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the family <fam>Ranunculace&aelig;</fam>, containing the pheasant's eye (<spn>Adonis autumnalis</spn>); -- named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*do"nist</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;"n&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>&abreve;d&omacr;n&amacr;i</ets> my Lords.]</ety> <def>One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated &ldquo;Jehovah&rdquo; are really the vowel points of the word &ldquo;Adonai.&rdquo; See <er>Jehovist</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"o*nize</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d"&ouptack_;*n&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adoniser</ets>, fr. <ets>Adonis</ets>.]</ety> <def>To beautify; to dandify.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I employed three good hours at least in adjusting and <qex>adonozing</qex> myself.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*door</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*doors</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>At the door; of the door; <as>as, out <ex>adoors</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I took him in <qex>adoors</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Vicar's Virgil (1630).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dopt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adopted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adopting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adoptare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>optare</ets> to choose, desire: cf. F. <ets>adopter</ets>. See <er>Option</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; <as>as, to <ex>adopt</ex> the view or policy of another; these resolutions were <ex>adopted</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dopt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being adopted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dopt"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; <as>as, an <ex>adopted</ex> son, citizen, country, word</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*dopt"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dopt"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adopts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>adapter</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dop"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adoptio</ets>, allied to <ets>adoptare</ets> to adopt: cf. F. <ets>adoption</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as one's own child.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; <as>as, the <ex>adoption</ex> of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance; <as>as, the <ex>adoption</ex> of opinions</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dop"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God not by nature but by adoption.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dop"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adopted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dopt"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adoptivus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adoptif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; <as>as, an <ex>adoptive</ex> father, an child; an <ex>adoptive</ex> language.</as></def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*dopt"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dor`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adorableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dor"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adorabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>adorare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adorable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>adorable</qex> Author of Christianity.</q> <rj><qau>Cheyne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Worthy of the utmost love or respect.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dor"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adorable, or worthy of adoration.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dor"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adorable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`o*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adoratio</ets>, fr. <ets>adorare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adoration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The more immediate objects of popular <qex>adoration</qex> amongst the heathens were deified human beings.</q> <rj><qau>Farmer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage from two thirds of the conclave.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[Pole] might have been chosen on the spot by <qex>adoration</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>a*dore"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>adored</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;rd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>adoring</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aouren</ets>, <ets>anouren</ets>, <ets>adoren</ets>, OF. <ets>aorer</ets>, <ets>adorer</ets>, F. <ets>adorer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adorare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>orare</ets> to speak, pray, <ets>os</ets>, <ets>oris</ets>, mouth.  In OE. confused with <ets>honor</ets>, the French prefix <ets>a-</ets> being confused with OE. <ets>a</ets>, <ets>an</ets>, on.  See <er>Oral</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors to; to honor as a deity or as divine.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which he [James II.] publicly <qex>adored</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost esteem and affection; to idolize.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and <qex>adored</qex> Monmouth.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dore"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Congealed little drops which do the morn <qex>adore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dore"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of adoring; adoration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dor"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*d&omacr;r"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves greatly; an ardent admirer.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>adorer</xex> of truth.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I profess myself her <qex>adorer</qex>, not her friend.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>adoring</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.  Opposite of <ant>irreverent</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>feeling or showing a deep love and devotion to.</def> <illu>her <ex>adoring</ex> parents</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> doting, fond, lovesome</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dor"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With adoration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dorn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adorned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adorning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aournen</ets>, <ets>anournen</ets>, <ets>adornen</ets>, OF. <ets>aorner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aaornare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ornare</ets> to furnish, embellish. See <er>Adore</er>, <er>Ornate</er>.]</ety> <def>To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As a bride <qex>adorneth</qex> herself with her jewels.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lxi. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>At church, with meek and unaffected grace,<br/>
His looks <qex>adorned</qex> the venerable place.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To deck; decorate; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace; dignify; exalt; honor.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Adorn</er>, <er>Ornament</er>, <er>Decorate</er>, <er>Embellish</er>. We <xex>decorate</xex> and <xex>ornament</xex> by putting on some <xex>adjunct</xex> which is attractive or beautiful, and which serves to heighten the general effect. Thus, a lady's head-dress may be <xex>ornament</xex> or <xex>decorated</xex> with flowers or jewelry; a hall may be <xex>decorated</xex> or <xex>ornament</xex> with carving or gilding, with wreaths of flowers, or with hangings. <xex>Ornament</xex> is used in a wider sense than <xex>decorate</xex>. To <xex>embellish</xex> is to beautify or ornament richly, not so much by mere additions or details as by modifying the thing itself as a whole. It sometimes means gaudy and artificial decoration. We <xex>embellish</xex> a book with rich engravings; a style is <xex>embellished</xex> with rich and beautiful imagery; a shopkeeper <xex>embellishes</xex> his front window to attract attention. <xex>Adorn</xex> is sometimes identical with <xex>decorate</xex>, as when we say, a lady was <xex>adorned</xex> with jewels. In other cases, it seems to imply something more. Thus, we speak of a gallery of paintings as <xex>adorned</xex> with the works of some of the great masters, or <xex>adorned</xex> with noble statuary and columns. Here <xex>decorated</xex> and <xex>ornamented</xex> would hardly be appropriate. There is a value in these works of genius beyond mere show and ornament. <xex>Adorn</xex> may be used of what is purely moral; <as>as, a character <ex>adorned</ex> with every Christian grace</as>. Here neither <xex>decorate</xex>, nor <xex>ornament</xex>, nor <xex>embellish</xex> is proper.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dorn"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adornment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dorn"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adorned; decorated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`or*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adornment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dorn"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, adorns; a beautifier.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dorn"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By adorning; decoratively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dorn"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>adornement</ets>. See <er>Adorn</er>.]</ety> <def>An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*os"cu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adosculari</ets>, <ets>adosculatum</ets>, to kiss. See <er>Osculate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Impregnation by external contact, without intromission.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*down"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adun</ets>, <ets>adoun</ets>, <ets>adune</ets>. AS. <ets>of d</ets>&umacr;<ets>ne</ets> off the hill. See <er>Down</er>.]</ety> <def>From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;Thrice did she sink <xex>adown</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*down"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Down.</def> <mark>[Archaic &amp; Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Her hair <qex>adown</qex> her shoulders loosely lay displayed.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*press"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adpressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adprimere</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Appressed</er>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*pressed"</wf>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*drad"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[P. p. of <ets>adread</ets>.]</ety> <def>Put in dread; afraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ra*gant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a corruption of <ets>tragacanth</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gum tragacanth.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dread"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>andr&aelig;dan</ets>, <ets>ondr&aelig;</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>and</ets> against) + <ets>dr&aelig;den</ets> to dread. See <er>Dread</er>.]</ety> <def>To dread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dreamed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, <xex>To be adreamed</xex>, to dream.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*re"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>renal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Suprarenal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adrenaline</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> epinephrine, adrenalin</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ad*re"nal*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>Ad*re"nal*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>. <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that acts as a powerful stimulant in reponse to fear or stress; it stimulates autonomic nerve action.  It can be obtained as a crystalline substance, <chform>C9H13NO3</chform>. It is used in medicine as a vasoconstrictor (hemostatic) and cardiac stimulant, also to reduce allergic reactions and to stimulate the heart in cases of cardiac arrest.</def> <au>MI11</au><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> epinephrine; <chname>3,4-dihydroxy-1-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)-ethyl]benzene</chname>.</syn>
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<p><hw>adrenergic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>producing or activated by epinephrine or adrenaline</def> <illu>an <ex>adrenergic</ex> nerve fiber</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>adrenocortical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the adrenal cortex.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>adrenocorticotrophic</hw> <hw>adrenocorticotropic</hw> </mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adrenocorticotropin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>adrenosterone</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"dri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Hadrianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; <as>as, <ex>Adrian</ex> billows</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Adrianople</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in Northwest Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Edirne, Adrianopolis</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Adrianopolis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in Northwest Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Edirne, Adrianople</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A`dri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Adriaticus</ets>, <ets>Hadriaticus</ets>, fr. <ets>Adria</ets> or <ets>Hadria</ets>, a town of the Veneti.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*drift"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>drift</ets>.]</ety> <def>Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So on the sea shall be set <qex>adrift</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Were from their daily labor turned <qex>adrift</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*drip"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> in + <ets>drip</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a dripping state; <as>as, leaves all <ex>adrip</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>D. G. Mitchell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>To adopt (a person who is his own master).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adrogatio</ets>, <ets>arrogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>adrogare</ets>. See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See <er>Arrogation</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*droit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adroit</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) = <ets>droit</ets> straight, right, fr. L. <ets>directus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>dirigere</ets>. See <er>Direct</er>.]</ety> <def>Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; <as>as, an <ex>adroit</ex> mechanic, an <ex>adroit</ex> reply</as>.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Adroit</xex> in the application of the telescope and quadrant.&rdquo; <au>Horsley.</au> &ldquo;He was <xex>adroit</xex> in intrigue.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*droit"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adroit manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*droit"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Adroitness</qex> was as requisite as courage.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Skill</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dry"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>dry</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a dry or thirsty condition.</def> &ldquo;A man that is <xex>adry</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`sci*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adscitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adsciscere</ets>, <ets>asciscere</ets>, to take knowingly; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sciscere</ets> to seek to know, approve, <ets>scire</ets> to know.]</ety> <def>Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Adscititious</xex> evidence.&rdquo; <au>Bowring.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad`sci*ti"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"script</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adscriptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adscribere</ets>   to enroll. See <er>Ascribe</er>.]</ety> <def>Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"script</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf.</def>  <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*scrip"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adscriptivus</ets>. See <er>Adscript</er>.]</ety> <def>Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it.</def>  <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Additional signification.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*sig"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adsignificare</ets> to show.]</ety> <def>To denote additionally.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ad*sorb"</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>to attract and bind (molecules of a substance in a fluid) so as to form a thin layer on the surface, by non-electrostatic forces; to bind by adsorption.  Distinguished from <contr>absorb</contr>, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> surface assimilation</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>adsorption</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the process by which molecules of a substance form a thin film on the surface of a solid.  Distinguished from <contr>absorption</contr>, in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the absorbing material.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> surface assimilation</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>adsorptive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface; displaying <er>adsorption</er>.</def> [Narrower terms: <stype>chemisorptive, chemosorptive </stype>] <ant>nonadsorbent</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adsorbent, surface-assimilative</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*strict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*stric"tion</wf>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos></wordforms> <def>See <er>Astrict</er>, and <er>Astriction</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*stric"to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Astrictory</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*strin"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Astringent</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*su"ki bean</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*s&oomacr_;"k&ibreve_;; &abreve;d*z&oomacr_;"k&ibreve_;)</pr>. <ety>[Jap. <ets>adzuki</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into the United States.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Adula</ets>, a mountain peak in Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries <xex>moonstone</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adulari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To flatter in a servile way.</def>  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>adulation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adulatio</ets>, fr. <ets>adulari</ets>, <ets>adulatum</ets>, to flatter.]</ety> <def>Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out<br/>
With titles blown from <qex>adulation</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Sycophancy; cringing; fawning; obsequiousness; blandishment.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Adulation</er>, <er>Flattery</er>, <er>Compliment</er>. Men deal in <xex>compliments</xex> from a desire to please; they use <xex>flattery</xex> either from undue admiration, or a wish to gratify vanity; they practice <xex>adulation</xex> from sordid motives, and with a mingled spirit of falsehood and hypocrisy. <xex>Compliment</xex> may be a sincere expression of due respect and esteem, or it may be unmeaning; <xex>flattery</xex> is apt to become gross; <xex>adulation</xex> is always servile, and usually fulsome.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>adulari</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adulateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>A servile or hypocritical flatterer.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"u*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>adulari</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>adulatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely praising; flattering; <as>as, an <ex>adulatory</ex> address</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A mere rant of <qex>adulatory</qex> freedom.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"u*la`tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who flatters with servility.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dult"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adultus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adolescere</ets>, akin to <ets>alere</ets> to nourish: cf. F. <ets>adulte</ets>. See <er>Adolescent</er>, <er>Old</er>.]</ety> <def>Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength; matured; <as>as, an <ex>adult</ex> person or plant; an <ex>adult</ex> ape; an <ex>adult</ex> age.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dult"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength; one who has reached maturity.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the <xex>common law</xex>, the term is applied to a person who has attained full age or legal majority; in the <xex>civil law</xex>, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females after twelve.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To commit adultery; to pollute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adulterare</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is used to adulterate anything.</def> --   <def2><pos>a.</pos>  <def>Adulterating; <as>as, <ex>adulterant</ex> agents and processes</as>.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adulterated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adulterating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>adulteratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adulterare</ets>, fr. <ets>adulter</ets> adulterer, prob. fr. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>alter</ets>   other, properly one who approaches another on account of unlawful love. Cf. <er>Advoutry</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To defile by adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of a foreign or a baser substance; <as>as, to <ex>adulterate</ex> food, drink, drugs, coin, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The present war has . . . <qex>adulterated</qex> our tongue with strange words.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To corrupt; defile; debase; contaminate; vitiate; sophisticate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To commit adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tainted with adultery.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance; adulterated; spurious.</def><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>A*dul"ter*ate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*dul"ter*ate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>adulterated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having been made impure by addition of inferior ingredients; -- said of substances or foods</def> <note> used ususally of articles of commerce, dulted with less costly materials so as to enhance profit; -- usually imlying that the dilution is surreptitious and unethical</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adulterate, debased</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>adulterating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>making impure or corrupt by virtue of extraneous origin; -- of impurities.</def> <illu>the <ex>adulterating</ex> effect of extraneous materials</illu> <ant>purifying</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adulterant</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; -- of people.</def> <br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> adulterant.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul`ter*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulteratio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp. of food or drink) by foreign mixture.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The shameless <qex>adulteration</qex> of the coin.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An adulterated state or product.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who adulterates or corrupts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formed fr. the verb <ets>adulter</ets>, with the E. ending <ets>-er</ets>. See <er>Advoutrer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who commits adultery; a married man who has sexual intercourse with a woman not his wife.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A man who violates his religious covenant.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. ix. 2.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fem. from L. <ets>adulter</ets>. Cf. <er>Advoutress</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman who commits adultery.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A woman who violates her religious engagements.</def>  <rj><au>James iv. 4.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterinus</ets>, fr. <ets>adulter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called <qex>adulterine</qex> guilds.</q> <rj><qau>Adam Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An illegitimate child.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To commit adultery.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery; illicit.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by adulteration; spurious.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>adulterous</xex> mixture.&rdquo; <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adulterous manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dul"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adulteries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>adulterium</ets>. See <er>Advoutry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her husband.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is adultery on the part of the married wrongdoer.<pbr/>
The word has also been used to characterize the act of an unmarried participator, the other being married. In the United States the definition varies with the local statutes. Unlawful intercourse between two married persons is sometimes called <stype>double adultery</stype>; between a married and an unmarried person, <stype>single adultery</stype>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adulteration; corruption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Faithlessness in religion.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. iii. 9.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Injury; degradation; ruin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>You might wrest the caduceus out of my hand to the <qex>adultery</qex> and spoil of nature.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dult"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being adult.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*um"brant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adumbrans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>adumbrare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing forth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*um"brate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adumbratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adumbrare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>umbrare</ets> to shade; <ets>umbra</ets> shadow.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Both in the vastness and the richness of the visible universe the invisible God is <qex>adumbrated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>L. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To overshadow; to shade.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`um*bra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adumbratio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or representation of a thing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Elegant <qex>adumbrations</qex> of sacred truth.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The shadow or outlines of a figure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*um"bra*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Faintly representing; typical.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`u*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adunatio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>unus</ets> one.]</ety> <def>A uniting; union.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*dunc"</hw>, <hw>A*dunque"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Hooked; <as>as, a parrot has an <ex>adunc</ex> bill</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dun"ci*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aduncitas</ets>. See <er>Aduncous</er>.]</ety> <def>Curvature inwards; hookedness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>aduncity</qex> of the beaks of hawks.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dun"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aduncus</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>uncus</ets> hooked, hook.]</ety> <def>Curved inwards; hooked.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adurere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>urere</ets> to burn.]</ety> <def>To burn up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"u*rol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Either of two compounds, a chlorine derivative and bromine derivative, of hydroquinone, used as developers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adustus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adurere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aduste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inflamed or scorched; fiery.</def> &ldquo;The Libyan air <xex>adust</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Looking as if or scorched; sunburnt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A tall, thin man, of an <qex>adust</qex> complexion.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having much heat in the constitution and little serum in the blood. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> Hence: Atrabilious; sallow; gloomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dust"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burnt; adust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dust"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be burnt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dus"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adustio</ets>, fr. <ets>adurere</ets>, <ets>adustum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adustion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of being thus heated or dried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Cauterization.</def>  <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad va*lo"rem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., according to the value.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their invoice, -- in opposition to a specific sum upon a given quantity or number; <as>as, an <ex>ad valorem</ex> duty of twenty per cent</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advanced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advancing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#).]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>avancen</ets>, <ets>avauncen</ets>, F. <ets>avancer</ets>, fr. a supposed LL. <ets>abantiare</ets>; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ante</ets> (F. <ets>avant</ets>) before. The spelling with <it>d</it> was a mistake, <ets>a-</ets> being supposed to be fr. L. <ets>ad</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To raise; to elevate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They . . . <qex>advanced</qex> their eyelids.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To raise to a higher rank; to promote.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ahasueres . . . <qex>advanced</qex> him, and set his seat above all the princes.</q> <rj><qau>Esther iii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> the ripening of fruit; to <ex>advance</ex> one's interests.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> an argument</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some ne'er <qex>advance</qex> a judgment of their own.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; <as>as, a merchant <ex>advances</ex> money on a contract or on goods consigned to him</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> the price of goods</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To extol; to laud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Greatly <qex>advancing</qex> his gay chivalry.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten; accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move or go forward; to proceed; <as>as, he <ex>advanced</ex> to greet me</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase or make progress in any respect; <as>as, to <ex>advance</ex> in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Advanced</qex> to a level with ancient peers.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>avance</ets>, fr. <ets>avancer</ets>. See <er>Advance</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; <as>as, an <ex>advance</ex> in health, knowledge, or religion; an <ex>advance</ex> in rank or office.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An addition to the price; rise in price or value; <as>as, an <ex>advance</ex> on the prime cost of goods</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The first step towards the attainment of a result; approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to adjust a difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an offer; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[He] made the like <qex>advances</qex> to the dissenters.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus furnished; money or value supplied beforehand.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary <qex>advances</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The account was made up with intent to show what <qex>advances</qex> had been made.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>In advance</b></col> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In front; before.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Beforehand; before an equivalent is received.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>In the state of having advanced money on account; as, A is <xex>in advance</xex> to B a thousand dollars or pounds.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for <xex>advanced</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>advance</ex> guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; <ex>advance</ex> payment, or that made before it is due; <ex>advance</ex> proofs, <ex>advance</ex> sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vanced"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the van or front.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas; <as>as, <ex>advanced</ex> opinions, <ex>advanced</ex> thinkers</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Far on in life or time.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A gentleman <qex>advanced</qex> in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Advanced guard</b></col>, <cd>a detachment of troops which precedes the march of the main body.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vance"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*v&adot_;ns"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avancement</ets>, F. <ets>avancement</ets>. See <er>Advance</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; <as>as, the <ex>advancement</ex> of learning</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In heaven . . . every one (so well they love each other) rejoiceth and hath his part in each other's <qex>advancement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>True religion . . . proposes for its end the joint <qex>advancement</qex> of the virtue and happiness of the people.</q> <rj><qau>Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See <er>Advance</er>, 5.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Settlement on a wife, or jointure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*van"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who advances; a promoter.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A second branch of a buck's antler.</def>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*van"cing edge</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The front edge (in direction of motion) of a supporting surface; -- contr. with <contr>following edge</contr>, which is the rear edge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*van"cing sur"face</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The first of two or more surfaces arranged in tandem; -- contr. with <contr>following surface</contr>, which is the rear surface.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*van"cive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to advance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*van"tage</hw> <pr>(?; 61, 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avantage</ets>, <ets>avauntage</ets>, F. <ets>avantage</ets>, fr. <ets>avant</ets> before. See <er>Advance</er>, and cf. <er>Vantage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end; benefit; <as>as, the enemy had the <ex>advantage</ex> of a more elevated position</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Give me <qex>advantage</qex> of some brief discourse.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>advantages</qex> of a close alliance.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Superiority; mastery; -- with <xex>of</xex> or <xex>over</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Lest Satan should get an <qex>advantage</qex> of us.</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. ii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit; <as>as, the <ex>advantage</ex> of a good constitution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And with <qex>advantage</qex> means to pay thy love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Tennis)</fld> <def>The first point scored after deuce.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Advantage ground</b></col>, <cd>vantage ground.</cd> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Clarendon.</au> -- <col><b>To have the advantage of</b></col> (any one), <cd>to have a personal knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge.</cd>  &ldquo;You <xex>have the advantage of</xex> me; I don't remember ever to have had the honor.&rdquo; <au>Sheridan.</au> -- <col><b>To take advantage of</b></col>, <cd>to profit by; (often used in a bad sense) to overreach, to outwit.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Advantage</er>, <er>Advantageous</er>, <er>Benefit</er>, <er>Beneficial</er>.</syn> <usage> We speak of a thing as a <xex>benefit</xex>, or as <xex>beneficial</xex>, when it is simply productive of good; as, the <xex>benefits</xex> of early discipline; the <xex>beneficial</xex> effects of adversity. We speak of a thing as an <xex>advantage</xex>, or as <xex>advantageous</xex>, when it affords us the means of getting forward, and places us on a &ldquo;vantage ground&rdquo; for further effort. Hence, there is a difference between the <xex>benefits</xex> and the <xex>advantages</xex> of early education; between a <xex>beneficial</xex> and an <xex>advantageous</xex> investment of money.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*van"tage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advantaged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advantaging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>avantager</ets>, fr. <ets>avantage</ets>. See <er>Advance</er>.]</ety> <def>To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit; to profit.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and averseness to comply with the court designs, <qex>advantaged</qex> his adversaries against him.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>What is a man <qex>advantaged</qex>, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?</q> <rj><qau>Luke ix. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To advantage one's self of</b></col>, <cd>to avail one's self of.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*van"tage*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Advantageous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`van*ta"geous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avantageux</ets>, fr. <ets>avantage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful; profitable; useful; beneficial; <as>as, an <ex>advantageous</ex> position; trade is <ex>advantageous</ex> to a nation.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Advabtageous</qex> comparison with any other country.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how swift and <qex>advantageous</qex> a harbinger it is, wherever one goes.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`van*ta"geous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Profitably; with advantage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`van*ta"geous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Profitableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advenire</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>venire</ets> to come: cf. F. <ets>avenir</ets>, <ets>advenir</ets>. See <er>Come</er>.]</ety> <def>To accede, or come (<xex>to</xex>); to be added to something or become a part of it, though not essential.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Where no act of the will <qex>advenes</qex> as a coefficient.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"ient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adviens</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>Coming from outward causes; superadded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`vent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adventus</ets>, fr. <ets>advenire</ets>, <ets>adventum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>avent</ets>. See <er>Advene</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The period including the four Sundays before Christmas.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Advent Sunday</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the first Sunday in the season of Advent, being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of St. Andrew (Now. 30).</cd>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The first or the expected second coming of Christ.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Coming; any important arrival; approach.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Death's dreadful <qex>advent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Expecting still his <qex>advent</qex> home.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Adventism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"vent*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ; -- called also <altname>Second Adventists</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>adventitia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the membranous outer covering of an organ or blood vessel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adventitial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to adventitia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ven*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adventitius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent; accidental or causal; additional; supervenient; foreign.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To things of great dimensions, if we annex an <qex>adventitious</qex> idea of terror, they become without comparison greater.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Out of the proper or usual place; <as>as, <ex>adventitious</ex> buds or roots</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Acquired, as diseases; accidental.</def><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ad`ven*ti"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ad`ven*ti"tious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Accidental.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Adventitious.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the season of advent.</def>  <rj><au>Sanderson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aventure</ets>, <ets>aunter</ets>, <ets>anter</ets>, F. <ets>aventure</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>adventura</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advenire</ets>, <ets>adventum</ets>, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of &ldquo;to happen, befall.&rdquo; See <ets>Advene</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all <qex>adventures</qex>, be fastened upon him individually.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Risk; danger; peril.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He was in great <qex>adventure</qex> of his life.</q> <rj><qau>Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He loved excitement and <qex>adventure</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; <as>as, the <ex>adventures</ex> of one's life</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>A bill of adventure</b></col> <fld>(Com.)</fld>, <cd>a writing setting forth that the goods shipped are at the owner's risk.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Undertaking; enterprise; venture; event.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adventured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adventuring</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aventuren</ets>, <ets>auntren</ets>, F. <ets>aventurer</ets>, fr. <ets>aventure</ets>. See <er>Adventure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He would not <qex>adventure</qex> himself into the theater.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xix. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Yet they <qex>adventured</qex> to go back.</q> <rj><qau>Bunyan,</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Discriminations might be <qex>adventured</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To try the chance; to take the risk.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I would <qex>adventure</qex> for such merchandise.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to adventure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aventurier</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>One who adventures; <as>as, the merchant <ex>adventurers</ex></as>; one who seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous enterprises.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"ture*some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*ven"ture*some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by equivocal means.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adventurism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>recklessness in politics or foreign affairs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>adventuristic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to adventurism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aventurous</ets>, <ets>aunterous</ets>, OF. <ets>aventuros</ets>, F. <ets>aventureux</ets>, fr. <ets>aventure</ets>. See <er>Adventure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied to persons.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Bold deed thou hast presumed, <qex>adventurous</qex> Eve.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger; requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; <as>as, an <ex>adventurous</ex> undertaking, deed, song</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring; hazardous; venturesome. See <er>Rash</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adventurous manner; venturesomely; boldly; daringly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ven"tur*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being adventurous; daring; venturesomeness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"verb</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adverbium</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>verbum</ets> word, verb: cf. F. <ets>adverbe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle, adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; <as>as, he writes <ex>well</ex>; paper <ex>extremely</ex> white.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"bi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adverbialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>adverbial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb; <as>as, an <ex>adverbial</ex> phrase or form</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver`bi*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being adverbial.</def>  <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"bi*al*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give the force or form of an adverb to.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"bi*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an adverb.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`ver*sa"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversaria</ets> (sc. <ets>scripta</ets>), neut. pl. of <ets>adversarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections; a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These parchments are supposed to have been St. Paul's <qex>adversaria</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Bull.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ver*sa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hostile.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adversaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose<!-- p. 26 --> or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His ancient knot of dangerous <qex>adversaries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Agree with thine <qex>adversary</qex> quickly.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. v. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of truth is to dispute without an <qex>adversary</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>The Adversary</b></col>, <cd>The Satan, or the Devil.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Adversary</er>, <er>Enemy</er>, <er>Opponent</er>, <er>Antagonist</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Enemy</xex> is the only one of these words which necessarily implies a state of personal hostility. Men may be <xex>adversaries</xex>, <xex>antagonists</xex>, or <xex>opponents</xex> to each other in certain respects, and yet have no feelings of general animosity. An <xex>adversary</xex> may be simply one who is placed for a time in a hostile position, as in a lawsuit, an argument, in chess playing, or at fence. An <xex>opponent</xex> is one who is ranged against another (perhaps passively) on the opposing side; as a political <xex>opponent</xex>, an <xex>opponent</xex> in debate. An <xex>antagonist</xex> is one who struggles against another with active effort, either in a literal fight or in verbal debate.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"ver*sa*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. King.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Having an opposing party; not unopposed; <as>as, an <ex>adversary</ex> suit</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"sa*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversativus</ets>, fr. <ets>adversari</ets>.]</ety> <def>Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; <as>as, an <ex>adversative</ex> conjunction (<ex>but</ex>, <ex>however</ex>, <ex>yet</ex>, etc.</as> ); an <xex>adversative</xex> force.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"sa*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adversative word.</def>  <rj><au>Harris.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"verse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>advers</ets>, OF. <ets>avers</ets>, <ets>advers</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversus</ets>, p. p. <ets>advertere</ets> to turn to. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; <as>as, <ex>adverse</ex> winds; an <ex>adverse</ex> party; a spirit <ex>adverse</ex> to distinctions of caste.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Opposite.</def> &ldquo;Calpe's <xex>adverse</xex> height.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious; contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; hurtful; <as>as, <ex>adverse</ex> fates, <ex>adverse</ex> circumstances, things <ex>adverse</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as well and wisely as we endure an <qex>adverse</qex> fortune.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adverse possession</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a possession of real property avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another person.</cd>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See <er>Averse</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*verse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversari</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>averser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To oppose; to resist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"verse*ly</hw> <pr>(277)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately; contrariwise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"verse*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being adverse; opposition.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversus</ets> opposite + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>adversio</ets>]</ety> <def>A turning towards; attention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"si*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Adversities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>adversite</ets>, F. <ets>adversit&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversitas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opposition; contrariety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Adversity</qex> is not without comforts and hopes.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble; suffering; trial.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Adverted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Adverting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>advertere</ets>, v. t., to turn to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn: cf. F. <ets>avertir</ets>. See <er>Advertise</er>.]</ety> <def>To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, he <ex>adverted</ex> to what was said</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I may again <qex>advert</qex> to the distinction.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b>- To refer; allude; regard. See <er>Refer</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad*vert"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ad*vert"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[OF. <ets>advertence</ets>, <ets>avertence</ets>, LL. <ets>advertentia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advertens</ets>. See <er>Advertent</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent; attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To this difference it is right that <qex>advertence</qex> should be had in regulating taxation.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vert"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advertens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>advertere</ets>. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety> <def>Attentive; heedful; regardful.</def> <au>Sir M. Hale.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ad*vert"ent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ver*tise"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advertised</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advertising</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>avertir</ets>, formerly also spelt <ets>advertir</ets>, to warn, give notice to, L. <ets>advertere</ets> to turn to. The ending was probably influenced by the noun <ets>advertisement</ets>. See <er>Advert</er>.]</ety> <def>To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by <xex>of</xex> before the subject of information; <as>as, to <ex>advertise</ex> a man of his loss</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I will <qex>advertise</qex> thee what this people shall do.</q> <rj><qau>Num. xxiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a printed notice; <as>as, to <ex>advertise</ex> goods for sale, a lost article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To apprise; inform; make known; notify; announce; proclaim; promulgate; publish.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>advertised</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>called to public attention.</def> <illu>these <ex>advertised</ex> products</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ver"tise*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*v&etilde_;r"t&ibreve_;z*m&eitalic_;nt <it>or</it> &abreve;d`v&etilde_;r*t&imacr;z"m&eitalic_;nt; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avertisement</ets>, formerly also spelled <ets>advertissement</ets>, a warning, giving notice, fr. <ets>avertir</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of informing or notifying; notification.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>advertisement</qex> of danger.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admonition; advice; warning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Therefore give me no counsel:<br/>
My griefs cry louder than <qex>advertisement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises; <as>as, a newspaper containing many <ex>advertisements</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`ver*tis"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, advertises.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>advertising</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a communication publicly promoting some product or service.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ad, advertisement, advert</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the business of advertising; the activity engaged in by professional publicists for pay.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> advertizing, publicizing, the advertising profession, the advertising industry</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>advertize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <er>advertise</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vice"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avis</ets>, F. <ets>avis</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> + OF. <ets>vis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>visum</ets> seemed, seen; really p. p. of <ets>videre</ets> to see, so that <ets>vis</ets> meant that which has seemed best. See <er>Vision</er>, and cf. <er>Avise</er>, <er>Advise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We may give <qex>advice</qex>, but we can not give conduct.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deliberate consideration; knowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>How shall I dote on her with more <qex>advice</qex>,<br/>
That thus without <qex>advice</qex> begin to love her?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Information or notice given; intelligence; <as>as, late <ex>advices</ex> from France</as>; -- commonly in the plural.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In commercial language, <xex>advice</xex> usually means information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of <xex>advice</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>McElrath.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Crim. Law)</fld> <def>Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Advice boat</b></col>, <cd>a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat.</cd> -- <col><b>To take advice</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To accept advice.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To consult with another or others.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition; exhortation; information; notice.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Advil</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ets>[Trade name.]</ets> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic; Advil and Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of <altname>ibuprofen</altname> tablets.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Motrin, Nuprin</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being advisable; advisableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some judge it <qex>advisable</qex> for a man to account with his heart every day.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ready to receive advice.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis"a*ble-ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With advice; wisely.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advised</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advising</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>avisen</ets> to perceive, consider, inform, F. <ets>aviser</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>advisare</ets>. <ets>advisare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>visare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>videre</ets>, <ets>visum</ets>, to see. See <er>Advice</er>, and cf. <er>Avise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.</def> &ldquo;I shall no more <xex>advise</xex> thee.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with <xex>of</xex> before the thing communicated; <as>as, we were <ex>advised</ex> of the risk</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To advise one's self</b></col>, <cd>to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Bid thy master well <qex>advise</qex> himself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To consider; to deliberate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Advise</qex> if this be worth attempting.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>advise</ex> with friends</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ad*vised"</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; -- said of actions.  Often used in combination; <as>as, ill-<ex>advised</ex>, well-<ex>advised</ex></as>.</def> <see>Also See: <simto>wise</simto></see> <ant>unadvised, ill-advised</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> considered, well-advised</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having received information; <as>as, be kept <ex>advised</ex></as>.</def> <ant>uninformed</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Advisedly</xex> undertaken.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Suckling.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis"ed*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vise"ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;d*v&imacr;z"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avisement</ets>, F. <ets>avisement</ets>, fr. <ets>aviser</ets>. See <er>Advise</er>, and cf. <er>Avisement</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Counsel; advice; information.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And mused awhile, waking <qex>advisement</qex> takes of what had passed in sleep.</q> <rj><qau>Daniel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consideration; deliberation; consultation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Tempering the passion with <qex>advisement</qex> slow.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who advises.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vis"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an adviser.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vi"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp. <ets>aviso</ets>. See <er>Advice</er>.]</ety> <def>Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vi"so*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to advise; containing advice; <as>as, an <ex>advisory</ex> council; their opinion is merely <ex>advisory</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The General Association has a general <qex>advisory</qex> superintendence over all the ministers and churches.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>advize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>give bad advice to</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> misadvise, mismisguide, advize</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"vo*ca*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>advocatie</ets>, LL. <ets>advocatia</ets>. See <er>Advocate</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avocat</ets>, <ets>avocet</ets>, OF. <ets>avocat</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocatus</ets>, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of <ets>advocare</ets> to call to, call to one's aid; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. See <er>Advowee</er>, <er>Avowee</er>, <er>Vocal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the English and American Law, <xex>advocate</xex> is the same as &ldquo;counsel,&rdquo; &ldquo;counselor,&rdquo; or &ldquo;barrister.&rdquo; In the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as &ldquo;counsel&rdquo; at the common law.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; <as>as, an <ex>advocate</ex> of free trade, an <ex>advocate</ex> of truth</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Christ, considered as an intercessor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We have an <qex>Advocate</qex> with the Father.</q> <rj><qau>1 John ii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Faculty of advocates</b></col> <fld>(Scot.)</fld>, <cd>the Scottish bar in Edinburgh.</cd> -- <col><b>Lord advocate</b></col> <fld>(Scot.)</fld>, <cd>the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer.</cd> -- <col><b>Judge advocate</b></col>.  <cd>See under <er>Judge</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Advocated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Advocating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Advocate</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Advoke</er>, <er>Avow</er>.]</ety> <def>To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>advocate</qex> the cause of thy client.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Sanderson (1624).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been <qex>advocated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Eminent orators were engaged to <qex>advocate</qex> his cause.</q> <rj><qau>Mitford.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act as advocate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"vo*cate*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Office or duty of an advocate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`vo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advocatio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>avocation</ets>. See <er>Advowson</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual <qex>advocation</qex> for us.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Advowson.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The donations or <qex>advocations</qex> of church livings.</q> <rj><qau>Sanderson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The process of removing a cause from an inferior court to the supreme court.</def>  <rj><au>Bell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad"vo*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an advocate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*voke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advocare</ets>. See <er>Advocate</er>.]</ety> <def>To summon; to call.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope to <qex>advoke</qex> the cause to Rome.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`vo*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>advolvere</ets>, <ets>advolutum</ets>, to roll to.]</ety> <def>A rolling toward something.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vou"trer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avoutre</ets>, <ets>avoltre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adulter</ets>. Cf. <er>Adulterer</er>.]</ety> <def>An adulterer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vou"tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adulteress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ad*vou"try</hw>, <hw>Ad*vow"try</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avoutrie</ets>, <ets>avouterie</ets>, <ets>advoutrie</ets>, OF. <ets>avoutrie</ets>, <ets>avulterie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adulterium</ets>. Cf. <er>Adultery</er>.]</ety> <def>Adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vow*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avowe</ets>, F. <ets>avou&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocatus</ets>. See <er>Advocate</er>, <er>Avowee</er>, <er>Avoyer</er>.]</ety> <def>One who has an advowson.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*vow"son</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avoweisoun</ets>, OF. <ets>avo&euml;son</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocatio</ets>. Cf. <er>Advocation</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (<xex>advocatus</xex>) or protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or present to it.]</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The benefices of the Church of England are in every case subjects of presentation. They are nearly 12,000 in number; the <xex>advowson</xex> of more than half of them belongs to private persons, and of the remainder to the crown, bishops, deans and chapters, universities, and colleges.</note>  <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*voy"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Avoyer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad*ward"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Award.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad`y*na"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>adynamia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; lack of strength; &unr_; priv + &unr_; power, strength.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Considerable debility of the vital powers, as in typhoid fever.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ad`y*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>adynamique</ets>. See <er>Adynamy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the vital powers; weak.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Characterized by the absence of power or force.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Adynamic fevers</b></col>, <cd>malignant or putrid fevers attended with great muscular debility.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*dyn"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adynamia.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Morin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ad"y*tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <plu><plw>Adyta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, n., fr. &unr_;, a., not to be entered; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to enter.]</ety> <def>The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Adz</hw>, <hw>Adze</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>adese</ets>, <ets>adis</ets>, <ets>adse</ets>, AS. <ets>adesa</ets>, <ets>adese</ets>, ax, hatchet.]</ety> <def>A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Adz</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cut with an adz.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;</hw> or <hw>Ae</hw></mhw>. <def>A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. <grk>ai</grk>. The Anglo-Saxon short <it>&aelig;</it> was generally replaced by <xex>a</xex>, the long &aemacr_; by <it>e</it> or <it>ee</it>.  In derivatives from Latin words with <it>ae</it>, it is mostly superseded by <it>e</it>. For most words found with this initial combination, the reader will therefore search under the letter E.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;*cid"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>&AElig;cidia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., dim. of Gr. &unr_; injury.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;"dile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aedilis</ets>, fr. <ets>aedes</ets> temple, public building. Cf. <er>Edify</er>.]</ety> <def>A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal officer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;"dile*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an &aelig;dile.</def>  <rj><au>T. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aegeus</ets>; Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See <er>Archipelago</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;`gi*cra"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, goat + &unr_;, n. pl., heads.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;g"i*lops</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aegilopis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, gen. &unr_;, goat + &unr_; eye.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.</def> <au>Crabb.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of plants, called also <altname>hardgrass</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;"gis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aegis</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a goat skin, a shield, &unr_; goat, or fr. &unr_; to rush.]</ety> <def>A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;*goph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Egophony</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;*gro"tat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., he is sick.]</ety> <fld>(Camb. Univ.)</fld> <def>A medical certificate that a student is ill.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aegyptopithecus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; -- fossils were found in <etsep>Egypt</etsep>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;*ne"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeneis</ets>, <ets>Aeneidis</ets>, or <ets>-dos</ets>: cf. F. <ets>&Eacute;n&eacute;ide</ets>.]</ety> <def>The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is &AElig;neas.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*&euml;"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;neus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Colored like bronze.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aengus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the Irish god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Angus Og, Oengus, Angus</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;*o"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeolius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to &AElig;olia or &AElig;olis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; &aelig;olic; <as>as, the <ex>&AElig;olian</ex> dialect</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to &AElig;olus, the mythic god of the winds; a&euml;rial.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Viewless forms the <qex>&aelig;olian</qex> organ play.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>relating to or caused by wind.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>&AElig;olian attachment</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings.</cd> <au>Moore.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>&AElig;olian harp</b></col>, <col><b>&AElig;olian lyre</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window.</cd> <au>Moore.</au> -- <col><b>&AElig;olian mode</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aeolian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Eolian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ae*ol"ic</hw> <pr>(&euptack_;*&obreve_;l"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeolicus</ets>; Gr. <grk>A'ioliko`s</grk>, name of the god of the winds.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>&AElig;olian, 1; <as>as, the <ex>&AElig;olic</ex> dialect; the <ex>&AElig;olic</ex> mode.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, caused by, or designating, the action of the wind in modifying the earth's surface; <as>as, <ex>&aelig;olic</ex> erosion; <ex>&aelig;olic</ex> sand</as>.  Same as <er>aeolian{3}</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>eolic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Aeolic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Eolic</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>&AElig;*ol"i*pile</hw>, <hw>&AElig;*ol"i*pyle</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aeolipilae</ets>; <ets>Aeolus</ets> god of the winds + <ets>pila</ets> a ball, or Gr. &unr_; gate (<it>i. e.</it>, doorway of &AElig;olus); cf. F. <ets>&eacute;olipyle</ets>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>eolipile</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years <sc>b. c.</sc> It has often been called the first steam engine.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>aeolotropic</hw>, <hw>&AElig;`o*lo*trop"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; changeful + &unr_; a turning, &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; having properties with different values along different axes; not isotropic.  In specialized contexts, synonymous with <stype>anisotropic</stype>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>eolotropic</asp>.]</altsp> <rj><au>Sir W. Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> </syn><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;`o*lot"ro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Difference of quality or property in different directions.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw> <hw>Aeolus</hw>, <hw>&AElig;"o*lus</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. &amp; Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of the winds, in ancient mythology.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>aeon</hw>, <hw>&AElig;"on</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A period of immeasurable duration. See <er>Eon</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gnosticism)</fld> <def>a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eon</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eon</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>aeonian</hw>, <hw>&AElig;*o"ni*an</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Eternal; everlasting; lasting for an indefinitely long time; immortal; not subject to death.  Opposite of <ant>mortal</ant>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>&AElig;onian</xex> hills.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eonian</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to an eon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aepyceros</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>African antelopes: impalas.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Aepyceros</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aepyornidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family Aepyornidae</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aepyorniformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order Aepyorniformes</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>aepyornis</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>&AElig;`py*or"nis</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; high + &unr_; bird.]</ety> <def>A gigantic (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird, of which fossils were found in Madagascar.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> elephant bird</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>A&euml;rated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>A&euml;rating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rer</ets>. See <er>Air</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called <xex>fixed air</xex>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from <qex>a&euml;rated</qex> natural fountains.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To supply or impregnate with common air; <as>as, to <ex>a&euml;rate</ex> soil; to <ex>a&euml;rate</ex> water.</as></def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> activate</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>A&euml;rated bread</b></col>, <cd>bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation.</cd></cs><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aerated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification; -- of a liquid</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>supplied with oxygen by respiration; -- used of tissues or especially blood</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> oxygenated</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>supplied with carbon dioxide</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> charged</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>aer*a"tion</hw>, <hw>A`&euml;r*a"tion</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;ration</ex> of soil, of spawn, etc.</as></def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act or preparation of charging a liquid with carbon dioxide gas to make it effervescent.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the purpose of purification.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>aerator</hw>, <hw>A"&euml;r*a`tor</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which supplies with air or gas</def>; <specif>specif.:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage).</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"&euml;r*en`chym</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,  &Verbar;<hw>A`&euml;r*en"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>a&euml;renchyma</ets>. See <er>A&euml;ro-</er>; <er>Enchyma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A secondary respiratory tissue or modified periderm, found in many aquatic plants and distinguished by the large intercellular spaces.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>aerial</hw>, <hw>A*&euml;"ri*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;rius</ets>. See <er>Air</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> regions or currents; the <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> maneuvers of a fighter plane</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>A&euml;rial</xex> spirits.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>A&euml;rial</xex> voyages.&rdquo; <au>Darwin.</au><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> spires</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> rootlets, <ex>a&euml;rial</ex> plants; the <ex>aerial</ex> roots of a philodendron</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Light as air; ethereal.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>operating or operated overhead especially on elevated cables.</def> <illu><ex>aerial</ex> conveyers for transporting raw materials</illu><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>operating or moving in the air.</def> <illu>an <ex>aerial</ex> cable car</illu>; <illu><ex>aerial</ex> combat</illu><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>Aerial acid</b></col>, <cd>carbonic acid.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Ure.</au> -- <col><b>Aerial perspective</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Perspective</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aerial</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Football)</fld> <def>a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> forward pass</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a metallic wire, rod, or combination of rods connected to an electronic device, designed to send or receive radio or television signals.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antenna</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aer"i*al*ist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an athlete who performs acts high above the ground on a trapeze or high wire, requiring skill and agility and coordination.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> trapeze artist</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a burglar who gains entrance to buildings from the rooftop, sometimes leaping from building to building in the process.  A type of <isa>second-story man</isa>.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark> <br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*&euml;`ri*al rail"way`</hw>. <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A stretched wire or rope elevated above the ground and forming a way along which a trolley may travel, for conveying a load suspended from the trolley.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An elevated cableway.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*&euml;"ri*al sick"ness</hw>. <def>A sickness felt by a&euml;ronauts due to high speed of flights and rapidity in changing altitudes, combining some symptoms of mountain sickness and some of seasickness.  The nauseous symptoms similar to seasickness experienced by passengers in pressurized aircraft is called <altname>air sickness</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*&euml;`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being a&euml;rial; unsubstantiality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*&euml;"ri*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like, or from, the air; in an a&euml;rial manner.</def> &ldquo;A murmur heard <xex>a&euml;rially</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aerides</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any orchid of the genus Aerides.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ae"rie</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aire</ets>, <ets>eire</ets>, <ets>air</ets>, nest, also origin, descent, OF. <ets>aire</ets>, LL. <ets>area</ets>, <ets>aera</ets>, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. <ets>area</ets> an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <def>The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. <au>Shak.</au> Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets> air + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; <as>as, the windpipe is an <ex>a&euml;riferous</ex> tube</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rification</ets>. See <er>A&unr_;rify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of becoming a&euml;rified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an a&euml;riform state; the state of being a&euml;riform.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*i*form</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets> air + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;riforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets> air + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To infuse air into; to combine air with.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To change into an a&euml;riform state.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An a&euml;roplane, airship, or the like.</def> <mark>[Colloq. in 1900, now obsolescent.]</mark><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aer"*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to aeronautics or aircraft.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o-</hw>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, air.]</ety> <def>The combining form of the Greek word meaning <xex>air</xex>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aer"*obe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>aerobies</er>.]</ety> <def>an organism such as a microorganism that requires oxygen for life or growth.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o"bic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, a&euml;robies; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;robic</ex> fermentation</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`&euml;r*o"bic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aer*o"bics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl., but sing. or pl. in usage</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>physical exercises performed in a sustained and strenuous fashion designed to cause a temporary increase in respiration rate and heart rate, such a running, swimming, walking, or calisthenics.  Calisthenic sessions in groups, performed by following a leader in moving to a rhythmic musical accompaniment, are a popular form of aerobics.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a system of physical conditioning relying largely on aerobics exercises.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*bies</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Micro&ouml;rganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids; aerobes.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?; 101)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Related to, or of the nature of, a&euml;robies; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;robiotic</ex> plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>boat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of hydro-a&euml;roplane; a flying boat.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*bus`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>bus</ets>.]</ety> <def>An a&euml;roplane or airship designed to carry passengers. Now called a <altname>passenger plane</altname> or <altname>commercial airliner</altname>.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*club`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>club</ets>.]</ety> <def>A club or association of persons interested in a&euml;ronautics.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*curve`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>curve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A modification of the a&euml;roplane, having curved surfaces, the advantages of which were first demonstrated by Lilienthal.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*cyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the air cells of algals.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;*ro*do*net"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; shaken, &unr_; to shake.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The science of gliding and soaring flight.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;*ro*drome`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a running.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A shed for housing an airship or a&euml;roplane.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and other facilities, used for flying purposes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`&euml;r*o*drom"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>Aer`o*dy*nam"ic</hw>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*dy*nam"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the force of air in motion.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a shape designed to minimize wind resistance (aerodynamic drag) when moving through the air or other gas; -- used especially of vehicles; <as>as, the <ex>aerodynamic</ex> styling of an automobile</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aer`o*dy*nam"ic drag</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the resistance caused by a gas to the motion of a solid body moving through it.  Studied in <er>aerodynamics</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>aer`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> <hw>A`&euml;r*o*dy*nam"ics</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>dynamics</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rodynamique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aer"o*dyne`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; .]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>a heavier-than-air aircraft; same as <er>aeroplane</er>.  Contrasted with <er>aerostat</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*foil`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>foil</ets>.]</ety> <def>A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*og"no*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; knowing, knowledge: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rognosie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature.</def>  <rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in a&euml;ography: an a&euml;rologist.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to a&euml;rography; a&euml;rological.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of the air or atmosphere; a&euml;rology.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*gun`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>gun</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use against aircraft.  Now usually referred to an <altname>anitaircraft cannon</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>hydrodynamic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acting by the force of air and water; <as>as, an <ex>a&euml;rohydrodynamic</ex> wheel</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>&hand_; Some writers limit the word to <xex>stony</xex> meteorites.</note><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*lith</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>A&unr_;rolite</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*li*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>lithology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of a&euml;rolites.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rolites; meteoric; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rolitic</ex> iron</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Booth.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rology.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in a&euml;rology.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;romancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mechanic or mechanician expert in the art and practice of a&euml;ronautics.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ical</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pert. to a&euml;romechanics.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*me*chan"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an a&euml;riform fluid, including a&euml;rodynamics and a&euml;rostatics.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;rom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rometry; <as>as, <ex>a&euml;rometric</ex> investigations</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*om"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>-metry</ets>: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;rom&eacute;trie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*naut</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;ronaute</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; air + &unr_; sailor. See <er>Nautical</er>.]</ety> <def>An a&euml;rial navigator; a balloonist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*nat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;ronat</ets>. See <er>A&euml;ro-</er>; <er>Natation</er>.]</ety> <def>A dirigible balloon.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*nef`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;ronef</ets>.]</ety> <def>A power-driven, heavier-than-air flying machine.  Now called <er>airplane</er>.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`&euml;r*o*naut"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*naut"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;ronauitique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a&euml;ronautics, or a&euml;rial sailing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*naut"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; a&euml;rial navigation; ballooning.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A`&euml;r*o*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*oph"o*by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fear: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rophobie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dread of a current of air.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*phone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; voice.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A form of combined speaking and ear trumpet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An instrument, proposed by Edison, for greatly intensifying speech. It consists of a phonograph diaphragm so arranged that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*phyte</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant, <grk>fy`ein</grk> to grow: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rophyte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>aer"*o*plane`</hw> <hw>a"&euml;r*o*plane`</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>a&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>plane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A light rigid plane used in a&euml;rial navigation to oppose sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in gliding machines; specif., such a plane slightly inclined and driven forward as a lifting device in some flying machines.  Also called <altname>airfoil</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>hence, a heavier-than-air flying machine using such a device to provide lift. In a modern aeroplane, the airfoils are called the <er>wings</er>, and most of the lift is derived from these surfaces. In contrast to helicopters, the wings are fixed to the passenger compartment (airframe) and do not move relative to the frame; thus such a machine is called a <altname>fixed-wing aircraft</altname>.  These machines are called monoplanes, biplanes, triplanes, or quadruplanes, according to the number of main supporting planes (wings) used in their construction. After 1940 few planes with more than one airfoil were constructed, and these are used by hobbyists or for special purposes. Being heavier than air they depend for their levitation on motion imparted by the thrust from either propellers driven by an engine, or, in a jet plane, by the reaction from a high-velocity stream of gases expelled rearward from a jet engine. They start from the ground by a run on small wheels or runners, and are guided by a steering apparatus consisting of horizontal and vertical movable planes, which usually form part of the wings or tail. There are many varieties of form and construction, which in some cases are known by the names of their inventors.  In U.S., an aeroplane is usually called an <altname>airplane</altname> or <altname>plane</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*plan`ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who flies in an a&euml;roplane.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aviator, aviatrix, airman.</syn>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to look out.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*os"co*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a looking out; &unr_; to spy out.]</ety> <def>The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aerosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aes</ets>, <ets>aeris</ets>, brass, copper.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*sid"er*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>siderite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A mass of meteoric iron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aerospace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the atmosphere and outer space considered together or as a whole.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the sector of industry that designs and builds aircraft, rockets, missiles, and devices or vehicles intended to operate in outer space.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aerospace</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to <er>aerospace</er> in either sense.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*sphere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>sphere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rosph&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>The atmosphere.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*stat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>a&eacute;rostat</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; air + &unr_; placed. See <er>Statics</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A balloon, especially a passive balloon; a balloon without motive power.  Contrasted with <er>aerodyne</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A balloonist; an a&euml;ronaut.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{<hw>A`&euml;r*o*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`&euml;r*o*stat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rostatique</ets>. See <er>Statical</er>, <er>Statics</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a&euml;rostatics; pneumatic.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A&euml;ronautic; <as>as, an <ex>a&euml;rostatic</ex> voyage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*stat"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes a&euml;ronautics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`&euml;r*os*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>a&eacute;rostation</ets> the art of using <ets>a&euml;rostats</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of a&euml;ronautics that deals with passive balloons; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source> <source>+Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science of weighing air; a&euml;rostatics.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"&euml;r*o*tax`is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>A&euml;ro-</er>; <er>Taxis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bacteriology)</fld> <def>The positive or negative stimulus exerted by oxygen on a&euml;robic and ana&euml;robic bacteria.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A`&euml;r*o*tac"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A`&euml;r*o*ther`a*peu"tics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>therapeutics</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A"&euml;r*o*yacht`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>A&euml;ro-</ets> + <ets>yacht</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of hydro-a&euml;roplane; a flying boat.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aertex</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used to make shirts and underwear.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>&AElig;*ru"gi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aeruginosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aerugo</ets> rust of copper, fr. <ets>aes</ets> copper: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;rugineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;*ru"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aes</ets> brass, copper.]</ety> <def>The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ae"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aerie.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"&euml;r*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Air</er>.]</ety> <def>A&euml;rial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s`cu*la"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to &AElig;sculapius or to the healing art; medical; medicinal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s`cu*la"pi*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesculapius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of medicine. Hence, a physician.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s"cu*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Esculin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;"sir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Icel., pl. of <ets>&amacr;ss</ets> god.]</ety> <def>In the old Norse mythology, the gods Odin, Thor, Loki, Balder, Frigg, and the others. Their home was called Asgard.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>&AElig;*so"pi*an</hw>, <hw>E*so"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesopius</ets>, from Gr. &unr_;, fr. the famous Greek fabulist &AElig;sop <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to &AElig;sop, or in his manner.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;*sop"ic</hw>, <hw>E*sop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aesopicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>&AElig;sopian</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;s*the"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; sensation, fr. &unr_; to perceive.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of <xex>an&aelig;sthesia</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;s*the`si*om"e*ter</hw>, <hw>Es*the`si*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; (see <er>&AElig;sthesia</er>) + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>&AElig;s*the""sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Sensuous perception.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s`the*sod"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; sensation + &unr_; a way; cf. F. <ets>esth&eacute;sodique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; -- said of nerves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s"thete</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; one who perceives.]</ety> <def>One who makes much or overmuch of &aelig;sthetics.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{<hw>&AElig;s*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>&AElig;s*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or Pertaining to &aelig;sthetics; versed in &aelig;sthetics; <as>as, <ex>&aelig;sthetic</ex> studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>&AElig;s*thet"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s`the*ti"can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in &aelig;sthetics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s*thet"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of &aelig;sthetics; &aelig;sthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>&AElig;s*thet"ics</hw>, <hw>Es*thet"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;; 277)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. &unr_; to perceive, feel: cf. G. <ets>&auml;sthetik</ets>, F. <ets>esth&eacute;tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s`tho-phys`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to perceive + E. <ets>physiology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of sensation in relation to nervous action.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s"ti*val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aestivalis</ets>, <ets>aestivus</ets>, fr. <ets>aestas</ets> summer.]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to the summer; <as>as, <ex>&aelig;stival</ex> diseases</as>.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>estival</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s"ti*vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aestivare</ets>, <ets>aestivatum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To spend the summer.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>To pass the summer in a state of torpor.</def><br/>
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<p><altsp>[Spelt also <asp>estivate</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s`ti*va"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to <contr>hibernation</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><altsp>[Spelt also <asp>estivation</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; a.</pos> <def>See <er>Estuary</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;s"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aestuosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aestus</ets> fire, glow.]</ety> <def>Glowing; agitated, as with heat.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*&euml;`the*og"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unusual (<grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; custom) + &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;"ther</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ether</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;"thi*ops min"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.  <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Ethiops mineral</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;th"o*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; fire, light + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of nitrogen and boro&unr_;, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;"thri*o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; clear + &unr_; to observe.]</ety> <def>An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;`ti*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to &aelig;tiology; assigning a cause.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>&AElig;`ti*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>&AElig;`ti*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aetologia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; cause + &unr_; description: cf. F. <ets>&eacute;tiologie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The assignment of a cause.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`&euml;*ti"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;) stone, fr. &unr_; eagle.]</ety> <def>See <er>Eaglestone</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*far"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>on</ets> or <ets>of</ets>) + <ets>far</ets>.]</ety> <def>At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with <xex>from</xex> preceding, or <xex>off</xex> following; <as>as, he was seen from <ex>afar</ex>; I saw him <ex>afar</ex> off.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The steep where Fame's proud temple shines <qex>afar</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*feard"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*f&emacr;rd")</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afered</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;f&aemacr_;red</ets>, p. p. of <ets>&amacr;f&aemacr_;ran</ets> to frighten; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>f&aemacr_;ran</ets> to frighten. See <er>Fear</er>.]</ety> <def>Afraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Be not <qex>afeard</qex>; the isle is full of noises.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"fer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>The southwest wind.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af`fa*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affabilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affabilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Affability</qex> is of a wonderful efficacy or power in procuring love.</q> <rj><qau>Elyot</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fa*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affable</ets>, L. <ets>affabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>affari</ets> to speak to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fari</ets> to speak. See <er>Fable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>affable</qex> and courteous gentleman.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His manners polite and <qex>affable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Gracious; mild; benign.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A serene and <qex>affable</qex> countenance.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fa*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fa*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affable manner; courteously.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fa*brous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&adot_;"br&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affaber</ets> workmanlike; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>faber</ets>.]</ety> <def>Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fair"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&acirc;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afere</ets>, <ets>affere</ets>, OF. <ets>afaire</ets>, F. <ets>affaire</ets>, fr. <ets>a faire</ets> to do; L.. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>facere</ets> to do. See <er>Fact</er>, and cf. <er>Ado</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; <as>as, a difficult <ex>affair</ex> to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the plural. &ldquo;At the head of <ex>affairs</ex>.&rdquo; <au>Junius.</au></as></def> &ldquo;A talent for <xex>affairs</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Prescott.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; <as>as, an <ex>affair</ex> of honor, <it>i. e.</it>, a duel; an <ex>affair</ex> of love, <it>i. e.</it>, an intrigue</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Action; endeavor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And with his best <qex>affair</qex><br/>
Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A material object (vaguely designated).</def><br/>
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<p><q>A certain <qex>affair</qex> of fine red cloth much worn and faded.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fam"ish</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&abreve;m"&ibreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affamer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fames</ets> hunger. See <er>Famish</er>.]</ety> <def>To afflict with, or perish from, hunger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fam"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Starvation.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fat"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fatuus</ets> foolish.]</ety> <def>To infatuate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aferen</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;f&unr_;ran</ets>. See <er>Afeard</er>.]</ety> <def>To frighten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affected</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affecting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>affectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>afficere</ets> to affect by active agency; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>affectere</ets>, L. <ets>affectare</ets>, freq. of <ets>afficere</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As might <qex>affect</qex> the earth with cold heat.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The climate <qex>affected</qex> their health and spirits.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A consideration of the rationale of our passions seems to me very necessary for all who would <qex>affect</qex> them upon solid and pure principles.</q><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To love; to regard with affection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>As for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than <qex>affected</qex>, rather honored than loved, her.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For he does neither <qex>affect</qex> company, nor is he fit for it, indeed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Do not <qex>affect</qex> the society of your inferiors in rank, nor court that of the great.</q>  <rj><au>Hazlitt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To dispose or incline.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Men whom they thought best <qex>affected</qex> to religion and their country's liberty.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To aim at; to aspire; to covet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This proud man <qex>affects</qex> imperial &unr_;way.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To tend to by affinity or disposition.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The drops of every fluid <qex>affect</qex> a round figure.</q> <rj><qau>Newton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn>  <def>To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; <as>as, to <ex>affect</ex> ignorance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Careless she is with artful care,<br/>
<qex>Affecting</qex> to seem unaffected.</q> <rj><qau>Congreve.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thou dost <qex>affect</qex> my manners.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>To assign; to appoint.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>One of the domestics was <qex>affected</qex> to his special service.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To influence; operate; act on; concern; move; melt; soften; subdue; overcome; pretend; assume.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&ebreve_;kt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affectus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Psychotherapy)</fld> <def>The emotional complex associated with an idea or mental state. In hysteria, the <xex>affect</xex> is sometimes entirely dissociated, sometimes transferred to another than the original idea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af`fec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affectatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affectation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>affectation</xex> of contempt.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Affectation</qex> is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A striving after.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fondness; affection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af`fec*ta"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who exhibits affectation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"ed</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&ebreve_;kt"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Regarded with affection; beloved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His <qex>affected</qex> Hercules.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inclined; disposed; attached.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How stand you <qex>affected</qex> to his wish?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess what is not natural or real.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He is . . . too spruce, too <qex>affected</qex>, too odd.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Assumed artificially; not natural.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Affected</qex> coldness and indifference.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; <as>as, an <ex>affected</ex> equation</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lovingly; with tender care.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affectation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Affecters</xex> of wit.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Abp. Secker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being affectible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be affected.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Lay aside the absolute, and, by union with the creaturely, become <qex>affectible</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; <as>as, an <ex>affecting</ex> address; an <ex>affecting</ex> sight.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The most <qex>affecting</qex> music is generally the most simple.</q><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected; given to false show.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A drawling; <qex>affecting</qex> rouge.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fect"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affecting manner; is a manner to excite emotions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affection</ets>, L. <ets>affectio</ets>, fr. <ets>afficere</ets>. See <er>Affect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; <as>as, figure, weight, etc. , are <ex>affections</ex> of bodies</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>affections</xex> of quantity.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less,<br/>
An old and strange <qex>affection</qex> of the house.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; <as>as, the benevolent <ex>affections</ex>, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent <ex>affections</ex>, hatred, envy, etc.</as>; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Affection</qex> is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality.</q> <rj><qau>Cogan.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; -- often in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>  Formerly followed by <xex>to</xex>, but now more generally by <xex>for</xex> or <xex>towards</xex>; <as>as, filial, social, or conjugal <ex>affections</ex>; to have an <ex>affection</ex> for or towards children.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>All his <qex>affections</qex> are set on his own country.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Prejudice; bias.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Aylmer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Disease; morbid symptom; malady; <as>as, a pulmonary <ex>affection</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The lively representation of any emotion.</def>  <rj><au>Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Affectation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Spruce <xex>affection</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Passion; violent emotion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Most wretched man,<br/>
That to <qex>affections</qex> does the bridle lend.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness; love; good will. See <er>Attachment</er>; <er>Disease</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the affections; <as>as, <ex>affectional</ex> impulses; an <ex>affectional</ex> nature.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affectionn&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; <as>as, an <ex>affectionate</ex> brother</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kindly inclined; zealous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too <qex>affectionate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sprat.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; <as>as, the <ex>affectionate</ex> care of a parent; <ex>affectionate</ex> countenance, message, language.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Strongly inclined; -- with <xex>to</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*a`ted</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disposed; inclined.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Affectionated</qex> to the people.</q> <rj><qau>Holinshed.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*ate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tion*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disposed.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Be kindly <qex>affectioned</qex> one to another.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. xii. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected; conceited.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affectif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to affect; affecting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional.</def>  <rj><au>Rogers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fec"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affectuous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affectueux</ets>. See <er>Affect</er>.]</ety> <def>Full of passion or emotion; earnest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Af*fec"tu*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>  <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*feer"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aforer</ets>, <ets>afeurer</ets>, to tax, appraise, assess, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>forum</ets> market, court of justice, in LL. also meaning <ets>price</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To confirm; to assure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The title is <xex>affeered</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Amercements . . . were <qex>affeered</qex> by the judges.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Af*feer"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Af*feer"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aforeur</ets>, LL. <ets>afforator</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>One who affeers.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*feer"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aforement</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>The act of affeering.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fer*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>afferens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>afferre</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to <ant>efferent</ant>; <as>as, <ex>afferent</ex> vessels; <ex>afferent</ex> nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.</as></def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Af*fet`tu*o"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>With feeling.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fi"ance</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;ns)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afiaunce</ets> trust, confidence, OF. <ets>afiance</ets>, fr. <ets>afier</ets> to trust, fr. LL. <ets>affidare</ets> to trust; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fidare</ets> to trust, fr. L. <ets>fides</ets> faith. See <er>Faith</er>, and cf. <er>Affidavit</er>, <er>Affy</er>, <er>Confidence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual <qex>affiance</qex> in the divine love.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Stephen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have<br/>
Most joy and most <qex>affiance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>af*fi"ance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>affianced</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;nst)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>affiancing</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;n*s&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>afiancier</ets>, fr. <ets>afiance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To me, sad maid, he was <qex>affianced</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assure by promise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fi"an*cer</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&imacr;"&aitalic_;n*s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fi"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From p. pr. of OF. <ets>afier</ets>, LL. <ets>affidare</ets>. See <er>Affidavit</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who makes an affidavit.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deponent. See <er>Deponent</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Af`fiche"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>afficher</ets> to affix.]</ety> <def>A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a poster; a placard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af`fi*da"vit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>affidavit</ets> he has made oath, perfect tense of <ets>affidare</ets>. See <er>Affiance</er>, <er>Affy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au>  <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is always made <xex>ex parte</xex>, and without cross-examination, and in this differs from a <xex>deposition</xex>. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Deposition. See <er>Deposition</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*file"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>afiler</ets>, F. <ets>affiler</ets>, to sharpen; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>fil</ets> thread, edge.]</ety> <def>To polish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fil"i*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fil"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affiliated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affiliating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>adfiliare</ets>, <ets>affiliare</ets>, to adopt as son; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>filius</ets> son: cf. F. <ets>affilier</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Is the soul <qex>affiliated</qex> to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; <as>as, to <ex>affiliate</ex> the child <ex>to</ex> (or <ex>on</ex> or <ex>upon</ex>) one man rather than another</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How do these facts tend to <qex>affiliate</qex> the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To attach (<xex>to</xex>) or unite (<xex>with</xex>); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; -- followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Affiliated societies</b></col>, <cd>societies connected with a central society, or with each other.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fil"i*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, they <ex>affiliate</ex> with no party</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>affiliated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>being joined in close association</def> <illu><ex>affiliated</ex> clubs</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attached, connected</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fil`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affiliation</ets>, LL. <ets>affiliatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Connection in the way of descent.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fi"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affinis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Related by marriage; from the same source.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affiner</ets> to refine; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>fin</ets> fine. See <er>Fine</er>.]</ety> <def>To refine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fined"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>afin&eacute;</ets> related, p. p., fr. LL. <ets>affinare</ets> to join, fr. L. <ets>affinis</ets> neighboring, related to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>finis</ets> boundary, limit.]</ety> <def>Joined in affinity or by any tie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;All <xex>affined</xex> and kin.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fin"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of affinity.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Af*fin"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fin"i*tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Closely connected, as by affinity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Affinities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>afinit&eacute;</ets>, F. <ets>affinit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>affinites</ets>, fr. <ets>affinis</ets>. See <er>Affined</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to <xex>consanguinity</xex>, or relationship by blood; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>, <xex>to</xex>, or <xex>between</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Solomon made <qex>affinity</qex> with Pharaoh.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings iii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; <as>as, the <ex>affinity</ex> of sounds, of colors, or of languages</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is a close <qex>affinity</qex> between imposture and credulity.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Companionship; acquaintance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>About forty years past, I began a happy <qex>affinity</qex> with William Cranmer.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>A relation between species or higher groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Spiritualism)</fld> <def>A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&etilde_;rm")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affirmed</conjf> <pr>(-f&etilde_;rmd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affirming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>affermen</ets>, OF. <ets>afermer</ets>, F. <ets>affirmer</ets>, <ets>affermir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>affirmare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>firmare</ets> to make firm, <ets>firmus</ets> firm. See <er>Firm</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp. <fld>(Law)</fld>, <def>to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; -- opposed to <ant>deny</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Jesus, . . . whom Paul <qex>affirmed</qex> to be alive.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxv. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See <er>Affirmation</er>, 4.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; aver; declare; asseverate; assure; pronounce; protest; avouch; confirm; establish; ratify.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Affirm</er>, <er>Asseverate</er>, <er>Aver</er>, <er>Protest</er>.  We <xex>affirm</xex> when we declare a thing as a fact or a proposition. We <xex>asseverate</xex> it in a peculiarly earnest manner, or with increased positiveness as what can not be disputed. We <xex>aver</xex> it, or formally declare it to be true, when we have positive knowledge of it. We <xex>protest</xex> in a more public manner and with the energy of perfect sincerity. People <xex>asseverate</xex> in order to produce a conviction of their veracity; they <xex>aver</xex> when they are peculiarly desirous to be believed; they <xex>protest</xex> when they wish to free themselves from imputations, or to produce a conviction of their innocence.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To declare or assert positively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not that I so <qex>affirm</qex>, though so it seem<br/>
To thee, who hast thy dwelling here on earth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, an attribute <ex>affirmable</ex> of every just man</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>afermance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This statute . . . in <qex>affirmance</qex> of the common law.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong declaration; affirmation.</def>  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"ant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&etilde_;rm"&aitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affirmans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Affirm</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who affirms or asserts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who affirms, instead of taking an oath.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af`fir*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affirmatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affirmation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confirmation of anything established; ratification; <as>as, the <ex>affirmation</ex> of a law</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; -- opposed to <ant>negation</ant> or <ant>denial</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive statement; an averment; <as>as, an <ex>affirmation</ex>, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affirmativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affirmatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Confirmative; ratifying; <as>as, an act <ex>affirmative</ex> of common law</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering &ldquo;yes&rdquo; to a question; -- opposed to <ant>negative</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>affirmative</ex> answer; an <ex>affirmative</ex> vote.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Positive; dogmatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Lysicles was a little by the <qex>affirmative</qex> air of Crito.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(logic)</fld> <def>Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to <ant>negative</ant>, or such as are to be subtracted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an affirmative proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to <ant>negative</ant>; <as>as, there were forty votes in the <ex>affirmative</ex>, and ten in the <xex>negative</xex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the <qex>affirmative</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; <as>as, <ex>yes</ex>, <ex>that is so</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>affirmative action</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a policy of making active efforts to improve the employment or educational opportunities available to members of minority groups or women; -- achieved by employers or schools by using various techniques, but excluding the use of simple quotas or outright discrimination against white males.</def> <note>affirmative action is required by law for certain employers in the United States.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to <ant>negatively</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.</def>  <rj><au>Massey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*firm"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affirms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fix"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affixed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affixing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>affixare</ets>, L. <ets>affixus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affigere</ets> to fasten to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>figere</ets> to fasten: cf. OE. <ets>affichen</ets>, F. <ets>afficher</ets>, ultimately fr. L. <ets>affigere</ets>. See <er>Fix</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; <as>as, to <ex>affix</ex> a syllable to a word; to <ex>affix</ex> a seal to an instrument; to <ex>affix</ex> one's name to a writing.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Should they [caterpillars] <qex>affix</qex> them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attach, unite, or connect with; <as>as, names <ex>affixed</ex> to ideas, or ideas <ex>affixed</ex> to things; to <ex>affix</ex> a stigma to a person; to <ex>affix</ex> ridicule or blame to any one.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>; <as>as, eyes <ex>affixed</ex> upon the ground</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Affixes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>affixus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affigere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affixe</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>affixal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to an affix.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affixial</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>affixed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>attached physically.  Opposite of <ant>unaffixed</ant>.</def> <note>Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are: <stype>appendant </stype>, <stype>basifixed</stype>, <stype>fastened, secured</stype>, <stype>glued, pasted, stuck to(predicate) </stype>,  <stype>pegged-down </stype>, <stype>pinned, stapled </stype>, <stype>taped to(predicate)</stype>, <stype>mounted </stype>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>affixial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to an affix.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affixal</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fix"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affixio</ets>, fr. <ets>affigere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affixture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>T. Adams.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fix"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of affixing, or the state of being affixed; attachment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fla"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>afflatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>afflare</ets> to blow or breathe on; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>flare</ets> to blow.]</ety> <def>A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fla"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>afflare</ets>. See <er>Afflation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A breath or blast of wind.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his <qex>afflatus</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spence.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Afflicted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Afflicting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>afflictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affigere</ets> to cast down, deject; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fligere</ets> to strike: cf. OF. <ets>aflit</ets>, <ets>afflict</ets>, p. p. Cf. <er>Flagellate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike or cast down; to overthrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Reassembling our <xex>afflicted</xex> powers.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They did set over them taskmasters to <qex>afflict</qex> them with their burdens.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. i. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That which was the worst now least <qex>afflicts</qex> me.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make low or humble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an <qex>afflicted</qex> truth.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment; wound; hurt.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flict"</hw>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>afflictus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Afflicted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Becon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flict"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being afflicted; affliction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flict"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who afflicts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flict"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; <as>as, an <ex>afflicting</ex> event</as>. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, <xex>adv</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flic"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affliction</ets>, L. <ets>afflictio</ets>, fr. <ets>affligere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To repay that money will be a biting <qex>affliction</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some virtues are seen only in <qex>affliction</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Calamity; sorrow; distress; grief; pain; adversity; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; trouble; hardship.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Affliction</er>, <er>Sorrow</er>, <er>Grief</er>, <er>Distress</er>. Affliction and <xex>sorrow</xex> are terms of wide and general application; <xex>grief</xex> and <xex>distress</xex> have reference to particular cases. <xex>Affliction</xex> is the stronger term. The suffering lies deeper in the soul, and usually arises from some powerful cause, such as the loss of what is most dear -- friends, health, etc. We do not speak of mere sickness or pain as &ldquo;an affliction,&rdquo; though one who suffers from either is said to be <xex>afflicted</xex>; but deprivations of every kind, such as deafness, blindness, loss of limbs, etc., are called <xex>afflictions</xex>, showing that term applies particularly to prolonged sources of suffering. <xex>Sorrow</xex> and <xex>grief</xex> are much alike in meaning, but <xex>grief</xex> is the stronger term of the two, usually denoting poignant mental suffering for some definite cause, as, <xex>grief</xex> for the death of a dear friend; <xex>sorrow</xex> is more reflective, and is tinged with regret, as, the misconduct of a child is looked upon with <xex>sorrow</xex>. <xex>Grief</xex> is often violent and demonstrative; <xex>sorrow</xex> deep and brooding. <xex>Distress</xex> implies extreme suffering, either bodily or mental. In its higher stages, it denotes pain of a restless, agitating kind, and almost always supposes some struggle of mind or body. <xex>Affliction</xex> is allayed, <xex>grief</xex> subsides, <xex>sorrow</xex> is soothed, <xex>distress</xex> is mitigated.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flic"tion*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from affliction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flic"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>afflictif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing.</def>  &ldquo;Jove's <xex>afflictive</xex> hand.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Spreads slow disease, and darts <qex>afflictive</qex> pain.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flic"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an afflictive manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"flu*ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affluence</ets>, L. <ets>affluentia</ets>, fr. <ets>affluens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>affluere</ets> to flow to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow. See <er>Flux</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>affluence</qex> of young nobles from hence into Spain.</q> <rj><qau>Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>There is an unusual <qex>affluence</qex> of strangers this year.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And old age of elegance, <qex>affluence</qex>, and ease.</q> <rj><qau>Coldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty; wealth; opulence.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"flu*en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affluence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"flu*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affluent</ets>, L. <ets>affluens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Affluence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Flowing to; flowing abundantly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Affluent</xex> blood.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Language . . . <qex>affluent</qex> in expression.</q> <rj><qau>H. Reed.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Loaded and blest with all the <qex>affluent</qex> store,<br/>
Which human vows at smoking shrines implore.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"flu*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"flu*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Abundantly; copiously.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flu*ent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Great plenty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"flux`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affluxum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affluere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>afflux</ets>. See <er>Affluence</er>.]</ety> <def>A flowing towards; that which flows to; <as>as, an <ex>afflux</ex> of blood to the head</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*flux"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of flowing towards; afflux.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fo*dill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Asphodel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*force"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>afforcier</ets>, LL. <ets>affortiare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fortiare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>fortis</ets> strong.]</ety> <def>To re&euml;nforce; to strengthen.</def>  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*force"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fortress; a fortification for defense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A re&euml;nforcement; a strengthening.</def>  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*for"ci*a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Afforcement</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*ford"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&omacr;rd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Afforded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affording</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aforthen</ets>, AS. <ets>gefor&eth;ian</ets>, <ets>for&eth;ian</ets>, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. <ets>for&eth;</ets> forth, forward. The prefix <ets>ge-</ets> has no well defined sense. See <er>Forth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; <as>as, grapes <ex>afford</ex> wine; olives <ex>afford</ex> oil; the earth <ex>affords</ex> fruit; the sea <ex>affords</ex> an abundant supply of fish.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; <as>as, a good life <ex>affords</ex> consolation in old age</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His tuneful Muse <qex>affords</qex> the sweetest numbers.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The quiet lanes . . . <qex>afford</qex> calmer retreats.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; <as>as, A <ex>affords</ex> his goods cheaper than B; a man can <ex>afford</ex> a sum yearly in charity.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as <xex>can</xex>, <xex>could</xex>, <xex>might</xex>, etc.; to be able or rich enough.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The merchant can <qex>afford</qex> to trade for smaller profits.</q> <rj><qau>Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He could <qex>afford</qex> to suffer<br/>
With those whom he saw suffer.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*ford"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be afforded.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*ford"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything given as a help; bestowal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*for"est</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>afforestare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>forestare</ets>. See <er>Forest</er>.]</ety> <def>To convert into a forest; <as>as, to <ex>afforest</ex> a tract of country</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*for`es*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of converting into forest or woodland.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*form"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An affix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fran"chise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affranchir</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>franc</ets> free. See <er>Franchise</er> and <er>Frank</er>.]</ety> <def>To make free; to enfranchise.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fran"chise*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affranchissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making free; enfranchisement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*frap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>affrappare</ets>, <ets>frappare</ets>, to cut, mince, F. <ets>frapper</ets> to strike. See <er>Frap</er>.]</ety> <def>To strike, or strike down.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affrayed</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>afraien</ets>, <ets>affraien</ets>, OF. <ets>effreer</ets>, <ets>esfreer</ets>, F. <ets>effrayer</ets>, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> + OHG. <ets>fridu</ets> peace (akin to E. <ets>free</ets>). Cf. <er>Afraid</er>, <er>Fray</er>, <er>Frith</er> inclosure.]</ety> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To startle from quiet; to alarm.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Smale foules a great heap<br/>
That had <qex>afrayed</qex> [affrayed] me out of my sleep.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That voice doth us <qex>affray</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afrai</ets>, <ets>affrai</ets>, OF. <ets>esfrei</ets>, F. <ets>effroi</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>esfreer</ets>. See <er>Affray</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Alarm; terror; fright.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray.</def> &ldquo;In the very midst of the <xex>affray</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an <xex>affray</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fray"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One engaged in an affray.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fray"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*freight"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>freight</ets>: cf. F. <ets>affr&eacute;ter</ets>. See <er>Freight</er>.]</ety> <def>To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*freight"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*freight"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affr&eacute;tement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fret"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>affrettare</ets> to hasten, <ets>fretta</ets> haste.]</ety> <def>A furious onset or attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"fri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affricatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affricare</ets> to rub against; <ets>af- = ad-</ets> + <ets>fricare</ets> to rub.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as <xex>pf</xex> in german <xex>Pfeffer</xex>, pepper, <xex>z</xex> (<xex>= ts</xex>) in German <xex>Zeit</xex>, time.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fric"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>affricare</ets> to rub on. See <er>Friction</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of rubbing against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*friend"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Made friends; reconciled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Deadly foes . . . <xex>affriended</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affrighted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affrighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Orig. p. p.; OE. <ets>afright</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;fyrhtan</ets> to terrify; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>fyrhto</ets> fright. See <er>Fright</er>.]</ety> <def>To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dreams <qex>affright</qex> our souls.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A drear and dying sound<br/>
<qex>Affrights</qex> the flamens at their service quaint.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"</hw>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Affrighted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than <xex>fear</xex>, or <xex>apprehension</xex>, perhaps less than <xex>terror</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He looks behind him with <qex>affright</qex>, and forward with despair.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.</def>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With fright.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To frighten.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;Fit tales . . . to <xex>affrighten</xex> babes.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who frightens.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Terrifying; frightful.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Af*fright"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Archaic]</mark></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>Bugbears or <qex>affrightful</qex> apparitions.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fright"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and <qex>affrightment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*front"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affronted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affronting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>afronter</ets>, F. <ets>affronter</ets>, to confront, LL. <ets>affrontare</ets> to strike against, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>frons</ets> forehead, front. See <er>Front</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>All the sea-coasts do <qex>affront</qex> the Levant.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That he, as 't were by accident, may here<br/>
<qex>Affront</qex> Ophelia.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To face in defiance; to confront; <as>as, to <ex>affront</ex> death</as>; hence, to meet in hostile encounter.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to <qex>affront</qex> the wife of Aurelius?</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight; defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*front"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affront</ets>, fr. <ets>affronter</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An encounter either friendly or hostile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded<br/>
On hostile ground, none daring my <qex>affront</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Offering an <qex>affront</qex> to our understanding.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An offense to one's self-respect; shame.</def>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Affront</er>, <er>Insult</er>, <er>Outrage</er>.</syn> <usage>An <xex>affront</xex> is a designed mark of disrespect, usually in the presence of others. An <xex>insult</xex> is a personal attack either by words or actions, designed to humiliate or degrade. An <xex>outrage</xex> is an act of extreme and violent insult or abuse. An <xex>affront</xex> piques and mortifies; an <xex>insult</xex> irritates and provokes; an <xex>outrage</xex> wounds and injures.<pbr/>
<q>Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an <qex>affront</qex>. When people are in a state of animosity, they seek opportunities of offering each other <qex>insults</qex>. Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of <qex>outrages</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj></usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fron*t&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>affront&eacute;</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Face to face, or front to front; facing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*front"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Shamelessly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fron*tee"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who receives an affront.</def>  <rj><au>Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*front"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affronts, or insults to the face.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*front"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an affronting manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*front"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How <qex>affrontive</qex> it is to despise mercy.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*front"ive*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*fr&ubreve;nt"&ibreve_;v*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality that gives an affront or offense.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fuse"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&umacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affused</conjf> <pr>(-f&umacr;zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Affusing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>affusus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>affundere</ets> to pour to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>fundere</ets>. See <er>Fuse</er>.]</ety> <def>To pour out or upon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I first <qex>affused</qex> water upon the compressed beans.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fu"sion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;f*f&umacr;"zh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>affusion</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism.</def> Specifically: <fld>(Med)</fld> <def>The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Affied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.</pos> <conjf>Affying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>afier</ets>, LL. <ets>affidare</ets>. Cf. <er>Affiance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To confide (one's self <xex>to</xex>, or <xex>in</xex>); to trust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To betroth or espouse; to affiance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bind in faith.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af*fy"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To trust or confide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"ghan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"ghan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native of Afghanistan.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Afghani</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afghan, Afghanistani, afghanistani</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Afghanistan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mountainous country in central Asia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Afghanistani</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to Afghanis.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afghani, Afghan, afghanistani</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Afghanistani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afghan, Pashto, Pathan</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*field"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>field</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To, in, or on the field.</def> &ldquo;We drove <xex>afield</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>How jocund did they drive their team <qex>afield</qex>!</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Out of the way; astray.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Why should he wander <qex>afield</qex> at the age of fifty-five!</q> <rj><qau>Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fire"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*f&imacr;r")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>fire</ets>.]</ety> <def>On fire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>AFL</hw> <mark>[acronym.]</mark> <def>the American Football League.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> A. F. L.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>AFL-CIO</hw> <mark>[acronym.]</mark> <def>the combined organizations of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flame"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&amacr;m")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flame</ets>.]</ety> <def>In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze.</def>  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flat"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&abreve;t")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Level with the ground; flat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flaunt"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&asuml_;nt")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flaunt</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a flaunting state or position.</def>  <rj><au>Copley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flick"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&ibreve_;k"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flicker</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a flickering state.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*float"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&omacr;t")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>float</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.</def><br/>
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<p><q>On such a full sea are we now <qex>afloat</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; <as>as, a rumor is <ex>afloat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; <as>as, our affairs are all <ex>afloat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; <as>as, the decks are <ex>afloat</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flow"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&omacr;")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flow</ets>.]</ety> <def>Flowing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Their founts <qex>aflow</qex> with tears.</q> <rj><qau>R. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flush"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*fl&ubreve;sh")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flush</ets>, n.]</ety> <def>In a flushed or blushing state.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flush"</hw>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flush</ets>, a.]</ety> <def>On a level.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The bank is . . . <qex>aflush</qex> with the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Swinburne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*flut"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>flutter</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a flutter; agitated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*foam"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>foam</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a foaming state; <as>as, the sea is all <ex>afoam</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A. F. of L.</hw> (<mark>Abbrev.</mark>) <def>American Federation of Labor.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AFL.</syn>
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<p><hw>A*foot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>foot</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On foot.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We 'll walk <qex>afoot</qex> a while.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The matter being <qex>afoot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afore</ets>, <ets>aforn</ets>, AS. <ets>onforan</ets> or <ets>&aelig;tforan</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>fore</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Before.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If he have never drunk wine <qex>afore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the fore part of a vessel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Before (in all its senses).</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Before; in front of; farther forward than; <as>as, <ex>afore</ex> the windlass</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Afore the mast</b></col>, <cd>among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"cit`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Named or quoted before.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"go`ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Go&imacr;ng before; foregoing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"hand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Beforehand; in anticipation.</def> <mark>[Archaic or <xex>Dial</xex>.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>She is come <qex>aforehand</qex> to anoint my body.</q> <rj><qau>Mark xiv. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"hand`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to <ant>behindhand</ant>.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Dial.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aforehand</qex> in all matters of power.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"men`tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Previously mentioned; before-mentioned.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"named`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Named before.</def>  <rj><au>Peacham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"said`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"thought`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; <as>as, malice <ex>aforethought</ex>, which is required to constitute murder</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"thought`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Premeditation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fore"time`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In time past; formerly.</def> &ldquo;He prayed . . . as he did <xex>aforetime</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dan. vi. 10.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A for`ti*o"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Logic &amp; Math.)</fld> <def>With stronger reason.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*foul"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>foul</ets>.]</ety> <def>In collision; entangled.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To run afoul of</b></col>, <cd>to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fraid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>afrayed</ets>, <ets>affraide</ets>, p. p. of <ets>afraien</ets> to affray. See <er>Affray</er>, and cf. <er>Afeard</er>.]</ety> <def>Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.</def> <mark>[Afraid comes after the noun it limits.]</mark>  &ldquo;Back they recoiled, <xex>afraid</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word expresses a less degree of fear than <xex>terrified</xex> or <xex>frightened</xex>. It is followed by <xex>of</xex> before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be <xex>afraid of</xex> death. &ldquo;I am <xex>afraid</xex> to die.&rdquo;  &ldquo;I am <xex>afraid</xex> he will chastise me.&rdquo;  &ldquo;Be not <xex>afraid</xex> that I your hand should take.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> <xex>I am afraid</xex> is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, <xex>I am afraid</xex> I can not help you in this matter.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"reet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Afrit</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*fresh"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>fresh</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anew; again; once more; newly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They crucify . . . the Son of God <qex>afresh</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. vi. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>African.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Africa.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"ri*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Africus</ets>, <ets>Africanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Afer</ets> African.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Africa.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>African hemp</b></col>, <cd>a fiber prepared from the leaves of the <spn>Sanseviera Guineensis</spn>, a plant found in Africa and India.</cd> -- <col><b>African marigold</b></col>, <cd>a tropical American plant (<spn>Tagetes erecta</spn>).</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>African oak</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>African teak</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a timber furnished by <spn>Oldfieldia Africana</spn>, used in ship building.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>African violet</b></col> <cd></cd>. --  <col><b>African-American</b></col>, <cd>see <er>African-American</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"ri*can</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>African-American</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afro-American</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>African-American</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>an American whose ancestors were born in Africa, especially a United States citizen of African descent.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Afro-American, African, black, negro</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af`ri*can"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a &ldquo;colored&rdquo; mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>African hunting dog</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>same as <er>African wild dog</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> painted wolf, African hunting dog.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"ri*can*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans.</def> &ldquo;The knotty <xex>Africanisms</xex> . . . of the fathers.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Af"ri*can*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To place under the domination of Africans or negroes.</def> <mark>[Amer.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bartlett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>African wild dog</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>a dog (<spn>Lycaon pictus</spn>) with mottled fur found in Africa, notable for the strong social structure of its family groups.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> painted wolf, African hunting dog.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Af"rit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Af"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Af"reet</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Arab. '<ets>ifr&imacr;t</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Moham. Myth.)</fld> <def>A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Afro-American</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an American whose ancestors were born in Africa.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> African-American, African.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Afro-American</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry or their history or culture.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> African-American.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Afro-Asian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their peoples.</def> <illu><ex>Afro-Asian</ex> population</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Afrocarpus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to S and SE Africa: yellowwood2; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Afrocarpus</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*front"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>front</ets>.]</ety> <def>In front; face to face.</def> -- <def2><pos>prep.</pos> <def>In front of.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>afropavo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an African fowl genus; both sexes are brightly colored.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>afro-wig</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a wig that gives the appearance of an afro hairdo.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft</hw> <pr>(&adot_;ft)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;ftan</ets> behind; orig. superl. of <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. See <er>After</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;ft"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;fter</ets> after, behind; akin to Goth. <ets>aftaro</ets>, <ets>aftra</ets>, backwards, Icel. <ets>aptr</ets>, Sw. and Dan. <ets>efter</ets>, OHG. <ets>aftar</ets> behind, Dutch and LG. <ets>achter</ets>, Gr. <grk>'apwte`rw</grk> further off. The ending <ets>-ter</ets> is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally <ets>-ther</ets> (as in <ets>other</ets>), and <ets>after</ets> is a compar. of <ets>of</ets>, <ets>off</ets>. &radic;194.  See <er>Of</er>; cf. <er>Aft</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; <as>as, an <ex>after</ex> period of life</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Marshall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, <xex>after</xex>-ages, <xex>after</xex>-act, <xex>after</xex>-days, <xex>after</xex>-life. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when <xex>after</xex> has this meaning.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hinder; nearer the rear.</def> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the <xex>after</xex> cabin, <xex>after</xex> hatchway.</def> <note>It is often combined with its noun; <as>as, <ex>after</ex>-bowlines, <ex>after</ex>-braces, <ex>after</ex>-sails, <ex>after</ex>-yards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts</as>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>After body</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Behind in place; <as>as, men in line one <ex>after</ex> another</as>.</def> &ldquo;Shut doors <xex>after</xex> you.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Below in rank; next to in order.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Codrus <qex>after</qex> Ph&unr_;bus sings the best.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Later in time; subsequent; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> supper, <ex>after</ex> three days</as>. It often precedes a clause. Formerly <xex>that</xex> was interposed between it and the clause.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>After</qex> I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxvi. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Subsequent to and in consequence of; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> what you have said, I shall be careful</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Subsequent to and notwithstanding; <as>as, <ex>after</ex> all our advice, you took that course</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ye shall not go <qex>after</qex> other gods.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. vi. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>After</qex> whom is the king of Israel come out?</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; <as>as, to look <ex>after</ex> workmen; to inquire <ex>after</ex> a friend; to thirst <ex>after</ex> righteousness.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; <as>as, to make a thing <ex>after</ex> a model; a picture <ex>after</ex> Rubens; the boy takes <ex>after</ex> his father.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To name</b></col> or <col><b>call after</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to name like and reference to.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Our eldest son was <qex>named</qex> George <qex>after</qex> his uncle.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; <as>as, he acted <ex>after</ex> his kind</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He shall not judge <qex>after</qex> the sight of his eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. xi. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They that are <qex>after</qex> the flesh do mind the things of the flesh.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. viii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not <qex>after</qex> their intrinsic value.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>After all</b></col>, <cd>when everything has been considered; upon the whole.</cd> -- <col><b>After</b></col> (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave <xex>after</xex> wave, day <xex>after</xex> day, several or many (waves, etc.) <cd>successively.</cd> -- <col><b>One after another</b></col>, <cd>successively.</cd> -- <col><b>To be after</b></col>, <cd>to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get; <as>as, he is <ex>after</ex> money</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; <as>as, he follows <ex>after</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It was about the space of three hours <qex>after</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Acts. v. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>After</xex> is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in <xex>after-</xex> described, <xex>after</xex>-dinner, <xex>after</xex>-part. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective <xex>after</xex> with its noun. See <er>Note</er> under <er>After</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 1.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*birth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*cast`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late.</def>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*clap`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*crop`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second crop or harvest in the same year.</def>  <rj><au>Mortimer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er damp`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.<def>An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See <er>Carbonic acid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-din`ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The time just after dinner.</def>   &ldquo;An <xex>after-dinner's</xex> sleep.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Following dinner; post-prandial; <as>as, an <ex>after-dinner</ex> nap</as>.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-eat`age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aftergrass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*eye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To look after.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*game`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient.</def>  <rj><au>Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aftergame at Irish</b></col>, <cd>an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon.</cd>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-glow</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*growth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development.</def>  <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*guard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-im`age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions left of tones, smells, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*ings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The last milk drawn in milking; strokings.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*math</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>After</ets> + <ets>math</ets>. See <er>Math</er>.]</ety> <def>A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.</def>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-men`tioned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mentioned afterwards; <as>as, persons <ex>after-mentioned</ex> (in a writing)</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*most</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. superl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>eftemest</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;ftemest</ets>, akin to Gothic <ets>aftumist</ets> and <ets>aftuma</ets>, the last, orig. a superlative of <ets>of</ets>, with the superlative endings <ets>-te</ets>, <ets>-me</ets>, <ets>-st</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hindmost; -- opposed to <ant>foremost</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Nearest the stern; most aft.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*noon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-note`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*pains`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The heel of a rudder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-sails`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>after-school</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>outside regular school hours.</def> <illu>a special <ex>after-school</ex> class</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*sen*sa`tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a stimulus producing a primary sensation, and reproducing the primary sensation in positive, negative, or complementary form. The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary sensation or follow it after an interval.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*shaft`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The <er>hypoptilum</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aftershafted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some feathers)</def><br/>
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<p><hw>after-shave</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>after-shave lotion</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> after-shave lotion</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>after-shave lotion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> after-shave</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*taste`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*thought`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an action taken after another action and related to the first action, which would normally or optimally be done along with the first action; -- <as>as, to do something as an <ex>afterthought</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a feature or part added to a device, not thought of in its original design.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aft"er*wards</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aft"er*ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;fteweard</ets>, a., behind. See <er>Aft</er>, and <er>-ward</er> (suffix). The final <it>s</it> in <ets>afterwards</ets> is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.]</ety> <def>At a later or succeeding time.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-wit`</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use.</def> &ldquo;<xex>After-wit</xex> comes too late when the mischief is done.&rdquo;  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"er-wit`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted.</def>  <rj><au>Tyndale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"most</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Nearest the stern.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aft"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Toward the stern.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A*ga"</hw> or &Verbar;<hw>A*gha"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&auml;" <it>or</it> &amacr;"g&adot_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>agh&amacr;</ets> a great lord, chief master.]</ety> <def>In Turkey, a commander or chief officer. It is used also as a title of respect.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gain"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agein</ets>, <ets>agayn</ets>, AS. <ets>ongegn</ets>, <ets>onge&aacute;n</ets>, against, again; <ets>on</ets> + <ets>ge&aacute;n</ets>, akin to Ger. <ets>gegewn</ets> against, Icel. <ets>gegn</ets>. Cf. <er>Gainsay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In return, back; <as>as, bring us word <ex>again</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Another time; once more; anew.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If a man die, shall he live <qex>again</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Job xiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Once repeated; -- of quantity; <as>as, as large <ex>again</ex>, half as much <ex>again</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In any other place.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>On the other hand.</def> &ldquo;The one is my sovereign . . . the other <xex>again</xex> is my kinsman.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Moreover; besides; further.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Again</qex>, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.</q> <rj><qau>Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Again and again</b></col>, <cd>more than once; often; repeatedly.</cd> -- <col><b>Now and again</b></col>, <cd>now and then; occasionally.</cd> -- <col><b>To and again</b></col>, <cd>to and fro.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>De Foe.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, <xex>again</xex>-witness, to witness against; <xex>again</xex>-ride, to ride against; <xex>again</xex>-come, to come against, to encounter; <xex>again</xex>-bring, to bring back, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*gains"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Against; also, towards (in order to meet).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Albeit that it is <qex>again</qex> his kind.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gain"buy`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To redeem.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gain"say`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To gainsay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gainst"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agens</ets>, <ets>ageynes</ets>, AS. <ets>ongegn</ets>. The <it>s</it> is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See <er>Again</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; <as>as, <ex>against</ex> the mouth of a river</as>; -- in this sense often preceded by <xex>over</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Jacob saw the angels of God come <qex>against</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; <as>as, hail beats <ex>against</ex> the roof</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; <as>as, <ex>against</ex> reason; <ex>against</ex> law; to run a race <ex>against</ex> time.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The gate would have been shut <qex>against</qex> her.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An argument <qex>against</qex> the use of steam.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.</def> <mark>[Archaic or <xex>Dial</xex>.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Urijah the priest made it, <qex>against</qex> King Ahaz came from Damascus.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings xvi. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Against the sun</b></col>, <cd>in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gain"stand`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To withstand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gain"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Back again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ag`a*lac"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`&adot_;*l&abreve;k"t&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag"a*lax`y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*l&abreve;k`s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'agalakti`a</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>ga`la</grk>, <grk>gala`ktos</grk>]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`a*lac"tous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`&adot_;*l&abreve;k"t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lacking milk to suckle with.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`gal-a"gal</hw> <pr>(&auml;`g&abreve;l*&auml;"g&abreve;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Agar-agar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag"al*loch</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&abreve;l*l&obreve_;k)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*gal"lo*chum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&abreve;l"l&ouptack_;*k&ubreve;m)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>a`ga`llochon</grk>, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. <ets>aguru</ets>, Heb. pl. <ets>ah&amacr;l&imacr;m</ets>.]</ety> <def>A soft, resinous wood (<spn>Aquilaria Agallocha</spn>) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume.  It is called also <altname>agalwood</altname> and <altname>aloes wood</altname>.  The name is also given to some other species.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`al*mat"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`&abreve;l*m&abreve;t"&ouptack_;*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`galma</grk>, <grk>'a`galmatos</grk>, image, statue + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agalmatolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called <altname>figure stone</altname>, and <altname>pagodite</altname>. It is probably a variety of pinite.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"a*ma</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <er>Agamas</er> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&adot_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"a*mi</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&emacr;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agamis</plw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&adot_;*m&emacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ex>agami</ex>, fr. the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American bird (<spn>Psophia crepitans</spn>), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the <altname>gold-breasted trumpeter</altname>. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See <er>Trumpeter</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<er>Agamous</er>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Produced without sexual union; <as>as, <ex>agamic</ex> or unfertilized eggs</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gam"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agamic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"a*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Agamous</er>.]</ety> <def>An unmarried person; also, one opposed to marriage.</def>  <rj><au>Foxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag`a*mo*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unmarried (<grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; marriage) + &unr_; reproduction.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes: asexual reproduction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`a*mo*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Reproducing or produced without sexual union.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ag`a*mo*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>All known <qex>agamogenetic</qex> processes end in a complete return to the primitive stock.</q> <rj><qau>Huxley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`gamos</grk> unmarried; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>ga`mos</grk> marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having no visible sexual organs; asexual.</def> <specif>In</specif> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <def>cryptogamous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gan`gli*o"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>ganglionic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Without ganglia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gape"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gape</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dazzles the crowd and sets them all <qex>agape</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"a*pe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agap&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aga`ph</grk> love, pl. <grk>'aga`pai</grk>.]</ety> <def>The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a"gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>agar-agar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>common shortened form of <er>agar-agar{2}</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gelose, agar-agar.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent; -- used especially with a modifying prefix, <as>as, EMB <ex>agar</ex></as>.  The term is applied both to the dehydrated medium powder containing <ex>agar</ex> and to the gelatinous medium prepared from it.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nutrient agar</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`gar-a"gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ceylonese local name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (<spn>Gracilaria lichenoides</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from certain seaweeds containing gelose (such as Ceylon moss, <spn>Gracilaria lichenoides</spn> or other seaweeds of the genera <gen>Gelidium</gen>, <gen>Ceramium</gen>, <gen>Pterocladia</gen>, and <gen>Eucheuma</gen>), and used for solidifying growth media in the artificial cultivation of bacteria, or as a gelling agent in foods; -- usually called simply <altname>agar</altname>, by abbreviation.</def>  <note>In composition it is predominantly a polysaccharide, and is not degraded by most bacteria.  It thus almost completely replaced the earlier protein-based gelatins used for fixing bacterial colonies on culture plates, as the gelatins were often dissolved by the proteolytic enzymes common in bacteria.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gelose, agar.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"a*ric</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agaricum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, said to be fr. <ets>Agara</ets>, a town in Sarmatia.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fungus of the genus <gen>Agaricus</gen>, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old name for several species of <gen>Polyporus</gen>, corky fungi growing on decaying wood.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The &ldquo;<xex>female agaric</xex>&rdquo; (<spn>Polyporus officinalis</spn>) was renowned as a cathartic; the &ldquo;<xex>male agaric</xex>&rdquo; (<spn>Polyporus igniarius</spn>) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk or German tinder.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Agaric mineral</b></col>, <cd>a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of lime, sometimes called <altname>rock milk</altname>, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gasp"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gasp</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a state of gasping.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*gast"</hw> or <hw>A*ghast"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To affright; to terrify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>See <er>Aghast</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Agastache</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agastache</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&abreve;s"tr&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>gasth'r</grk> stomach.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Having to stomach, or distinct digestive canal, as the tapeworm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on + <ets>gate</ets> way.]</ety> <def>On the way; agoing; <as>as, to be <ex>agate</ex>; to set the bells <ex>agate</ex>.</as></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agate</ets>, It. <ets>agata</ets>, L. <ets>achates</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>fortification agate</xex>, or Scotch pebble, the <xex>moss agate</xex>, the <xex>clouded agate</xex>, etc., are familiar varieties.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called <xex>ruby</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This line is printed in the type called <xex>agate</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in agate for rings and seals.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`a*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Agate</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or producing agates.</def>  <rj><au>Craig.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"a*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, agate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"a*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Usually p. p. <er>Agatized</er> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</ety> <def>To convert into agate; to make resemble agate.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"a*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Agavaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a natural family of chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Agavaceae</fam>, agave family, sisal family.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ga"ve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Agave</ets>, prop. name, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fem. of &unr_; illustrious, noble.]</ety> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants (order <ord>Amaryllidace&aelig;</ord>) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (<spn>Agave Americana</spn>), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the <prod>pulque</prod> of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields <prod>mescal</prod>. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>agaze</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>looking intently; -- used of eyes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> staring</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gazed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <ety>[Only in p. p.; another spelling for <ets>aghast</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gazing with astonishment; amazed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The whole army stood <qex>agazed</qex> on him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Agdistis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Age</hw> <pr>(&amacr;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aage</ets>, <ets>eage</ets>, F. <ets>&acirc;ge</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aetas</ets> through a supposed LL. <ets>aetaticum</ets>. L. <ets>aetas</ets> is contracted fr. <ets>aevitas</ets>, fr. <ets>aevum</ets> lifetime, age; akin to E. <ets>aye</ets> ever. Cf. <er>Each</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Mine <qex>age</qex> is as nothing before thee.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxix. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present <xex>age</xex> of a man, or of the earth?</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor wrong mine <qex>age</qex> with this indignity.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the stages of life; <as>as, the <ex>age</ex> of infancy, of youth, etc.</as></def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; <as>as, to come of <ex>age</ex>; he (or she) is of <ex>age</ex></as>.</def>  <au>Abbott.</au>  <note>In the United States, both males and females are of <ex>age</ex> when twenty-one years old.  Some rights, such as that of voting in elections, are conferred earlier.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; <as>as, the <ex>age</ex> of consent; the <ex>age</ex> of discretion.</as></def>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; <as>as, the golden <ex>age</ex>, the <ex>age</ex> of Pericles</as>.</def> &ldquo;The spirit of the <xex>age</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Truth, in some <qex>age</qex> or other, will find her witness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note><colf>Archeological ages</colf> are designated as three: The Stone <xex>age</xex> (the early and the later stone age, called <xex>paleolithic</xex> and <xex>neolithic</xex>), the Bronze <xex>age</xex>, and the Iron <xex>age</xex>. During the Age of Stone man is supposed to have employed stone for weapons and implements.</note><br/>
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<p><see>See <er>Augustan</er>, <er>Brazen</er>, <er>Golden</er>, <er>Heroic</er>, <er>Middle</er>.</see><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A great period in the history of the Earth.</def><br/>
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<p><note>The <colf>geologic ages</colf> are as follows: 1. The Arch&aelig;an, including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The <ex>age</ex> of Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The <ex>age</ex> of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the dominant race. 4. The <ex>age</ex> of Coal Plants, or Acrogens, or the Carboniferous <ex>age</ex>. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary <ex>age</ex>, or <ex>age</ex> of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary <ex>age</ex>, or <ex>age</ex> of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds, abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary <ex>age</ex>, or <ex>age</ex> of Man, or the modern era.</note>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A century; the period of one hundred years.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fleury . . . apologizes for these five <qex>ages</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ages</xex> yet unborn.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The way which the <qex>age</qex> follows.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,<br/>
Holds its warped mirror to a gaping <qex>age</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>C. Sprague.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>A long time.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> &ldquo;He made minutes an <xex>age</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <fld>(poker)</fld> <def>the right belonging to the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Age of a tide</b></col>, <cd>the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon's age</b></col>, <cd>the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Age</xex> is used to form the first part of many compounds; as, <xex>age</xex>lasting, <xex>age</xex>-adorning, <xex>age</xex>-worn, <xex>age</xex>-enfeebled, <xex>age</xex>long.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Time; period; generation; date; era; epoch.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Age</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aged</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; <as>as, he grew fat as he <ex>aged</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They live one hundred and thirty years, and never <qex>age</qex> for all that.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I am <qex>aging</qex>; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a light-colored, hair here and there.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Age</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to; <as>as, grief <ex>ages</ex> us</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ged</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; <as>as, an <ex>aged</ex> man; an <ex>aged</ex> oak.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Belonging to old age.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aged</xex> cramps.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pr>(&amacr;"j&ebreve_;d <it>or</it> &amacr;jd)</pr> <def>Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived; <as>as, a man <ex>aged</ex> forty years</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>age-old</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of very long duration</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ancient</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>having reached a desired or final condition as a result of standing for a period of time; -- of wines, whiskey, fruit, or cheeses.</def> <note>As a result of having been aged, the product may be said to be <hascons>mature</hascons> or <hascons>ripe</hascons> (vs. green).</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ripened</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ged*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of an aged person.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ged*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being aged; oldness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Custom without truth is but <qex>agedness</qex> of error.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ageing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time; not young; -- used especially of persons.  Opposite of <ant>young</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aging, senescent, old.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ageing</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>aging</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ripening, aging, mellowing</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>age"ism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agism</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Agelaius</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>  <def>A genus of birds including the red-winged blackbirds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agelaius</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Age"less</hw> <pr>(&amacr;j"l&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without old age limits of duration; <as>as, fountains of <ex>ageless</ex> youth</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>age"long</hw> <pr>(&amacr;j"l&obreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>lasting through all time; unending; <as>as, The <ex>agelong</ex> struggle for freedom</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> unending</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>a*gen"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&ebreve_;n")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Again</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>a"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agencies</plw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&eitalic_;n*s&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>agentia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>agens</ets>, <ets>agentis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agence</ets>. See <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The superintendence and <qex>agency</qex> of Providence in the natural world.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The place of business of am agent.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Action; operation; efficiency; management.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A"gend</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&ebreve_;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Agendum</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>agenda</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;n"d&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> docket, schedule</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A list of matters to be discussed (as at a meeting).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agendum, docket, order of business</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A motive or set of goals; <as>as, to have one's own <ex>agenda</ex></as>;</def>  <specif>especially,</specif> <def>a secret motive; also called <altname>hidden agenda</altname>; <as>as, some of the news commentators themselves have an <ex>agenda</ex></as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> goal, hidden motive, secret motive, hidden agenda.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gen"dum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;n"d&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agenda</plw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;n"d&adot_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., neut. of the gerundive of <ets>agere</ets> to act.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something to be done; in the <pluf>pl.</pluf>, a memorandum book; also, a list of items to be considered.  See <er>agenda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense, usually <xex>Agenda</xex>.]</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`e*nes"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Agensis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Characterized by sterility; infecund.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; birth.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag`en*ne"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; an engendering.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Impotence; sterility.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agens</ets>, <ets>agentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>agere</ets> to act; akin to Gr. &unr_; to lead, Icel. <ets>aka</ets> to drive, Skr. <ets>aj</ets>. &radic;2.]</ety> <def>Acting; -- opposed to <ant>patient</ant>, or sustaining, action.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The body <xex>agent</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Heaven made us <qex>agents</qex>, free to good or ill.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal <ex>agent</ex>; <as>as, heat is a powerful <ex>agent</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biochem., Med.)</fld> <def>a chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gen"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.</def>  <rj><au>Fitzed. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>a"gent*ship</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"j&eitalic_;nt*sh&ibreve_;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Agency.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ger"a*tum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*j&ebreve_;r"&adot_;*t&ubreve;m <it>or</it> &abreve;j`&etilde_;r*&amacr;"t&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'agh`raton</grk> a sort of plant; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>gh`ras</grk> old age.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants, one species of which (<spn>Ageratum Mexicanum</spn>) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gen`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggenerare</ets> to beget in addition. See <er>Generate</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of producing in addition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>T. Stanley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a mound, fr. <ets>aggerere</ets> to bear to a place, heap up; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>An earthwork; a mound; a raised work.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hearne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ger*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggerare</ets>. See <er>Agger</er>.]</ety> <def>To heap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Foxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ger*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggeratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A heaping up; accumulation; <as>as, <ex>aggerations</ex> of sand</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ger*ose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In heaps; full of heaps.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggestus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggerere</ets>. See <er>Agger</er>.]</ety> <def>To heap up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The violence of the waters <qex>aggested</qex> the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agglomerated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agglomerating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>agglomeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agglomerare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>glomerare</ets> to form into a ball. See <er>Glomerate</er>.]</ety> <def>To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Where he builds the <qex>agglomerated</qex> pile.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To collect in a mass.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag*glom"er*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Collected into a rounded head of flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection or mass.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; -- distinguished from <xex>conglomerate</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>agglomerated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>clustered together but not coherent.</def> <illu>an <ex>agglomerated</ex> flower head</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agglomerate, agglomerative, aggregate, clustered.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glom`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agglom&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An excessive <qex>agglomeration</qex> of turrets.</q> <rj><qau>Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glom"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Taylor is eminently discursive, accumulative, and (to use one of his own words) <qex>agglomerative</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agglutinans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>agglutinare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to adhere.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agglutinated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agglutinating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>agglutinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agglutinare</ets> to glue or cement to a thing; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>glutinare</ets> to glue; <ets>gluten</ets> glue. See <er>Glue</er>.]</ety> <def>To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; <as>as, <ex>agglutinate</ex> forms, languages, etc.</as>  See <er>Agglutination</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glu`ti*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agglutination</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See <er>Agglutinative</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*glu"ti*na*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agglutinatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> polysynthetic, holophrastic.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In <qex>agglutinative</qex> languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds.</q> <rj><qau>R. Morris.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Cf. <qex>man-kind</qex>, <qex>heir-loom</qex>, <qex>war-like</qex>, which are <qex>agglutinative</qex> compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are <qex>agglutinative</qex> languages.</q> <rj><qau>R. Morris.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Agglutinative</qex> languages preserve the consciousness of their roots.</q> <rj><qau>Max M&uuml;ller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*grace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grace</ets>: cf. It. <ets>aggraziare</ets>, LL. <ets>aggratiare</ets>. See <er>Grace</er>.]</ety> <def>To favor; to grace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;That knight so much <xex>aggraced</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*grace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Grace; favor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*grade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggraded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrading</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; <as>as, streams <ex>aggrade</ex> their beds by depositing sediment</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gran*di"za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being aggrandized.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gran`di*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aggrandizement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Waterhouse.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gran*dize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggrandized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrandizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agrandir</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>grandir</ets> to increase, L. <ets>grandire</ets>, fr. <ets>grandis</ets> great. See <er>Grand</er>, and cf. <er>Finish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make great; to enlarge; to increase; <as>as, to <ex>aggrandize</ex> our conceptions, authority, distress</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; -- applied to persons, countries, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His scheme for <qex>aggrandizing</qex> his son.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make appear great or greater; to exalt.</def>  <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To augment; exalt; promote; advance.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gran*dize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To increase or become great.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Follies, continued till old age, do <qex>aggrandize</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gran"dize*ment</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agrandissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; <as>as, the emperor seeks only the <ex>aggrandizement</ex> of his own family</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gran*di`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aggrandizes, or makes great.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*grate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>aggratare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gratus</ets> pleasing. See <er>Grate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To please.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Each one sought his lady to <qex>aggrate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gra*vate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggravated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggravating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aggravatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggravare</ets>. See <er>Aggrieve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;To <xex>aggravate</xex> thy store.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>aggravate</xex> my woes.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>aggravate</qex> the horrors of the scene.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather <qex>aggravate</qex> than extenuate his crime.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; <as>as, to <ex>aggravate</ex> circumstances</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If both were to <qex>aggravate</qex> her parents, as my brother and sister do mine.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson (Clarissa).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aggravated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>made more severe or intense, especially in law; <as>as, <ex>aggravated</ex> assault</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> intensified.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>incited, especially deliberately, to anger.</def> <illu><ex>aggravated</ex> by passive resistance</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> provoked.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gra*va`ting</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Making worse or more heinous; <as>as, <ex>aggravating</ex> circumstances</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exasperating; provoking; irritating.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A thing at once ridiculous and <qex>aggravating</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Ingelow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gra*va`ting*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an aggravating manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`gra*va"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aggravatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aggravation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exaggerated representation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>By a little <qex>aggravation</qex> of the features changed it into the Saracen's head.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Provocation; irritation.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gra*va*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to aggravate.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which aggravates.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggregated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggregating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aggregatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggregare</ets> to lead to a flock or herd; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gregare</ets> to collect into a flock, <ets>grex</ets> flock, herd. See <er>Gregarious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. &ldquo;The <xex>aggregated</xex> soil.&rdquo;</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>To add or unite, <as>as, a person, <ex>to</ex> an association</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is many times hard to discern to which of the two sorts, the good or the bad, a man ought to be <qex>aggregated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wollaston.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>To amount in the aggregate to; <as>as, ten loads, <ex>aggregating</ex> five hundred bushels</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To heap up; accumulate; pile; collect.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggregatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>aggregate</qex> testimony of many hundreds.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; <as>as, <ex>aggregate</ex> glands</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <fld>(Min. &amp; Geol.)</fld> <def>Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn>  <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>United into a common organized mass; -- said of certain compound animals.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Corporation aggregate</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Corporation</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; <as>as, a house is an <ex>aggregate</ex> of stone, brick, timber, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In an <xex>aggregate</xex> the particulars are less intimately mixed than in a <xex>compound</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; -- in distinction from a <contr>compound</contr>, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>In the aggregate</b></col>, <cd>collectively; together.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gre*gate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Collectively; in mass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`gre*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>aggregatio</ets>, F. <ets>agr&eacute;gation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Each genus is made up by <qex>aggregation</qex> of species.</q> <rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A nation is not an idea only of local extent and individual momentary <qex>aggregation</qex>, but . . . of continuity, which extends in time as well as in numbers, and in space.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gre*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Fr. <ets>agr&eacute;gatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Taken together; collective.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Gregarious; social.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>tending to gather into a mass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"gre*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aggregates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*grege"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agreger</ets>. See <er>Aggravate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make heavy; to aggravate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gress"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggressed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggressing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aggressus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aggredi</ets> to go to, approach; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>gradi</ets> to step, go, <ets>gradus</ets> step: cf. OF. <ets>aggresser</ets>. See <er>Grade</er>.]</ety> <def>To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with <ptcl>on</ptcl>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attack</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gress"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To set upon; to attack.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gress"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggressus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Aggression.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Their military <qex>aggresses</qex> on others.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gres"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aggressio</ets>, fr. <ets>aggredi</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agression</ets>.]</ety> <def>The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; <as>as, a war of <ex>aggression</ex></as>. &ldquo;<xex>Aggressions</xex> of power.&rdquo;</def>  <rj><au>Hallam</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Attack; offense; intrusion; provocation.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gres"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agressif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; <as>as, an <ex>aggressive</ex> policy, war, person, nation; an <ex>aggressive</ex> businessman; an <ex>aggressive</ex> basketball player; he was <ex>aggressive</ex> and imperious in his convictions; <ex>aggressive</ex> drivers</as>.  Opposite of <ant>unaggressive</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No <qex>aggressive</qex> movement was made.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; <as>as, an <ex>aggressive</ex> young executive</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <fld>(Med., Biol.)</fld> <def>tending to spread quickly</def> <illu>an <ex>aggressive</ex> tumor</illu> [Narrower terms: <stype>invasive (vs. noninvasive) </stype>]<br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fast-growing(prenominal)</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight</def> <illu><ex>aggressive</ex> acts against another country</illu><br/>
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<p><note>Narrower related terms: <stype>bellicose, combative, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent </stype>;  <stype>hard-hitting, high-pressure </stype>;  <stype>hostile</stype>  (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business: "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"); <stype>predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous </stype>. <see>See also: assertive, hostile, offensive.</see></note><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Ag*gres"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ag*gres"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*gres"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf. F. <ets>agresseur</ets>.]</ety> <def>The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The insolence of the <qex>aggressor</qex> is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer.</q> <rj><qau>Ames.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*griev"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agrevance</ets>, fr. <ets>agrever</ets>. See <er>Aggrieve</er>.]</ety> <def>Oppression; hardship; injury; grievance.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*grieve"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggrieved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrieving</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>agreven</ets>, OF. <ets>agrever</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>grever</ets> to burden, injure, L. <ets>gravare</ets> to weigh down, fr. <ets>gravis</ets> heavy. See <er>Grieve</er>, and cf. <er>Aggravate</er>.]</ety> <def>To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive <xex>TO be aggrieved</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aggrieved</qex> by oppression and extortion.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*grieve"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grieve; to lament.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>aggrieved</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>subjected to an injustice.</def> <illu>the <ex>aggrieved</ex> mother.</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> injured, wronged.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aggro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>aggravation or aggression.</def> <mark>[informal British usage]</mark> <illu>I skipped it because it was too much <ex>aggro</ex></illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*group"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aggrouped</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aggrouping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agrouper</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>groupe</ets> group. See <er>Group</er>..]</ety> <def>To bring together in a group; to group.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*group"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"gry</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Ag"gri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture; <as>as, <ex>aggry</ex> beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee in Africa</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ghast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Agast</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ghast"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; p. p.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agast</ets>, <ets>agasted</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agasten</ets> to terrify, fr. AS. pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>g&unr_;stan</ets> to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. <ets>usgaisjan</ets> to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with terror; akin to L. <ets>haerere</ets> to stick fast, cling. See <er>Gaze</er>, <er>Hesitate</er>.]</ety> <def>Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aghast</qex> he waked; and, starting from his bed,<br/>
Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The commissioners read and stood <qex>aghast</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>agibilis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>agere</ets> to move, do.]</ety> <def>Possible to be done; practicable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Fit for <xex>agible</xex> things.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir A. Sherley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agile</ets>, L. <ets>agilis</ets>, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to move. See <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; <as>as, an <ex>agile</ex> boy; an <ex>agile</ex> tongue.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Shaking it with <qex>agile</qex> hand.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Active; alert; nimble; brisk; lively; quick.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ile*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agile manner; nimbly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ile*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Agility; nimbleness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agili&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>agilitas</ets>, fr. <ets>agilis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; <as>as, strength and <ex>agility</ex> of body</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They . . . trust to the <qex>agility</qex> of their wit.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Wheeling with the <qex>agility</qex> of a hawk.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Activity; powerful agency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>agility</qex> of the sun's fiery heat.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Agincourt</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a battle in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415.  It was named for the site at which it occurred.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the process by which objects or materials acquire desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time under specific conditions.  It is used mostly for foods snd beverages, but also for other materials.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>ageing</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agios</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>aggio</ets> exchange, discount, premium, the same word as <ets>agio</ets> ease. See Ease.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called <xex>agio</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*o*tage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agiotage</ets>, fr. <ets>agioter</ets> to practice stockjobbing, fr. <ets>agio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Vanity and <qex>agiotage</qex> are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>agism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>ageism</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agister</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>gister</ets> to assign a lodging, fr. <ets>giste</ets> lodging, abode, F. <ets>g&icirc;te</ets>, LL. <ets>gistum</ets>, <ets>gista</ets>, fr. L. <ets>jacitum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>jac&unr_;re</ets> to lie: cf. LL. <ets>agistare</ets>, <ets>adgistare</ets>. See <er>Gist</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; -- used originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests, and collecting the money for the same.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`is*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <def>See <er>Agister</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gist"er</hw>, <hw>A*gist"or</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Anglo-Norman <ets>agistour</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the same; -- hence called <altname>gisttaker</altname>, which in England is corrupted into <altname>guest-taker</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a certain rate; a pasturer.</def>  <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gist"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agistement</ets>. See <er>Agist</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in the king's forests.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The taking in by any one of other men's cattle to graze at a certain rate.</def> <au>Mozley &amp; W.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The price paid for such feeding.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A charge or rate against lands; <as>as, an <ex>agistment</ex> of sea banks, <it>i. e.</it>, charge for banks or dikes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agitabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agitable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being agitated, or easily moved.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agitated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agitating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>agitatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agitare</ets> to put in motion, fr. <ets>agere</ets> to move: cf. F. <ets>agiter</ets>. See <er>Act</er>, <er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move with a violent, irregular action; <as>as, the wind <ex>agitates</ex> the sea; to <ex>agitate</ex> water in a vessel.</as></def> &ldquo;Winds . . . <xex>agitate</xex> the air.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move or actuate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; <as>as, he was greatly <ex>agitated</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The mind of man is <qex>agitated</qex> by various passions.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; <as>as, a controversy hotly <ex>agitated</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to contrive busily; to devise; to plot; <as>as, politicians <ex>agitate</ex> desperate designs</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract; revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>agitated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>troubled emotionally and usually deeply.  Opposite of <ant>unagitated</ant>.</def> <illu><ex>agitated</ex> parents</illu> <note>Narrower terms are: <stype>demoniac, demoniacal </stype>; <intensi>distraught, overwrought</intensi>; <stype>disturbed, jolted, shaken</stype>; <stype>feverish, hectic</stype>; <stype>frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied</stype>; <stype>psychedelic </stype>; <stype>rampageous, raging, frenzied </stype>; <stype>wild-eyed </stype>.</note> <see>Also See: <ex>discomposed</ex>, <ex>excited</ex>, <ex>impatient</ex>, <ex>tense</ex>, <ex>unquiet</ex>, <ex>unsteady</ex>.</see><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>throwing oneself from side to side.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tossing</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>physically disturbed or set in motion; <as>as, the <ex>agitated</ex> mixture foamed and bubbled</as>.  Opposite of <ant>unagitated</ant> and <ant>left alone</ant>, <ant>allowed to stand</ant>.</def> <note>[Narrower terms are: <stype>churning, churned-up, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent </stype>; <stype>stirred</stype>.]</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*ta`ted*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agitated manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agitation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular action; commotion; <as>as, the sea after a storm is in <ex>agitation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity; disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical excitement; perturbation; <as>as, to cause any one <ex>agitation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.; <as>as, the antislavery <ex>agitation</ex>; labor <ex>agitation</ex>.</as></def> &ldquo;Religious <xex>agitations</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A logical <qex>agitation</qex> of the matter.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The project now in <qex>agitation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor; perturbation. See <er>Emotion</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>agitating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>causing or tending to cause anger or resentment.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agitative, provoking.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to agitate.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`gi*ta"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., agitated.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"i*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; <as>as, political reformers and <ex>agitators</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; -- called also <altname>adjutators</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An implement for shaking or mixing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>agitprop</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[<ets>agit</ets>ation + <ets>prop</ets>aganda.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>agitation and propaganda; -- used especially for such activities carried out on behalf of communist activists.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government; one disseminating <er>agitprop{1}</er>.  Also called <altname>agitpropist</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> propagandist</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>agitpropist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>agit</ets>ation + <ets>prop</ets>aganda + <ets>-ist</ets>.]</ety> <def>same as <er>agitprop{2}</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Agkistrodon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of snakes comprising the copperheads.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agkistrodon</gen>, Ancistrodon, genus <gen>Ancistrodon</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aglaomorpha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aglaomorpha</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aglaonema</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of Indo-Malayan climbing herbs having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aglaonema</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gleam"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gleam</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gleaming; <as>as, faces <ex>agleam</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag"let</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"l&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <hw>Aig"let</hw> <pr>(&amacr;g"l&ebreve_;t)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aiguillette</ets> point, tagged point, dim. of <ets>aiguilee</ets> needle, fr. LL. <ets>acucula</ets> for <ets>acicula</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>acus</ets> needle, pin; cf. OF. <ets>agleter</ets> to hook on. See <er>Acute</er>, and cf. <er>Aiguillette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. <as>Hence, &ldquo;<xex>aglet</xex> baby&rdquo; (<au>Shak.</au>), an <ex>aglet</ex> image.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Haberdashery)</fld> <def>A round white staylace.</def>  <rj><au>Beck.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gley"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Aside; askew.</def> <mark>[Scotch]</mark>  <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*glim"mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>glimmer</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a glimmering state.</def>  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*glit"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>glitter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Glittering; in a glitter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*glos"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without tongue; tongueless.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*glow"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>glow</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a glow; glowing; <as>as, cheeks <ex>aglow</ex>; the landscape all <ex>aglow</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`lu*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + L. <ets>glutire</ets> to swallow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inability to swallow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"mi*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agminalis</ets>; <ets>agmen</ets>, <ets>agminis</ets>, a train.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag"mi*na`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agmen</ets>, <ets>agminis</ets>, a train, crowd.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Grouped together; <as>as, the <ex>agminated</ex> glands of Peyer in the small intestine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"nail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>angn&aelig;gl</ets>; <ets>ange</ets> vexation, trouble + <ets>n&aelig;gel</ets> nail. Cf. <er>Hangnail</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A corn on the toe or foot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agnasci</ets> to be born in addition to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nasci</ets> (for <ets>gnasci</ets>) to be born. Cf. <er>Adnate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor; <as>as, <ex>agnate</ex> brother: a brother having the same father, but a different mother</as>; in ths sense it is a correlative of <contr>uterine</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Allied; akin.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Agnate</xex> words.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pownall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and <qex>agnate</qex> with the former.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"nate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agnat</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Agnatha</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a class of eel-shaped chordates with a cartilaginous skeleton lacking jaws, scales, and pelvic fins.  Among these are the lampreys and hagfishes.  There are some extinct forms.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Agnatha</class>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>agnathan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired appendages; a member of the <class>Agnatha</class>.  The group includes the cyclostomes and some extinct forms.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> jawless vertebrate, jawless fish</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*nat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agnatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>agnatic</xex> succession.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>agnation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from <contr>cognation</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>agnise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>be fully aware or cognizant of.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> recognize, realize, agnize.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnitio</ets>, fr. <ets>agnoscere</ets>. See <er>Notion</er>.]</ety> <def>Acknowledgment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*nize"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&imacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Formed like <ets>recognize</ets>, fr. L. <ets>agnoscere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To recognize; to acknowledge.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I do <qex>agnize</qex> a natural and prompt alacrity.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`noi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`noi*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`gnoia</grk> ignorance + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The doctrine concerning those things of which we are necessarily ignorant.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag*no"men</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&omacr;"m&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nomen</ets> name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; <as>as, Publius Caius Scipio <examp>Africanus</examp></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; <as>as, Aristides <examp>the Just</examp></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*nom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g*n&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*n&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*nom`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agnominatio</ets>. See <er>Agnomen</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A surname.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Minsheu.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Paronomasia; also, alliteration; annomination.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*nos"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; knowing, &unr_; to know.]</ety> <def>Professing ignorance; involving no dogmatic; pertaining to or involving agnosticism.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ag*nos"tic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*nos"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who professes ignorance, or denies that we have any knowledge, save of phenomena; one who supports agnosticism, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal Deity, a future life, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>agnostical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to agnosticism; agnostic.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> agnostic.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag*nos"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That doctrine which, professing ignorance, neither asserts nor denies.</def>  <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine that the existence of a personal Deity, an unseen world, etc., can be neither proved nor disproved, because of the necessary limits of the human mind (as sometimes charged upon Hamilton and Mansel), or because of the insufficiency of the evidence furnished by physical and physical data, to warrant a positive conclusion (as taught by the school of Herbert Spencer); -- opposed alike dogmatic skepticism and to dogmatic theism.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Agnuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Agni</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a lamb.]</ety> <def>Agnus Dei.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus cas"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a willowlike tree, used at a religious festival; confused with &unr_; holy, chaste.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of <gen>Vitex</gen> (<spn>Vitex agnus castus</spn>); the chaste tree.</def>  <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And wreaths of <qex>agnus castus</qex> others bore.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus De"i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., lamb of God.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the Pope.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning with the words &ldquo;<xex>Agnus Dei</xex>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"nus Scyth"i*cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., Scythian lamb.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See <er>Barometz</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*go"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ago</ets>, <ets>agon</ets>, p. p. of <ets>agon</ets> to go away, pass by, AS. <ets>&amacr;g&amacr;n</ets> to pass away; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>g&amacr;n</ets> to go. See <er>Go</er>.]</ety> <def>Past; gone by; since; <as>as, ten years <ex>ago</ex>; gone long <ex>ago</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gog"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>gogue</ets> fun, perhaps of Celtic origin.]</ety> <def>In eager desire; eager; astir.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All <qex>agog</qex> to dash through thick and thin.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*go"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + p. pr. of <ets>go</ets>.]</ety> <def>In motion; in the act of going; <as>as, to set a mill <ex>agoing</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to lead.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A contest for a prize at the public games.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Ago.</def> <mark>[Archaic &amp; Poet.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Three days <qex>agone</qex> I fell sick.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xxx. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"gone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Agonic</er>.]</ety> <def>Agonic line.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without angles; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; an angle.]</ety> <def>Not forming an angle.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Agonic line</b></col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through those places where the magnetic needle points to the true north; the line of no magnetic variation. There is one such line in the Western hemisphere, and another in the Eastern hemisphere.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"o*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to contend for a prize, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Agon</er>.]</ety> <def>Contention for a prize; a contest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"o*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>One who contends for the prize in public games.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag`o*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag`o*nis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Agonism</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in <qex>agonistic</qex> displays.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`o*nis"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agonistic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`o*nis"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"o*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agonized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agonizing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agoniser</ets>, LL. <ets>agonizare</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Agony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To smart and <qex>agonize</qex> at every pore.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"o*nize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>agonized</qex> his mother by his behavior.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>agonized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>expressing pain or agony.</def> <illu><ex>agonized</ex> screams</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>agonizing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>causing agony.  Opposite to <ant>painless</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"o*ni`zing*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With extreme anguish or desperate struggles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"o*no*thete`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to set. appoint.]</ety> <mark>[Antiq.]</mark> <def>An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`o*no*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the office of an agonothete.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Agonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>agonia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, orig. a contest, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>agonie</ets>. See <er>Agon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Violent contest or striving.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The world is convulsed by the <qex>agonies</qex> of great nations.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Being in an <qex>agony</qex> he prayed more earnestly.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xxii. 44.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With cries and <qex>agonies</qex> of wild delight.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The last struggle of life; death struggle.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Anguish; torment; throe; distress; pangs; suffering.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Agony</er>, <er>Anguish</er>, <er>Pang</er>. These words agree in expressing extreme pain of body or mind. <ets>Agony </ets>denotes acute and permanent pain, usually of the whole system., and often producing contortions. <ets>Anguish</ets> denotes severe pressure, and, considered as bodily suffering, is more commonly local (as <ets>anguish</ets> of a wound), thus differing from <ets>agony</ets>. A <ets>pang</ets> is a paroxysm of excruciating pain. It is severe and transient. The <ets>agonies</ets> or <ets>pangs</ets> of remorse; the <ets>anguish</ets> of a wounded conscience. &ldquo;Oh, sharp convulsive <ets>pangs</ets> of <ets>agonizing</ets> pride!&rdquo;</usage>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*good</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&oobreve_;d")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>good</ets>.]</ety> <def>In earnest; heartily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;I made her weep <xex>agood</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ag"o*ra</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g"&ouptack_;*r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'agora`</grk>.]</ety> <def>An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gou"a*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The crab-eating raccoon (<spn>Procyon cancrivorus</spn>), found in the tropical parts of America.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gou"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small insectivorous mammal (<spn>Solenodon paradoxus</spn>), allied to the moles, found only in Haiti.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gou"ti</hw>, <hw>A*gou"ty</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&adot_;*g&oomacr_;"t&ibreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agouti</ets>, <ets>acouti</ets>, Sp. <ets>aguti</ets>, fr. native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rodent of the genus <gen>Dasyprocta</gen>, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the <spn>Dasyprocta agouti</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the color of the agouti{1}, a grayish-brown of grizzled texture; -- used especially to describe the color of the fur of a strain of mice.  Also used attributively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*grace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Aggrace</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*graffe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agrafe</ets>, formerly <ets>agraffe</ets>, OF. <ets>agrappe</ets>. See <er>Agrappes</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hook or clasp.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an <qex>agraffe</qex> set with brilliants.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gram"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; illiterate; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; letters, fr. &unr_; to write.]</ety> <def>A illiterate person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*graph"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to write.]</ety> <def>The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by agraphia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*grappes"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agrappe</ets>, F. <ets>agrafe</ets>; <ets>a</ets> + <ets>grappe</ets> (see <er>Grape</er>) fr. OHG. <ets>kr&amacr;pfo</ets> hook.]</ety> <def>Hooks and eyes for armor, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agrarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ager</ets> field.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; <as>as, the <ex>agrarian</ex> laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an <qex>agrarian</qex> experiment.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Wild; -- said of plants growing in the fields.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One in favor of an equal division of landed property.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An agrarian law.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An equal <qex>agrarian</qex> is perpetual law.</q> <rj><qau>Harrington.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An equal or equitable division of landed property; the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gra"ri*an*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To distribute according to, or to imbue with, the principles of agrarianism.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gre"</hw>, <hw>A*gree"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; gr&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Agree</er>.]</ety> <def>In good part; kindly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agreed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Agreeing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>agr&eacute;er</ets> to accept or receive kindly, fr. <ets>&agrave; gr&eacute;</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>gr&eacute;</ets> good will, consent, liking, fr. L. <ets>gratus</ets> pleasing, agreeable. See <er>Grateful</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur; <as>as, all parties <ex>agree</ex> in the expediency of the law</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If music and sweet poetry <qex>agree</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Their witness <qex>agreed</qex> not together.</q> <rj><qau>Mark xiv. 56.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The more you <qex>agree</qex> together, the less hurt can your enemies do you.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>agree</ex> to an offer, or to opinion</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to terms or to a common resolve; to promise.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Agree</qex> with thine adversary quickly.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. v. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Didst not thou <qex>agree</qex> with me for a penny ?</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xx. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to correspond; <as>as, the picture does not <ex>agree</ex> with the original; the two scales <ex>agree</ex> exactly.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; <as>as, the same food does not <ex>agree</ex> with every constitution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The auxiliary forms of <xex>to be</xex> are often employed with the participle <xex>agreed</xex>. &ldquo;The jury <xex>were agreed</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> &ldquo;Can two walk together, except they <xex>be agreed</xex> ?&rdquo; <au>Amos iii. 3.</au> The principal intransitive uses were probably derived from the transitive verb used reflexively. &ldquo;I <xex>agree</xex> me well to your desire.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Ld. Berners.</au></rj>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage; promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond; harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to arrange; <as>as, to <ex>agree</ex> the fact; to <ex>agree</ex> differences.</as></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>agreablete</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Easiness of disposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being, or making one's self, agreeable; agreeableness.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>agr&eacute;able</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful; <as>as, <ex>agreeable</ex> manners or remarks; an <ex>agreeable</ex> person; fruit <ex>agreeable</ex> to the taste.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>A train of <qex>agreeable</qex> reveries.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Willing; ready to agree or consent.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and <qex>agreeable</qex> that they may enter into the said town.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent; concordant; adapted; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>, rarely by <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That which is <qex>agreeable</qex> to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for <xex>agreeably</xex>; <as>as, <ex>agreeable</ex> to the order of the day, the House took up the report</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable; amiable. See <er>Pleasant</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That author . . . has an <qex>agreeableness</qex> that charms us.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>agreeableness</qex> of virtuous actions to human nature.</q> <rj><qau>Pearce.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with <xex>to</xex> or <xex>between</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>agreeableness</qex> between man and the other parts of the universe.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Agreeably</xex> entertained.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably; -- followed by <xex>to</xex> and rarely by <xex>with</xex>. See <er>Agreeable</er>, 4.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The effect of which is, that marriages grow less frequent, <qex>agreeably</qex> to the maxim above laid down.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Alike; similarly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Both clad in shepherds' weeds <qex>agreeably</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>agreeing</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>in agreement; of the same mind; having the same opinion.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> concordant, concurring(prenominal).</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>expressing agreement or consent.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> assentient, assenting.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an agreeing manner (<xex>to</xex>); correspondingly; agreeably.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gree"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agr&eacute;ment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; <as>as, a good <ex>agreement</ex> subsists among the members of the council</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What <qex>agreement</qex> hath the temple of God with idols ?</q> <rj><qau>2 Cor. vi. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Expansion and duration have this further <qex>agreement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Concord or correspondence of one word with another in gender, number, case, or person.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a contract.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The language, oral or written, embodying reciprocal promises.</def>  <rj><au>Abbott. Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Bargain; contract; compact; stipulation.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gre"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who agrees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gres"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agrestis</ets>, fr. <ets>ager</ets> field.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Agrestic</xex> behavior.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Gregory.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gres"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Agrestic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gric`o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., <ets>agricolatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Agriculture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gric"o*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist.</def>  <rj><au>Dodsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ri*cul`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>ager</ets> field + <ets>cultor</ets> cultivator.]</ety> <def>An agriculturist; a farmer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; <as>as, the <ex>agricultural</ex> class; <ex>agricultural</ex> implements, wages, etc.</as></def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Agricultural ant</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species (<spn>Myrmica barbata</spn>) found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An agriculturist (which is the preferred form.)</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ri*cul`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>agricultura</ets>; <ets>ager</ets> field + <ets>cultura</ets> cultivation: cf. F. <ets>agriculture</ets>. See <er>Acre</er> and <er>Culture</er>.]</ety> <def>The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Agriculture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The farmer is always a practitioner, the <qex>agriculturist</qex> may be a mere theorist.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*grief"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grief</ets>.]</ety> <def>In grief; amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"ri*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agremoyne</ets>, OF. <ets>aigremoine</ets>, L. <ets>agrimonia</ets> for <ets>argemonia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of plants of the Rose family.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The name is also given to various other plants; <as>as, hemp <ex>agrimony</ex> (<spn>Eupatorium cannabinum</spn>); water <ex>agrimony</ex> (<gen>Bidens</gen>).</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <spn>Agrimonia eupatoria</spn>, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*grin"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*gr&ibreve_;n")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grin</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the act of grinning.</def> &ldquo;His visage all <xex>agrin</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ri*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`r&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed or engaged in agriology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ri*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;g`r&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wild, savage + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*grise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;gr&imacr;san</ets> to dread; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>gr&imacr;san</ets>, for <ets>gr&unr_;san</ets> (only in comp.), akin to OHG. <ets>gr&unr_;is&unr_;n</ets>, G. <ets>grausen</ets>, to shudder. See <er>Grisly</er>.]</ety> <def>To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*grise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To terrify; to affright.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His manly face that did his foes <qex>agrise</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>agrologic</hw> <hw>agrological</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to agrology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>agrology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the science of soils in relation to crops.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"grom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ag`ro*nom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ag`ro*nom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agronomique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>agronomic</hw> <hw>agronomical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to agronomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ro*nom"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of the distribution and management of land.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gron"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gron"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; rural; as a noun, an overseer of the public lands; &unr_; field + &unr_; usage, &unr_; to deal out, manage: cf. F. <ets>agronomie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The management of land; rural economy; agriculture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*grope"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grope</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the act of groping.</def>  <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Agrostemma</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus comprising the corncockles.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Agrostemma</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*gros"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A genus of grasses, including species called in common language <xex>bent grass</xex>. Some of them, as redtop (<spn>Agrostis vulgaris</spn>), are valuable pasture grasses.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gros`to*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*gros`to*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>agrostographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to agrostography.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ros*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of the grasses.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*gros`to*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*gros`to*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to agrostology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ros*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One skilled in agrostology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ros*tol"ogy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of botany which treats of the grasses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ground"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>ground</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*group"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aggroupment</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag`ryp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; sleepless; &unr_; to chase, search for + &unr_; sleep: cf. F. <ets>agrypnotique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`guar*di*en"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., contr. of <ets>agua ardiente</ets> burning water (L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>ardens</ets> burning).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque.</def> <mark>[Mexico and Spanish America.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A"gue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>agu</ets>, <ets>ague</ets>, OF. <ets>agu</ets>, F. <ets>aigu</ets>, sharp, OF. fem. <ets>ague</ets>, LL. (febris) <ets>acuta</ets>, a sharp, acute fever, fr. L. <ets>acutus</ets> sharp. See <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An acute fever.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Brenning <xex>agues</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>P. Plowman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The cold fit or rigor of the intermittent fever; <as>as, fever and <ex>ague</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ague cake</b></col>, <cd>an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague.</cd> -- <col><b>Ague drop</b></col>, <cd>a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for ague.</cd> -- <col><b>Ague fit</b></col>, <cd>a fit of the ague.</cd> <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>Ague spell</b></col>, <cd>a spell or charm against ague.</cd> <au>Gay.</au> -- <col><b>Ague tree</b></col>, <cd>the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the use of its root formerly, in cases of ague.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A"gue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Agued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit.</def>  <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>agueweed</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a gentian of East North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having white-rayed flower heads.  It was formerly used in folk medicine.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*guilt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*guise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*guise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>guise</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dress; to attire; to adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Above all knights ye goodly seem <qex>aguised</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"gu*ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Her <qex>aguish</qex> love now glows and burns.</q> <rj><qau>Granville.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Productive of, or affected by, ague; <as>as, the <ex>aguish</ex> districts of England</as>.</def>  <rj><au>T. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*gush"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>gush</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a gushing state.</def>  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ag"y*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>gynh`</grk> woman.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without female organs; male.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>a</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>a</ets>, F. <ets>ah</ets>, L. <ets>ah</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Sk. <ets>&amacr;</ets>, Icel. &aelig;, OHG. <ets>&amacr;</ets>, Lith. <ets>&aacute;</ets>, <ets>&aacute;&aacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ha"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ah</ets>, interj. + <ets>ha</ets>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph, mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ha"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sunk fence. See <er>Ha-ha</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*head"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>head</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In or to the front; in advance; onward.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The island bore but a little <qex>ahead</qex> of us.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Headlong; without restraint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To go ahead</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To go in advance.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To go on onward.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To push on in an enterprise.</cd> <mark>[Colloq]</mark> -- <col><b>To get ahead of</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To get in advance of.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To surpass; to get the better of.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*heap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>heap</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a heap; huddled together.</def>  <rj><au>Hood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*height"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>height</ets>.]</ety> <def>Aloft; on high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Look up <xex>aheight</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*hem"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*hey"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Hey; ho.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*high"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*hold"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>hold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Near the wind; <as>as, to lay a ship <ex>ahold</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*horse"back</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On horseback.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Two suspicious fellows <qex>ahorseback</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Smollet.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*hoy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[OE. a, interj. + <ets>hoy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A term used in hailing; <as>as, &ldquo;Ship <ex>ahoy</ex></as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ah"ri*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.]</ety> <def>The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the Prince of Darkness as opposer to <xex>Ormuzd</xex>, the King of Light.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"hu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The Asiatic gazelle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*hull"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>hull</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied to ships in a storm. See <er>Hull</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*hun"gered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>hungered</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pinched with hunger; very hungry.</def>  <rj><au>C. Bront&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ais</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Braz. <ets>a&iuml;</ets>, <ets>ha&iuml;</ets>, from the animal's cry: cf. F. <ets>a&iuml;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The three-toed sloth (<spn>Bradypus tridactylus</spn>) of South America. See <er>Sloth</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ai"blins</hw>, <hw>A"blins</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Able</er>.]</ety> <def>Perhaps; possibly.</def> <mark>[Scotch]</mark>  <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aich's met"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but no tin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aided</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>aider</ets>, OF. <ets>aidier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adjutare</ets> to help, freq. of <ets>adjuvare</ets> to help; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juvare</ets> to help. Cf. <er>Adjutant</er>.]</ety> <def>To support, either by furnishing strength or means in co&ouml;peration to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You speedy helpers . . . <br/>
Appear and <qex>aid</qex> me in this enterprise.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve; befriend; co&ouml;perate; promote. See <er>Help</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aide</ets>, OF. <ets>a&iuml;de</ets>, <ets>a&iuml;e</ets>, fr. the verb. See <er>Aid</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Help; succor; assistance; relief.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An unconstitutional mode of obtaining <qex>aid</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; a helper; an assistant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an <qex>aid</qex> like unto himself.</q> <rj><qau>Tobit viii. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament; also, an exchequer loan.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his lord on special occasions.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; <as>as, a general's <ex>aid</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aid prayer</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a proceeding by which a defendant beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.</cd> -- <col><b>To pray in aid</b></col>, <cd>to beseech and claim such assistance.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aidance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Aid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aidance</qex> 'gainst the enemy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aidant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aider</ets> to help.]</ety> <def>Helping; helpful; supplying aid.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid"-de-camp`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aids-de-camp</plw>. <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>aide de camp</ets> (literally) camp assistant.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, aids.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Helpful.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Helpless; without aid.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aid"-ma`jor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The adjutant of a regiment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ayle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Aig"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aglet</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai"gre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Eager</er>.]</ety> <def>Sour.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ai"gre*more</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. origin unknown.]</ety> <def>Charcoal prepared for making powder.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ai"gret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ai*grette</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a sort of white heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of feathers; dim. of the same word as <ets>heron</ets>. See <er>Heron</er>, and cf. <er>Egret</er>, <er>Egrette</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The small white European heron. See <er>Egret</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of gems, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A tuft like that of the egret.</def> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A feathery crown of seed; egret; <as>as, the <ex>aigrette</ex> or down of the dandelion or the thistle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ai`guille"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a needle. See <er>Aglet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A needle-shaped peak.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai`guil*lette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Aglet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai"gu*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aglet</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ail</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ailed</conjf> <pr>(&amacr;ld)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>eilen</ets>, <ets>ailen</ets>, AS. <ets>eglan</ets> to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-<ets>agljan</ets> to distress, <ets>agls</ets> troublesome, irksome, <ets>aglo</ets>, <ets>aglitha</ets>, pain, and prob. to E. <ets>awe</ets>. &radic;3.]</ety> <def>To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; <as>as, what <ex>ails</ex> the man? I know not what <ex>ails</ex> him</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What <qex>aileth</qex> thee, Hagar?</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxi. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever <xex>ails</xex> him; but, something <xex>ails</xex> him.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ail</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When he <qex>ails</qex> ever so little . . . he is so peevish.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indisposition or morbid affection.</def>
 <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai*lan"thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ailantus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai*lan"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>aylanto</ets>, i. e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectly di&oelig;cious, and the staminate or male plant is very offensive when blossom.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai"le*ron</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"l&euptack_;*r&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>aile</ets> wing.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A small plane or surface capable of being manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to control lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing or balancing plane.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai*lette</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ailette</ets>, dim. of <ets>aile</ets> wing, L. <ets>ala</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ailing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>sick; unhealthy.  Opposite of <ant>well</ant> or <ant>healthy</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indisposed, peaked(predicate), poorly(predicate), sickly, unwell.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied ordinarily to acute diseases.</def> &ldquo;Little <xex>ailments</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Landsdowne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ai`lu*roid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; cat + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ailuropodidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ailuropodidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ailurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus comprising the lesser pandas.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ailurus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aim</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aimed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aiming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>amen</ets>, <ets>aimen</ets>, <ets>eimen</ets>, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. <ets>esmer</ets>, <ets>asmer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aestimare</ets> to estimate; or perh. fr. OF. <ets>aesmer</ets>; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>esmer</ets>. See <er>Estimate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; <as>as, to <ex>aim</ex> at a fox, or at a target</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by <xex>at</xex>, or by an infinitive; <as>as, to <ex>aim</ex> at distinction; to <ex>aim</ex> to do well.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aim'st</qex> thou at princes?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To guess or conjecture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aim</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; <as>as, to <ex>aim</ex> a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (<ex>at</ex> something); to <ex>aim</ex> a satire or a reflection (<ex>at</ex> some person or vice).</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aim</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>esme</ets> estimation, fr. <ets>esmer</ets>. See <er>Aim</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Each at the head leveled his deadly <qex>aim</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To be the <qex>aim</qex> of every dangerous shot.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Intention; purpose; design; scheme.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How oft ambitious <qex>aims</qex> are crossed!</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Conjecture; guess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>What you would work me to, I have some <qex>aim</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To cry aim</b></col> <fld>(Archery)</fld>, <cd>to encourage.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- End; object; scope; drift; design; purpose; intention; scheme; tendency; aspiration.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aim"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aims, directs, or points.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aim"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without aim or purpose; <as>as, an <ex>aimless</ex> life</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Aim"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Aim"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>ain</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>belonging to or on behalf of a specified person especially one's self; preceded by a possessive.</def>  <illu>`my <ex>ain</ex>' is Scottish</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> own(prenominal).</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai"no</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Said to be the native name for man.]</ety> <def>same as <er>Ainu</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ai"nu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Said to be the native name for man.]</ety> <def>One of a peculiar race found primarily in Hokkaido, in the northern part of the empire of Japan, the Kurile Islands, and nearby.  They are believed to be the native inhabitants of the Japanese islands. The Ainus are stout and short, with hairy bodies.  Also called <altname>Aino</altname> and <altname>hairy Ainu</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ain't</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A contraction for <xex>are not</xex> and <xex>am not</xex>; also used for <xex>is not</xex>. <mark>[Colloq. or illiterate speech]</mark>. See <er>An't</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aioli</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cooking)</fld>   <def>a French garlic-flavored mayonnaise.  It is often served with fish and other seafood, and sometimes with vegetables.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aioli sauce, garlic sauce</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Air</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>air</ets>, <ets>eir</ets>, F. <ets>air</ets>, L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'ah`r</grk>, air, mist, for <grk>'a&digamma_;hr</grk>, fr. root <grk>'a&digamma_;</grk> to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. <ets>wind</ets>. In sense 10 the French has taking a meaning fr. It. <ets>aria</ets> atmosphere, air, fr. the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French meaning is either fr. L. <ets>aria</ets>, or due to confusion with F. <ets>aire</ets>, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. <er>A&euml;ry</er>, <er>Debonair</er>, <er>Malaria</er>, <er>Wind</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth; the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid, transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; By the ancient philosophers, <xex>air</xex> was regarded as an element; but modern science has shown that it is essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, with a small amount of carbon dioxide, the average proportions being, by volume: oxygen, 20.96 per cent.; nitrogen, 79.00 per cent.; carbon dioxide, 0.04 per cent. These proportions are subject to a very slight variability. Air also always contains some vapor of water.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.</def> &ldquo;Charm ache with <xex>air</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He was still all <qex>air</qex> and fire.</q>
[<qex>Air</qex> and <qex>fire</qex> being the finer and quicker elements as opposed to <qex>earth</qex> and <qex>water</qex>.] <rj><qau>Macaulay</qau></rj>.<br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; <as>as, a smoky <ex>air</ex>, a damp <ex>air</ex>, the morning <ex>air</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any a&euml;riform body; a gas; <as>as, oxygen was formerly called vital <ex>air</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let vernal <qex>airs</qex> through trembling osiers play.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Odoriferous or contaminated air.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>That which surrounds and influences.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The keen, the wholesome <qex>air</qex> of poverty.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You gave it <qex>air</qex> before me.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Intelligence; information.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A musical idea, or <xex>motive</xex>, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc., the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called the <xex>air</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>11.</sn> <def>The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person; mien; demeanor; <as>as, the <ex>air</ex> of a youth; a heavy <ex>air</ex>; a lofty <ex>air</ex>.</as></def>  &ldquo;His very <xex>air</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>12.</sn> <def>Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance; manner; style.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It was communicated with the <qex>air</qex> of a secret.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>12.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or vanity; haughtiness; <as>as, it is said of a person, he puts on <ex>airs</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The representation or reproduction of the effect of the atmospheric medium through which every object in nature is viewed.</def> <au>New Am. Cyc.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Carriage; attitude; action; movement; <as>as, the head of that portrait has a good <ex>air</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>15.</sn> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Air</xex> is much used adjectively or as the first part of a compound term. In most cases it might be written indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the first element of the compound term, with or without the hyphen; as, <xex>air</xex> bladder, <xex>air</xex>-bladder, or <xex>air</xex>bladder; <xex>air</xex> cell, <xex>air</xex>-cell, or <xex>air</xex>cell; <xex>air</xex>-pump, or <xex>air</xex>pump.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Air balloon</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Balloon</er>. </cd> -- <col><b>Air bath</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An apparatus for the application of air to the body.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An arrangement for drying substances in air of any desired temperature.</cd> -- <col><b>Air castle</b></col>.  <cd>See <er>Castle in the air</er>, under <er>Castle</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Air compressor</b></col>, <cd>a machine for compressing air to be used as a motive power.</cd> -- <col><b>Air crossing</b></col>, <cd>a passage for air in a mine.</cd> -- <col><b>Air cushion</b></col>, <cd>an air-tight cushion which can be inflated; also, a device for arresting motion without shock by confined air.</cd> -- <col><b>Air fountain</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance for producing a jet of water by the force of compressed air.</cd> -- <col><b>Air furnace</b></col>, <cd>a furnace which depends on a natural draft and not on blast.</cd> -- <col><b>Air line</b></col>, <cd>a straight line; a bee line.</cd> Hence <col><b>Air-line</b></col>, <pos>adj.</pos>; <cd><as>as, <ex>air-line</ex> road</as>.</cd> -- <col><b>Air lock</b></col> <fld>(Hydr. Engin.)</fld>, <cd>an intermediate chamber between the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a pneumatic caisson.</cd> <au>Knight.</au>  -- <col><b>Air port</b></col> <fld>(Nav.)</fld>, <cd>a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit air.</cd> -- <col><b>Air spring</b></col>, <cd>a spring in which the elasticity of air is utilized.</cd> -- <col><b>Air thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a form of thermometer in which the contraction and expansion of air is made to measure changes of temperature.</cd> -- <col><b>Air threads</b></col>, <cd>gossamer.</cd> -- <col><b>Air trap</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.</cd> -- <col><b>Air trunk</b></col>, <cd>a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated air from a room.</cd> -- <col><b>Air valve</b></col>, <cd>a valve to regulate the admission or egress of air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler and allows air to enter.</cd> -- <col><b>Air way</b></col>, <cd>a passage for a current of air; as the <xex>air way</xex> of an air pump; an <xex>air way</xex> in a mine.</cd> -- <col><b>In the air</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as rumors.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken in flank; <as>as, the army had its wing <ex>in the air</ex></as>.</cd> -- <col><b>on the air</b></col>, <cd>currently transmitting; live; -- used of radio and television broadcasts, to indicate that the images and sounds being picked up by cameras and microphones are being broadcast at the present moment.</cd> <note>In call-in programs where individuals outside a radio or television studio have telephoned into the station, when their voice is being directly broadcast, the host of the program commonly states &ldquo;You're <ex>on the air</ex>.&rdquo; as a warning that the conversation is not private.</note>  -- <col><b>To take air</b></col>, <cd>to be divulged; to be made public.</cd> -- <col><b>To take the air</b></col>, <cd>to go abroad; to walk or ride out.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Air</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aired</conjf> <pr>(&acirc;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Airing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Air</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>A&euml;rate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; <as>as, to <ex>air</ex> a room</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were <qex>aired</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Were you but riding forth to <qex>air</qex> yourself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To expose for the sake of public notice; to display ostentatiously; <as>as, to <ex>air</ex> one's opinion</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Airing</qex> a snowy hand and signet gem.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness, or of warming; <as>as, to <ex>air</ex> linen; to <ex>air</ex> liquors.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>air"ball`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"b&asuml_;l`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Basketball)</fld> <def>A throw at the basket that completely misses, not even hitting the rim.  Compare <er>swoosh</er> and <er>nothing but net</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>air"bed`</hw>, <hw>air" bed`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A sack or mattress inflated with air, and used as a bed.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> air mattress, air-bed</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>air" blad`der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or esophagus.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>airborne</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; <as>as, a clean room is needed to avoid <ex>airborne</ex> contaminants</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>in flight; flying; -- said of an airplane.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>carried directly to the site of battle by aircraft; -- said of combat troops, <as>as, an <ex>airborne</ex> division</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" brake`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.  <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A railway brake powered by compressed air.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airbrake.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>airbrake</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of an aircraft.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dive brake</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles.  Same as <er>air brake</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> air brake</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an atomizer to spray by means of compressed air.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>airbrush</hw>, <hw>air brush</hw></mhw>. <def>A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter, such as paint, in a spray by compressed air.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airbrush</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to paint with an airbrush.</def> <illu>The old car looks like new now that we <ex>airbrushed</ex> it</illu><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to alter or remove by use of an airbrush.</def> &ldquo;After the photographer <ex>airbrushed</ex> out the wrinkles on her face she looked twenty years younger.&rdquo;<br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"-built`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; <as>as, an <ex>air-built</ex> castle</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" cell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the air tubes of the lungs; the air sac of birds; a dilatation of the air vessels in insects.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" cham`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or plant.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Air" cock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A faucet to allow escape of air.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Air cooling</hw>. <def>In devices generating heat, such as gasoline-engine motor vehicles, the cooling of the device by increasing its radiating surface by means of ribs or radiators, and placing it so that it is exposed to a current of air. Cf. <er>Water cooling</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Air"-cooled`</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"craft`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc., for floating in, or flying through, the air.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>aircraftman</hw>, <hw>aircraftsman</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air Force.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aircrew</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the crew of an aircraft.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aircrewman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of an <membof>aircrew</membof>.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airdock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hangar, repair shed</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"-drawn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Drawn in air; imaginary.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This is the <qex>air-drawn</qex> dagger.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Air" drill`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a pneumatic drill.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"drome`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airport, aerodrome</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>aired</hw> <pr>(&acirc;rd)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <def>abounding in fresh air.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airy</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>made public by radio or television.</def> <illu>The report was <ex>aired</ex> on the seven o'clock news.</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> broadcast</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Airedale</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a breed of large wiry-coated terriers, bred in Yorkshire.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Airedale terrier</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" engine`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An engine driven by heated or by compressed air.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who exposes to the air.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A frame on which clothes are aired or dried.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>air"field`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"f&emacr;ld`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a place where planes take off and land; an airport; -- usually used of airports other than those with regularly sheduled commercial flights, such as those at military bases or small fields for private aircraft.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> landing field, flying field, field</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"flow`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"fl&omacr;`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the flow of air.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"foil`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a surface such as the wing of an airplane designed to provide reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aerofoil</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airframe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines).</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air gap</hw>. <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An air-filled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit; specif., in a dynamo or motor, the space between the field-magnet poles and the armature; clearance.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" gas`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Gas</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw><hw>air"gun`</hw>, <hw>air" gun`</hw></mhw> <pr>(g&ubreve;n`)</pr>. <def>A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball.  The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger.  The common <stype>BB gun</stype> is a type of air gun.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air hammer</hw>. <def>a hammer powered by compressed air so as to be able to provide powerful repeated strokes; a pneumatic hammer.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"head`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r" h&ebreve_;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>an airheaded person.</def> <mark>[disparaging]</mark> <br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airheaded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; scatterbrained; stupid; simple-minded; <as>as, <ex>airheaded</ex> teenagers</as>.  Contrasted with <ant>serious</ant>, <ant>solemn</ant></def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded, light-headed, silly</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" hole`</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r" h&omacr;l`)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in the ice not frozen over.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of air; a blowhole.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement and offering less than normal support for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine, causing an airplane to drop suddenly.  Same as <altname>air pocket</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"i*ly</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"&ibreve_;*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; <as>as, the <ex>airiness</ex> of a country seat</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; <as>as, the <ex>airiness</ex> of young persons</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"ing</hw> <pr>(&acirc;r"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; <as>as, the <ex>airing</ex> of linen, or of a room</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" jack`et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with the open air.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" lev`el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Spirit level. See <er>Level</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling air.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air line</hw>. <def>A path through the air made easy for a&euml;rial navigation by steady winds.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"line`</hw>. <def>an organization, usually commercial or governmental, providing transportation by airplane for freight or passengers.  The term includes the organization, its personnel, equipment and other properties, such as approved air routes.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"ling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thoughtless, gay person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Slight <xex>airlings</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft; an aviator; an airplane pilot.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an enlisted man in the air force; there are several grades.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"man*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation; aircraft piloting.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A grayish green antiseptic powder, consisting of a basic iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of iodoform.</def> <mark>[A Trademark]</mark><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Air</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" pipe`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A pipe for the passage of air; esp. a ventilating pipe.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"plane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a heavier-than-air aircraft.  Same as <altname><er>aeroplane{2}</er></altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airplane propeller</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a <er>propeller</er> designed for propelling airplanes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airscrew, propeller, prop.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" plant`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.  <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an a&euml;rophyte.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>&hand_; The &ldquo;Florida moss&rdquo; (<gen>Tillandsia</gen>, many tropical orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants. Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on them, such as the <stype>Spanish moss</stype> <spn>Tillandsia usneoides</spn>), are <stype>epiphytes</stype>.</note><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" pock"et</hw> <pr>(p&obreve_;k"&ebreve_;t)</pr>. <fld>(aeronautics)</fld> <def>A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement and offering less than normal support for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine, causing an airplane to drop suddenly.  Same as <altname>air hole</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" poise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.  <ety>[See <er>Poise</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure the weight of air.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" pump`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it into a closed space.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Steam Engines)</fld> <def>A pump used to exhaust from a condenser the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and any commingled air.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Air" sac`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.  <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An <er>alveolus</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airscrew</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an <er>airplane propeller</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airplane propeller, prop</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" shaft`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a mine or a tunnel.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airship</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a steerable self-propelled light-than-air aircraft.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dirigible</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"sick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with air sickness or a&euml;rial sickness; feeling nauseous due to riding in an airplane.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Air"sick`ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" sick"ness</hw>. <def>A vomiting or nauseous feeling similar to seasickness experienced by passengers in aircraft; -- it is caused by motion and distinguished from the effects of low air pressure, as it may also occur in the pressurized cabins of large aircraft.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"-slacked`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; <as>as, <ex>air-slacked</ex> lime</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"space`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the atmosphere above a nation and deemed to be under its jurisdiction.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" stove`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A stove for heating a current of air which is directed against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a building.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"stream`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a relatively well-defined prevailing wind.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> slipstream, race, backwash, wash</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"strip`</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an airfield without normal airport facilities.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flight strip, landing strip, strip</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airt</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to pick one's way.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> pass, make one's way, work one's way, work</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airt</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>airth</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Chiefly Scottish]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to point out the way; to direct or guide.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>channel into a new direction</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> redirect</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"-tight`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; <as>as, an <ex>air-tight</ex> cylinder</as>; -- said of containers.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of such close construction as to have little leakage of air in or out; -- said of structures</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt; having no apparent counterarguments; -- of arguments or assertions</def> <illu>an <ex>airtight</ex> alibi</illu> <illu>an <ex>airtight</ex> argument</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> airtight, uncontradictable, undeniable.</syn><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"-tight`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air" ves`sel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air; as the <xex>air vessels</xex> of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the <xex>air vessel</xex> of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see <er>Air chamber</er>. The <xex>air vessels</xex> of insects are called <xex>trache&aelig;</xex>, of plants <xex>spiral vessels</xex>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Air"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Air"wards</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the air; upward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Keats.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>air"waves</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>the medium of transmission of signals by radio or television stations; by radio transmission; -- used non-technically; <as>as, over the <ex>airwaves</ex>, i. e. by radio or television</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airway</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a duct that provides ventilation, as in mines.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> air passage, air duct.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"wom`an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft; a woman aviator; a woman airplane pilot or balloonist; an aviatrix.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aviatrix, aviatress</syn><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airworthiness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fitness to fly.</def> &ldquo;the plane received a certificate of airworthiness&rdquo;.<br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>airworthy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fit to fly; -- said of aircraft.  Opposite of <ant>unairworthy</ant>.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Air"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of air; <as>as, an <ex>airy</ex> substance; the <ex>airy</ex> parts of bodies.</as></def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating or belonging to air; high in air; a&euml;rial; <as>as, an <ex>airy</ex> flight</as>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>airy</xex> region.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy; <as>as, an <ex>airy</ex> situation</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>airy</xex> spirit.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; <as>as, <ex>airy</ex> music</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Airy</xex> fame.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Empty sound, and <qex>airy</qex> notions.</q> <rj><qau>Roscommon.</qau></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant; superficial.</def> &ldquo;Merry and <xex>airy</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>Having the light and a&euml;rial tints true to nature.</def>  <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aisle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ele</ets>, F. <ets>aile</ets>, wing, wing of a building, L. <ets>ala</ets>, contr. fr. <ets>axilla</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A lateral division of a building, separated from the middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or piers, which support the roof or an upper wall containing windows, called the clearstory wall.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the phrases, a church with three <xex>aisles</xex>, the middle <xex>aisle</xex>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Also (perhaps from confusion with <xex>alley</xex>), a passage into which the pews of a church open.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aisled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an aisle or aisles.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ais"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an aisle.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ait</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. &unr_;, &unr_;, perh. dim. of <ets>&imacr;eg</ets>, <ets>&imacr;g</ets>, island. See <er>Eyot</er>.]</ety> <def>An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The <qex>ait</qex> where the osiers grew.</q> <rj><qau>R. Hodges (1649).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Among green <qex>aits</qex> and meadows.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ait</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Oat.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Burns.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aitch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The letter <it>h</it> or <it>H.</it></def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aitch"bone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>nachebone</ets>. For loss of <it>n</it>, cf. <er>Adder</er>. See <er>Natch</er>.]</ety> <def>The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>edgebone</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ai`ti*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>&AElig;tiology</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aizoaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aizoaceae</fam>, <fam>Tetragoniaceae</fam>, family <fam>Tetragoniaceae</fam>, carpetweed family.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*jar"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>on char</ets> ajar, on the turn; AS. <ets>cerr</ets>, <ets>cyrr</ets>, turn, akin to G. <ets>kehren</ets> to turn, and to D. <ets>akerre</ets>. See <er>Char</er>.]</ety> <def>Slightly turned or opened; <as>as, the door was standing <ex>ajar</ex></as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*jar"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>jar</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a state of discord; out of harmony; <as>as, he is <ex>ajar</ex> with the world</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aj"a*va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Ajouan</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*jog"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>jog</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the jog.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Aj"ou*an</hw>  &Verbar;<hw>Aj"ow*an</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ajwain</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Prob. native name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of <spn>Ammi Copticum</spn>, syn. <spn>Carum Ajowan</spn>, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also <altname>Javanee seed</altname>, <altname>Javanese seed</altname>, and <altname>ajava</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>a`jour`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`zh&oobreve_;r`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; jour</ets>, open to day.]</ety> <def>of or pertaining to objects which are pierced or decorated with an openwork pattern.</def> <au>RHUD 1.3</au><br/>
[<source>PJC.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Aj"u*tage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ajutage</ets>, for <ets>ajoutage</ets>, fr. <ets>ajouter</ets> to add, LL. <ets>adjuxtare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>juxta</ets> near to, nigh. Cf. <er>Adjutage</er>, <er>Adjustage</er>, <er>Adjust</er>.]</ety> <def>A tube through which water is discharged; an efflux tube; <as>as, the <ex>ajutage</ex> of a fountain</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ake</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; v.</pos> <def>See <er>Ache</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>akee</hw> <pos>n.</pos>  <def>a tree (<spn>Blighia sapida</spn>) widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful fruits; introduced in Jamaica by <person>Captain Bligh</person> of the HMS Bounty.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akee tree.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; the flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ackee</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*kene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Achene</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Akeridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family comprising the bubble shells.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Akeridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ak"e*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Acton</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*kim"bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymology unknown. Cf. <er>Kimbo</er>.]</ety> <def>With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.</def> &ldquo;With one arm <xex>akimbo</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Irving.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*kin"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> (for <ets>of</ets>) + <ets>kin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; <as>as, the two families are near <ex>akin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind.</def> &ldquo;A joy <xex>akin</xex> to rapture.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>The literary character of the work is <qex>akin</qex> to its moral character.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><note>&hand_; This adjective is used only after the noun.</note><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ak`i*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; quiescence; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; motion.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Paralysis of the motor nerves; loss of movement.</def>  <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ak`i*ne"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to akinesia.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>A*knee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On the knee.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Ak*now"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>Earlier form of <er>Acknow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><cs><col><b>To be aknow</b></col>, <cd>to acknowledge; to confess.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>akvavit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def> Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aquavit</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>All.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>the chemical symbol for aluminum.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Al</hw>. <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Although; if.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>All</er>, <pos>conj.</pos></see><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>al-</hw>. <pos>prefix.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <ety>[AS. <ets>eal</ets>.]</ety> <def>All; wholly; completely; <as>as, <ex>al</ex>mighty, <ex>al</ex>most</as>.</def>  <sd>(b)</sd> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets>.]</ety> <def>To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to <xex>a-</xex>. See <er>ad-</er>.</def>  <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The Arabic definite article answering to the English <it>the</it>; <as>as, <ex>Al</ex>koran, <it>the</it> Koran or <it>the</it> Book; <ex>al</ex>chemy, <it>the</it> chemistry.</as></def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p>&Verbar;<hw>a"la</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Al&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&amacr;"l&emacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A winglike organ, or part.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Alabaman</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A native or resident of Alabama.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alabamian</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Al`a*ba"ma pe"ri*od</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alabamian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or resident of Alabama.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alabaman</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"a*bas"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alabaster</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ala`bastros</grk>, said to be derived fr. <ets>Alabastron</ets>, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. <ets>alabastre</ets>, F. <ets>alb&acirc;tre</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray.  It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite.  The name is used in this sense by Pliny.  It is sometimes distinguished as <xex>oriental alabaster</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made.</def>  <rj><au>Fosbroke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`a*bas"tri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alabastrine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`a*bas"trine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; <as>as <ex>alabastrine</ex> limbs</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`a*bas"trum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alabastra</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A flower bud.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lack"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from <ets>ah! lack!</ets> OE. <ets>lak</ets> loss, failure, misfortune. See <er>Lack</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressive of sorrow.</def> <mark>[Archaic. or Poet.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lack"a*day`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>alack the day</ets>. Cf. Lackaday.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressing sorrow.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Shakespeare has &ldquo;<xex>alack</xex> the day&rdquo; and &ldquo;<xex>alack</xex> the heavy day.&rdquo; Compare &ldquo;woe worth the day.&rdquo;</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lac"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alacer</ets>, <ets>alacris</ets>, lively + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To rouse to action; to inspirit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alacer</ets>, <ets>alacris</ets>.]</ety> <def>Brisk; joyously active; lively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>'T were well if we were a little more <qex>alacrious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With alacrity; briskly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alacrity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lac"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alacritas</ets>, fr. <ets>alacer</ets> lively, eager, prob. akin to Gr. &unr_; to drive, Goth. <ets>aljan</ets> zeal.]</ety> <def>A cheerful readiness, willingness, or promptitude; joyous activity; briskness; sprightliness; <as>as, the soldiers advanced with <ex>alacrity</ex> to meet the enemy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I have not that <qex>alacrity</qex> of spirit,<br/>
Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lad"in*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Aladin</etsep>, for Ala Eddin, <it>i. e.</it>, height of religion, a learned divine under Mohammed II. and Bajazet II.]</ety> <def>One of a sect of freethinkers among the Mohammedans.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*la"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a talking; cf. &unr_; speechless.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inability to utter articulate sounds, due either to paralysis of the larynx or to that form of aphasia, called <xex>motor</xex>, or <xex>ataxis</xex>, <xex>aphasia</xex>, due to loss of control of the muscles of speech.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al`a*lon"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, or <hw>Al`i*lon"ghi</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The tunny. See <er>Albicore</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`la*mi"re</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Compounded of <ets>a la mi re</ets>, names of notes in the musical scale.]</ety> <def>The lowest note but one in Guido Aretino's scale of music.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`a*mo*dal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being <xex>&agrave; la mode</xex>; conformity to the mode or fashion; fashionableness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"a*mode`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; la mode</ets> after the fashion.]</ety> <def>According to the fashion or prevailing mode.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Alamode</xex> beef shops.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"a*mode`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called simply <xex>mode</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`a*mort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; la mort</ets> to the death. Cf. <er>Amort</er>.]</ety> <def>To the death; mortally.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lan"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&adot_;n")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alan</ets>, <ets>alant</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>alano</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wolfhound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*land"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>land</ets>.]</ety> <def>On land; to the land; ashore.</def> &ldquo;Cast <xex>aland</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"a*nine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aldehyde</ets> + the ending <ets>-ine</ets>. The <ets>-n-</ets> is a euphonic insertion.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>one of the natural <isa>amino acids</isa> found combined in the proteins of most living tissues.  It can be isolated as a white crystalline base, <chform>C3H7NO2</chform>.  The natural form is the L-configuration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lan"tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>alant</ets> elecampane, the <ets>Inula helenium</ets> of Linn&aelig;us.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Inulin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ala</ets> wing: cf. F. <ets>alaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having, wings.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Axillary; in the fork or axil.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*larm"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&auml;rm")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alarme</ets>, It. <ets>all' arme</ets> to arms ! fr. L. <ets>arma</ets>, pl., arms. See <er>Arms</er>, and cf. <er>Alarum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Arming to answer in a night <qex>alarm</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Sound an <qex>alarm</qex> in my holy mountain.</q> <rj><qau>Joel ii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sudden attack; disturbance; broil.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;These home <xex>alarms</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thy palace fill with insults and <qex>alarms</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Alarm</qex> and resentment spread throughout the camp.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep, or rousing their attention; an alarum.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alarm bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell that gives notice on danger.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Alarm clock</b></col> or <col><b>watch</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a clock or watch which can be so set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour, to wake from sleep, or excite attention.</cd> -- <col><b>Alarm gauge</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance attached to a steam boiler for showing when the pressure of steam is too high, or the water in the boiler too low.</cd> -- <col><b>Alarm post</b></col>, <cd>a place to which troops are to repair in case of an alarm.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fright; affright; terror; trepidation; apprehension; consternation; dismay; agitation; disquiet; disquietude.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Alarm</er>, <er>Fright</er>, <er>Terror</er>, <er>Consternation</er>. These words express different degrees of fear at the approach of danger. <xex>Fright</xex> is fear suddenly excited, producing confusion of the senses, and hence it is unreflecting. <xex>Alarm</xex> is the hurried agitation of feeling which springs from a sense of immediate and extreme exposure. <xex>Terror</xex> is agitating and excessive fear, which usually benumbs the faculties. <xex>Consternation</xex> is overwhelming fear, and carries a notion of powerlessness and amazement. <xex>Alarm</xex> agitates the feelings; <xex>terror</xex> disorders the understanding and affects the will; <xex>fright</xex> seizes on and confuses the sense; <xex>consternation</xex> takes possession of the soul, and subdues its faculties. See <er>Apprehension</er>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*larm"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alarmed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alarming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Alarm</ets>, n. Cf. F. <ets>alarmer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one) of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To keep in excitement; to disturb.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Alarmed</qex> by rumors of military preparation.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*larm"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Easily alarmed or disturbed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*larmed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; <as>as, an <ex>alarmed</ex> neighborhood; an <ex>alarmed</ex> modesty.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The white pavilions rose and fell<br/>
On the <qex>alarmed</qex> air.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*larm"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alarmed manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*larm"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; <as>as, an <ex>alarming</ex> crisis or report</as>. -- A*larm"ing*ly, <xex>adv</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>alarmism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of giving, or tendency to give, needless warnings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*larm"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alarmiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless alarms.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lar"um</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alarom</ets>, the same word as <ets>alarm</ets>, n.]</ety> <def>See <er>Alarm</er>.</def> <mark>[Now Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The variant form <xex>alarum</xex> is now commonly restricted to an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as in an alarm clock.)</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ala</ets> wing.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to wings; also, wing-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>alary</qex> system of insects.</q> <rj><qau>Wollaston.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*las"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alas</ets>, <ets>allas</ets>, OF. <ets>alas</ets>, F. <ets>h&eacute;las</ets>; <ets>a</ets> interj. (L. <ets>ah</ets>.) + <ets>las</ets> wretched (that I am), L. <ets>lassus</ets> weary, akin to E. <ets>late</ets>. See <er>Late</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by <xex>day</xex> or <xex>white</xex>; <xex>alas the day</xex>, like <xex>alack a day</xex>, or <xex>alas the white</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alaskan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a resident of Alaska.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*late"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>late</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lately; of late.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>There hath been <qex>alate</qex> such tales spread abroad.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"la*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alatus</ets>, from <ets>ala</ets> wing.]</ety> <def>Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"a*tern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Al`a*ter"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>terni</ets> three each.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An ornamental evergreen shrub (<spn>Rhamnus alaternus</spn>) belonging to the buckthorns.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>alatus</ets> winged.]</ety> <def>The state of being winged.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*launt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alan</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alb</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>albe</ets>, LL. <ets>alba</ets>, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <er>Album</er> and <er>Aube</er>.]</ety> <def>A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ba*core</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family (<fam>Scombridae</fam>), esp. <spn>Thunnus alalunga</spn> (formerly <spn>Orcynus alalonga</spn>); it is a type of <isa>tuna</isa> or <isa>tunny</isa>.  The name has been also applied to a larger related species, <spn>Thunnus thynnus</spn> (formerly <spn>Orcynus thynnus</spn>), common in the <geog>Mediterranean</geog> and <geog>Atlantic</geog>, which is called in <geog>New England</geog> the <altname>horse mackerel</altname>.</def> <altsp>[formerly spelled <asp>albicore</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ban</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ba"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Albania.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ba"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>albare</ets> to make white, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc.   British plate or German silver. See <cref>German silver</cref>, under <er>German</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ba*tross</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. fr. Pg. <ets>alcatraz</ets> cormorant, albatross, or Sp. <ets>alcatraz</ets> a pelican: cf. Pg. <ets>alcatruz</ets>, Sp. <ets>arcaduz</ets>, a bucket, fr. Ar. <ets>al-q&amacr;dus</ets> the bucket, fr. Gr. <grk>ka`dos</grk>, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for <ets>pelican</ets> is <ets>water-carrier</ets>, as a bird carrying water in its pouch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A web-footed bird, of the genus <gen>Diomedea</gen>, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`be"</hw>, <hw>Al`bee"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Albeit</er>.]</ety> <def>Although; albeit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Albe</qex> Clarissa were their chiefest founderess.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*be"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>Whiteness.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`be"it</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>al be</ets> although it be, where <ets>al</ets> is our <ets>all</ets>. Cf. <er>Although</er>.]</ety> <def>Even though; although; notwithstanding.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Albeit</qex> so masked, Madam, I love the truth.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bert*ite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"b&etilde_;rt*&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of Albert, New Brunswick.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bert ware</hw>. <def>A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit state for decorating.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ber*type</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"b&etilde_;r*t&imacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name of the inventor, <etsep>Albert</etsep>, of Munich.]</ety> <def>A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bes"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of becoming white; whitishness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bes"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>albescere</ets> to grow white, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bi*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>albicare</ets>, <ets>albicatum</ets>, to be white, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>Growing or becoming white.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`bi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of becoming white, or developing white patches, or streaks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bi*core</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>albicore</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>albacora</ets>, Pg. <ets>albacor</ets>, <ets>albacora</ets>, <ets>albecora</ets>), fr. Ar. <ets>bakr</ets>, <ets>bekr</ets>, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article <ets>al</ets>: cf. Pg. <ets>bacoro</ets> a little pig.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>same as <er>albacore</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`bi*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>albification</ets>: L. <ets>albus</ets> white + <ets>ficare</ets> (only in comp.), <ets>facere</ets>, to make.]</ety> <def>The act or process of making white.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`bi*gen"ses</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Al`bi`geois"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Albi</ets> and <ets>Albigeois</ets>, a town and its district in the south of France, in which the sect abounded.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries.</def><br/>
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<p><note>The Albigenses were a branch of the <xex>Catharists</xex> (the pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`bi*gen"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bi"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female albino.</def>  <rj><au>Holmes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bi*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`bi*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with albinism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bi"no</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Albinos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. or Pg. <ets>albino</ets>, orig. whitish, fr. <ets>albo</ets> white, L. <ets>albus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris. The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice, elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from the absence of chlorophyll.</def>  <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to negroes met with on the coast of Africa, who were mottled with white spots.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bi"no*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being an albino; albinism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`bi*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with albinism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from the same root as Gael. <ets>alp</ets> a height or hill. &ldquo;It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul. <ets>Albany</ets>, the old name of Scotland, means probably the &ldquo;hilly land.&rdquo; <au>I. Taylor.</au>]</ety> <def>An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In that nook-shotten isle of <qex>Albion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various igneous rocks. See <er>Feldspar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>albizzia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <ety>[Named after <person>Filipo Delgi <etsep>Albizzi</etsep></person>, a Tuscan nobleman of the mid-18th century.]</ety> <def>any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus <gen>Albizia</gen>, of the legume family.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> albizia</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bo*lith</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albus</ets> white + <ets>-lith</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also <altname>albolite</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"bo*rak</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-bur&amacr;q</ets>, fr. <ets>baraqa</ets> to flash, shine.]</ety> <def>The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alb Sunday</hw>. <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The first Sunday after Easter Sunday, properly <altname>Albless Sunday</altname>, because in the early church those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>albuca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various plants of the genus <gen>Albuca</gen> having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; native to South Africa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Albuginaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on certain flowering plants.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Albuginaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`bu*gin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Albugo</er>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors, etc., which are perfectly white.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*bu"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Albugines</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., whiteness, fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Leucoma</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Albula</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of fish, the type and sole genus of the family <fam>Albulidae</fam>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Albula</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Albulidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos>   <def>a family comprising the bonefish.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Albulidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., neut. of <ets>albus</ets> white: cf. F. <ets>album</ets>. Cf. <er>Alb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A white tablet on which anything was inscribed, as a list of names, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A blank book, in which to insert autographs, sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The white of an egg.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in the cocoanut, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Albumin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu"men*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Albumenized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Albumenizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an albuminous solution; <as>as, to <ex>albumenize</ex> paper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"bum Gr&aelig;"cum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., Greek white.]</ety> <def>Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in medicine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu"min</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.</def><!-- = protein --><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acid albumin</b></col>, <cd>a modification of albumin produced by the action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.</cd> -- <col><b>Alkali albumin</b></col>, <cd>albumin as modified by the action of alkaline substances; -- called also <altname>albuminate</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin, and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound formed by the union of albumin with another substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Supplying albumen.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*nim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets>, <ets>albuminis</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>albuminim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a liquid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds' eggs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*nip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + <ets>parere</ets> to bear, bring forth.]</ety> <def>Producing albumin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>albumen</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Resembling albumin.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a class of organic principles (called also <altname>proteids</altname>) which form the main part of organized tissues.</def></def2><!-- = protein. -->  <rj><au>Brunton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu`mi*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of the nature of an albuminoid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bu"mi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See <er>Peptone</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*bu`mi*no"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition due to excessive increase of albuminous elements in the blood.</def><br/>
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<mhw>{ <hw>Al*bu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*bu"mi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>albumineux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, albumen; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Al*bu"mi*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*bu`mi*nu"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>albumen</ets> + Gr. &unr_; urine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"bu*mose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in combination, as anti<xex>albumose</xex>, hemi<xex>albumose</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"burn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alburnus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <ets>Auburn</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial pearls.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bur"nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; <as>as, <ex>alburnous</ex> substances</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*bur"num</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"byn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Albion</er>.]</ety> <def>Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland.</def>  <rj><au>T. Cambell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*cade"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;k*k&amacr;d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcaid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ca*hest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alkahest</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ca"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alca&iuml;cus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Alc&aelig;us, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000 <sc>b. c.</sc></def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of verse, so called from Alc&aelig;us. One variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Al*caid"</hw>, <hw>Al*cayde"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alcaide</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-q&amacr;&imacr;d</ets> governor, fr. <ets>q&amacr;da</ets> to lead, govern.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards, Portuguese, and Moors.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The warden, or keeper of a jail.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*cal"de</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alcalde</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-q&amacr;d&imacr;</ets> judge, fr. <ets>qada</ets> to decide, judge. Hence, the <ets>cadi</ets> of the Turks. Cf. <er>Cadi</er>.]</ety> <def>A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Sometimes confounded with <er>Alcaid</er>.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cal*di"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>Alcald&iacute;a</ets>.]</ety> <def>The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ca*lim"e*ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alkalimeter</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*can"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alcana</ets>, <ets>alhe&unr_;a</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-hinn&amacr;</ets>. See <er>Henna</er>, and cf. <er>Alkanet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An oriental shrub (<spn>Lawsonia inermis</spn>) from which henna is obtained.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`car*ra"za</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alcarrazas</plw>. <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> <ety>[Sp., from Ar. <ets>al-kurr&amacr;z</ets> earthen vessel.]</ety> <def>A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*cayde"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*k&amacr;d")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcaid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ca"zar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[ fr. Ar. <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>qacr</ets> (in pl.) a castle.]</ety> <def>A fortress; also, a royal palace.</def>  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ce"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., equiv. to Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Halcyon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher (<spn>Alcedo ispida</spn>). See <er>Halcyon</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alces</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of elk or moose.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alces</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*chem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*chem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alchimique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to alchemy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*chem"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of alchemy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"che*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>alquemiste</ets>, F. <ets>alchimiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who practices alchemy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You are <qex>alchemist</qex>; make gold.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`che*mis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`che*mis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to or practicing alchemy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Metaphysical and <qex>alchemistical</qex> legislators.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"che*mis*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alchemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"che*mize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To change by alchemy; to transmute.</def>  <rj><au>Lovelace.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"che*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alkemie</ets>, <ets>arquemie</ets>, F. <ets>alchimie</ets>, Ar. <ets>al-k&imacr;m&imacr;a</ets>, fr. late Gr. &unr_;, for &unr_;, a mingling, infusion, &unr_; juice, liquid, especially as extracted from plants, fr. &unr_; to pour; for chemistry was originally the art of extracting the juices from plants for medicinal purposes. Cf. Sp. <ets>alquimia</ets>, It.  <ets>alchimia</ets>. Gr. &unr_; is prob. akin to L. <ets>fundere</ets> to pour, Goth. <ets>guitan</ets>, AS. <ets>ge&oacute;tan</ets>, to pour, and so to E. <ets>fuse</ets>. See <er>Fuse</er>, and cf. <er>Chemistry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Put to their mouths the sounding <qex>alchemy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Miraculous power of transmuting something common into something precious.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Kissing with golden face the meadows green,<br/>
Gilding pale streams with heavenly <qex>alchemy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al*chym"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>Al"chy*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Al`chy*mis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>Al"chy*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Alchemic</er>, <er>Alchemist</er>, <er>Alchemistic</er>, <er>Alchemy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small South American dog, domesticated by the aborigines.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"co*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"co*hate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shortened forms of <er>Alcoholate</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"co*hol</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&ouptack_;*h&obreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcool</ets>, formerly written <ets>alcohol</ets>, Sp. <ets>alcohol</ets> alcohol, antimony, galena, OSp. <ets>alcofol</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>al-kohl</ets> a powder of antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. <er>Alquifou</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An impalpable powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit (called also <altname>ethyl alcohol</altname> or <altname>ethanol</altname>, <chform>CH3.CH2.OH</chform>); the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous fermentation.</def>  <note>[The ferementation is usually carried out by addition of brewer's yeast, <spn>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</spn> to an aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]</note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; As used in the U. S. &ldquo;Pharmacop&oelig;ia,&rdquo; <ex>alcohol</ex> contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9 per cent of water; and <xex>diluted alcohol</xex> (proof spirit) contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 54.5 per cent of water.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Organic Chem.)</fld> <def>A class of compounds analogous to vinic alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are hydroxides of certain organic radicals; <as>as, the radical ethyl forms common or <stype>ethyl alcohol</stype> (<chform>C2H5.OH</chform>); methyl forms <stype>methyl alcohol</stype> (<chform>CH3.OH</chform>) or <stype>wood spirit</stype>; amyl forms <stype>amyl alcohol</stype> (<chform>C5H11.OH</chform>) or <stype>fusel oil</stype>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"co*hol*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcolaie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of crystallization.</def>  <rj><au>Graham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*hol"a*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolature</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.</def>  <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*hol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcolique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; <as>as, <ex>alcoholic</ex> mixtures; <ex>alcoholic</ex> gastritis; <ex>alcoholic</ex> odor.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*hol"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Alcoholic liquors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"co*hol*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolisme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition of the system, brought about by the continued use of alcoholic liquors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*hol`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcoolisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act rectifying spirit.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under the influence of alcoholic liquor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"co*hol*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alcoholized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alcoholizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcooliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to a fine powder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate with alcohol.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`co*hol*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`co*hol"me*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alcohol</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of hydrometer with a special scale.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al`co*hol`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`co*hol*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>alcoholometrical</qex> strength of spirituous liquors.</q> <rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*hol"om"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al`co*hom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Al`co*ho*met"ric</hw></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcoholometer</er>, <er>Alcoholometric</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*&ouml;m"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alcoholometry</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The chemists say <xex>alcom&egrave;tre,</xex> <xex>alcoom&egrave;trie</xex>, doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf. <er>Idolatry</er>.)</note>  <rj><au>Littr&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"co*ran</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>alcoran</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-qor&amacr;n</ets>, orig. the reading, the book, fr. <ets>qaraa</ets> to read. Cf. <er>Koran</er>.]</ety> <def>The Mohammedan Scriptures; the Koran (now the usual form).</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <er>Alkoran</er>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*ran"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Koran.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`co*ran"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to the letter of the Koran, rejecting all traditions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"cove</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alc&ocirc;ve</ets>, Sp. or Pg. <ets>alcoba</ets>, from Ar. <ets>al-quobbah</ets> arch, vault, tent.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower.</def>  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The youthful wanderers found a wild <qex>alcove</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"cy*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Halcyon</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cy*o*na"ce*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of soft-bodied <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>, of which <gen>Alcyonium</gen> is the type. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Alcyonaria</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cy*o*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(acr/l`s&ibreve_;*&obreve_;*n&amacr;"r&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea, Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*cy"o*nes</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*s&ibreve_;*&obreve_;*n&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. of <er>Alcyon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The kingfishers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`cy*on"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`s&ibreve_;*&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`cy*o"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a zo&ouml;phyte, so called from being like the halcyon's nest.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"cy*o*noid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"s&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*noid)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'alkyo`nion</grk> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A zo&ouml;phyte of the order <ord>Alcyonaria</ord>.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"day</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&auptack_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Continually.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*deb"a*ran</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*d&ebreve_;b"&adot_;*r&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-debar&amacr;n</ets>, fr. <ets>dabar</ets> to follow; so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye.  It is the bright star in the group called the <membof>Hyades</membof>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Now when <qex>Aldebaran</qex> was mounted high<br/>
Above the shiny Cassiopeia's chair.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"de*hyde</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"d&euptack_;*h&imacr;d)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr. <ets>al</ets>cohol <ets>dehyd</ets>rogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any compound having the group <chform>-CHO</chform>.  Methyl aldehyde, the simplest aldehyde, is more commonly called formaldehyde, <chform>H-CHO</chform>, and acetic aldehyde  is now more commonly called <altname>acetaldehyde</altname>.  The higher aldehydes may be solids.  A <cref>reducing sugar</cref> typically contains the aldehyde group.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <ex>aldehydes</ex> are intermediate between the alcohols and acids, and differ from the alcohols in having two less hydrogen atoms in the molecule, as common <ex>aldehyde</ex> (called also <altname>acetaldehyde</altname>, <altname>acetic aldehyde</altname> or <altname>ethyl aldehyde</altname>), <chform>C2H4O</chform>; methyl <ex>aldehyde</ex> (called also <altname>formaldehyde</altname>), <chform>CH2O</chform>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aldehyde ammonia</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a compound formed by the union of aldehyde with ammonia.</cd></cs><!-- = imine? --><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`de*hy"dic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to aldehyde; <as>as, <ex>aldehydic</ex> acid</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Miller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aldir</ets>, <ets>aller</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>alr</ets>, <ets>aler</ets>, <ets>alor</ets>, akin to D. <ets>els</ets>, G. <ets>erle</ets>, Icel. <ets>erlir</ets>, <ets>erli</ets>, Swed. <ets>al</ets>, Dan. <ets>elle</ets>, <ets>el</ets>, L. <ets>alnus</ets>, and E. <ets>elm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus <gen>Alnus</gen>. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners.  In the <country>U. S.</country> the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Black alder</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A European shrub (<spn>Rhamnus frangula</spn>); Alder buckthorn.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American species of holly (<spn>Ilex verticillata</spn>), bearing red berries.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"der</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r)</pr>, <hw>Al"ler</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>ealra</ets>, <ets>alra</ets>, gen. pl. of AS. <ets>eal</ets>. The <it>d</it> is excrescent.]</ety> <def>Of all; -- used in composition; <as>as, <ex>alder</ex>best, best of all, <ex>alder</ex>wisest, wisest of all</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>al"der*fly`</hw>, <hw>Al"der fly</hw></mhw>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any of numerous dark-colored neuropterous insects of the genus <gen>Sialis</gen> or allied genera. They have predaceous aquatic larv&aelig;, which are used for bait.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Angling)</fld> <def>An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`der-lief"est</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l`d&etilde_;r*l&emacr;f"&ebreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>allerliefest</ets> dearest of all. See <er>Lief</er>.]</ety> <def>Most beloved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*man</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"d&etilde_;r*m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aldermen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[AS. <ets>aldormon</ets>, <ets>ealdorman</ets>; <ets>ealdor</ets> an elder + <ets>man</ets>. See <er>Elder</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to princes, dukes, earls, senators, and presiding magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of the East-Anglians, was called <xex>Alderman</xex> of all England; and there were <xex>aldermen</xex> of cities, counties, and castles, who had jurisdiction within their respective districts.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may, in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and administrative functions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*man*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an alderman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*man"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman; characteristic of an alderman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`der*man"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being an alderman.</def> <mark>[Jocular]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`der*man*like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like or suited to an alderman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*man*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*man*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>aldermanly</xex> discretion.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*man*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The district or ward of an alderman.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The office or rank of an alderman.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition, position, or office of an alderman.</def>  <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"dern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of alder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"der*ney</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and are often called <altname>Jersey cattle</altname>. See <er>Jersey</er>, 3.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"dine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bibliog.)</fld> <def>An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of <etsep>Aldus</etsep> Manitius, and his family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has also been applied to certain elegant editions of English works.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"dol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Ald</ets>ehyde + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid, <chform>C4H8O2</chform>, obtained by condensation of two molecules of acetaldehyde: <chreact>CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO</chreact>; also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction has been applied, under the name of <col><b>aldol condensation</b></col>, to the production of many compounds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ealu</ets>, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan. <ets>&ouml;l</ets>, Lith. <ets>alus</ets> a kind of beer, OSlav. <ets>ol&ubreve;</ets> beer. Cf. Ir. <ets>ol</ets> drink, drinking.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word <xex>ale</xex>, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word <xex>beer</xex> a lighter kind. The word <xex>beer</xex> is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.</def>   &ldquo;At wakes and <xex>ales</xex>.&rdquo; <au>B. Jonson.</au>&ldquo;On ember eves and holy <xex>ales</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>A*leak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>leak</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a leaking condition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"le*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aleatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>alea</ets> chance, die.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Depending on some uncertain contingency; <as>as, an <ex>aleatory</ex> contract</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"bench`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bench in or before an alehouse.</def>  <rj><au>Bunyan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alebery</ets>, <ets>alebrey</ets>; <ets>ale</ets> + <ets>bre</ets> broth, fr. AS. <ets>br&imacr;w</ets> pottage.]</ety> <def>A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar, and sops of bread.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Their <qex>aleberries</qex>, caudles, possets.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lec"i*thal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; yelk.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm.</def>  <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"con`ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>/Ale</ets> + <ets>con</ets>, OE. <ets>cunnen</ets> to test, AS. <ets>cunnian</ets> to test. See <er>Con</er>.]</ety> <def>Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [Also called <xex>aletaster</xex>.]</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"cost`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ale</ets> + L. <ets>costus</ets> an aromatic plant: cf. <er>Costmary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for flavoring ale.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ec*tor"i*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cock.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lec`to*rom"a*chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; cock + &unr_; fight.]</ety> <def>Cockfighting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lec"to*ro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alectryomancy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lec`try*om'a*chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; cock + &unr_; fight.]</ety> <def>Cockfighting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lec"try*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; cock + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten.</def>  <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alectura</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of brush turkeys.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alectura</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>lee</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of <xex>aweather</xex>. The helm of a ship is <xex>alee</xex> when pressed close to the lee side.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Hard alee</b></col>, or <col><b>Luff alee</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an order to put the helm to the lee side.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"e*gar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ale</ets> + <ets>eager</ets> sour, F. <ets>aigre</ets>. Cf. <er>Vinegar</er>.]</ety> <def>Sour ale; vinegar made of ale.</def>  <rj><au>Cecil.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"e*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>all&egrave;gre</ets>, earlier <ets>al&egrave;gre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alacer</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gay; cheerful; sprightly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*legge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aleggen</ets>, <ets>alegen</ets>, OF. <ets>alegier</ets>, F. <ets>all&eacute;ger</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>alleviare</ets>, for L. <ets>allevare</ets> to lighten; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>levis</ets> light. Cf. <er>Alleviate</er>, <er>Allay</er>, <er>Allege</er>.]</ety> <def>To allay or alleviate; to lighten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>That shall <qex>alegge</qex> this bitter blast.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"hoof`</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l"h&oomacr_;f`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>h&omacr;fe</ets> ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. <ets>heyhowe</ets> hedgehove, ground ivy, &ldquo;in old MSS. <ets>heyhowe</ets>, <ets>heyoue</ets>, <ets>haihoue</ets>, <ets>halehoue</ets>.&rdquo; <au>Prior</au>.]</ety> <def>Ground ivy (<spn>Nepeta Glechoma</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"-knight`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pot companion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"em</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>'alem</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>'alam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`e*man"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German tribes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`e*man"nic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Alemanni.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Swabian dialect . . . is known as the <qex>Alemannic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Amer. Cyc.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lem"bic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&ebreve_;m"b&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alambic</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>alambique</ets>), Ar. <ets>al-anb&imacr;q</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`mbix</grk> cup, cap of a still. The cap or head was the <ets>alembic</ets> proper. Cf. <er>Limbec</er>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the <xex>retort</xex> and <xex>worm still</xex>.</def><br/>
   <note>Used also metaphorically.<br/>
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<q>The <qex>alembic</qex> of a great poet's imagination.</q> <rj><qau>Brimley.</qau></rj></note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lem"broth</hw> <pr>(-br&obreve_;th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin uncertain.]</ety> <def>The <altname>salt of wisdom</altname> of the alchemists, a double salt composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was formerly used as a stimulant.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`len`&ccedil;on" lace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See under <er>Lace</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*length"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&ebreve_;ngth")</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>length</ets>.]</ety> <def>At full length; lengthwise.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lep"i*dote</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a scale.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Not having scales.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A fish without scales.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"pole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Aleppo</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a city in Syria.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lep"po boil</hw>, <hw>A*lep"po button</hw>, <it>or</it>  <hw>A*lep"po evil</hw>  }</mhw>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic skin affection terminating in an ulcer, most commonly of the face. It is endemic along the Mediterranean, and is probably due to a specific bacillus. Called also <altname>Aleppo ulcer</altname>, <altname>Biskara boil</altname>, <altname>Delhi boil</altname>, <altname>Oriental sore</altname>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aleppo grass</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the cultivated forms of <spn>Andropogon Halepensis</spn> (syn. <spn>Sorghum Halepense</spn>). See <er>Andropogon</er>, below.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lert"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&etilde_;rt")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alerte</ets>, earlier <ets>&agrave; l'erte</ets> on the watch, fr. It. <ets>all' erta</ets> on the watch, prop. (standing) on a height, where one can look around; <ets>erta</ets> a declivity, steep, <ets>erto</ets> steep, p. p. of <ets>ergere</ets>, <ets>erigere</ets>, to erect, raise, L. <ets>erigere</ets>. See <er>Erect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>alert</qex> young fellow.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lert"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.</def> &ldquo;We have had an <xex>alert</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>On the alert</b></col>, <cd>on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>alerting</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>a state of readiness to respond.</def> <illu><ex>alerting</ex> was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alertness</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a warning serves to make you more alert to danger.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alert</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lert"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alert manner; nimbly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lert"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale" sil`ver</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of ale within the city.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"stake</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a &ldquo;bush.&rdquo;</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"tast`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aleconner</er>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*le`thi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; truth + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*leth"o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; true + &unr_; to view.]</ety> <def>An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*leu"ro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wheaten flour + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aleuromancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of flour.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`eu*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; flour + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or quality, of gluten in flour.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*leu"ro*nat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aleurone</er>.]</ety> <def>Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*leu"rone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; flour.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains (&ldquo;protein granules&rdquo;) in maturing seeds and tubers; -- supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`eu*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the nature of aleurone.</def>  <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aleut</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands.  Same as <er>Aleutian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aleutian.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*leu"tian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*leu"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Said to be from the Russ. <ets>aleut</ets> a bold rock.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aleutian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aleut</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aleutians</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest from Alaska.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aleutian Islands.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"e*vin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alevin</ets>, OF. <ets>alever</ets> to rear, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>levare</ets> to raise.]</ety> <def>Young fish; fry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lew"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Halloo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"wife`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alewives</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A woman who keeps an alehouse.</def>  <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ale"wife`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alewives</plw>.</plu> <ety>[This word is properly <ets>aloof</ets>, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America, &ldquo;Phil Trans.&rdquo; No. 142, p. 1065, and Baddam's &ldquo;Memoirs,&rdquo; vol. ii. p. 131.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A North American fish (<spn>Clupea vernalis</spn>) of the Herring family. It is called also <altname>ellwife</altname>, <altname>ellwhop</altname>, <altname>branch herring</altname>. The name is locally applied to other related species.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alexander</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a European herb (<spn>Smyrnium olusatrum</spn>) somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the famous king of Macedon, son of Philip; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria -- (356-323 BC).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alexander the Great</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alexanders</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>Alexander[wn1]</er>; <spn>Smyrnium olusatrum</spn>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alexander, black lovage, horse parsley, <spn>Smyrnium olusatrum</spn></syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al`ex*an"ders</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`i*san"ders</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alisaundre</ets>, OF. <ets>alissandere</ets>, fr. <etsep>Alexander</etsep> or <etsep>Alexandria</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot)</fld> <def>A name given to two species of the genus <gen>Smyrnium</gen>, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also <altname>horse parsely</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alexandria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a city on the Mediterranean Sea, the chief port of Egypt.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> El Iskandariyah</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ex*an"dri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; <as>as, the <ex>Alexandrian</ex> library</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See <er>Alexandrine</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ex*an"drine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.</def>  <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ex*an"drine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alexandrin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The needless <qex>Alexandrine</qex> ends the song,<br/>
That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lex"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>a-</ets> not + Gr. &unr_; speech, fr. &unr_; to speak, confused with L. <ets>legere</ets> to read.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>As used by some, inability to read aloud, due to brain disease.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>More commonly, inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or printed symbols although they can be seen, as in case of word blindness.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lex`i*phar"mac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lex`i*phar"ma*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alexipharmic</er>.]</ety> <def>Alexipharmic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lex`i*phar"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lex`i*phar"mic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; keeping off poison; &unr_; to keep off + &unr_; drug, poison: cf. F. <ets>alexipharmaque</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lex`i*phar"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lex`i*py*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; burning heat, fever, &unr_; fire.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A febrifuge.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*lex`i*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lex`i*ter"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; fit to keep off or help, fr. &unr_; one who keeps off, helper; &unr_; to keep off: cf. F. <ets>alexit&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lex`i*ter"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a remedy, an amulet: cf. F. <ets>alexit&egrave;re</ets>, LL. <ets>alexiterium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Al"fa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <hw>Al"fa grass"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plant (<spn>Macrochloa tenacissima</spn>) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*fal"fa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The lucern (<spn>Medicago sativa</spn>), a leguminous plant having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder; -- so called in California, Texas, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"fe*nide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*fe"res</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. Ar. <ets>al-f&amacr;rs</ets> knight.]</ety> <def>An ensign; a standard bearer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"fet</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alfetum</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>&amacr;lf&aelig;t</ets> a pot to boil in; <ets>&amacr;l</ets> burning + <ets>f&aelig;t</ets> vat.]</ety> <def>A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*fil`a*ri"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pin grass (<spn>Erodium cicutarium</spn>), a weed in California.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al*fil`e*ri"a</hw> ,  &Verbar;<hw>Al*fil`e*ril"la</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mex. Sp., fr. Sp. <ets>alfiler</ets> pin.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Alfilaria</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`fi*o"ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An edible marine fish of California (<spn>Rhacochilus toxotes</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*for"ja</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Also <ets>alfarga</ets>, <ets>alforge</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A saddlebag.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*fres"co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>al fresco</ets> in or on the fresh.]</ety> <def>In the open-air.</def>  <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alg&aelig;</plw> or <plw>algae</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., seaweed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of seaweed; <pluf>pl.</pluf> the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water conferv&aelig;, etc.  The algae are primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>algae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>plural of <er>alga</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or like, alg&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ga*ro"ba</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>algarroba</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-kharr&unr_;bah</ets>. Cf. <er>Carob</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called <altname>St. John's bread</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Honey mesquite (<spn>Prosopis juliflora</spn>), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"ga*rot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"ga*roth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>algaroth</ets>, fr. the name of the inventor, <ets>Algarotti</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ga*ro*vil"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (<spn>Inga Marth&aelig;</spn>). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"gates</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>gate</ets> way. The s is an adverbial ending. See <er>Gate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Always; wholly; everywhere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Ulna now he <qex>algates</qex> must forego.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Still used in the north of England in the sense of &ldquo;everywhere.&rdquo;</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By any or means; at all events.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fairfax.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Notwithstanding; yet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ga*zel`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>ghaz&amacr;l</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The true gazelle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ge*bra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>algebra</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-jebr</ets> reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, fr. <ets>jabara</ets> to bind together, consolidate; <ets>al-jebr w'almuq&amacr;balah</ets> reduction and comparison (by equations): cf. F. <ets>alg&egrave;bre</ets>, It. &amp; Sp. <ets>algebra</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations and properties of quantity by means of letters and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations that are true of every kind of magnitude.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A treatise on this science.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ge*bra"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ge*bra"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to algebra; using algebra; according to the laws of algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; <as>as, <ex>algebraic</ex> characters; <ex>algebraical</ex> writings; <ex>algebraic</ex> geometry.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>progressing by constant multiplicatory factors; -- of a series of numbers.  Contrasted to <contr>arithmetical</contr>.</def> <illu><ex>algebraic</ex> progression</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> algebraic</syn><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Algebraic curve</b></col>, <cd>a curve such that the equation which expresses the relation between the co&ouml;rdinates of its points involves only the ordinary operations of algebra; -- opposed to a <xex>transcendental curve</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ge*bra"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By algebraic process.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ge*bra`ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in algebra.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ge*bra*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perform by algebra; to reduce to algebraic form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ge"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Algeria.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Algeria.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ge*rine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ge*rine"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"gid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>algidus</ets> cold, fr. <ets>algere</ets> to be cold: cf. F. <ets>algide</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cold; chilly.</def>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Algid cholera</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>Asiatic cholera.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*gid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Chilliness; coldness</def>; <specif>especially</specif> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <def>coldness and collapse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"gid*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Algidity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*gif"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>algificus</ets>, fr. <ets>algus</ets> cold + <ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing cold.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from certain alg&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"goid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alga</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"gol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-gh&umacr;l</ets> destruction, calamity, fr. <ets>gh&amacr;la</ets> to take suddenly, destroy.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`go*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to algology; <as>as, <ex>algological</ex> specimens</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*gol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One learned about alg&aelig;; a student of algology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*gol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alga</ets> seaweed + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The study or science of alg&aelig; or seaweeds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*gom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; pain + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is pressed against the skin.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*gom"e*try</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Al`go*met"ric</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>*met"ric*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>Al`go*met"ric*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*gon"ki*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Var. of <er>Algonquian</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or designating a period or era recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some other authorities, between the Arch&aelig;an and the Paleozoic, from both of which it is generally separated in the record by unconformities. Algonkian rocks are both sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life certainly existed in this period.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>  <def>The Algonkian period or era, or system or group of systems.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*gon"qui*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to or designating the most extensive of the linguistic families of North American Indians, their territory formerly including practically all of Canada east of the 115th meridian and south of Hudson's Bay and the part of the United States east of the Mississippi and north of Tennessee and Virginia, with the exception of the territory occupied by the northern Iroquoian tribes. There are nearly 100,000 Indians of the Algonquian tribes, of which the strongest are the Ojibwas (Chippewas), Ottawas, Crees, Algonquins, Micmacs, and Blackfeet.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>  <def>An Algonquian Indian.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*gon"quin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*gon"kin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern part of North America. The name was originally applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St. Lawrence.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"gor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Cold; chilliness.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"go*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"go*rithm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>algorism</ets>, <ets>algrim</ets>, <ets>augrim</ets>, OF. <ets>algorisme</ets>, F. <ets>algorithme</ets> (cf. Sp. <ets>algoritmo</ets>, OSp. <ets>alguarismo</ets>, LL. <ets>algorismus</ets>), fr. the Ar. <ets>al-Khow&amacr;rezm&imacr;</ets> of Khow&amacr;rezm, the modern Khiwa, surname of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ben Mus&amacr;, author of a work on arithmetic early in the 9th century, which was translated into Latin, such books bearing the name <ets>algorismus</ets>. The spelling with <ets>th</ets> is due to a supposed connection with Gr. &unr_; number.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of calculating by nine figures and zero; computation with Arabic figures.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the Arabic system of numeration.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> decimal system</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The art of calculating with any species of notation; <as>as, the <ex>algorithms</ex> of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>algorithm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem; a set of procedures guaranteed to find the solution to a problem.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> algorithmic rule, algorithmic program</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>algorithmic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an algorithm.</def>
<stype>recursive</stype><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>definitively solvable by a finite number of steps; -- said of mathematical or logical problems.  Contrasted with <contr>heuristic</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>algosus</ets>, fr. <ets>alga</ets> seaweed.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the alg&aelig;, or seaweeds; abounding with, or like, seaweed.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`gua*zil"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alguacil</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>alwaz&imacr;r</ets> the vizier. Cf. <er>Vizier</er>.]</ety> <def>An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a constable.</def>  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"gum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Almug</er> (and etymologically preferable).</def>  <rj><au>2 Chron. ii. 8.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ham"bra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>hamr&amacr;</ets> red; <it>i. e.</it>, the red (<it>sc.</it> house).]</ety> <def>The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ham*bra"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ham*bresque"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*hen"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Henna</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"li*as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>alius</ets>. See <er>Else</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; <as>as, Smith, <ex>alias</ex> Simpson</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>At another time.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"li*as</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aliases</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., otherwise, at another time.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Another name; an assumed name.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*bi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., elsewhere, at another place. See <er>Alias</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another place when the alleged act was committed; <as>as, to set up an <ex>alibi</ex>; to prove an <ex>alibi</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being alible.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish.]</ety> <def>Nutritive; nourishing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed; -- said to have been made near Alicant, in Spain.</def>  <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*cyc"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>pertaining to compounds that have a ring in the structure, but are not aromatic, as cyclohexane or cyclohexene. Compare <contr>aliphatic</contr> and <contr>aromatic</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*dade</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alidada</ets>, <ets>alhidada</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-'id&amacr;da</ets> a sort of rule: cf. F. <ets>alidade</ets>.]</ety> <def>The portion of a graduated instrument, as a quadrant or astrolabe, carrying the sights or telescope, and showing the degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument</def>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alien</ets>, L. <ets>alienus</ets>, fr. <ets>alius</ets> another; properly, therefore, belonging to another. See <er>Else</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; <as>as, <ex>alien</ex> subjects, enemies, property, shores</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (<xex>with</xex>); incongruous; -- followed by <xex>from</xex> or sometimes by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, principles <ex>alien</ex> from our religion</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>alien</qex> sound of melancholy.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alien enemy</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who owes allegiance to a government at war with ours.</cd> <au>Abbott.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See <er>Alienage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; <as>as, <ex>aliens</ex> from God's mercies</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aliens</qex> from the common wealth of Israel.</q> <rj><qau>Ephes. ii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ali&eacute;ner</ets>, L. <ets>alienare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;It the son <xex>alien</xex> lands.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The prince was totally <qex>aliened</qex> from all thoughts of . . . the marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ien*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capability of being alienated.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>alienability</xex> of the domain.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ali&eacute;nable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another; <as>as, land is <ex>alienable</ex> according to the laws of the state</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>ali&eacute;nage</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or legal condition of being an alien.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The disabilities of <xex>alienage</xex> are removable by naturalization or by special license from the State of residence, and in some of the United States by declaration of intention of naturalization.</note>  <rj><au>Kent. Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Estates forfeitable on account of <qex>alienage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Story.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being alienated or transferred to another.</def>  <rj><au>Brougham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(&amacr;l"y&eitalic_;n*&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alienatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alienare</ets>, fr. <ets>alienus</ets>. See <er>Alien</er>, and cf. <er>Aliene</er>.]</ety> <def>Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with <ptcl>from</ptcl>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O <qex>alienate</qex> from God.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(-&amacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alienated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alienating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to estrange; to wean; -- with <xex>from</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The errors which . . . <qex>alienated</qex> a loyal gentry and priesthood from the House of Stuart.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The recollection of his former life is a dream that only the more <qex>alienates</qex> him from the realities of the present.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stranger; an alien.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>alienated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>socially disoriented.</def>  <illu>we live in an age of rootless <ex>alienated</ex> people</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> estranged</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ien*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ali&eacute;nation</ets>, L. <ets>alienatio</ets>, fr. <ets>alienare</ets>, fr. <ets>alienare</ets>. See <er>Alienate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of property to another.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>alienation</qex> of his heart from the king.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties; insanity; <as>as, <ex>alienation</ex> of mind</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration; mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*a"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who alienates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*iene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alien or alienate; to transfer, as title or property; <as>as, <ex>to aliene</ex> an estate</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One to whom the title of property is transferred; -- opposed to <inv>alienor</inv>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It the <qex>alienee</qex> enters and keeps possession.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The law was very gentle in the construction of the disability of <qex>alienism</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ien*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ali&eacute;niste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who treats diseases of the mind.</def>  <rj><au>Ed. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ien*or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ali&eacute;neur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who alienates or transfers property to another.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`i*eth"moid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`i*eth*moid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>ethomoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*life"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>lief</ets> dear.]</ety> <def>On my life; dearly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;I love that sport <xex>alife</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having wings, winged; aligerous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wing-shaped; winglike.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aliger</ets>; <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>gerere</ets> to carry.]</ety> <def>Having wings; winged.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*light"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alighted</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> sometimes <conjf>Alit</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alighting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alihten</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>&amacr;l&imacr;htan</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>l&imacr;htan</ets>, to alight, orig. to render light, to remove a burden from, fr. <ets>l&imacr;ht</ets>, <ets>leoht</ets>, light. See <er>Light</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; <as>as, a flying bird <ex>alights</ex> on a tree; snow <ex>alights</ex> on a roof.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come or chance (<xex>upon</xex>).</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*light"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>light</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lighted; lighted up; in a flame.</def> &ldquo;The lamps were <xex>alight</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aligner</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>ligne</ets> (L. <ets>linea</ets>) line. See <er>Line</er>, and cf. <er>Allineate</er>.]</ety> <def>To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line; to aline.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lign"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form in line; to fall into line.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aligned</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>in or brought into line with or into proper relative position; -- of spatial position.</def> <illu>well-<ex>aligned</ex> wheels</illu> <ant>unaligned</ant><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause.  Opposite of <ant>nonaligned</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>brought into a straight or uniformly curved line.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aligning</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>bringing into alignment</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> positioning</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alignement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a squadron.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*like"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&imacr;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>onl&imacr;c</ets>, <ets>gel&imacr;c</ets>; pref. <ets>&amacr;</ets> + <ets>like</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.</def> <mark>[Now used only predicatively.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The darkness and the light are both <qex>alike</qex> to thee.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxxxix. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*like"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>gel&imacr;ce</ets>, <ets>onl&imacr;ce</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; <as>as, we are all <ex>alike</ex> concerned in religion</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*like"-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like-minded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alimentum</ets>, fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish; akin to Goth. <ets>alan</ets> to grow, Icel. <ets>ala</ets> to nourish: cf. F. <ets>aliment</ets>. See <er>Old</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of support.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aliments</qex> of their sloth and weakness.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allowance for maintenance.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*ment</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To nourish; to support.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To provide for the maintenance of.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*men"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing the materials for natural growth; <as>as, <ex>alimental</ex> sap</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`li*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*men"ta*ri*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alimentarius</ets>, fr. <ets>alimentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alimentaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of nutrition; nutritious; alimental; <as>as, <ex>alimentary</ex> substances</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alimentary canal</b></col>, <cd>the entire channel, extending from the mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through the body, and the useless parts ejected.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alimentation</ets>, LL. <ets>alimentatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of the alimentary canal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>State or mode of being nourished.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*men"tive*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The instinct or faculty of appetite for food.</def>   <mark>[Chiefly in Phrenol.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affording food; nourishing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Alimonious</xex> humors.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alimonia</ets>, <ets>alimonium</ets>, nourishment, sustenance, fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Maintenance; means of living.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*na"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>nasal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*line"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align.</def>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lin`e*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Allineation</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*line"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alignment</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>[The Eng. form <xex>alinement</xex> is preferable to <xex>alignment</xex>, a bad spelling of the French].</note>  <rj><au>New Eng. Dict. (Murray).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lin"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into line.</def>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*oth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>aly&amacr;t</ets> the tail of a fat sheep.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the one next the bowl in the Dipper.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*ped</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alipes</ets>; <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F. <ets>alip&egrave;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Wing-footed, as the bat.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An animal whose toes are connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*phat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, oil, fat.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to compounds having an open-chain structure. The <xex>aliphatic</xex> compounds thus include not only the <xex>fatty</xex> acids and other derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series.  Compare <contr>alicyclic</contr> and <contr>aromatic</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*quant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aliquantus</ets> some, moderate; <ets>alius</ets> other + <ets>quantus</ets> how great: cf. F. <ets>aliquante</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An <xex>aliquant</xex> part of a number or quantity is one which does not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an <xex>aliquant</xex> part of 16. Opposed to <contr>aliquot</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*quot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aliquot</ets> some, several; <ets>alius</ets> other + <ets>quot</ets> how many: cf. F. <ets>aliquote</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An <xex>aliquot</xex> part of a number or quantity is one which will divide it without a remainder; <as>thus, 5 is an <ex>aliquot</ex> part of 15</as>. Opposed to <contr>aliquant</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*sep"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>septal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like ale; <as>as, an <ex>alish</ex> taste</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`i*sphe"noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`i*sphe*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + E. <ets>sphenoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; <as>as, <ex>alisphenoid</ex> bone; <ex>alisphenoid</ex> canal.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*sphe"noid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The alisphenoid bone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"i*trunk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ala</ets> wing + <ets>truncus</ets> trunk.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are attached; the thorax.</def>  <rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`i*tur"gic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>liturgical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`li*un"de</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>From another source; from elsewhere; <as>as, a case proved <ex>aliunde</ex>; evidence <ex>aliunde</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*live"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>on live</ets>, AS. <ets>on l&imacr;fe</ets> in life; <ets>l&imacr;fe</ets> being dat. of <ets>l&imacr;f</ets> life. See <er>Life</er>, and cf. <er>Live</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having life, in opposition to <xex>dead</xex>; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; <as>as, an animal or a plant which is <ex>alive</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a state of action; in force or operation; unextinguished; unexpired; existent; <as>as, to keep the fire <ex>alive</ex>; to keep the affections <ex>alive</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings; swarming; thronged.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was <qex>alive</qex> with muskets and green boughs.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Sprightly; lively; brisk.</def>  <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Tremblingly <qex>alive</qex> to nature's laws.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Of all living (by way of emphasis).</def><br/>
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<p><q>Northumberland was the proudest man <qex>alive</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>Used colloquially as an intensive; as, <xex>man alive!</xex></note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Alive</xex> always follows the noun which it qualifies.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>aliveness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the condition of living or the state of being alive.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> animation, life, living</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having animal life as distinguished from plant life.</def> <illu>full of <ex>life</ex></illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> animateness, liveness</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`li*za"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr. Ar. <ets>'a&ccedil;&amacr;rah</ets> juice extracted from a plant, fr. <ets>'a&ccedil;ara</ets> to press.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The madder of the Levant.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*liz"a*rin</hw>, <hw>A*liz"a*rine</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alizarine</ets>, fr. <ets>alizari</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A coloring principle, <chform>C14H6O2(OH)2</chform>, found in madder, and now produced artificially as an an orange-red crystalline compound from anthracene. It is used in making red pigments (such as the Turkish reds), and in dyeing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*hest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alchahest</ets>, F. <ets>alcahest</ets>, a word that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily formed by Paracelsus.]</ety> <def>The fabled &ldquo;universal solvent&rdquo; of the alchemists; a menstruum capable of dissolving all bodies.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Al`ka*hes"tic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`kal*am"ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic, and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ka*les`cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ka*les"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominant.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ka*les"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalescent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*li</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alkalis</plw> or <plw>Alkalies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>alcali</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>alqal&imacr;</ets> ashes of the plant saltwort, fr. <ets>qalay</ets> to roast in a pan, fry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Fixed alkalies</b></col>, <cd>potash and soda.</cd> -- <col><b>Vegetable alkalies</b></col>. <cd>Same as <er>Alkaloids</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Volatile alkali</b></col>, <cd>ammonia, so called in distinction from the fixed alkalies.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>alkalic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having the properties of an alkali.  Opposite of <ant>acidic</ant>.</def> <note>when used of aqueous solutions, it signifies that the solution has a pH greater than 7.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alkaline (vs. acidic), basic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alkali flat</hw>. <def>A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*li*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalifiable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*li*fy</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alkalified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alkalifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>-fly</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alcalifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*li*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become changed into an alkali.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alkali metal</hw>. <def>Any one of the univalent metals of group I of the periodic table of the elements, including lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium, and francium.  The hydroxides of these metals are soluble in water and form strongly basic solutions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ka*lim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>. cf. F. <ets>alcalim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the quantity of alkali in a mixture.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`ka*li*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`ka*li*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to alkalimetry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ka*lim"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalim&egrave;trie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies, or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*line</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the properties of an alkali.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alkaline earths</b></col>, <cd>certain substances, as lime, baryta, strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities of alkalies.</cd> -- <col><b>Alkaline metals</b></col>, <cd>potassium, sodium, c&aelig;sium, lithium, rubidium.</cd> -- <col><b>Alkaline reaction</b></col>, <cd>a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by the action on limits, turmeric, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>alkaline-loving</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)</def> <ant>acid-loving</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alkali-loving</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ka*lin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property.</def>  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ka"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alkaline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Alkali soil</hw>. <def>Any one of various soils found in arid and semiarid regions, containing an unusual amount of soluble mineral salts which effloresce in the form of a powder or crust (usually white) in dry weather following rains or irrigation. The basis of these salts is mainly soda with a smaller amount of potash, and usually a little lime and  magnesia. Two main classes of alkali are commonly distinguished: <stype>black alkali</stype>, which may be any alkaline carbonate, but which practically consists of sodium carbonate (sal soda), which is highly corrosive and destructive to vegetation; and <stype>white alkali</stype>, characterized by the presence of sodium sulphate (Glauber's salt), which is less injurious to vegetation. Black alkali is so called because water containing it dissolves humus, forming a dark-colored solution which, when it collects in puddles and evaporates, produces characteristic black spots.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alkali waste</hw>. <def>Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda waste.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*li*zate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alkaline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*li**zate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alkalizate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ka*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcalisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali; a conferring of alkaline qualities.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*lize</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*l&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alkalized</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*l&imacr;zd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alkalizing</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*l&imacr;`z&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alcaliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an alkali to.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"ka*loid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*loid)</pr>, <hw>Al`ka*loid"al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`k&adot_;*loid"&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alcalo&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alkaloids.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*loid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*loid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base, especially one of a class of nitrogen-containing substances occurring ready formed in the tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Alkaloids</xex> all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen, and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and narcotine are <xex>alkaloids</xex> found in opium.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>alkalosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>abnormally high alkalinity in the blood and other body fluids.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>alkalotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alkalosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>alkane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general formula <chform>CnH(2n+2)</chform>.  A member of the <er>alkane series</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>alkane series</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a series of acyclic non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula <chform>CnH(2n+2)</chform>. They include <member>methane</member>, <member>ethane</member>, <member>propane</member>, <member>butane</member>, and the paraffins.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> methane series, alkane series, paraffin</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ka*net</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"k&adot_;*n&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of Sp. <ets>alcana</ets>, <ets>alhe&ntilde;a</ets>, in which <ets>al</ets> is the Ar. article. See <er>Henna</er>, and cf. <er>Orchanet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of <spn>Alkanna tinctoria</spn>, which gives a fine deep red color.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A boraginaceous herb (<spn>Alkanna tinctoria</spn>) yielding the dye; orchanet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The similar plant <spn>Anchusa officinalis</spn>; bugloss; also, the American puccoon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*kar"gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkar</ets>sin + oxy<ets>gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Cacodylic acid</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*kar"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alkali</ets> + <ets>ars</ets>enic + <ets>-in</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; -- called also <altname>Cadel's fuming liquid</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alka-seltzer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a commerical antacid; -- the tablets dissolve in water to give an effervescent solution.</def> <mark>[trademark]</mark>  <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Al*ka"zar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Alcazar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ke*ken"gi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alk&eacute;kenge</ets>, Sp. <ets>alquequenje</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>al-k&amacr;kanj</ets> a kind of resin from Herat.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family (<spn>Physalis alkekengi</spn>) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; -- also called <altname>winter cherry</altname>, <altname>ground cherry</altname>, and <altname>strawberry tomato</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ker"mes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>al-qirmiz</ets> kermes. See <er>Kermes</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Pharmacy)</fld> <def>A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ko*ran</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Mohammedan Scriptures. Same as <er>Alcoran</er> and <er>Koran</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ko*ran"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcoranic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ko*ran"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alcoranist</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>al</ets>, pl. <ets>alle</ets>, AS. <ets>eal</ets>, pl. <ets>ealle</ets>, Northumbrian <ets>alle</ets>, akin to D. &amp; OHG. <ets>al</ets>, Ger. <ets>all</ets>, Icel. <ets>allr</ets>. Dan. <ets>al</ets>, Sw. <ets>all</ets>, Goth. <ets>alls</ets>; and perh. to Ir. and Gael. <ets>uile</ets>, W. <ets>oll</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever; every; <as>as, <ex>all</ex> the wheat; <ex>all</ex> the land; <ex>all</ex> the year; <ex>all</ex> the strength; <ex>all</ex> happiness; <ex>all</ex> abundance; loss of <ex>all</ex> power; beyond <ex>all</ex> doubt; you will see us <ex>all</ex> (or all of us).</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Prove <qex>all</qex> things: hold fast that which is good.</q> <rj><qau>1 Thess. v. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Without <xex>all</xex> remedy.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; When the definite article &ldquo;the,&rdquo; or a possessive or a demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that <xex>all</xex> qualifies, <xex>all</xex> precedes the article or the pronoun; as, <xex>all</xex> the cattle; <xex>all</xex> my labor; <xex>all</xex> his wealth; <xex>all</xex> our families; <xex>all</xex> your citizens; <xex>all</xex> their property; <xex>all</xex> other joys.</note><br/>
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<p><note>This word, not only in popular language, but in the Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large portion or number, or a great part. Thus, <xex>all</xex> the cattle in Egypt died, <xex>all</xex> Judea and <xex>all</xex> the region round about Jordan, <xex>all</xex> men held John as a prophet, are not to be understood in a literal sense, but as including a large part, or very great numbers.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Only; alone; nothing but.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I was born to speak <qex>all</qex> mirth and no matter.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>All the whole</b></col>, <cd>the whole (emphatically).</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>All the whole</xex> army.&rdquo;  <au>Shak.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>All</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; <as>as, <ex>all</ex> bedewed; my friend is <ex>all</ex> for amusement.</as></def> &ldquo;And cheeks <xex>all</xex> pale.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the ancient phrases, <xex>all</xex> too dear, <xex>all</xex> too much, <xex>all</xex> so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense or becomes intensive.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.)</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poet.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>All</qex> as his straying flock he fed.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A damsel lay deploring<br/>
<qex>All</qex> on a rock reclined.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>All to</b></col>, <it>or</it>  <col><b>All-to</b></col></mcol>. <cd>In such phrases as &ldquo;<xex>all to</xex> rent,&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>all to break</xex>,&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>all-to</xex> frozen,&rdquo; etc., which are of frequent occurrence in our old authors, the <xex>all</xex> and the <xex>to</xex> have commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb, equivalent in meaning to <xex>entirely</xex>, <xex>completely</xex>, <xex>altogether</xex>. But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word <xex>all</xex> (as it does in &ldquo;<xex>all</xex> forlorn,&rdquo; and similar expressions), and the <xex>to</xex> properly belongs to the following word, being a kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning <xex>asunder</xex> and answering to the LG. <xex>ter-</xex>, HG. <xex>zer-</xex>). It is frequently to be met with in old books, used without the <xex>all</xex>. Thus Wyclif says, &ldquo;The vail of the temple was <xex>to rent</xex>:&rdquo; and of Judas, &ldquo;He was hanged and <xex>to-burst</xex> the middle:&rdquo; <it>i. e.</it>, burst in two, or asunder.</cd> -- <col><b>All along</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Along</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>All and some</b></col>, <cd>individually and collectively, one and all.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Displeased <xex>all and some</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Fairfax.</au> -- <col><b>All but</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Scarcely; not even.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Almost; nearly.</cd> &ldquo;The fine arts were <xex>all but</xex> proscribed.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> -- <col><b>All hollow</b></col>, <cd>entirely, completely; <as>as, to beat any one <ex>all hollow</ex></as>.</cd> <mark>[Low]</mark> -- <col><b>All one</b></col>, <cd>the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same thing.</cd> -- <col><b>All over</b></col>, <cd>over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; <as>as, she is her mother <ex>all over</ex></as>.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col><b>All the better</b></col>, <cd>wholly the better; that is, better by the whole difference.</cd> -- <col><b>All the same</b></col>, <cd>nevertheless.</cd>  &ldquo;There they [certain phenomena] remain rooted <xex>all the same</xex>, whether we recognize them or not.&rdquo; <au>J. C. Shairp.</au> &ldquo;But Rugby is a very nice place <xex>all the same</xex>.&rdquo; <au>T. Arnold.</au> -- See also under <er>All</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>All</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing; everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole; totality; everything or every person; <as>as, our <ex>all</ex> is at stake</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to <qex>all</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>All</qex> that thou seest is mine.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxxi. 43.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note><xex>All</xex> is used with <it>of</it>, like a partitive; as, <xex>all</xex> of a thing, <xex>all</xex> of us.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>After all</b></col>, <cd>after considering everything to the contrary; nevertheless.</cd> -- <col><b>All in all</b></col>, <cd>a phrase which signifies <xex>all</xex> things to a person, or everything desired; (also <xex>adverbially</xex>) wholly; altogether.</cd><br/>
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<q>Thou shalt be <qex>all in all</qex>, and I in thee,<br/>
Forever.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<q>Trust me not at all, or <qex>all in all</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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-- <col><b>All in the wind</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a phrase denoting that the sails are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake.</cd> -- <col><b>All told</b></col>, <cd>all counted; in all.</cd> -- <col><b>And all</b></col>, <cd>and the rest; and everything connected.</cd> &ldquo;Bring our crown <xex>and all</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> -- <col><b>At all</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In every respect; wholly; thoroughly.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;She is a shrew <xex>at al(l)</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Chaucer.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis, usually in negative or interrogative sentences, and signifying <xex>in any way or respect</xex>; <xex>in the least degree</xex> or <xex>to the least extent</xex>; <xex>in the least</xex>; <xex>under any circumstances</xex>; <as>as, he has no ambition <ex>at all</ex>; has he any property <ex>at all</ex>?</as></cd> &ldquo;Nothing <xex>at all</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;If thy father <xex>at all</xex> miss me.&rdquo; <au>1 Sam. xx. 6</au>. -- <col><b>Over all</b></col>, <cd>everywhere.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>All</xex> is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning, or add force to a word. In some instances, it is completely incorporated into words, and its final consonant is dropped, as in <xex>al</xex>mighty, <xex>al</xex>ready, <xex>al</xex>ways: but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen, as, <xex>all</xex>-bountiful, <xex>all</xex>-glorious, <xex>all</xex>important, <xex>all</xex>-surrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as, <xex>all</xex>power, <xex>all</xex>-giver. Anciently many words, as, <xex>al</xex>about, <xex>al</xex>aground, etc., were compounded with <xex>all</xex>, which are now written separately.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>All</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[Orig. <ets>all</ets>, adv., wholly: used with <ets>though</ets> or <ets>if</ets>, which being dropped before the subjunctive left <ets>all</ets> as if in the sense <ets>although</ets>.]</ety> <def>Although; albeit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>All</qex> they were wondrous loth.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`la bre"ve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., according to the <ets>breve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Church Music)</fld> <def>With one <xex>breve</xex>, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by &unr_;.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"lah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[ contr. fr. the article <ets>al</ets> the + <ets>ilah</ets> God.]</ety> <def>The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the Mohammedans generally.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All`-a-mort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Alamort</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lan*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From T. <ets>Allan</ets>, who first distinguished it as a species.]</ety> <fld>(min.)</fld> <def>A silicate containing a large amount of cerium. It is usually black in color, opaque, and is related to epidote in form and composition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lan*to"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allanto&iuml;que</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Allantoic acid</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Allantoin</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*lan"toid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`lan*toid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; shaped like a sausage; &unr_; sausage + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the allantois.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lan*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lan"to*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called <xex>allantoic acid</xex> and <xex>amniotic acid</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{  &Verbar;<hw>Al*lan"to*is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*lan"toid</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, } <pos>n.</pos>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"la*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allatrare</ets>. See <er>Latrate</er>.]</ety> <def>To bark as a dog.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Stubbes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allayed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alaien</ets>, <ets>aleggen</ets>, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. <ets>&amacr;lecgan</ets>; <ets>&amacr;-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>lecgan</ets> to lay; but confused with old forms of <ets>allege</ets>, <ets>alloy</ets>, <ets>alegge</ets>. See <er>Lay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; <as>as, to <ex>allay</ex> popular excitement; to <ex>allay</ex> the tumult of the passions.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; <as>as, to <ex>allay</ex> the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It would <qex>allay</qex> the burning quality of that fell poison.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See <er>Alleviate</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.</def> &ldquo;When the rage <xex>allays</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alleviation; abatement; check.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alloy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lay"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lay"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, allays.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lay"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The like <qex>allayment</qex> could I give my grief.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>all-devouring</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>both plant- and flesh-eating; -- said of animals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"le*cret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alecret</ets>, <ets>halecret</ets>, <ets>hallecret</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by the Swiss.</def>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allectare</ets>, freq. of <ets>allicere</ets>, <ets>allectum</ets>.]</ety> <def>To allure; to entice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allectatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Enticement; allurement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lec"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allectivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Alluring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lec"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ledge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Allege</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This spelling, corresponding to <xex>abridge</xex>, was once the prevailing one.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allegatio</ets>, fr. <ets>allegare</ets>, <ets>allegatum</ets>, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving reasons; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>legare</ets> to send, commission. Cf. <er>Allege</er> and <er>Adlegation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of alleging or positively asserting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive assertion; formal averment</def><br/>
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<p><q>I thought their <qex>allegation</qex> but reasonable.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A statement by a party of what he undertakes to prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the charge or matter undertaken to be proved.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lege"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*l&ebreve_;j")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alleged</conjf> <pr>(-l&ebreve_;jd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alleging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aleggen</ets> to bring forward as evidence, OF. <ets>esligier</ets> to buy, prop. to free from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>exlitigare</ets>; L. <ets>ex</ets> + <ets>litigare</ets> to quarrel, sue (see <er>Litigate</er>). The word was confused with L. <ets>allegare</ets> (see <er>Allegation</er>), and <ets>lex</ets> law. Cf. <er>Allay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm; to assert; <as>as, to <ex>allege</ex> a fact</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To cite or quote; <as>as, to <ex>allege</ex> the authority of a judge</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; <as>as, he refused to lend, <ex>alleging</ex> a resolution against lending</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce; declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lege"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Allay</er>.]</ety> <def>To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lege"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being alleged or affirmed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The most authentic examples <qex>allegeable</qex> in the case.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lege"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allegation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lege"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allegation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>With many complaints and <qex>allegements</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Sanderson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*leg"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who affirms or declares.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*legge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See <er>Alegge</er> and <er>Allay</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al`le*ghe"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> Also <hw>Al`le*gha"ni*an</hw></mhw>. <fld>(Biogeography)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the Transition zone extending across the northern United States from New England to eastern Dakota, and including also most of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as northern Georgia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"le*ghe`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains, or the region where they are situated. Also <hw>Al"le*gha`ny</hw>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <ety>[From the <etsep>Allegheny</etsep> River, Pennsylvania.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to or designating a subdivision of the Pennsylvanian coal measure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le"giance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alegeaunce</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + OF. <ets>lige</ets>, <ets>liege</ets>. The meaning was influenced by L. <ets>ligare</ets> to bind, and even by <ets>lex</ets>, legis, law. See <er>Liege</er>, <er>Ligeance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of fidelity to one's king, government, or state.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Devotion; loyalty; <as>as, <ex>allegiance</ex> to science</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Loyalty; fealty.</syn>  -- <usage><er>Allegiance</er>, <er>Loyalty</er>. These words agree in expressing the general idea of fidelity and attachment to the &ldquo;powers that be.&rdquo; <xex>Allegiance</xex> is an obligation to a ruling power. <xex>Loyalty</xex> is a feeling or sentiment towards such power. <xex>Allegiance</xex> may exist under any form of government, and, in a republic, we generally speak of <xex>allegiance</xex> to the government, to the state, etc. In well conducted monarchies, <xex>loyalty</xex> is a warm-hearted feeling of fidelity and obedience to the sovereign. It is personal in its nature; and hence we speak of the <xex>loyalty</xex> of a wife to her husband, not of her <xex>allegiance</xex>. In cases where we personify, <xex>loyalty</xex> is more commonly the word used; <as>as, <ex>loyalty</ex> to the constitution; <ex>loyalty</ex> to the cause of virtue; <ex>loyalty</ex> to truth and religion, etc.</as></usage><br/>
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<p><q>Hear me, recreant, on thine <qex>allegiance</qex> hear me!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>So spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful found, . . . <br/>
Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified,<br/>
His <qex>loyalty</qex> he kept, his love, his zeal.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le"giant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Loyal.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`le*gor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`le*gor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>all&eacute;gorique</ets>, L. <ets>allegorius</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Allegory</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative.</def>   &ldquo;An <xex>allegoric</xex> tale.&rdquo; <au>Falconer.</au> &ldquo;An <xex>allegorical</xex> application.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Allegorical</qex> being . . . that kind of language which says one thing, but means another.</q> <rj><qau>Max Miller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><wordforms><wf>Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"le*go*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allegoriste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory.</def>  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`le*gor"i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an allegorical sense.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"le*go*rize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allegorized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allegorizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F.  <ets>all&eacute;goriser</ets>, fr. L. <ets>allegorizare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form or turn into allegory; <as>as, to <ex>allegorize</ex> the history of a people</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical sense; <as>as, when a passage in a writer may understood literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative sense is said to <ex>allegorize</ex> it</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"le*go*rize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To use allegory.</def>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"le*go*ri`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an allegorist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"le*go*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Allegories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>allegoria</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, description of one thing under the image of another; &unr_; other + &unr_; to speak in the assembly, harangue, &unr_; place of assembly, fr. &unr_; to assemble: cf. F. <ets>all&eacute;gorie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; Sculpt.)</fld> <def>A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Metaphor; fable.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Allegory</er>, <er>Parable</er>. &ldquo;An <xex>allegory</xex> differs both from fable and <xex>parable</xex>, in that the properties of persons are fictitiously represented as attached to things, to which they are as it were transferred.  . . . A figure of Peace and Victory crowning some historical personage is an <xex>allegory</xex>. &ldquo;I am the Vine, ye are the branches&rdquo; [<au>John xv. 1-6</au>] is a spoken <xex>allegory</xex>. In the <xex>parable</xex> there is no transference of properties. The <xex>parable</xex> of the sower [<au>Matt. xiii. 3-23</au>] represents all things as according to their proper nature. In the <xex>allegory</xex> quoted above the properties of the vine and the relation of the branches are transferred to the person of Christ and His apostles and disciples.&rdquo;</usage>  <rj><au>C. J. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>An <xex>allegory</xex> is a prolonged metaphor. Bunyan's &ldquo;Pilgrim's Progress&rdquo; and Spenser's &ldquo;Fa&euml;rie Queene&rdquo; are celebrated examples of the <xex>allegory</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`le`gresse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>all&eacute;gresse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alacer</ets> sprightly.]</ety> <def>Joy; gladsomeness.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`le*gret"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., dim. of <ets>allegro</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Quicker than <xex>andante</xex>, but not so quick as <xex>allegro</xex>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A movement in this time.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*le"gro</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., merry, gay, fr. L. <ets>alacer</ets> lively. Cf. <er>Aleger</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Brisk, lively.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly strain or piece.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>al*lele"</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that can have the same place on homologous chromosomes and are responsible for alternative traits.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allelomorph</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene locus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allelic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alleles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le"lo*morph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of one another + Gr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms themselves; same as <er>allele</er>, 2. Allelomorphs which under certain circumstances are themselves compound are called <stype>hypallelomorphs</stype>. See <er>Mendel's law</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*le`lo*mor"phic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>As we know that the several unit characters are of such a nature that any one of them is capable of independently displacing or being displaced by one or more alternative characters taken singly, we may recognize this fact by naming such characters <qex>allelomorphs</qex>.</q>  <rj><qau>Bateson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>allelomorphic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an allelomorph.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`le*lu"ia</hw>, <hw>Al`le*lu"iah</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alleluia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. <ets>hall&emacr;l&umacr;-y&amacr;h</ets>. See <er>Hallelujah</er>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation signifying <xex>Praise ye Jehovah</xex>. Hence: A song of praise to God. See <er>Hallelujah</er>, the commoner form.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, <qex>Alleluia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. xix. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"le*mande"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>allemand</ets> German.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A figure in dancing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`le*man"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Alemannic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>all-embracing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>broad in scope or content.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-inclusive, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*len"ar*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>anerly</ets> singly, fr. <ets>ane</ets> one.]</ety> <def>Solely; only.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>ealra</ets>, the AS. gen. pl. of <ets>eal</ets> all.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Alder</er>, of all.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>allergenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to allergens or allergenicity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>causing an allergy or an allergic reaction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allergic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to allergy.</def> <illu><ex>allergic</ex> reaction</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibilty especially to a specific factor</def> <illu><ex>allergic</ex> children</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitized, supersensitive, supersensitized</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>allergist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allergy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>hypersensitivity to a particular substance.</def> &ldquo;an <ex>allergy</ex> to bee venom so severe that a second sting may be fatal&rdquo;<br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*le"ri*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>al&eacute;rion</ets>, LL. <ets>alario</ets> a sort of eagle; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alleviated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alleviating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>alleviare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>levis</ets> light. See <er>Alegge</er>, <er>Levity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Should no others join capable to <qex>alleviate</qex> the expense.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Those large bladders . . . conduce much to the <qex>alleviating</qex> of the body [of flying birds].</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; <as>as, to <ex>alleviate</ex> sorrow, pain, care, etc.</as> ; -- opposed to <ant>aggravate</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is much <qex>alleviated</qex> by giving the use of letters.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To extenuate; to palliate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>alleviates</qex> his fault by an excuse.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To lessen; diminish; soften; mitigate; assuage; abate; relieve; nullify; allay.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Alleviate</er>, <er>Mitigate</er>, <er>Assuage</er>, <er>Allay</er>. These words have in common the idea of relief from some painful state; and being all figurative, they differ in their application, according to the image under which this idea is presented. <xex>Alleviate</xex> supposes a load which is lightened or taken off; <as>as, to <ex>alleviate</ex> one's cares</as>. <xex>Mitigate</xex> supposes something fierce which is made mild; <as>as, to <ex>mitigate</ex> one's anguish</as>. <xex>Assuage</xex> supposes something violent which is quieted; <as>as, to <ex>assuage</ex> one's sorrow</as>. <xex>Allay</xex> supposes something previously excited, but now brought down; <as>as, to <ex>allay</ex> one's suffering or one's thirst</as>. To <xex>alleviate</xex> the distresses of life; to <xex>mitigate</xex> the fierceness of passion or the violence of grief; to <xex>assuage</xex> angry feeling; to <xex>allay</xex> wounded sensibility.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>alleviated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>made less severe or intense.</def> <ant>unmitigated</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eased, relieved, mitigated.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le`vi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alleviatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I have not wanted such <qex>alleviations</qex> of life as friendship could supply.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le"vi*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to alleviate.</def>  -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which alleviates.</def></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le"vi*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, alleviates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*le"vi*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alleviative.</def>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ley</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alleys</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>aley</ets>, <ets>alley</ets>, OF. <ets>al&eacute;e</ets>, F. <ets>all&eacute;e</ets>, a going, passage, fr. OE. <ets>aler</ets>, F. <ets>aller</ets>, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. <ets>anar</ets>, It. <ets>andare</ets>, Sp. <ets>andar</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I know each lane and every <qex>alley</qex> green.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.</def>  <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A passageway between rows of pews in a church.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Persp.)</fld> <def>Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ley</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alleys</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[A contraction of <ets>alabaster</ets>, of which it was originally made.]</ety> <def>A choice taw or marble.</def>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"leyed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with alleys; forming an alley.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>alleyed</xex> walk.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ley*way`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alley.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All" Fools' Day`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions are practiced.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The first of April, some do say,<br/>
Is set apart for <qex>All Fools' Day</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Poor Robin's Almanack (1760).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>All`fours"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[All + four (cards).]</ety> <def>A game at cards, called &ldquo;High, Low, Jack, and the Game.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All` fours"</hw> <ety>[formerly, <er>All` four"</er>.]</ety> <def>All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To be</b></col>, <col><b>go</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>run</b></col>, <col><b>on all fours</b></col></mcol> (Fig.), <cd>to be on the same footing; to correspond (<xex>with</xex>) exactly; to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered.</cd>  &ldquo;This example <xex>is on all fours</xex> with the other.&rdquo;  &ldquo;No simile can <xex>go on all fours</xex>.&rdquo;  <au>Macaulay.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>All` hail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>hail</ets>, <pos>interj.</pos>]</ety> <def>All health; -- a phrase of salutation or welcome.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All`-hail"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To salute; to greet.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives from the king, who <qex>all-hailed</qex> me &ldquo;Thane of Cawdor.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>All`hal"lond</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allhallows.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>All`hal"low</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>All`hal"lows</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>All the saints (in heaven).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>All Saints' Day, November 1st.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>All`hal"low eve`</hw> <pr>(&emacr;v`)</pr>. <def>The evening before Allhallows. See <er>Halloween</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All`hal"low*mas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The feast of All Saints.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All`hal"lown</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Allhallown</xex> summer.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> (i. e., <xex>late summer</xex>; &ldquo;Indian Summer&rdquo;).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All`hal"low*tide`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>t&imacr;d</ets> time.]</ety> <def>The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All"heal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Able to enter into alliance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <gen>Allium</gen>, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aliaunce</ets>, OF. <ets>aliance</ets>, F. <ets>alliance</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>alier</ets>, F. <ets>allier</ets>. See <er>Ally</er>, and cf. LL. <ets>alligantia</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; <as>as, matrimonial <ex>alliances</ex>; an <ex>alliance</ex> between church and state; an <ex>alliance</ex> between France and England.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>alliance</qex> of the principles of the world with those of the gospel.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>alliance</qex> . . . between logic and metaphysics.</q> <rj><qau>Mansel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The persons or parties allied.</def>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li"ance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To connect by alliance; to ally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alliant</ets>, p. pr.]</ety> <def>An ally; a confederate.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"lice</hw>, <hw>Al"lis</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European shad (<spn>Clupea vulgaris</spn>); allice shad. See <er>Alose</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li"cien*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attractive power; attractiveness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li"cient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alliciens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>allicere</ets> to allure; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>lacere</ets> to entice.]</ety> <def>That attracts; attracting.</def>  -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <def>That attracts.</def> <mark>[Rare or Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lied"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See <er>Ally</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alligatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alligare</ets>. See <er>Ally</er>.]</ety> <def>To tie; to unite by some tie.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Instincts <qex>alligated</qex> to their nature.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`li*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alligatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or the state of being attached.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or values.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The rule is named from the method of connecting together the terms by certain ligature-like signs. <xex>Alligation</xex> is of two kinds, medial and <xex>alternate</xex>; <xex>medial</xex> teaching the method of finding the price or quality of a mixture of several simple ingredients whose prices and qualities are known; <xex>alternate</xex>, teaching the amount of each of several simple ingredients whose prices or qualities are known, which will be required to make a mixture of given price or quality.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"li*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>el lagarto</ets> the lizard (<ets>el lagarto de Indias</ets>, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L. <ets>lacertus</ets>, <ets>lacerta</ets>, lizard. See <er>Lizard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal notches. Besides the common species of the southern United States, there are allied species in South America.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens like the movable jaw of an alligator</def>; <specif>as,</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Metal Working)</fld> <def>a form of squeezer for the puddle ball</def>; <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>a rock breaker</def>; <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>a kind of job press, called also <altname>alligator press</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alligator apple</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the fruit of the <spn>Anona palustris</spn>, a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its properties.</cd> <au>Loudon.</au> -- <col><b>Alligator fish</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a marine fish of northwestern America (<spn>Podothecus acipenserinus</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Alligator gar</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the gar pikes (<spn>Lepidosteus spatula</spn>) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes.</cd> -- <col><b>Alligator pear</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a corruption of <cref>Avocado pear</cref>. See <er>Avocado</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Alligator snapper</b></col>, <col><b>Alligator tortoise</b></col>, <col><b>Alligator turtle</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large and voracious turtle (<spn>Macrochelys lacertina</spn>) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of <gen>Trionyx</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Alligator wood</b></col>, <cd>the timber of a tree of the West Indies (<spn>Guarea Swartzii</spn>).</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>al"li*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <ety>[Because of the resemblance to the pattern on the skin of an alligator.]</ety> <def>to form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>alligatored</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>having cracks in a reticulated pattern, giving an appearance reminiscent of alligator hide; -- said of a surface coating, e.g., of paint, varnish, or glazing</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cracked</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>alligatorfish</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>small very elongate sea poachers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Aspidophoroides monopterygius</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alligatoridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the family of reptiles comprising the alligators, and including the caimans.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Alligatoridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"li*ga`tor wrench</hw>. <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one side.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alignment</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>all-important</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of the greatest importance.</def> <illu>the <ex>all-important</ex> subject of disarmament</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all important(predicate), crucial, essential, of the essence(predicate).</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all-inclusive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>broad in scope or content.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-embracing, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lin"e*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>lineatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>lineare</ets> to draw a line.]</ety> <def>To align.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*lin`e*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lin`e*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun.</def>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>allineation</qex> of the two planets.</q> <rj><qau>C. A. Young.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Allionia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a small genus of chiefly American herbs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Allionia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>allis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a European shad, (<spn>Alosa alosa</spn>).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allice shad, allis shad, allice</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*li"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allisio</ets>, fr. <ets>allidere</ets>, to strike or dash against; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>laedere</ets> to dash against.]</ety> <def>The act of dashing against, or striking upon.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The boisterous <qex>allision</qex> of the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Woodward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lit"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lit"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To employ or place so as to make alliteration.</def>  <rj><au>Skeat.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lit"er*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lit`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>litera</ets> letter. See <er>Letter</er>.]</ety> <def>The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short intervals; as in the following lines: -</def><br/>
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<p><q>Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved<br/>
His vastness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of words is also called <xex>alliteration</xex>. Anglo-Saxon poetry is characterized by alliterative meter of this sort. Later poets also employed it.</note><br/>
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<p><q>In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne,<br/>
I <qex>sh</qex>ope me in <qex>sh</qex>roudes as I a <qex>sh</qex>epe were.</q> <rj><qau>P. Plowman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lit"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; <as>as, <ex>alliterative</ex> poetry</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lit"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who alliterates.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"li*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., garlic.]</ety> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>all-knowing</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>knowing everything.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> omniscient.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all-mains</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>adaptable to all voltages; -- of a radio receiver.</def> <mark>[British]</mark> <note>For power supplies, the term "switching" is used to designate ability to use more than one voltage as a power source.  Typically, it is used for the ability to use both 110 and 220 volt AC sources.</note> <illu>an <ex>all-mains</ex> set</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>All"mouth`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The angler.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Totality; completeness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>allness</qex> of God, including his absolute spirituality, supremacy, and eternity.</q> <rj><qau>R. Turnbull.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>All"night`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Light, fuel, or food for the whole night.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>allocatable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>capable of being allocated.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allocable, apportionable.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lo*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allocatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>allocare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>locare</ets> to place. See <er>Allow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To distribute or assign; to allot.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To localize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allocatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>allocation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of putting one thing to another; a placing; disposition; arrangement.</def>  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An allotment or apportionment; <as>as, an <ex>allocation</ex> of shares in a company</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>allocation</qex> of the particular portions of Palestine to its successive inhabitants.</q> <rj><qau>A. R. Stanley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance made upon an account; -- a term used in the English exchequer.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lo*ca"tur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., it is allowed, fr. <ets>allocare</ets> to allow.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>&ldquo;Allowed.&rdquo; The word <xex>allocatur</xex> expresses the allowance of a proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial officer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*chro"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Changeable in color.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*loch"ro*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Garnet</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*loch"ro*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; changed in color, fr. &unr_; other + &unr_; color.]</ety> <def>Changing color.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allocuto</ets>, fr. <ets>alloqui</ets> to speak to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>loqui</ets> to speak: cf. F. <ets>allocution</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in words.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a pope to his clergy.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Allodium</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allodialis</ets>, fr. <ets>allodium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>allodial</ets>. See <er>Allodium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service; held independent of a lord paramount; -- opposed to <ant>feudal</ant>; <as>as, <ex>allodial</ex> lands; <ex>allodial</ex> system.</as></def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anything held allodially.</def>  <rj><au>W. Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The allodial system.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds allodial land.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lo"di*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By allodial tenure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lo"di*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds an allodium.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lo"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>allodium</ets>, <ets>alodium</ets>, <ets>alodis</ets>, <ets>alaudis</ets>, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. <ets>al</ets> all, and <ets>&unr_;t</ets> (AS. <ets>e&amacr;d</ets>) possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's property.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a superior. It is thus opposed to <ant>feud</ant>.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au>  <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*log"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Characterized by allogamy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*log"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another of the same species; cross-fertilization.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*ge"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Different in nature or kind.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lo*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; another + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writing or signature made by some person other than any of the parties thereto; -- opposed to <contr>autograph</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allographic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an allograph.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lom"er*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; part.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Variability in chemical constitution without variation in crystalline form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lom"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Characterized by allomerism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allometric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to allometry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allometry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lo*morph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of the same substance; or the substance having such forms; -- <as>as, carbonate of lime occurs in the <ex>allomorphs</ex> calcite and aragonite</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an <xex>allomorph</xex> after pyrite.</def>  <rj><au>G. H. Williams.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to allomorphism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change involved in becoming an allomorph.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*longe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allonge</ets>, earlier <ets>alonge</ets>, a lengthening. See <er>Allonge</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Lunge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>A thrust or pass; a lunge.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself is already full; a rider.</def> <mark>[A French usage]</mark>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*longe"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allonger</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>long</ets> (L. <ets>longus</ets>) long.]</ety> <def>To thrust with a sword; to lunge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lo*nym</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allonyme</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; name.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The name of another person assumed by the author of a work.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A work published under the name of some one other than the author.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lon"y*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Published under the name of some one other than the author.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*loo"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Halloo</er>.]</ety> <def>To incite dogs by a call; to halloo.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lo*path</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allopathe</ets>.]</ety> <def>An allopathist.</def>  <rj><au>Ed. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*path"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allopathique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to allopathy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*path"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner conformable to allopathy; by allopathic methods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lop"a*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; suffering, &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer: cf. G. <ets>allopathie</ets>, F. <ets>allopathie</ets>. See <er>Pathos</er>.]</ety> <def>That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as opposed to <contr>homeopathy</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allophone</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>any one of two or more speech sounds that considered variants of the same phoneme.  <as>For example, the <it>p</it> sounds of <it>pin</it> and <it>spin</it> are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>p</it>; and the <it>t</it> sounds of <it>toe</it> <it>stop</it> and <it>catnip</it>  are <ex>allophones</ex> of <it>t</it></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>allophonic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an allophone.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`lo*phyl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`lo*phyl"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of another tribe; &unr_; other + &unr_; class or tribe.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.</def>  <rj><au>J. Prichard.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lo*quy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alloquim</ets>, fr. <ets>alloqui</ets>.]</ety> <def>A speaking to another; an address.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allotted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aloter</ets>, F. <ets>allotir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>lot</ets> lot. See <er>Lot</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To distribute by lot.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on; to grant; to appoint; <as>as, let every man be contented with that which Providence <ex>allots</ex> him</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ten years I will <qex>allot</qex> to the attainment of knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lo*the*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; god.]</ety> <def>The worship of strange gods.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>alotement</ets>, F. <ets>allotement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of allotting; assignment.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a distinct party.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>alloments</qex> of God and nature.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A vineyard and an <qex>allotment</qex> for olives and herbs.</q> <rj><qau>Broome.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(law)</fld> <def>The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a particular thing to a particular person.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Cottage allotment</b></col>, <cd>an allotment of a small portion of land to a country laborer for garden cultivation.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*tri*oph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`l&ouptack_;*tr&ibreve_;*&obreve_;f"&adot_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'allo`trios</grk> strange + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat: cf. F. <ets>allotriophagie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lo*troph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + <ets>trophic</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Plant Physiol.)</fld> <def>Dependent upon other organisms for nutrition; heterotrophic; -- said of plants unable to perform photosynthesis, as all saprophytes; -- opposed to <contr>autotrophic</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`lo*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`l&ouptack_;*tr&obreve_;p"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Al`lo*trop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;k*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>allotropique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to allotropism.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Allotropic state</b></col>, <cd>the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot`ro*pic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allotropic property or nature.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*lot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*lot"ro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; other + direction, way, &unr_; to turn: cf. F. <ets>allotropie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive state.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot"ro*pize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To change in physical properties but not in substance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being allotted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot`tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who allots.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lot"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allotment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>all-out</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>using all available resources.</def> <illu><ex>all-out</ex> war</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> full-scale.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all-over</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>covering the entire surface.</def> <illu>an <ex>all-over</ex> pattern</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allover.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allowed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alouen</ets>, OF. <ets>alouer</ets>, <ets>aloer</ets>, <ets>aluer</ets>, F. <ets>allouer</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>allocare</ets> to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. <ets>aloer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>allaudare</ets> to extol; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>laudare</ets> to praise. See <er>Local</er>, and cf. <er>Allocate</er>, <er>Laud</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Ye <qex>allow</qex> the deeds of your fathers.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xi. 48.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We commend his pains, condemn his pride, <qex>allow</qex> his life, approve his learning.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To like; to be suited or pleased with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>How <qex>allow</qex> you the model of these clothes?</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sanction; to invest; to intrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thou shalt be . . . <qex>allowed</qex> with absolute power.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a servant his liberty; to <ex>allow</ex> a free passage; to <ex>allow</ex> one day for rest.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>He was <qex>allowed</qex> about three hundred pounds a year.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a right; to <ex>allow</ex> a claim; to <ex>allow</ex> the truth of a proposition.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>allow</qex>, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct . . . was highly reprehensible.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a sum for leakage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; <as>as, to <ex>allow</ex> a son to be absent</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See <er>Permit</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Allowing</qex> still for the different ways of making it.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To allow of</b></col>, <cd>to permit; to admit.</cd>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>allouable</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Praiseworthy; laudable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hacket.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; <as>as, a certain degree of freedom is <ex>allowable</ex> among friends</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being allowable; permissibleness; lawfulness; exemption from prohibition or impropriety.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an allowable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alouance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Approval; approbation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Crabbe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Without the king's will or the state's <qex>allowance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Acknowledgment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The censure of the which one must in your <qex>allowance</qex> o'erweigh a whole theater of others.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>License; indulgence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I can give the boy a handsome <qex>allowance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; <as>as, to make <ex>allowance</ex> for the inexperience of youth</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>After making the largest <qex>allowance</qex> for fraud.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(com.)</fld> <def>A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as <xex>tare</xex> and <xex>tret</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"ance</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allowancing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Allowance</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; <as>as, the captain was obliged to <ex>allowance</ex> his crew; our provisions were <ex>allowanced</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By allowance; admittedly.</def>  <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*low"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An approver or abettor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who allows or permits.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lox"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets>antoin + <ets>oxa</ets>lic, as containing the elements of <ets>allantion</ets> and <ets>oxalic</ets> acid.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lox"a*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lox*an"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to alloxan; -- applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`lox*an"tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*loy"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alai</ets>, OF. <ets>alei</ets>, F. <ets>aloyer</ets>, to alloy, <ets>alier</ets> to ally. See <er>Alloy</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an <xex>amalgam</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A baser metal mixed with a finer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. <qex>Alloy</qex> is baser metal mixed with it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; <as>as, no happiness is without <ex>alloy</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Pure English without Latin <xex>alloy</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>F. Harrison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*loy"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alloyed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alloying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>aloyer</ets>, OF. <ets>alier</ets>, <ets>allier</ets>, later <ets>allayer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aligare</ets>. See <er>Alloy</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Ally</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and cf. <er>Allay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; <as>as, to <ex>alloy</ex> gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; <as>as, to <ex>alloy</ex> pleasure with misfortunes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*loy"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form a metallic compound.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Gold and iron <qex>alloy</qex> with ease.</q> <rj><qau>Ure.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*loy"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aloyage</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"loy steel</hw>. <def>Any steel containing a notable quantity of some other metal alloyed with the iron, usually chromium, nickel, manganese, tungsten, or vanadium.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All`-pos*sessed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>all-powerful</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having full power over all aspects of a situation.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> almighty, omnipotent.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all-purpose</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>not limited in use or function.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> general-purpose.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all right</hw> <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>satisfactory; better than average; <as>as, everything is <ex>all right</ex></as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all-right</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>satisfactory; better than average.</def>  <illu>an <ex>all-right</ex> movie</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all-round</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>many-sided.</def> <illu>an <ex>all-round</ex> athlete</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all-around(prenominal), well-rounded</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>all-rounder</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a versatile person who is expert at many things.</def> <illu>she's the best <ex>all-rounder</ex> they've seen in years</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> all arounder</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>All" Saints`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>All" Saints'</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>The first day of November, called, also, <xex>Allhallows</xex> or <xex>Hallowmas</xex>; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All" Souls' Day`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All"spice`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The berry of the pimento (<spn>Eugenia pimenta</spn>), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the <stype>Carolina allspice</stype> (<spn>Calycanthus floridus</spn>); <stype>wild allspice</stype> (<spn>Lindera benzoin</spn>), called also <altname>spicebush</altname>, <altname>spicewood</altname>, and <altname>feverbush</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All`thing`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>in all</ets> (= every) <ets>thing</ets>.]</ety> <def>Altogether.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>all-time</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>unsurpassed in some respect up to the present.</def> <illu>prices at an <ex>all-time</ex> high</illu>; <illu>morale at an <ex>all-time</ex> low</illu>; <illu>among the <ex>all-time</ex> great lefthanders</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alluded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alluding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>alludere</ets> to play with, to allude; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ludere</ets> to play.]</ety> <def>To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, the story <ex>alludes</ex> to a recent transaction</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These speeches . . . do seem to <qex>allude</qex> unto such ministerial garments as were then in use.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See <er>Refer</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lude"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wither.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lu`mette</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from <ets>allumer</ets> to light.]</ety> <def>A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"mi*nor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alumineor</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>liminare</ets>. See <er>Luminate</er>.]</ety> <def>An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lur"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alluded</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alluring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aleurrer</ets>, <ets>alurer</ets>, fr. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>leurre</ets> lure. See <er>Lure</er>.]</ety> <def>To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With promised joys <qex>allured</qex> them on.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven<br/>
<qex>Allured</qex> his eye.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Allure</er>, <er>Entice</er>, <er>Decoy</er>, <er>Seduce</er>. These words agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling influence, and differ according to the image under which is presented. They are all used in a bad sense, except <xex>allure</xex>, which has sometimes (though rarely) a good one. We are <xex>allured</xex> by the prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly <xex>enticed</xex> into evil by appeals to our passions. We are <xex>decoyed</xex> into danger by false appearances or representations. We are <xex>seduced</xex> when drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What <xex>allures</xex> draws by gentle means; what <xex>entices</xex> leads us by promises and persuasions; what <xex>decoys</xex> betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what <xex>seduces</xex> deceives us by artful appeals to the passions.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lure"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`lure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; <ets>aller</ets> to go.]</ety> <def>Gait; bearing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The swing, the gait, the pose, the <qex>allure</qex> of these men.</q> <rj><qau>Harper's Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lure"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act alluring; temptation; enticement.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Though Adam by his wife's <qex>allurement</qex> fell.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; <as>as, the <ex>allurements</ex> of pleasure, or of honor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, allures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lur"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That allures; attracting; charming; tempting.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Al*lur"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Al*lur"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>allusio</ets>, fr. <ets>alludere</ets> to allude: cf. F. <ets>allusion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A figurative or symbolical reference.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Figurative; symbolical.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Figuratively <mark>[Obs.]</mark>; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being allusive.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"so*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Allusive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial soil.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alluvial</ets>. See <er>Alluvion</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; <as>as, <ex>alluvial</ex> soil, mud, accumulations, deposits</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alluvion</ets>, L. <ets>alluvio</ets>, fr. <ets>alluere</ets> to wash against; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>luere</ets>, equiv. to <ets>lavare</ets>, to wash. See <er>Lave</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An overflowing; an inundation; a flood.</def>  <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The golden <qex>alluvions</qex> are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains.</q> <rj><qau>R. Cobden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See <er>Accretion</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alluvius</ets>. See <er>Alluvion</er>.]</ety> <def>Alluvial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*lu"vi*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Alluviums</plw>, L. <plw>Alluvia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., neut. of <ets>alluvius</ets>. See <er>Alluvious</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas.</def>  <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>all-victorious</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>victorious in every battle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>All"where`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Everywhere.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>All"work`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Domestic or other work of all kinds; <as>as, a maid of <ex>allwork</ex>, that is, a general servant</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ly"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Allied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Allying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>alien</ets>, OF. <ets>alier</ets>, F. <ets>alier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alligare</ets> to bind to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ligare</ets> to bind. Cf. <er>Alligate</er>, <er>Alloy</er>, <er>Allay</er>, <er>Ligament</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>with</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O chief! in blood, and now in arms <qex>allied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These three did love each other dearly well,<br/>
And with so firm affection were <qex>allied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The virtue nearest to our vice <qex>allied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Ally</xex> is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ly"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Allies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Ally</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relative; a kinsman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The English soldiers and their French <qex>allies</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its <qex>ally</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything akin to another by structure, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alley</er>, a marble or taw.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"lyl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>all</ets>ium garlic + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic radical, <chform>C3H5</chform>, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ly*lene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A gaseous hydrocarbon, <chform>C3H4</chform>, homologous with acetylene; propine.</def>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al"ma</hw>, <hw>Al"mah</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alme</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ma*can"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Almucantar</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See <er>Almucantar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al`ma*di"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Al"ma*die</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>almadie</ets> (cf. Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>almadia</ets>), fr. Ar. <ets>alma'd&imacr;yah</ets> a raft, float.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A bark canoe used by the Africans.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ma*gest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>almageste</ets>, LL. <ets>almageste</ets>, Ar. <ets>al-majist&imacr;</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), the greatest composition.]</ety> <def>The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ma"gra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>almagra</ets>, <ets>almagre</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al</ets>-<ets>maghrah</ets> red clay or earth.]</ety> <def>A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the <altname>sil atticum</altname> of the ancients. Under the name of <altname>Indian red</altname> it is used for polishing glass and silver.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"main</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&amacr;n)</pr>, <hw>Al"mayne</hw> <pr>(-m&amacr;n)</pr>, <hw>Al"man</hw> <pr>(-m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>Aleman</ets>, F. <ets>Allemand</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Alemanni</ets>, ancient Ger. tribes.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A German.</def> <specif>Also</specif> <def2><pos>adj.</pos>, <def>German.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The German language.</def>  <rj><au>J. Foxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of dance. See <er>Allemande</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Almain rivets</b></col>, <col><b>Almayne rivets</b></col>, or <col><b>Alman rivets</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"ma Ma"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., fostering mother.]</ety> <def>A college or seminary where one is educated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ma*nac</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>almanac</ets>, <ets>almanach</ets>: cf. F. <ets>almanach</ets>, Sp. <ets>almanaque</ets>, It. <ets>almanacco</ets>, all of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Nautical almanac</b></col>, <cd>an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"man*dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>almandina</ets>, <ets>alamandina</ets>, for L. <ets>alabandina</ets> a precious stone, named after <etsep>Alabanda</etsep>, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. <ets>almandine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The common red variety of garnet.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al"me</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Al"meh</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>'almah</ets> (fem.) learned, fr. <ets>'alama</ets> to know: cf. F. <ets>alm&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <def>An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>Almehs</qex> lift their arms in dance.</q> <rj><qau>Bayard Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`men*dron"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>almendra</ets> almond.]</ety> <def>The lofty Brazil-nut tree.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"mer*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ambry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Alm"esse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alms</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al*might"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*might"i*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>All-powerful; almighty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*might"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With almighty power.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*might"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*might"y</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l*m&imacr;t"&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ealmihtig</ets>, <ets>&aelig;lmihtig</ets>; <ets>eal</ets> (OE. <ets>al</ets>) all + <ets>mihtig</ets> mighty.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I am the <qex>Almighty</qex> God.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xvii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Great; extreme; terrible.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that he is in an <qex>almighty</qex> fix.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>The Almighty</b></col>, <cd>the omnipotent God.</cd>  <rj><au>Rev. i. 8.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Alm"ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An almoner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alm"ond</hw> <pr>(&auml;"m&ubreve;nd)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>almande</ets>, <ets>almaunde</ets>, <ets>alemaunde</ets>, F. <ets>amande</ets>, L. <ets>amygdala</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'amygda`lh</grk>: cf. Sp. <ets>almendra</ets>. Cf. <er>Amygdalate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fruit of the almond tree.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thin-shelled, thick-shelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, <spn>Amygdalus communis</spn>, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything shaped like an almond.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the tonsils.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Almond oil</b></col>, <cd>fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil of bitter almonds</b></col>, <cd>a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde.</cd> -- <col><b>Imitation oil of bitter almonds</b></col>, <cd>nitrobenzene.</cd> -- <col><b>Almond tree</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the tree bearing the almond.</cd> -- <col><b>Almond willow</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow (<spn>Salix amygdalina</spn>).</cd>  <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"mond fur`nace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Prob. a corruption of <ets>Almain furnace</ets>, <it>i. e.</it>, German furnace. See <er>Almain</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.</def>  <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"mon*dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Almandine</er></def><br/>
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<p><hw>almond-shaped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>having the shape of an almond, i.e. ellipsoidal with somewhat pointed ends.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"mon*er</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&ubreve;n*&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aumener</ets>, <ets>aulmener</ets>, OF. <ets>almosnier</ets>, <ets>aumosnier</ets>, F. <ets>aum&ocirc;nier</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>almosne</ets>, alms, L. <ets>eleemosyna</ets>. See <er>Alms</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the <ex>almoner</ex> of a prince, bishop, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A social worker in a hospital.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An official in a hospital whose job it is to calculate how much a patient must pay for treatment.</def> <mark>[Chiefly Brit.]</mark> <br/>
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<p><hw>Al"mon*er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an almoner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"mon*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&ubreve;n*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Almonries</plw> <pr>(&abreve;l"m&ubreve;n*r&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>aumosnerie</ets>, F. <ets>aum&ocirc;nerie</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>aumosnier</ets>. See <er>Almoner</er>.]</ety> <def>The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"mose</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"m&omacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cheke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"most</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"m&omacr;st)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ealm&aelig;st</ets>, <ets>&aelig;lm&aelig;st</ets>, quite the most, almost all; <ets>eal</ets> (OE. <ets>al</ets>) all + <ets>m&unr_;st</ets> most.]</ety> <def>Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Almost</qex> thou persuadest me to be a Christian.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvi. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Almost never</b></col>, <cd>hardly ever; scarcely ever.</cd> -- <col><b>Almost nothing</b></col>, <cd>scarcely anything.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Alm"ry</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;m"r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Almonry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Alms</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>almes</ets>, <ets>almesse</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;lmysse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>eleemosyna</ets>, Gr. <grk>'elehmosy`nh</grk> mercy, charity, alms, fr. <grk>'eleei^n</grk> to pity. Cf. <er>Almonry</er>, <er>Eleemosynary</er>.]</ety> <def>Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A devout man . . . which gave much <qex>alms</qex> to the people.</q> <rj><qau>Acts x. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Alms</qex> are but the vehicles of prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Tenure by free alms</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Frankalmoign</er>.</cd>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word <ex>alms</ex> is singular in its form (<xex>almesse</xex>), and is sometimes so used; as, &ldquo;asked an <ex>alms</ex>.&rdquo;  <au>Acts iii. 3.</au>  &ldquo;Received an <ex>alms</ex>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au>  It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun.  It is much used in composition, as <ex>alms</ex>giver, <ex>alms</ex>giving, <ex>alms</ex> bag, <ex>alms</ex> chest, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Alms"deed`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"d&emacr;d`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An act of charity.</def>  <rj><au>Acts ix. 36.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alms"folk`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"f&omacr;k`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Persons supported by alms; almsmen.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alms"giv`er</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"g&ibreve_;v`&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A giver of alms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alms"giv`ing</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;mz"g&ibreve_;v`&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The giving of alms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alms"house`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alms"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <wordforms><it>fem.</it> <er>Almswoman</er></wordforms>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A recipient of alms.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A giver of alms.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`mu*can"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>almucantarat</ets>, <ets>almicantarat</ets>, ultimately fr. Ar. <ets>al-muqantar&amacr;t</ets>, pl., fr. <ets>qantara</ets> to bend, arch.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same <xex>almucantar</xex> have the same altitude. See <er>Almacantar</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Almucanter staff</b></col>, <cd>an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"muce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amice</er>, a hood or cape.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*mude"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>almude</ets>, or Sp. <ets>almud</ets>, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. <ets>al-mudd</ets> a dry measure.]</ety> <def>A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure.  In Turkey the &ldquo;almud&rdquo; is about 1.4 gallons.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"mug</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"gum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. <ets>valguka</ets> sandalwood.]</ety> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago.</note>  <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"nage</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"n&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <ety>[OF. <ets>alnage</ets>, <ets>aulnage</ets>, F. <ets>aunage</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>alne</ets> ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. <ets>elina</ets>, Goth. <ets>aleina</ets>, cubit. See <er>Ell</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"na*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alnage</er>.]</ety> <def>A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>alocasia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> elephant's ear, elephant ear</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aloeaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aloeaceae</fam>, aloe family.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"oe</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"n&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aloes</plw> <pr>(-&omacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>alo&euml;</ets>, Gr. <grk>'alo`h</grk>, aloe: cf. OF. <ets>aloe</ets>, F. <ets>alo&egrave;s</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The wood of the agalloch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.</def> <mark>[Plural in form but syntactically singular.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>American aloe</b></col>, <col><b>Century aloe</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the agave. See <er>Agave</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>aloes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a purgative made from the leaves of aloe.  Same as <er>aloe{3}</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> bitter aloes</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"oes wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Agalloch</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`o*et"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alo&eacute;tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`o*et"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine containing chiefly aloes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*loft"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loft</ets>, which properly meant <ets>air</ets>. See <er>Loft</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On high; in the air; high above the ground.</def> &ldquo;He steers his flight <xex>aloft</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*loft"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Above; on top of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Fresh waters run <qex>aloft</qex> the sea.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Alogiani</ets>, <ets>Alogii</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; word.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alogia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; reason.]</ety> <def>Unreasonableness; absurdity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"o*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter purgative principle in aloes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, salt + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alomancie</ets>, <ets>halomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of salt.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>halomancy</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Morin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>one</ets>. OE. <ets>al one</ets> all allone, AS. <ets>&amacr;n one</ets>, alone. See <er>All</er>, <er>One</er>, <er>Lone</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Alone</qex> on a wide, wide sea.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is not good that the man should be <qex>alone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. ii. 18.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Man shall not live by bread <qex>alone</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Luke iv. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The citizens <qex>alone</qex> should be at the expense.</q> <rj><qau>Franklin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Sole; only; exclusive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>God, by whose <qex>alone</qex> power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Hence; Unique; rare; matchless.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The adjective <xex>alone</xex> commonly follows its noun.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To let alone</b></col> <it>or</it>  <col><b>To leave alone</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lone"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Solely; simply; exclusively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lone"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Only; merely; singly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This said spirit was not given <qex>alonely</qex> unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lone"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exclusive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lone"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*long"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>along</ets>, <ets>anlong</ets>, AS. <ets>andlang</ets>, <ets>along</ets>; pref. <ets>and-</ets> (akin to OFris. <ets>ond-</ets>, OHG. <ets>ant-</ets>, Ger. <ets>ent-</ets>, Goth. <ets>and-</ets>, <ets>anda-</ets>, L. <ets>ante</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>anti</ets>, over against) + <ets>lang</ets> long. See <er>Long</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some laid <qex>along</qex> . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We will go <qex>along</qex> by the king's highway.</q> <rj><qau>Numb. xxi. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He struck with his o'ertaking wings,<br/>
And chased us south <qex>along</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>In company; together.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He to England shall <qex>along</qex> with you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>All along</b></col>, <cd>all through the course of; during the whole time; throughout.</cd>  &ldquo;I have <xex>all along</xex> declared this to be a neutral paper.&rdquo; <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>To get along</b></col>, <cd>to get on; to make progress, as in business.</cd> &ldquo;She 'll <xex>get along</xex> in heaven better than you or I.&rdquo; <au>Mrs. Stowe.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*long"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>By the length of, as distinguished from <xex>across</xex>.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Along</xex> the lowly lands.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The kine . . . went <qex>along</qex> the highway.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. vi. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*long"</hw>. <ety>[AS. <ets>gelang</ets> owing to.]</ety> <def>(Now heard only in the prep. phrase <cref>along of</cref>.)</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Along of</b></col>, <col><b>Along on</b></col>, often shortened to <col><b>Long of</b></col></mcol>, <pos>prep. phr.</pos>, <cd>owing to; on account of.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or Low. Eng.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>On</xex> me is not <xex>along</xex> thin evil fare.&rdquo; <au>Chaucer.</au> &ldquo;And all this is <xex>long of</xex> you.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;This increase of price is all <xex>along of</xex> the foreigners.&rdquo; <au>London Punch.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*long"shore`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Along the shore or coast.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*long"shore`man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Longshoreman</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*long"side`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, bring the boat <ex>alongside</ex>; <ex>alongside</ex> of him; <ex>alongside</ex> of the tree.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*longst"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Formed fr. along, like <ets>amongst</ets> fr. <ets>among</ets>.]</ety> <def>Along.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*loof"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Alewife</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*loof"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loof</ets>, fr. D. <ets>loef</ets> luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See <er>Loof</er>, <er>Luff</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Our palace stood <qex>aloof</qex> from streets.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without sympathy; unfavorably.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it <qex>aloof</qex> and with caution, is the worst of all impieties.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*loof"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Away from; clear from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Rivetus . . . would fain work himself <qex>aloof</qex> these rocks and quicksands.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*loof"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being aloof.</def>  <rj><au>Rogers (1642).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The . . . <qex>aloofness</qex> of his dim forest life.</q> <rj><qau>Thoreau.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al`o*pe"ci*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`&ouptack_;*p&emacr;"sh&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>A*lop"e*cy</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&obreve_;p"&euptack_;*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alopecia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'alwpeki`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'alw`phx</grk> fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the hair; baldness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lop"e*cist</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&obreve_;p"&euptack_;*s&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alopex</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of arctic foxes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alopex</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alopiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of fish comprising the thresher sharks.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Alopiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alopius</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Alopius</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alosa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad.  It replaces the older term <altname><gen>Clupea</gen></altname>.  See also <er>shad</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alosa</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aloser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To praise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A"lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>alosa</ets> or <ets>alausa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European shad (<spn>Alosa alosa</spn> formerly <spn>Clupea alosa</spn>); -- called also <altname>allice shad</altname> or <altname>allis shad</altname>. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (<spn>Alosa sapidissima</spn> formerly <spn>Clupea sapidissima</spn>). See <er>Shad</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Alouatta</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Al`ou*atte"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See <er>Howler{2}</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*loud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>loud</ets>.]</ety> <def>With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Cry <qex>aloud</qex>, spare not, lift up thy voice.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lviii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*low"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>low</ets>.]</ety> <def>Below; in a lower part.</def> &ldquo;Aloft, and then <xex>alow</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alp</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpes</ets> the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. <ets>alp</ets> a high mountain, Ir. <ets>ailp</ets> any huge mass or lump: cf. F. <ets>Alpes</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor breath of vernal air from snowy <qex>alp</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Hills peep o'er hills, and <qex>alps</qex> on <qex>alps</qex> arise.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The plural form <xex>Alps</xex> is sometimes used as a singular. &ldquo;The <xex>Alps</xex> doth spit.&rdquo;</note>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alp</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bullfinch.</def>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*pac"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>alpaca</ets>, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. <er>Paco</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal of Peru (<spn>Lama paco</spn>), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wool of the alpaca.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Alps.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>Alpen</xex> snow.&rdquo;  <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pen*glow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west resulting from the cooling of the air.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"pen*horn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Alp"horn`</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>Alpenhorn</ets>.]</ety> <def>A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the <xex>ranz des vaches</xex> and other melodies. Its notes are open harmonics of the tube.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"pen*stock`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.; <ets>Alp</ets>, gen. pl. <ets>Alpen</ets> + <ets>stock</ets> stick.]</ety> <def>A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.</def>  <rj><au>Cheever.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*pes"trine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpestris</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; <as>as, <ex>Alpestrine</ex> diseases, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alpha</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`lfa</grk>, from Heb. <ets>&amacr;leph</ets>, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning <ets>ox</ets>.]</ety> <def>The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the <xex>beginning</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In am <qex>Alpha</qex> and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. xxii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>Formerly used also denote the <it>chief</it>; as, Plato was the <xex>alpha</xex> of the wits.</note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha (&alpha;); as, &alpha; Lyr&aelig;.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pha*bet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alphabetum</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, the first two Greek letters; Heb. <ets>&amacr;leph</ets> and <ets>beth</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alphabet</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The simplest rudiments; elements.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The very <qex>alphabet</qex> of our law.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Deaf and dumb alphabet</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Dactylology</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pha*bet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`pha*bet*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian.</def>  <rj><au>Abp. Sancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al`pha*bet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al`pha*bet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alphab&eacute;tique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; <as>as, <ex>alphabetic</ex> characters, writing, languages, arrangement</as>.</def> <illu>English has an <ex>alphabetical</ex> writing system.</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Literal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Alphabetical</xex> servility.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>in alphabetical order.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> abecedarian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`pha*bet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`pha*bet"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pha*bet*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pha*bet*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To arrange alphabetically; <as>as, to <ex>alphabetize</ex> a list of words</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with an alphabet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>alphanumerical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to alphanumerics.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alphanumeric, alphameric, alphamerical</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>using or consisting of only alphabetical and numerical characters; -- contrasting with <contr>binary</contr> or <contr>control</contr>.</def> <illu><ex>alphanumeric</ex> characters</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>alphanumerics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation marks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pha pa"per</hw>. <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial light. It is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide and chloride.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>alpha particle</hw>. <fld>(Physics &amp; Chem.)</fld> <def>a particle emitted at high velocity from certain radioactive substances.  It is identical to the helium nucleus, consisting of two protons and two neutrons.  Rays of such particles are called <er>alpha rays</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alpha rays</hw>. <fld>(Physics &amp; Chem.)</fld> <def>Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of positively charged <er>alpha particles</er> (helium nuclei) having enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field.  Compare <contr>beta ray</contr> and <contr>gamma ray</contr>.  Because the rays penetrate only a small distance in dense matter such as living tissue, small pellets of radioactive substances emitting alpha rays have been used to cause local destruction of tissue, as in cancer therapy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*phit"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; barley meal + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alphitomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of barley meal.</def>  <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"phol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Alpha-</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an antiseptic and antirheumatic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*phon"sine</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*f&obreve_;n"s&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284).</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alphonsine tables</b></col>, <cd>astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise.</cd>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pi*gene</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"p&ibreve_;*j&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpes</ets> Alps + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <def>Growing in Alpine regions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alpinia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alpinia</gen>, genus <gen>Zerumbet</gen>, genus <gen>Languas</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Alpinus</ets>, fr. <ets>Alpes</ets> the Alps: cf. F. <ets>Alpin</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; <as>as, <ex>Alpine</ex> snows; <ex>Alpine</ex> plants.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Like the Alps; lofty.</def> &ldquo;Gazing up an <xex>Alpine</xex> height.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"pin*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A climber of the Alps.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"pist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.: cf. Sp. &amp; Pg. <ets>alpiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>The seed of canary grass (<spn>Phalaris Canariensis</spn>), used for feeding cage birds.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"qui*fou</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Equiv. to <ets>arquifoux</ets>, F. <ets>alquifoux</ets>, Sp. <ets>alquif&oacute;l</ets>, fr. the same Arabic word as <ets>alcohol</ets>. See <er>Alcohol</er>.]</ety> <def>A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*read"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> (OE. <ets>al</ets>) + <ets>ready</ets>.]</ety> <def>Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.</def> &ldquo;Joseph was in Egypt <xex>already</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Exod. i. 5.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I say unto you, that Elias is come <qex>already</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xvii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be <xex>already</xex> completed, or will have been <xex>already</xex> completed.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Als</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Also.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alsace</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alsatia, Elsass</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alsatia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Alsace, Elsass</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*sa"tian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Alsatia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*sa"tian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al` se"gno</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., to the mark or sign.]</ety><fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign &unr_;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"sike</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Alsike</ets>, in Sweden.]</ety> <def>A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; <spn>Trifolium hybridum</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; conj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>so</ets>. OE. <ets>al so</ets>, AS. <ets>ealsw&amacr;</ets>, <ets>alsw&unr_;</ets>, <ets>&aelig;lsw&aelig;</ets>; <ets>eal</ets>, <ets>al</ets>, <ets>&aelig;l</ets>, all + <ets>sw&amacr;</ets> so. See <er>All</er>, <er>So</er>, <er>As</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In like manner; likewise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In addition; besides; as well; further; too.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for where your treasure is, there will your heart be <qex>also</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vi. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Even as; as; so.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Also</er>, <er>Likewise</er>, <er>Too</er>.</syn> <usage> These words are used by way of <xex>transition</xex>, in leaving one thought and passing to another. <xex>Also</xex> is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is <xex>all so</xex>, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, &ldquo;If you were there, I was there <xex>also</xex>;&rdquo; &ldquo;If our situation has some discomforts, it has <xex>also</xex> many sources of enjoyment.&rdquo;  <xex>Too</xex> is simply less formal and pointed than <xex>also</xex>; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, &ldquo;I was there <xex>too</xex>;&rdquo; &ldquo;a courtier yet a patriot <xex>too</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> <xex>Likewise</xex> denotes literally &ldquo;in like manner,&rdquo; and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than <xex>also</xex>. &ldquo;It implies,&rdquo; says Whately, &ldquo;some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, &lsquo; He is a poet, and <xex>likewise</xex> a musician; ' but we should not say, &lsquo; He is a <xex>prince</xex>, and <xex>likewise</xex> a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities.&rdquo; This distinction, however, is often disregarded.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Alsobia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus <gen>Episcia</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alsobia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alsophila</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus comprising the geometrid moths.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alsophila</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alstonia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeast Asia and Polynesia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alstonia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>alstroemeria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various South American plants of the genus <gen>Alstroemeria</gen> valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alstroemeriaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Alstroemeriaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Alt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alto</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The higher part of the scale. See <er>Alto</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To be in alt</b></col>, <cd>to be in an exalted state of mind.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Al*ta"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al*ta"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alta&iuml;que</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Altaic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a collective term for a group of related linguistic families including the Turkic, Tungusik and Mongolian languages, spoken over a broad area from southeastern Europe and Asia, as far east as the Pacific.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Altaic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the Altaic languages.</def> <illu><ex>Altaic</ex> languages</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alter</ets>, <ets>auter</ets>, <ets>autier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>altare</ets>, pl. <ets>altaria</ets>, altar, prob. fr. <ets>altus</ets> high: cf. OF. <ets>alter</ets>, <ets>autier</ets>, F. <ets>autel</ets>. Cf. <er>Altitude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Noah builded an <qex>altar</qex> unto the Lord.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. viii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Altar</xex> is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, <xex>altar</xex> bread or <xex>altar</xex>-bread.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Altar cloth</b></col> or <col><b>Altar-cloth</b></col>, <cd>the cover for an altar in a Christian church, usually richly embroidered.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar cushion</b></col>, <cd>a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian church to support the service book.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar frontal</b></col>.<cd> See <er>Frontal</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar rail</b></col>,<cd> the railing in front of the altar or communion table.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar screen</b></col>, <cd>a wall or partition built behind an altar to protect it from approach in the rear.</cd> -- <col><b>Altar tomb</b></col>, <cd>a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Family altar</b></col>, <cd>place of family devotions.</cd> -- <col><b>To lead (as a bride) to the altar</b></col>, <cd>to marry; -- said of a woman.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tar*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>auterage</ets>, <ets>autelage</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>al"tar boy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a boy who assists a priest at the clebration of the Holy Mass and other forms of public worship; -- also called <altname>acolyte</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tar*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>altarista</ets>, F. <ets>altariste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A chaplain.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A vicar of a church.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tar*piece`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tar*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Alt*az"i*muth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets>tude + <ets>azimuth</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Altered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Altering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>alt&eacute;rer</ets>, LL. <ets>alterare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alter</ets> other, <ets>alius</ets> other. Cf. <er>Else</er>, <er>Other</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.</def>  &ldquo;To <xex>alter</xex> the king's course.&rdquo;  &ldquo;To <xex>alter</xex> the condition of a man.&rdquo;  &ldquo;No power in Venice can <xex>alter</xex> a decree.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It gilds all objects, but it <qex>alters</qex> none.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>My covenant will I not break, nor <qex>alter</qex> the thing that is gone out of my lips.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. lxxxix. 34.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To agitate; to affect mentally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To geld.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Change</er>, <er>Alter</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Change</xex> is generic and the stronger term. It may express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one thing in place of another; <xex>alter</xex> commonly expresses a partial change, or a change in form or details without destroying identity.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; <as>as, the weather <ex>alters</ex> almost daily; rocks or minerals <ex>alter</ex> by exposure.</as></def> &ldquo;The law of the Medes and Persians, which <xex>altereth</xex> not.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dan. vi. 8.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ter*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;rabilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being alterable; alterableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;rable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being altered.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain, <qex>alterable</qex> by a thousand accidents.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alterable; variableness; alterability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an alterable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alterans</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;rant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Altering; gradually changing.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alterative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ter*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of altering or making different.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Alteration</qex>, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ere long might perceive<br/>
Strange <qex>alteration</qex> in me.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding <qex>alterations</qex>, that council degenerated into a most corrupt.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alterativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alt&eacute;ratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing ateration.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.</def>  <rj><au>Burton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Altercated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Altercating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>altercatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>altercare</ets>, <ets>altercari</ets>, fr. <ets>alter</ets> another. See <er>Alter</er>.]</ety> <def>To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ter*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>altercation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>altercatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest.</def> &ldquo;Stormy <xex>altercations</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Altercation</er>, <er>Dispute</er>, <er>Wrangle</er>.</syn> <usage> The term <xex>dispute</xex> is in most cases, but not necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; <as>as, a <ex>dispute</ex> on the lawfulness of war</as>. An <xex>altercation</xex> is an angry dispute between two parties, involving an interchange of severe language. A <xex>wrangle</xex> is a confused and noisy altercation.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>Their whole life was little else than a perpetual <qex>wrangling</qex> and <qex>altercation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hakewill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by wrangling; scolding.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fielding.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alt&eacute;rit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>For outness is but the feeling of otherness (<qex>alterity</qex>) rendered intuitive, or <qex>alterity</qex> visually represented.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternus</ets>, fr. <ets>alter</ets> another: cf. F. <ets>alterne</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acting by turns; alternate.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Altern base</b></col> <fld>(Trig.)</fld>, <cd>a second side made base, in distinction from a side previously regarded as base.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"na*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alternateness; alternation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternans</ets>, p. pr.: cf. F. <ets>alternant</ets>. See <er>Alternate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al`ter`nat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A usage, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"nate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alternate</ets>, fr. <ets>alternus</ets>. See <er>Altern</er>, <er>Alter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And bid <qex>alternate</qex> passions fall and rise.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; <as>as, the <ex>alternate</ex> members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.</as> ; read every <xex>alternate</xex> line.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alternate alligation</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Alligation</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Alternate angles</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the internal and angles made by two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH, GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called <xex>alternate angles</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Alternate generation</b></col>. <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Generation</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"nate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Grateful <qex>alternates</qex> of substantial.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*nate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Alternated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Alternating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>alternatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>alternare</ets>. See <er>Altern</er>.]</ety> <def>To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends <qex>alternates</qex> the disposition of good and evil.</q> <rj><qau>Grew.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*nate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, the flood and ebb tides <ex>alternate</ex> with each other</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Rage, shame, and grief <qex>alternate</qex> in his breast.</q> <rj><qau>J. Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Different species <qex>alternating</qex> with each other.</q> <rj><qau>Kirwan.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To vary by turns; <as>as, the land <ex>alternates</ex> between rocky hills and sandy plains</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"nate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"nate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*nat`ing cur"rent</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow, especially an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally, as is used for most domestic and industrial power requirements.  Contrasted with <contr>direct curent</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>The common household current is alternating.  <ex>Alternating current</ex> is easier than direct current to transform to high voltage and back, making long-distance transmission more efficient.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ter*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alternatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alternation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; <as>as, the <ex>alternation</ex> of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Permutation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.</def>  <rj><au>Mason.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alternation of generation</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Generation</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alternatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Offering a choice of two things.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disjunctive; <as>as, an <ex>alternative</ex> conjunction</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Alternate; reciprocal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>alternative</ets>, LL. <ets>alternativa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is something else than the mere <qex>alternative</qex> of absolute destruction or unreformed existence.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when <xex>two</xex> things offer a choice of <xex>one</xex> only, the two things are called <er>alternatives</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Having to choose between two <qex>alternatives</qex>, safety and war, you obstinately prefer the worse.</q> <rj><qau>Jowett (Thucyd.).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The course of action or the thing offered in place of another.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If this demand is refused the <qex>alternative</qex> is war.</q> <rj><qau>Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>With no <qex>alternative</qex> but death.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My decided preference is for the fourth and last of these <qex>alternatives</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"na*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice between two.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ter*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating currents.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ter"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>alternitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Succession by turns; alternation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Al*th&aelig;"a</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Al*the"a</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[althaea, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ornamental shrub (<spn>Hibiscus Syriacus</spn>) of the Mallow family.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*the"ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Asparagine.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"thing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. (modern) <ets>alping</ets>, earlier <ets>alpingi</ets>; <ets>allr</ets> all + <ets>ping</ets> assembly. See <er>All</er>, and <er>Thing</er>.]</ety> <def>The national assembly or parliament of Iceland. See <er>Thing</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 8.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tho"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Although.</def> <mark>[Reformed spelling]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Alt"horn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Alt</ets> + <ets>horn</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn.</def>  <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*though"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>though</ets>; OE. <ets>al thagh</ets>.]</ety> <def>Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Although</qex> all shall be offended, yet will not I.</q> <rj><qau>Mark xiv. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Although</er>, <er>Though</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Although</xex>, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than <xex>though</xex>, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*til"o*quence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lofty speech; pompous language.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*til"o*quent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> (adv. <ets>alte</ets>) high + <ets>loquens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>High-sounding; pompous in speech.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>altimeter</ets>; <ets>altus</ets> high + <ets>metrum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, measure: cf. F. <ets>altim&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tim"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>altim&eacute;trie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tin"car</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Tincal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ti*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + Gr. &unr_; to view.]</ety> <def>An arrangement of lenses and mirrors which enables a person to see an object in spite of intervening objects.  Since the early 1900's, most commonly called <er>periscope</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tis"o*nant</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*t&ibreve_;s"&ouptack_;*n&aitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + <ets>sonans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sonare</ets> to sound.]</ety> <def>High-sounding; lofty or pompous.</def>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tis"o*nous</hw> <pr>(-n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altisonus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Altisonant.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*tis"si*mo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.; superl. of <ets>alto</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The part or notes situated above F in alt.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>altus</ets> high. Cf. <er>Altar</er>, <er>Haughty</er>, <er>Enhance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; <as>as, the <ex>altitude</ex> of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either <xex>true</xex> or <xex>apparent</xex>; <xex>true</xex> when measured from the rational or real <xex>horizon</xex>, <xex>apparent</xex> when from the sensible or apparent horizon.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; <as>as, the <ex>altitude</ex> of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Height of degree; highest point or degree.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He is [proud] even to the <qex>altitude</qex> of his virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Height of rank or excellence; superiority.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>Richardson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The man of law began to get into his <qex>altitude</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Meridian altitude</b></col>, <cd>an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See <er>Meridian</er>, 3.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ti*tu"di*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to height; <as>as, <ex>altitudinal</ex> measurements</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tiv"o*lant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altivolans</ets>. See <er>Volant</er>.]</ety> <def>Flying high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Altos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>alto</ets> high, fr. L. <ets>altus</ets>. Cf. <er>Alt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In <xex>instrumental</xex> music it now signifies the tenor.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An alto singer.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alto clef</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff.</cd>  <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`to-cu"mu*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + L. &amp; E. <ets>cumulus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded  portions, often grouped in flocks or rows.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`to*geth"er</hw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>altogedere</ets>; <ets>al</ets> all + <ets>togedere</ets> together. See <er>Together</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>All together; conjointly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Altogether</qex> they went at once.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without exception; wholly; completely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Every man at his best state is <qex>altogether</qex> vanity.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. xxxix. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>altogether</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>nakedness; -- used mostly in the phrase &ldquo;in the <ex>altogether</ex>&rdquo;.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> raw, buff, birthday suit</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>A theodolite.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"to-re*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Alto-rilievo.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"to-ri*lie*vo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alto-rilievos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Sculp.)</fld> <def>High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; <as>as, this figure is an <ex>alto-rilievo</ex> or in <ex>alto-rilievo</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; When the figure stands only half out, it is called <xex>mezzo-rilievo</xex>, <xex>demi-rilievo</xex>, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, <xex>basso-rilievo</xex>, <xex>bas-relief</xex>, or low relief.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>altostratus</hw>, <hw>Al`to-stra"tus</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>altus</ets> high + L. &amp; E. <ets>stratus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tri*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like the altrices.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*tri"ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., nourishes, pl. of <ets>altrix</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Nursers, -- a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; -- opposed to <contr>pr&aelig;coces</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>altricial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>born naked and blind and dependent on parents for food; -- of hatchlings.  Opposite of <ant>precocial</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tru*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>altruisme</ets> (a word of Comte's), It. <ets>altrui</ets> of or to others, fr. L. <ets>alter</ets> another.]</ety> <def>Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to <ant>egoism</ant> or <ant>selfishness</ant>.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark>  <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"tru*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to <ant>egoist</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`tru*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>altruiste</ets>, a. See <er>Altruism</er>..]</ety> <def>Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to <ant>egoistic</ant> or <ant>selfish</ant>.</def> <au>Bain.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"u*del</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. &amp; Sp. <ets>aludel</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>aluth&amacr;l</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the pear-shaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession; -- used in the process of sublimation.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>ala</ets> a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A false or bastard wing. See under <er>Bastard</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the alula.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>alum</ets>, <ets>alom</ets>, OF. <ets>alum</ets>, F. <ets>alun</ets>, fr. L. <ets>alumen</ets> alum.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four molecules of water of crystallization.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Common <xex>alum</xex> is the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent, and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is extended so as to include other double sulphates similar to alum in formula.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lu"men</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Alum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu"mi*na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets>, <ets>aluminis</ets>. See <er>Alum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, <chform>Al2O3</chform>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas, scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate with water, resulting from the decomposition of other aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the mineral corundum.</note><!-- obtained commercially from the mineral bauxite, mined in large quantities. PJC  --><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu`mi*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu"mi*na`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <pos>a.</pos> <def>Combined with alumina.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"u*mine</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l"&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Alumina.</def>  <rj><au>Davy.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`u*min"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or containing aluminium; <as>as, <ex>aluminic</ex> phosphate</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu`mi*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets> alum + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aluminif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing alum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu"mi*ni*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of alumina.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`u*min"i*um</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l`&uuptack_;*m&ibreve_;n"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alumen</ets>. See <er>Alum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>same as <er>aluminum</er>, chiefly British in usage.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Aluminium bronze</b></col> or <col><b>gold</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a pale gold-colored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu"mi*nize</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&umacr;*m&ibreve_;*n&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu`mi*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Alumin</ets>-ium + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&umacr;*m&ibreve_;*n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aluminosus</ets>, fr.  <ets>alumen</ets> alum: cf. F. <ets>alumineux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; <as>as, <ex>aluminous</ex> minerals, <ex>aluminous</ex> solution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu"mi*num</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&umacr;*m&ibreve_;*n&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al.  Also called <altname>aluminium</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"um*ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat like alum.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lum"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. fem.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alumn&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> . <ety>[L. See <er>Alumnus</er>.]</ety> <def>A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lum"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alumni</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish.]</ety> <def>A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"um root`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A North American herb (<spn>Heuchera Americana</spn>) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Al"um schist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Al"um shale"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"um stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"u*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Alum stone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*lu"no*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>alun</ets> alum + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; -- also called <xex>feather alum</xex>, and <xex>hair salt</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>alure</ets>, <ets>aleure</ets>, walk, gait, fr. <ets>aler</ets> (F. <ets>aller</ets>) to go.]</ety> <def>A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The sides of every street were covered with fresh <qex>alures</qex> of marble.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"u*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alutacius</ets>, fr. <ets>aluta</ets> soft leather.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Leathery.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow.</def>  <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al`u*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Alutaceous</er>.]</ety> <def>The tanning or dressing of leather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ve*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alvearies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>alvearium</ets>, <ets>alveare</ets>, beehive, fr. <ets>alveus</ets> a hollow vessel, beehive, from <ets>alvus</ets> belly, beehive.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A beehive, or something resembling a beehive.</def>  <rj><au>Barret.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The hollow of the external ear.</def>  <rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ve*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveatus</ets> hollowed out.]</ety> <def>Formed or vaulted like a beehive.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ve*o*lar</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveolus</ets> a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. <ets>alv&eacute;olaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Alveolar processes</b></col>, <cd>the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ve*o*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alveolar.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ve*o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveolatus</ets>, fr. <ets>alveolus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ve*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alveolus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al*ve"o*li*form</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*v&emacr;"&ouptack_;*l&ibreve_;*f&ocirc;rm)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alveolus</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al*ve"o*lus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;l*v&emacr;"&ouptack_;*l&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alveoli</plw> <pr>(-l&imacr;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of <ets>alveus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>alv&eacute;ole</ets>. See <er>Alveary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cell in a honeycomb.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Al"ve*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Alvei</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>The channel of a river.</def>  <rj><au>Weate.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"vine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>alvus</ets> belly: cf. F. <ets>alvin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; <as>as, <ex>alvine</ex> discharges; <ex>alvine</ex> concretions.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"way</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Always.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I would not live <qex>alway</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Job vii. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Al"ways</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>All</ets> + <ets>way</ets>. The <it>s</it> is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; <as>as, God is <ex>always</ex> the same</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to <ant>sometimes</ant> or <ant>occasionally</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>always</qex> rides a black galloway.</q> <rj><qau>Bulwer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*lys"sum</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*l&ibreve_;s"s&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`lysson</grk>, name of a plant, perh. fr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>ly`ssa</grk> raging madness.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The <stype>sweet alyssum</stype> (<spn>Alyssum maritimum</spn>), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Alytes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of amphibians comprising the midwife toads.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Alytes</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>am</ets>, <ets>eom</ets>, akin to Gothic <ets>im</ets>, Icel. <ets>em</ets>, Olr. <ets>am</ets>, Lith. <ets>esmi</ets>, L. <ets>sum</ets>., Gr. &unr_;, Zend <ets>ahmi</ets>, Skr. <ets>asmi</ets>, fr. a root <ets>as</ets> to be. &unr_;. See <er>Are</er>, and cf. <er>Be</er>, <er>Was</er>.]</ety> <def>The first person singular of the verb <xex>be</xex>, in the indicative mode, present tense. See <er>Be</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>God said unto Moses, I <qex>am</qex> that <qex>am</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. iii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amabilitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lovableness.</def>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The New English Dictionary (Murray) says this word is &ldquo;usefully distinct from <xex>Amiability</xex>.&rdquo;</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; power.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Amasthenic.</def>  <rj><au>Sir J. Herschel.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`a*da*vat"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Indian name. From <ets>Ahmedabad</ets>, a city from which it was imported to Europe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (<spn>Estrelda amandava</spn>), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; -- called also <altname>red waxbill</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>amaduvad</asp> and <asp>avadavat</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*dou</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amadou</ets> tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr. <ets>amadouer</ets> to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. <ets>mata</ets> to feed, which is akin to E. <ets>meat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (<gen>Boletus</gen> and <gen>Polyporus</gen>) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>amah</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wet nurse</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a female domestic.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> maid, maidservant, housemaid</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*main"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>main</ets>. See 2d <er>Main</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down <qex>amain</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts <qex>amain</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>T. Parker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>At full speed; in great haste; also, at once.</def> &ldquo;They fled <xex>amain</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*main"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amener</ets>. See <er>Amenable</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*main"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*mal"gam</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&abreve;l"g&aitalic_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amalgame</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>malagma</ets>, Gr. <grk>ma`lagma</grk>, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. <grk>mala`ssein</grk> to make soft, fr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; <as>as, an <ex>amalgam</ex> of tin, bismuth, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mixture or compound of different things.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A native compound of mercury and silver.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*mal"gam</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amalgamer</ets>]</ety> <def>To amalgamate.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au> <au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mal"ga*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amalgam</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They divided this their <qex>amalgama</qex> into a number of incoherent republics.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mal"ga*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amalgamated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amalgamating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; <as>as, to <ex>amalgamate</ex> two races; to <ex>amalgamate</ex> one race with another.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and <qex>amalgamated</qex> into one.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mal"ga*mate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; <as>as, two organs or parts <ex>amalgamate</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*mal"ga*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*mal"ga*ma`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Coalesced; united; combined.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mal`ga*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amalgamation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mal"ga*ma*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by amalgamation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mal"ga*ma`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mal"ga*mize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To amalgamate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*man"dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amande</ets> almond. See <er>Almond</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The vegetable casein of almonds.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`a*ni"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Amanitine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of poisonous fungi of the family <fam>Agaricace&aelig;</fam>, characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are frequently mistaken for them. <spn>Amanita muscaria</spn>, syn. <spn>Agaricus muscarius</spn>, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and <spn>Agaricus phalloides</spn> is the death cup (or death cap).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*man"i*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a sort of fungus.]</ety> <def>The poisonous principle of some fungi.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*man`u*en"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amanuenses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety> <def>A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mar"a*cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A fragrant flower.</def>  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*rant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Amaranth, 1.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*ran*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*ranth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amarantus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, unfading, amaranth; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. <ets>mortal</ets>; -- so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. <ets>amarante</ets>. The spelling with <ets>th</ets> seems to be due to confusion with Gr. &unr_; flower.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An imaginary flower supposed never to fade.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ornamental annual plants (<gen>Amaranthus</gen>) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A color inclining to purple.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amaranthaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Amaranthaceae</fam>, amaranth family</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*ran"thine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amaranth.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amaranthine</xex> bowers.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They only <qex>amaranthine</qex> flower on earth<br/>
Is virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of a purplish color.</def>  <rj><au>Buchanan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`a*ran"thus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`&adot_;*r&abreve;n"th&ubreve;s)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Am`a*ran"tus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`&adot_;*r&abreve;n"t&ubreve;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amaranth</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>amarelle</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any of several varieties of cultivated sour cherry trees of the species <spn>Prunus cerasus</spn> bearing fruit with colorless juice, e.g. <spn>Prunus cerasus</spn> <varn>caproniana</varn>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amarus</ets> bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mar"i*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amaritudo</ets>, fr. <ets>amarus</ets> bitter: cf. OF. <ets>amaritude</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bitterness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Amaryllidaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Amaryllidaceae</fam>, amaryllis family</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`a*ryl`li*da"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`a*ryl*lid"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`a*ryl"lis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Amaryllis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pastoral sweetheart.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To sport with <qex>Amaryllis</qex> in the shade.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mass"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amassed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amassing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>ambusher</ets>, LL. amassare; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>massa</ets> lump, mass. See <er>Mass</er>.]</ety> <def>To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; <as>as, to <ex>amass</ex> a treasure or a fortune; to <ex>amass</ex> words or phrases.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The life of Homer has been written by <qex>amassing</qex> all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To accumulate; heap up; pile.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mass"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amasse</ets>, fr. <ets>ambusher</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mass; a heap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mass"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being amassed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mass"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amasses.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`mas`sette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Amass</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mass"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>amassement</ets>.]</ety> <def>An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>amassment</qex> of imaginary conceptions.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`as*then"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; together + &unr_; force.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mate"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amater</ets>, <ets>amatir</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The Silures, to <qex>amate</qex> the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mate"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>mate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To be a mate to; to match.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*teur"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>amator</ets> lover, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <def>A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*teur"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Am`a*teur"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Am`a*teur"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>amateurishness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Behavior that demonstrates a lack of professional competency.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*teur*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*teur`ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or character of an amateur.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <def>Full of love; amatory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.</def>  <rj><au>Combe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amatorious</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; <as>as, <ex>amatorial</ex> verses</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amatorial manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Amatory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <def>Amatory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Amatorious</xex> poem.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; <as>as, <ex>amatory</ex> potions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>amatungulu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a very large closely branched South African shrub (<spn>Carissa grandiflora</spn>) of the dogbane family having forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red berries.  Also called <altname>natal plum</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the fruit of the amatungulu{1}.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amauropelta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amauropelta</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`au*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; dark, dim.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also <altname>gutta serena</altname>, the &ldquo;<altname>drop serene</altname>&rdquo; of Milton.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`au*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maze"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amazed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amazing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>maze</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A labyrinth to <qex>amaze</qex> his foes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amazing</xex> Europe with her wit.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And all the people were <qex>amazed</qex>, and said, Is not this the son of David?</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xii. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Amaze</er>, <er>Astonish</er>. <xex>Amazement</xex> includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are <xex>amazed</xex> at what we can not in the least account for. <xex>Astonishment</xex> also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is <xex>stunned</xex> by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the &unr_;normity of an act, etc.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maze"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be astounded.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maze"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement.</def> <mark>[Chiefly poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The wild, bewildered<br/>
Of one to stone converted by <qex>amaze</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maz"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In amazement; with confusion or astonishment.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maz"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maze"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of amazement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maze"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of being amazed; bewilderment <mark>[Obs.]</mark>; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His words impression left<br/>
Of much <qex>amazement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Frenzy; madness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Webster (1661).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*maz"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing amazement; very wonderful; <as>as, <ex>amazing</ex> grace</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*maz"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"a*zon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus <gen>Chrysotis</gen></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amazon ant</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of ant (<spn>Polyergus rufescens</spn>), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv&aelig; and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`a*zo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"a*zon*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"a*zon stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from the river <etsep>Amazon</etsep>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Amb-</hw>, <hw>Am*bi-</hw></mhw>. <ety>[L. prefix <ets>ambi-</ets>, <ets>amb-</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>abhi</ets>, AS. <ets>embe</ets>, <ets>emb</ets>, OHG. <ets>umbi</ets>, <ets>umpi</ets>, G. <ets>um</ets>, and also L. <ets>ambo</ets> both. Cf. <er>Amphi-</er>, <er>Both</er>, <er>By</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix meaning <xex>about</xex>, <xex>around</xex>; -- used in words derived from the Latin.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*ba"ges</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. (usually in pl.); pref. <ets>ambi-</ets>, <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>agere</ets> to drive: cf. F. <ets>ambage</ets>.]</ety> <def>A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.</def><br/>
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<p><q>After many <qex>ambages</qex>, perspicuously define what this melancholy is.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bag"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambagious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*ba"gious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambagiosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Circumlocutory; circuitous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bag"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambagious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*ba"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <it>or</it>  <hw>Ambary hemp</hw>  }</mhw>. <ety>[Hind. <ets>amb&amacr;r&amacr;</ets>, <ets>amb&amacr;r&imacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A valuable East Indian fiber plant (<spn>Hibiscus cannabinus</spn>), or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called also <altname>brown Indian hemp</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Am"bas*sade</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Em"bas*sade</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambassade</ets>.  See <er>Embassy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The mission of an ambassador.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An embassy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Strype.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Am*bas"sa*dor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Em*bas"sa*dor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Embassador</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <ex>Ambassadors</ex> are either <xex>ordinary</xex> [or <xex>resident</xex>] or <xex>extraordinary</xex>, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand.</note>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An official messenger and representative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an ambassador.</def>  <rj><au>H. Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bas`sa*dor*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bas"sa*dress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.</def>  <rj><au>Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bas*sage</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&aitalic_;s*s&auptack_;j)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Embassage</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Luke xiv. 32.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bas*sy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&aitalic_;s*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Embassy</er>, the usual spelling.</def>  <rj><au>Helps.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aumbre</ets>, F. <ets>ambre</ets>, Sp. <ets>&aacute;mbar</ets>, and with the Ar. article, <ets>al&aacute;mbar</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>'anbar</ets> ambergris.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.</def><br/>
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<p><note>   Amber is classified as a fossil resin, being typically of ancient origin, having solidified from the exudates of certain trees millions of years ago.  Many pieces are found with insects embedded, the insects having been trapped by the resin while they were alive.  The insects are often very well preserved, due to the antimicrobial action of components of the amber.  It typically contains from 5 to 8 percent of succinic acid.  "Baltic amber" has been mined for centuries in the region of Poland formerly called East Prussia, and is the variety used in most jewelry made in Poland and Russia.  The Baltic strata containing amber extend under the sea, and amber beads may be found there deposited by waves along the shore.  Amber was known to the ancient Greeks.  The name "electron" comes from the Latin word for amber, <ets>electrum</ets>, derived from the Greek word, <grk>'h`lektron</grk> (see <er>electric</er>), due to the electric charge that amber takes when rubbed, as with cat fur.  Although at one time used in fine varnishes, it no longer has any commercial value for that purpose, being used mostly in jewelry.  Significant deposits are also found in the Carribean region, and smaller amounts in various other places.  The notion, that DNA sufficiently intact to recreate extinct animals might be extracted from amber, was the basis for Michael Crichton's novel "Jurassic Park", but has as yet (1997) not been demonstrated to be possible.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; <as>as, the <ex>amber</ex> of the sky</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Ambergris.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>You that smell of <qex>amber</qex> at my charge.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The balsam, liquidambar.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Black amber</b></col>, <cd>and old and popular name for <xex>jet</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of amber; made of amber.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Amber</xex> bracelets.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.</def>   &ldquo;The <xex>amber</xex> morn.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p. &amp; p. a.</pos> <conjf>Ambered</conjf> .]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To scent or flavor with ambergris; <as>as, <ex>ambered</ex> wine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To preserve in amber; <as>as, an <ex>ambered</ex> fly</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amberboa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of herbs of Mediterranean to Central Asia cultivated for their flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amberboa</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>am"ber*fish`</hw>, <hw>Am"ber fish`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r*f&ibreve_;sh`)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water carangid fishes of the genus <gen>Seriola</gen>, especially a large vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast (<spn>Seriola Dumerili</spn>).  It is also called the <altname>amberjack</altname>.</def> <note><spn>Seriola Carolinensis</spn> was the species name given in the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amberjack</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber*grease</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r*gr&emacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ambergris</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber*gris</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r*gr&emacr;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambre gris</ets>, i. e., gray amber; F. <ets>gris</ets> gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. <ets>gr&icirc;s</ets>, G. <ets>greis</ets>, gray-haired. See <er>Amber</er>.]</ety> <def>A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (<spn>Physeter macrocephalus</spn>), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212&deg; Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber room</hw>  <def>A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber.  The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered.  The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian artisans.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber seed`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&etilde_;r s&emacr;d`)</pr>. <def>Seed of the <spn>Hibiscus abelmoschus</spn>, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed.</def>  <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ber tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A species of <gen>Anthospermum</gen>, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ambes"-as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ambs-ace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bi*dex"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>dexter</ets> right, <ets>dextra</ets> (sc. <ets>manus</ets>) the right hand.]</ety> <def>Using both hands with equal ease.</def>  <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who uses both hands with equal facility.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> Hence: <def>A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The rest are hypocrites, <qex>ambidexters</qex>, so many turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on the other.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility.</def> Hence: <def>Versatility; general readiness; <as>as, <ex>ambidexterity</ex> of argumentation</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent powers, as regarded speed, force, and <qex>ambidexterity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Double-dealing.</def> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A juror's taking of money from the both parties for a verdict.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand side.</def>  <rj><au>Earle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Practicing or siding with both parties.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All false, shuffling, and <qex>ambidextrous</qex> dealings.</q> <rj><qau>L'Estrange.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bi*dex"trous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bi*dex"trous*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bi*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ambire</ets> to go around; <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>ire</ets> to go.]</ety> <def>Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Ambient</xex> air.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Ambient</xex> clouds.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bi*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something that surrounds or invests; <as>as, air . . . being a perpetual <ex>ambient</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*big"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>genus</ets> kind.]</ety> <def>Of two kinds.</def> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bi*gu</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>ambigu</ets> doubtful, L. <ets>ambiquus</ets>. See <er>Ambiguous</er>.]</ety> <def>An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bi*gu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambiguities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ambiguitas</ets>, fr. <ets>ambiguus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ambiguit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No shadow of <qex>ambiguity</qex> can rest upon the course to be pursued.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The words are of single signification, without any <qex>ambiguity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*big"u*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambiguus</ets>, fr. <ets>ambigere</ets> to wander about, waver; <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>agere</ets> to drive.]</ety> <def>Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; <as>as, an <ex>ambiguous</ex> course; an <ex>ambiguous</ex> expression.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>What have been thy answers? What but dark,<br/>
<qex>Ambiguous</qex>, and with double sense deluding?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct; indeterminate; indefinite. See <er>Equivocal</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*big"u*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*big"u*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ambiguity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bi*le"vous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>laevus</ets> left.]</ety> <def>Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to <contr>ambidexter</contr>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bil"o*quy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Doubtful or ambiguous language.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambitus</ets> circuit, fr. <ets>ambire</ets> to go around. See <er>Ambient</er>.]</ety> <def>Circuit or compass.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His great parts did not live within a small <qex>ambit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bi"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambition</ets>, L. <ets>ambitio</ets> a going around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor), fr. <ets>ambire</ets> to go around. See <er>Ambient</er>, <er>Issue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>[I] used no <qex>ambition</qex> to commend my deeds.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way <qex>ambition</qex>:<br/>
By that sin fell the angels.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The pitiful <qex>ambition</qex> of possessing five or six thousand more acres.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bi"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ambitionner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Pausanias, <qex>ambitioning</qex> the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bi"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One excessively ambitious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bi"tion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Devoid of ambition.</def>  <rj><au>Pollok.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bi"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambitiosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ambitieux</ets>. See <er>Ambition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Yet Brutus says he was <qex>ambitious</qex>,<br/>
And Brutus is an honorable man.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Strongly desirous; -- followed by <xex>of</xex> or the infinitive; <as>as, <ex>ambitious</ex> to be or to do something</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I was not <qex>ambitious of</qex> seeing this ceremony.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Studious of song, and yet <qex>ambitious</qex> not to sing in vain.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; <as>as, an <ex>ambitious</ex> style</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A giant statue . . . <br/>
Pushed by a wild and artless race,<br/>
From off wide, <qex>ambitious</qex> base.</q> <rj><qau>Collins.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bi"tious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ambitious manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bi"tious*ness</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*b&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;s*n&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"bi*tus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&ibreve_;*t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Ambit</er>, <er>Ambition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A canvassing for votes.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>ambivalence</hw>, <hw>ambivalency</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>mixed feelings or emotions; uncertainty or vacillation in making a choice.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>the simultaneous existence within a person of both positive and negative feelings toward another person or action, or toward an object (as of attraction and revulsion), resulting in internal conflict.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ambivalent</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course of action; having feelings both for and against the proposed action.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> on the fence(predicate), suspensive, uncertain</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ambiversion</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion and introversion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ambiversive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>intermediate between introversive and extroversive.  Contrasted to <contr>introversive</contr> and <contr>extroversive</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ambled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ambling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>ambler</ets> to amble, fr. L. <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk, in LL., to amble, perh. fr. <ets>amb-</ets>, <ets>ambi-</ets>, and a root meaning <ets>to go</ets>: cf. Gr. &unr_; to go, E. <ets>base</ets>. Cf. <er>Ambulate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the horse or to its rider.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The skipping king, he <qex>ambled</qex> up and down.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Sir, your wit <qex>ambles</qex> well; it goes easily.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side.</def> &ldquo;A fine easy <xex>amble</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A movement like the amble of a horse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A horse or a person that ambles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With an ambling gait.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*blot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_;  an abortion.]</ety> <def>Tending to cause abortion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bly*gon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; obtuse + &unr_; angle: cf. F. <ets>amblygone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*blyg"o*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obtuse-angled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hutton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am`bly*o"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"bly*o`py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; blunt, dim + &unr_; eye: cf. F. <ets>amblyopie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bly*op"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to amblyopy.</def>  <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*blyp"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; blunt + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>ambo</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. <ets>ambon</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches.</def>  <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"bon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ambo</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*boy"na but"ton</hw>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the tropics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amboyna pine</hw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The resiniferous tree <spn>Agathis Dammara</spn>, of the Moluccas.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*boy"na wood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the <spn>Pterocarpus Indicus</spn> of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bre*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bre"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bre*in</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ambr&eacute;ine</ets>. See <er>Amber</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"brite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>amber</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"brose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See <er>Ambrosia</er>, 3.</def>  <rj><au>Turner.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bro"sia</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, properly fem. of &unr_;, fr. &unr_; immortal, divine; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). &unr_; stands for &unr_;, akin to Skr. <ets>mrita</ets>, L. <ets>mortuus</ets>, dead, and to E. <ets>mortal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An unguent of the gods.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His dewy locks distilled <qex>ambrosia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called <xex>ragweed</xex>, <xex>hogweed</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The food of certain small bark beetles, family <fam>Scolytid&aelig;</fam> believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their burrows.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges, sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ambrosia beetle</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bark beetle that makes and feeds on ambrosia{4}.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bro"si*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosiacus</ets>:  cf. F. <ets>ambrosiaque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>&ldquo;<xex>Ambrosiac</xex> odors.&rdquo;  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ambrosiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ambrosiaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bro"sial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosius</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Ambrosial</xex> food.&rdquo;  &ldquo;<xex>Ambrosial</xex> fragrance.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Divinely excellent or beautiful.</def>  &ldquo;Shakes his <xex>ambrosial</xex> curls.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bro"sial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully.</def> &ldquo;Smelt <xex>ambrosially</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bro"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambrosial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bro"sian</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; <as>as, the <ex>Ambrosian</ex> office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ambrosian chant</b></col>, <cd>the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bro*sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Ambrosin</ets>us nummus.]</ety> <def>An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bro*type</hw> <pr>(-t&imacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`mbrotos</grk> immortal + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>aumbry</ets>, <ets>almery</ets>, OF. <ets>almarie</ets>, <ets>armarie</ets>, <ets>aumaire</ets>, F. <ets>armoire</ets>, LL. <ets>armarium</ets> chest, cupboard, orig. a repository for arms, fr. L. <ets>arama</ets> arms. The word has been confused with <ets>almonry</ets>. See <er>Armory</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Almonry.</def> <mark>[<xex>Improperly so used</xex>]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ambs"-ace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ambesas</ets>; <ets>ambes</ets> both (fr. L. <ets>ambo</ets>) + <ets>as</ets> ace. See <er>Ace</er>.]</ety> <def>Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bu*la"cral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; <as>as, the <ex>ambulacral</ex> ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bu*la"cri*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ambulacrum</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the form of ambulacra.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`bu*la"crum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambulacra</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., an alley or covered way.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the suckers on the feet of mites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bu*lance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ambulance</ets>, h&ocirc;pital <ets>ambulant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk. See <er>Amble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; <as>as, an <ex>ambulance</ex> wagon; <ex>ambulance</ex> stretcher; <ex>ambulance</ex> corps.</as></def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bu*lant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk: cf. F. <ets>ambulant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Walking; moving from place to place.</def>  <rj><au>Gayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulare</ets> to walk. See <er>Amble</er>.]</ety> <def>To walk; to move about.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of walking.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bu*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Walking.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bu*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who walks about; a walker.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A beetle of the genus <gen>Lamia</gen>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of birds, or one of this genus.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also <altname>perambulator</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bu*la*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ambulatory; fitted for walking.</def>  <rj><au>Verrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bu*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambulatorius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; <as>as, an <ex>ambulatory</ex> animal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; <as>as, an <ex>ambulatory</ex> court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The priesthood . . . before was very <qex>ambulatory</qex>, and dispersed into all families.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a walk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The princess of whom his majesty had an <qex>ambulatory</qex> view in his travels.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; <as>as, the dispositions of a will are <ex>ambulatory</ex> until the death of the testator</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bu*la*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ambulatories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>ambulatorium</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bur*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anbury</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bus*cade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>embuscade</ets>, fr. It. <ets>imboscata</ets>, or Sp. <ets>emboscada</ets>, fr. <ets>emboscar</ets> to ambush, fr. LL. <ets>imboscare</ets>. See <er>Ambush</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The body of troops lying in ambush.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bus*cade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ambuscaded</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ambuscading</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bus*cade"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lie in ambush.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bus*ca"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ambuscade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`bus*ca"doed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Posted in ambush; ambuscaded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bush</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&oobreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>emb&ucirc;che</ets>, fr. the verb. See <er>Ambush</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege<br/>
Or <qex>ambush</qex> from the deep.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Bold in close <qex>ambush</qex>, base in open field.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>ambush</qex> arose quickly out of their place.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. viii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To lay an ambush</b></col>, <cd>to post a force in ambush.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bush</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&oobreve_;sh)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ambushed</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;m"b&oobreve_;shd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ambushing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>enbussen</ets>, <ets>enbushen</ets>, OF. <ets>embushier</ets>, <ets>embuissier</ets>, F. <ets>emb&ucirc;cher</ets>, <ets>embusquer</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>imboscare</ets>; <ets>in</ets> + LL. <ets>boscus</ets>, <ets>buscus</ets>, a wood; akin to G. <ets>bush</ets>, E. <ets>bush</ets>. See <er>Ambuscade</er>, <er>Bush</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>By <qex>ambushed</qex> men behind their temple laid,<br/>
We have the king of Mexico betrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To attack by ambush; to waylay.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bush</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor saw the snake that <qex>ambushed</qex> for his prey.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bush*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One lying in ambush.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"bush*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>embuschement</ets>. See <er>Ambush</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>An ambush.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>2 Chron. xiii. 13.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*bus"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ambustio</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A burn or scald.</def>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ameba</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.  Same as <er>amoeba</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ameban</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to amoebae.  Same as <er>amoeban</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>amoeban</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoebic, amebic, amoeban, amoebous, amebous</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>caused by amoebae; -- of diseases.</def> <illu><ex>Amoebic</ex> dysentry is caused by the amoeba <spn>Entamoeba histolytica</spn>.</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoebic, amebic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`e*be"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Amoebean</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ameboid</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>resembling an amoeba especially in the shape or manner of motion</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoeboid</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>amebous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>same as <er>amoebic</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*meer"</hw>, <hw>A*mir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Emir</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or Arabia).  Same as <er>Emir</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> emir, amir, emeer</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ameiuridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family comprising the North American catfishes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ameiuridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ameiurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ameiurus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amell</ets>, OF. <ets>esmail</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;mail</ets>, of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>smelzi</ets>, G. <ets>schmelz</ets>. See <er>Smelt</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Enamel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amellen</ets>, OF. <ets>esmailler</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;mailler</ets>, OF. <ets>esmail</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;mail</ets>.]</ety> <def>To enamel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Enlightened all with stars,<br/>
And richly <qex>ameled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Amelanchier</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amelanchier</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"el*corn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger. <ets>amelkorn</ets>: cf. MHG. <ets>amel</ets>, <ets>amer</ets>, spelt, and L. <ets>amylum</ets> starch, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called also <altname>French rice</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mel"io*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being ameliorated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mel"io*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ameliorated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ameliorating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>meliorare</ets> to make better: cf. F. <ets>am&eacute;liorer</ets>. See <er>Meliorate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make better; to improve; to meliorate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In every human being there is a wish to <qex>ameliorate</qex> his own condition.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mel"io*rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better; to meliorate; <as>as, wine <ex>ameliorates</ex> by age</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ameliorating</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. pr.</pos> of <er>ameliorate</er>.]</ety>  <def>causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an unfavorable condition.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mel`io*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>am&eacute;lioration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amelioration</xex> of human affairs.&rdquo;  <rj><au>J. S. Mill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mel"io*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; <as>as, <ex>ameliorative</ex> remedies, efforts</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mel"io*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ameliorates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`men"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>interj., adv., &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amen</ets>, Gr. <grk>'amh`n</grk>, Heb. <ets>&amacr;m&emacr;n</ets> certainly, truly.]</ety> <def>An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, <xex>So be it</xex>. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to <xex>truly</xex>, <xex>verily</xex>.</def> <note>It is used as a noun, to denote: <sd>(a)</sd> concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; <sd>(b)</sd> the final word or act; <sd>(c)</sd> Christ as being one who is true and faithful.</note><br/>
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<p><q>And let all the people say, <qex>Amen</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cvi. 48.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Amen</qex>, <qex>amen</qex>, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.</q> <rj><qau>John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To say amen to</b></col>, <cd>to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I <xex>say Amen to</xex> all.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A`men"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To say Amen to; to sanction fully.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*me`na*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amenable; amenableness.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*me"na*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amener</ets> to lead; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) = <ets>mener</ets> to lead, fr. L. <ets>minare</ets> to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. <ets>minari</ets>, to threaten, <ets>minae</ets> threats. See <er>Menace</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; <as>as, <ex>amenable</ex> to law</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be <qex>amenable</qex> to the divine government.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Sterling . . . always was <qex>amenable</qex> enough to counsel.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*me"na*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*me"na*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amenable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"e*nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amesnagier</ets>. See <er>Manage</er>.]</ety> <def>To manage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"e*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. See <er>Amenable</er>.]</ety> <def>Behavior; bearing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>amender</ets>, L. <ets>emendare</ets>; <ets>e</ets> (<ets>ex</ets>) + <ets>mendum</ets>, <ets>menda</ets>, fault, akin to Skr. <ets>minda</ets> personal defect. Cf. <er>Emend</er>, <er>Mend</er>.]</ety> <def>To change or modify in any way for the better</def>; <method>as, <sd>(a)</sd> <def>by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like;</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>by supplying deficiencies;</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify.</def></method>
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<p><q>Mar not the thing that can not be <qex>amended</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An instant emergency, granting no possibility for revision, or opening for <qex>amended</qex> thought.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We shall cheer her sorrows, and <qex>amend</qex> her blood, by wedding her to a Norman.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To amend a bill</b></col>, <cd>to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Amend</er>, <er>Emend</er>, <er>Correct</er>, <er>Reform</er>, <er>Rectify</er>.</syn>  <usage>These words agree in the idea of bringing things into a more perfect state. We <xex>correct</xex> (literally, make straight) when we conform things to some standard or rule; as, to <xex>correct</xex> proof sheets. We <xex>amend</xex> by removing blemishes, faults, or errors, and thus rendering a thing more a nearly perfect; as, to <xex>amend</xex> our ways, to <xex>amend</xex> a text, the draft of a bill, etc. <xex>Emend</xex> is only another form of <xex>amend</xex>, and is applied chiefly to editions of books, etc.  To <xex>reform</xex> is literally to form over again, or put into a new and better form; as, to <xex>reform</xex> one's life. To <xex>rectify</xex> is to make right; as, to <xex>rectify</xex> a mistake, to <xex>rectify</xex> abuses, inadvertencies, etc.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mend"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ebreve_;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve.</def> &ldquo;My fortune . . . <xex>amends</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being amended; <as>as, an <ex>amendable</ex> writ or error</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*mend"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mend"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory.</def>  <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`mende"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Amend</er>.]</ety> <def>A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amende honorable</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Old French Law)</fld> <cd>A species of infamous punishment in which the offender, being led into court with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for improper language or treatment.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amends.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mend"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Much improving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mend"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amendement</ets>, LL. <ets>amendamentum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be made in a bill or motion by adding, changing, substituting, or omitting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Correction of an error in a writ or process.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Improvement; reformation; emendation.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mends"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amendes</ets>, pl. of <ets>amende</ets>. Cf. <er>Amende</er>.]</ety> <def>Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.</def> <mark>[Now const. with sing. verb.]</mark>  &ldquo;An honorable <xex>amends</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Yet thus far fortune maketh us <qex>amends</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>amenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amenorrhea</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>amenities</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>things that make you comfortable and at ease.</def> <illu>all the <ex>amenities</ex> of a first-class hotel</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> comforts, creature comforts, conveniences</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*men"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amenities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>am&eacute;nit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>amoenitas</ets>, fr. <ets>amoenus</ets> pleasant.]</ety> <def>The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A sweetness and <qex>amenity</qex> of temper.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This climate has not seduced by its <qex>amenities</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>W. Howitt.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*men`or*rh&oelig;"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; month + &unr_; to flow: cf. F. <ets>am&eacute;norrh&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*men`or*rh&oelig;"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to amenorrh&oelig;a.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amen-Ra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Amon-Ra</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A men"sa et tho"ro</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., from board and bed.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife.</def>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amentum</ets> thong or strap.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of inflorescence; a catkin.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The globular <qex>ament</qex> of a buttonwood.</q> <rj><qau>Coues.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`en*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amentaceus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; <as>as, the chestnut has an <ex>amentaceous</ex> inflorescence</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; <as>as, <ex>amentaceous</ex> plants</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*men"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Imbecility; total lack of understanding.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amentiferae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`en*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ament</ets>um + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing catkins.</def>  <rj><au>Balfour.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*men"ti*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amen</ets>tum + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a catkin.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*men"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amenta</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>Same as <er>Ament</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"e*nuse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amenuisier</ets>. See <er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>To lessen.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*merce"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;rs")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amerced</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;rst")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amercing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>amercier</ets>, fr. <ets>a merci</ets> at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See <er>Mercy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court; <as>as, the court <ex>amerced</ex> the criminal in the sum of one hundred dollars</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The penalty or fine may be expressed without a preposition, or it may be introduced by <xex>in</xex>, <xex>with</xex>, or <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To punish, in general; to mulct.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Millions of spirits for his fault <qex>amerced</qex><br/>
Of Heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Shall by him be <qex>amerced</qex> with penance due.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*merce"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Liable to be amerced.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*merce"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amerciment</ets>.]</ety> <def>The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a <xex>fine</xex>, in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statute for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See <er>Affeer</er>.]</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word, in old books, is written <asp>amerciament</asp>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amercement royal</b></col>, <cd>a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office.</cd>  <rj><au>Jacobs.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amerces.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"cia*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amerciamentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Amercement</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"i*can</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Named from <person><etsep>Americus</etsep> Vespucius</person>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to America; <as>as, the <ex>American</ex> continent: <ex>American</ex> Indians</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the United States.</def> &ldquo;A young officer of the <xex>American</xex> navy.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Lyell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>American ivy</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Virginia creeper</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>American Party</b></col> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld>, <cd>a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.</cd> -- <col><b>Native american Party</b></col> <fld>(U. S. Politics)</fld>, <cd>a party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"i*can</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The name <qex>American</qex> must always exalt the pride of patriotism.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Americana</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r`&ibreve_;*k&abreve;n"&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is distinctive to America.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>American Indian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a red-skinned member of a race of people living in North America when Europeans arrived.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Indian, native American, Amerindian, Red Indian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>American-Indian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to American Indians</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Amerindian, Amerind, Amerindic, Indian, native American</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"i*can*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Attachment to the United States.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer`i*can*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r`&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n*&ibreve_;*z&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of Americanizing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"i*can*ize</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&etilde_;r"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;n*&imacr;z)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Americanizer</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Americanizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"i*can plan</hw>. <def>In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; -- contrasted with <contr>European plan</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mer"i*can Pro*tect"ive As*so`ci*a"tion</hw>. <def>A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to <abbr><it>A. P .A</it></abbr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>American sign language</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ameslan.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ames"-ace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ambs-ace</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ameslan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>American sign language.</def> <mark>[An acronym which is spelled and pronounced as a simple word]</mark><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American sign language</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Amice, a hood or cape. See 2d <er>Amice</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`e*tab"o*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Ametabolia</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*met`a*bo"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unchangeable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; changeable, &unr_; to change.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*met`a*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`e*tab"o*lous</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Not undergoing any metamorphosis; <as>as, <ex>ametabolic</ex> insects</as>.  Opposite of <ant>metabolic</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>undergoing only slight metamorphosis</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*meth"o*dist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>methodist</ets>.]</ety> <def>One without method; a quack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"e*thyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>ametiste</ets>, <ets>amatiste</ets>, F. <ets>am&eacute;thyste</ets>, L. <ets>amethystus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to be drunken, &unr_; strong drink, wine. See <er>Mead</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Oriental amethyst</b></col>, <cd>the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`e*thys"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amethystinus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Composed of, or containing, amethyst.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`e*tro"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; irregular + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light rays in the eye.   Subtypes include <stype>myopia</stype> <stype>astigmatism</stype> and <stype>hyperopia</stype>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Am`e*trop"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>ametropic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to ametropia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*har"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; <as>as, the <ex>Amharic</ex> language is closely allied to the Ethiopic</as>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of tunny.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called <altname>bowfin</altname> in Lake Champlain, <altname>dogfish</altname> in Lake Erie, and <altname>mudfish</altname> in South Carolina, etc. See <er>Bowfin</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`mi*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Every excellency is a degree of <qex>amiability</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"mi*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amiable</ets>, L. <ets>amicabilis</ets> friendly, fr. <ets>amicus</ets> friend, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. <ets>aimable</ets>, L. <ets>amabilis</ets> lovable, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love. Cf. <er>Amicable</er>, <er>Amorous</er>, <er>Amability</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lovable; lovely; pleasing.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>So <qex>amiable</qex> a prospect.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; <as>as, an <ex>amiable</ex> temper or mood; <ex>amiable</ex> ideas.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; <as>as, an <ex>amiable</ex> woman</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Done out of love.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Lay an <qex>amiable</qex> siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`mi*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amiable; amiability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"mi*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amiable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*anth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Amianthus</er>.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`i*an"thi*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amianth</ets>us + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling amianthus in form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`i*an"thoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amianth</ets>us + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amianto&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling amianthus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`i*an"thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amiantus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; &unr_; (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>am</ets>monia + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix; <as>as, <ex>amic</ex> acid; phosph<ex>amic</ex> acid.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amic acid</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`i*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness.</def>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amicabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>amicus</ets> friend, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love. See <er>Amiable</er>.]</ety> <def>Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; <as>as, an <ex>amicable</ex> disposition, or arrangement</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the <qex>amicable</qex> manner in which it was managed.</q> <rj><qau>Prideoux.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amicable action</b></col> <fld>(Law.)</fld>, <cd>an action commenced and prosecuted by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it.</cd> <au>Bouvier.</au>  <au>Burrill.</au> -- <col><b>Amicable numbers</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Amicable</er>, <er>Friendly</er>. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since <xex>friendly</xex> has by no means the same strength as its noun <xex>friendship</xex>. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while <xex>amicable</xex> supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of <xex>amicable</xex> relations between two countries, an <xex>amicable</xex> adjustment of difficulties. &ldquo;Those who entertain <xex>friendly</xex> feelings toward each other can live <xex>amicably</xex> together.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*ca*ble*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amicable; amicability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*ca*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amicable manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amyse</ets>, prob. for <ets>amyt</ets>, OF. <ets>amit</ets>, <ets>ameit</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amictus</ets> cloak, the word being confused with <ets>amice</ets>, <ets>almuce</ets>, a hood or cape. See next word.]</ety> <def>A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ice</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amuce</ets>, <ets>amisse</ets>, OF. <ets>almuce</ets>, <ets>aumuce</ets>, F. <ets>aumusse</ets>, LL. <ets>almucium</ets>, <ets>almucia</ets>, <ets>aumucia</ets>: of unknown origin; cf. G. <ets>m&uuml;tze</ets> cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. <er>Mozetta</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also <xex>amess</xex>, <xex>amyss</xex>, and <xex>almuce</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Amidst</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ide</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Am</ets>monia + <ets>-ide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acid amide</b></col>, <cd>a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*din</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amidine</ets>, fr. <ets>amido&unr_;</ets> starch, fr. L. <ets>amylum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; fine meal, neut. of &unr_; not ground at the mill, -- hence, of the finest meal; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mill. See <er>Meal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mi"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Amide</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Containing, or derived from, amidogen.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amido acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group. The amido acids are both basic and acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Amido group</b></col>, <cd>amidogen, <chform>NH2</chform>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mid"o*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amide</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, <chform>NH2</chform>, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called also the <altname>amido group</altname>, and in composition represented by the form <xex>amido</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*dol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Amide</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets> as in <ets>alcohol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog. &amp; Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of a diamino phenol, <chform>C6H3(OH)(NH2)2</chform>, used as a developer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mid"ships</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*midst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*mid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amidde</ets>, <ets>amiddes</ets>, <ets>on midden</ets>, AS. <ets>on middan</ets>, in the middle, fr. <ets>midde</ets> the middle. The <it>s</it> is an adverbial ending, originally marking the genitive; the <it>t</it> is a later addition, as in <ets>whilst</ets>, <ets>amongst</ets>, <ets>alongst</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>.]</ety> <def>In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among.</def>   &ldquo;This fair tree <xex>amidst</xex> the garden.&rdquo; &ldquo;Unseen <xex>amid</xex> the throng.&rdquo;  &ldquo;<xex>Amidst</xex> thick clouds.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Amidst</xex> acclamations.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Amidst</xex> the splendor and festivity of a court.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au><br/>
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<p><q>But rather famish them <qex>amid</qex> their plenty.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Amidst</er>, <er>Among</er>.</syn> <usage> These words differ to some extent from each other, as will be seen from their etymology. <xex>Amidst</xex> denotes in the <xex>midst</xex> or middle of, and hence surrounded by; as, this work was written <xex>amidst</xex> many interruptions. <xex>Among</xex> denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects; as, &ldquo;He fell <xex>among</xex> thieves.&rdquo; &ldquo;Blessed art thou <xex>among</xex> women.&rdquo; Hence, we say, <xex>among</xex> the moderns, <xex>among</xex> the ancients, <xex>among</xex> the thickest of trees, <xex>among</xex> these considerations, <xex>among</xex> the reasons I have to offer. <xex>Amid</xex> and <xex>amidst</xex> are commonly used when the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not prominent. Hence, we say, they kept on <xex>amidst</xex> the storm, <xex>amidst</xex> the gloom, he was sinking <xex>amidst</xex> the waves, he persevered <xex>amidst</xex> many difficulties; in none of which cases could <xex>among</xex> be used. In like manner, Milton speaks of Abdiel, --<pbr/>
<q>The seraph Abdiel, faithful found;<br/>
<qex>Among</qex> the faithless faithful only he,</q><br/>
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because he was then considered as one of the angels. But when the poet adds, --<pbr/>
<q>From <qex>amidst</qex> them forth he passed,</q><br/>
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we have rather the idea of the angels as a collective body.<pbr/>
<q>Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods <qex>amidst</qex> which he was born.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mi"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Amigos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp., fr. L. <ets>amicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands to friendly natives.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Am</ets>monia + <ets>-ine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by an alkyl or aryl group.  Compare <er>amide</er>, in which an acyl group is attached to the nitrogen.  Hydroxylamine and hydrazine, which are not an organic compounds, are also basic and may also be considered <ex>amines</ex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aminoalkane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amine, alkyl amine</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aminobenzine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines.  Same as <er>aniline</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aniline oil, phenylamine</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid prepared from herring brine and containing amines, used as a local antiseptic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aminomethane</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aminopyrine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amidopyrine</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the Amioidei.</def>  -- <wordforms><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the <ord>Amioidei</ord>.</def></wordforms><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`i*oi"de*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Amia</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of ganoid fishes of which <gen>Amia</gen> is the type. See <er>Bowfin</er> and <er>Ganoidei</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ameer</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Omish</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>The Amish Mennonites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Omish</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob <etsep>Amman</etsep>, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as &ldquo;worldly conformity&rdquo;. There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.  A branch having particularly strict adherence to the Amish principles are called <stype>Old Order Amish</stype></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*miss"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>miss</ets>.]</ety> <def>Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What error drives our eyes and ears <qex>amiss</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask <qex>amiss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>James iv. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To take <plain>(an act, thing)</plain> amiss</b></col>, <cd>to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly; <as>as, you must not <ex>take</ex> these questions <ex>amiss</ex></as>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*miss"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ibreve_;s")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; <as>as, it may not be <ex>amiss</ex> to ask advice</as>.</def> <note>[Used only in the predicate.]</note>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is <qex>amiss</qex> in himself or his circumstances.</q> <rj><qau>Wollaston.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*miss"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fault, wrong, or mistake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Each toy seems prologue to some great <qex>amiss</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mis`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amissibilit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Amit</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Notions of popular rights and the <qex>amissibility</qex> of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amissibilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amissible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Liable to be lost.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amission</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deprivation; loss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mit"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amittere</ets>, <ets>amissum</ets>, to lose; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>mittere</ets> to send. See <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <def>To lose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A lodestone fired doth presently <qex>amit</qex> its proper virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`i*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>A-</er> not, and <er>Mitosis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to <contr>mitosis</contr>. It is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures, and in those in early stages of degeneration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`i*tot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to amitosis; karyostenotic; -- opposed to <ant>mitotic</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>amiti&eacute;</ets>, OF. <ets>amisti&eacute;</ets>, <ets>amist&eacute;</ets>, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>amisitas</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amicus</ets> friendly, from <ets>amare</ets> to love. See <er>Amiable</er>.]</ety> <def>Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; <as>as, a treaty of <ex>amity</ex> and commerce; the <ex>amity</ex> of the Whigs and Tories.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>To live on terms of <qex>amity</qex> with vice.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amma</ets>, prob. of interjectional or imitative origin: cf. Sp. <ets>ama</ets>, G. <ets>amme</ets>, nurse, Basque <ets>ama</ets> mother, Heb. <ets>&unr_;m</ets>, Ar. <ets>immun</ets>, <ets>ummun</ets>.]</ety> <def>An abbes or spiritual mother.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"me*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A contraction of <xex>amperometer</xex> or <xex>amp&egrave;remeter</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"mi*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An obsolete form of <xex>admiral</xex>.</def> &ldquo;The mast of some great <xex>ammiral</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"mite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"m&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ammi`ths</grk>, <grk>'ammi`tis</grk>, sandstone, fr. <grk>'a`mmos</grk> or <grk>"a`mmos</grk> sand.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>O&ouml;lite or roestone; -- written also <asp>hammite</asp>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>ammobium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any plant of the genus <gen>Ammobium</gen> having yellow flowers and silvery foliage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"mo*dyte</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ammodytes</ets>, Gr. &unr_; sand burrower, a kind of serpent; <grk>'a`mmos</grk> sand + &unr_; diver, &unr_; to dive.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of viper in southern Europe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ammodytes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>type genus of the Ammodytidae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Ammodytes</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ammodytidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family comprising the sand lances.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ammodytidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"mo*nal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Ammon</ets>ium + <ets>al</ets>uminium.]</ety> <def>An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminum and ammonium nitrate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*mo"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From sal <ets>ammoniac</ets>, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter <ets>Ammon</ets>, by burning camel's dung. See <er>Ammoniac</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, <chform>NH3</chform>, with a pungent smell and taste: -- often called <altname>volatile alkali</altname>, and <altname>spirits of hartshorn</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*mo"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`mo*ni"a*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its properties; <as>as, an <ex>ammoniac</ex> salt; <ex>ammoniacal</ex> gas.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ammoniacal engine</b></col>, <cd>an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force.</cd> -- <col><b>Sal ammoniac</b></col> <ety>[L. <ets>sal ammoniacus</ets>]</ety>, <cd>the salt usually called <altname>chloride of ammonium</altname>, and formerly <altname>muriate of ammonia</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Am*mo"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> (<it>or</it> <hw>Gum` am*mo"ni*ac</hw> </mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Ammoniacum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter <ets>Ammon</ets>; cf. F. <ets>ammoniac</ets>. See <er>Ammonite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the <spn>Dorema ammoniacum</spn>. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`mo*ni"a*cal fer`men*ta"tion</hw>. <def>Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine is exposed to the air.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ammoniate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>treat with ammonia; expose to ammonia</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*mo"ni*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined or impregnated with ammonia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*mo"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ammonia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"mon*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. cornu <ets>Ammonis</ets> born of Ammon; L. <ets>Ammon</ets>, Gr. &unr_; an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, <ets>Amun</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called <altname>serpent stone</altname>, <altname>snake stone</altname>, and <altname>cornu Ammonis</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`mon*i*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ammonite</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing fossil ammonites.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*mon`i*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Ammonite</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See <er>Ammonite</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*mo"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ammonia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical, <chform>NH4</chform>, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ammonoid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks; same as <altname>ammonite</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ammotragus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of wild sheep.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ammotragus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`mu*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amunition</ets>, for <ets>munition</ets>, prob. caused by taking <ets>la munition</ets> as <ets>l'amunition</ets>. See <er>Munition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Ammunition bread</b></col>, <col><b>shoes</b></col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`mu*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ammunitioned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ammunitioning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To provide with ammunition.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>am*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amnhsi`a</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>mna^sqai</grk> to remember.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ.</def>  <rj><au>Quian.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>amnesiac</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>Having lost memories, especially due to brain injury or mental shock; suffering from amnesia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amnesic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*ne"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amnesia.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amnesic</xex> or co&ouml;rdinate defects.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Quian.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>amnesiac</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*nes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing loss of memory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"nes*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amnestia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, a forgetting, fr. &unr_; forgotten, forgetful; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>mna^sqai</grk> to remember: cf. F. <ets>amnistie</ets>, earlier <ets>amnestie</ets>. See <er>Mean</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"nes*ty</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amnestied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amnestying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To grant amnesty to.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*nic"o*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amnicola</ets>, <ets>amnis</ets> a river + <ets>colere</ets> to dwell.]</ety> <def>One who lives near a river.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*nig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amnigena</ets>; <ets>amnis</ets> a river + root <ets>gen</ets> of <ets>gignere</ets> to beget.]</ety> <def>Born or bred in, of, or near a river.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ni*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; the membrane round the fetus, dim. of &unr_; lamb.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ni*os</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amnion</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`ni*o"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Amnion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the <xex>amnion</xex>. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>amniote</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any member of the Amniota.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`ni*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amniotique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; <as>as, the <ex>amniotic</ex> fluid; the <ex>amniotic</ex> sac.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amniotic acid</b></col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <mark>[R.]</mark> <cd>See <er>Allantoin</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*moe"ba</hw>, <hw>A*m&oelig;"ba</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Am&oelig;b&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; E. <plw>Am&oelig;bas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; change.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. Same as <er>ameba</er>. See <er>Rhizopoda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`&oelig;*b&aelig;"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>am&oelig;baeus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, alternate; L. <ets>amoebaeum</ets> carmen, Gr. &unr_; &unr_;, a responsive song, fr. &unr_; change.]</ety> <def>A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`&oelig;*be"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`&oelig;*be"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Alternately answering.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*m&oelig;"bi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Am&oelig;bea.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*m&oelig;"bi*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*m&oelig;"boid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Am&oelig;ba</ets> + <ets>-form</ets> or <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling an am&oelig;ba; am&oelig;ba-shaped; changing in shape like an am&oelig;ba.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Am&oelig;boid movement</b></col>, <cd>movement produced, as in the am&oelig;ba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*m&oelig;"bous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an am&oelig;ba in structure.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mo"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mex.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent, as the roots of <spn>Agave Americana</spn>, <spn>Chlorogalum pomeridianum</spn>, etc.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer. &amp; Mex.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`o*li"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amolitio</ets>, fr. <ets>amoliri</ets> to remove; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>moliri</ets> to put in motion.]</ety> <def>Removal; a putting away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Ward (1673).</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mo"mum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; an Indian spice plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear cardamoms, and grains of paradise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mon"este</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To admonish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*mong"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*mongst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amongist</ets>, <ets>amonges</ets>, <ets>amonge</ets>, <ets>among</ets>, AS. <ets>onmang</ets>, <ets>ongemang</ets>, <ets>gemang</ets>, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending <ets>-st</ets> see <er>Amidst</er>. See <er>Mingle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They heard,<br/>
And from his presence hid themselves <qex>among</qex><br/>
The thickest trees.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Blessed art thou <qex>among</qex> women.</q> <rj><qau>Luke i. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What news <qex>among</qex> the merchants?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Human sacrifices were practiced <qex>among</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Divide that gold <qex>amongst</qex> you.</q> <rj><qau>Marlowe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Whether they quarreled <qex>among</qex> themselves, or with their neighbors.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amidst; between. See <er>Amidst</er>, <er>Between</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Amon-Ra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during Theban supremacy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Amen-Ra</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mon`til*la"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A dry kind of cherry, of a light color.</def>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"o*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amorette</ets>, F. <ets>amourette</ets>, dim. of amour.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An amorous girl or woman; a wanton.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A love knot, love token, or love song. <plu>(pl.)</plu> Love glances or love tricks.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A petty love affair or amour.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"o*rette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An amoret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Rom. of R.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"o*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armor</ets> love. See <er>Amorous</er>.]</ety> <def>A lover; a gallant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It was the custom for an <qex>amorist</qex> to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A-morn"ings</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amorwe</er>. The <ets>-s</ets> is a genitival ending. See <er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>In the morning; every morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And have such pleasant walks into the woods<br/>
<qex>A-mornings</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Fletcher.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`o*ro"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>amoroso</ets>, fem. <ets>amorosa</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wanton woman; a courtesan.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`o*ros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amorous; lovingness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Galt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`o*ro"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>amoroso</ets>, LL. <ets>amorosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A lover; a man enamored.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`o*ro"so</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a soft, tender, amatory style.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>amoros</ets>, F. <ets>amoreux</ets>, LL. <ets>amorosus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amor</ets> love, fr. <ets>amare</ets> to love.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; <as>as, an <ex>amorous</ex> disposition</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with <xex>of</xex>; formerly with <xex>on</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thy roses <qex>amorous</qex> of the moon.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>High nature <qex>amorous</qex> of the good.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Sure my brother is <qex>amorous</qex> on Hero.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or relating to, or produced by, love.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Amorous</xex> delight.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Amorous</xex> airs.&rdquo; <au>Waller.</au><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted; ardent.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"o*rous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an amorous manner; fondly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"o*rous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love; lovingness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amorphas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; shapeless.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo.</def>  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amorphous</er>.]</ety> <def>A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc.</def> <note>There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of <xex>amorphism</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.</def>  <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and <qex>amorphous</qex> in style.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>A*mor"phous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*mor"phous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>amorphophallus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any plant of the genus Amorphophallus.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mor`pho*zo"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; shapeless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>morfh`</grk> form + &unr_; animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor`pho*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amorphozoa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>amorphie</ets>. See <er>Amorphous</er>.]</ety> <def>Shapelessness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + F. <ets>mort</ets> death, dead; <ets>all amort</ets> is for <ets>alamort</ets>.]</ety> <def>As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*mor"tise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <hw>A*mor`ti*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>A*mor"tis*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <hw>A*mor"tise*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></mhw> <def>Same as <er>Amortize</er>, <er>Amortization</er>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"tiz*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amortissable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being cleared off, as a debt.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor`ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amortisatio</ets>, <ets>admortizatio</ets>. See <er>Amortize</er>, and cf. <er>Admortization</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to <xex>dead hands</xex>, or in mortmain.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid.</def>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amortisen</ets>, LL. <ets>amortisare</ets>, <ets>admortizare</ets>, F. <ets>amortir</ets> to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>mors</ets> death. See <er>Mortmain</er>]</ety>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make as if dead; to destroy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See <er>Mortmain</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"tize*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amortissement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Amortization</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mor"we</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> on + OE. <ets>morwe</ets>. See <er>Morrow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>On the following morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mo"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amotio</ets>. See <er>Amove</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deprivation of possession.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*mo"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., withdrawn (from it&unr_;place).]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mount"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amounted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amounting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>amonter</ets> to increase, advance, ascend, fr. <ets>amont</ets> (equiv. to L. <ets>ad montem</ets> to the mountain) upward, F. <ets>amont</ets> up the river. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To go up; to ascend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>So up he rose, and thence <qex>amounted</qex> straight.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (<xex>to</xex>) in the aggregate or whole; -- with <xex>to</xex> or <xex>unto</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (<xex>to</xex>); <as>as, the testimony <ex>amounts</ex> to very little</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mount"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To signify; to amount to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mount"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; <as>as, the <ex>amount</ex> of 7 and 9 is 16; the <ex>amount</ex> of a bill; the <ex>amount</ex> of this year's revenue.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; <as>as, the <ex>amount</ex> of the testimony is this</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The whole <qex>amount</qex> of that enormous fame.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mour"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>amor</ets> love.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Love; affection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love affair.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>In amours with</b></col>, <cd>in love with.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"mour` pro"pre</hw> <pr>(&adot_;"m&oomacr_;r` pr&ouptack_;"pr')</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Self-love; self-esteem.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Liability to be removed or dismissed from office.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>T. Jefferson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amovible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Removable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*move"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amovere</ets>; <ets>a-</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>movere</ets> to move: cf. OF. <ets>amover</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To remove, as a person or thing, from a position.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Dr. H. More.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To dismiss from an office or station.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*move"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>amovir</ets>, L. <ets>admovere</ets> to move to, to excite; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>movere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To move or be moved; to excite.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pe*lite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"p&euptack_;*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampelitis</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ampeli^tis</grk>, fr. <grk>'a`mpelos</grk> vine.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines; -- applied by Brongniart to a carbonaceous alum schist.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`pe*lop"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`p&euptack_;*l&obreve_;p"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`mpelos</grk> vine + <grk>'o`psis</grk> appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*per"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The strength of a current of electricity carried by a conductor or generated by a machine, measured in amp&egrave;res.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am`p&egrave;re"</hw> <pr>(&auml;N`p&acirc;r")</pr>, <hw>Am*pere"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*p&amacr;r")</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the name of a French electrician.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the <altname>international amp&egrave;re</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`p&egrave;re" foot</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit, employed in calculating fall of pressure in distributing mains, equivalent to a current of one amp&egrave;re flowing through one foot of conductor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amp&egrave;re hour</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The quantity of electricity delivered in one hour by a current whose average strength is one amp&egrave;re. It is used as a unit of quantity, and is equal to 3600 coulombs. The terms <hw>Amp&egrave;re minute</hw> and <hw>Amp&egrave;re second</hw> are sometimes similarly used.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am`p&egrave;re"me`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`pe*rom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Amp&egrave;re</ets> + <ets>meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical current in amp&egrave;res.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ampere-second</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a unit of charge equal to that acquired by the accumulation of one ampere for one second.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>ampere-turn</hw>, <hw>Amp&egrave;re turn</hw></mhw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A unit of magnetomotive force equal to the product of one complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one amp&egrave;re of current; <as>thus, a conductor having five convolutions and carrying a current of half an amp&egrave;re is said to have 2<frac>1/2</frac> <ex>amp&egrave;re turns</ex>. The magnetizing effect of a coil is proportional to the number of its <ex>amp&egrave;re turns</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"per*sand</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>and</ets>, per se <ets>and</ets>, i. e., &amp; by itself makes <ets>and</ets>.]</ety> <def>A word used to describe the character &unr_;, &unr_;, or &amp;.</def>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phi-</hw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk>.]</ety> <def>A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying <xex>both</xex>, <xex>of both kinds</xex>, <xex>on both sides</xex>, <xex>about</xex>, <xex>around</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*ar*thro"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>amphi-</ets> + <ets>arthrodial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by amphiarthrosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*ar*thro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; a joining, &unr_; a joint.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*as`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>'asth`r</grk> a star.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the <xex>spindle</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phib"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amphibium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the classes of vertebrates.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The Amphibia are distinguished by having usually no scales, by having eggs and embryos similar to those of fishes, and by undergoing a complete metamorphosis, the young having gills. There are three living orders: (1) The tailless, as the frogs (<ord>Anura</ord>); (2) The tailed (<ord>Urodela</ord>), as the salamanders, and the siren group (<ord>Sirenoidea</ord>), which retain the gills of the young state (hence called <ord>Perennibranchiata</ord>) through the adult state, among which are the siren, proteus, etc.; (3) The C&oelig;cilians, or serpentlike Amphibia (<ord>Ophiomorpha</ord> or <ord>Gymnophiona</ord>), with minute scales and without limbs. The extinct Labyrinthodonts also belonged to this class. The term is sometimes loosely applied to both reptiles and amphibians collectively.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib"i*al</hw> <pr>(-&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Amphibian.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib"i*an</hw> <pr>(-an)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; <as>as, <ex>amphibian</ex> reptiles</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Amphibia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to amphibiology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; amphibious + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amphibiologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phib`i*ot"i*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>biwtiko`s</grk> pertaining to life.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of insects having aquatic larv&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib"i*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`bios</grk> living a double life, <it>i. e.</it>, both on land in water; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>amphibious</qex> character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not in free and common socage, but in this <qex>amphibious</qex> subordinate class of villein socage.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib"i*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like an amphibious being.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phib"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Amphibia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; E. <plw>Amphibiums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; an animal). See <er>Amphibious</er>.]</ety> <def>An amphibian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*blas"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*bl&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>blastiko`s</grk> tending to sprout.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*bole</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"f&ibreve_;*b&omacr;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`bolos</grk> doubtful, equivocal, fr. <grk>'amfiba`llein</grk> to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. <ets>amphibole</ets>. Ha&uuml;y so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are <stype>tremolite</stype>, <stype>actinolite</stype>, <stype>asbestus</stype>, <stype>edenite</stype>, <stype>hornblende</stype> (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See <er>Hornblende</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*b&obreve_;l"&ibreve_;c)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or resembling the mineral amphibole.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>amphibolite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*f&ibreve_;b`&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Amphibological</xex> expressions.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*bol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*b&ouptack_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amphibologies</plw> <pr>(-j&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>amphibologia</ets>, for <ets>amphibolia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'amfiboli`a</grk>, with the ending <ets>-logia</ets> as if fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`bolos</grk> ambiguous + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech: cf. F. <ets>amphibologie</ets>. See <er>Amphiboly</er>.]</ety> <def>A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from <xex>equivocation</xex>, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib"o*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphibolus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; thrown about, doubtful.  See <er>Amphibole</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Ambiguous; doubtful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Never was there such an <qex>amphibolous</qex> quarrel -- both parties declaring themselves for the king.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Capable of two meanings.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>amphibolous</qex> sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; <qex>e</qex>. <qex>g</qex>., &ldquo;The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Whately.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phib"o*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amphibolies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>amphibolia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OE. <ets>amphibolie</ets>. See <er>Amphibolous</er>.]</ety> <def>Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an <qex>amphiboly</qex>, a double meaning where there is none.</q> <rj><qau>Whitlock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*brach</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"f&ibreve_;*br&abreve;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. &unr_;, Gr. &unr_; short at both ends; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>brachy`s</grk> short.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (&breve; -- &breve;); as, <xex>h&abreve;b&emacr;r&ebreve_;</xex>. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, <xex>pro-phet"ic</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*car"pic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`phi*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*chro"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; color.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*c&oelig;"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`phi*c&oelig;"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; hollowed all round; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebr&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*come</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; with hair all round; <grk>'amfi`</grk> + &unr_; hair.]</ety> <def>A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phic`ty*on"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; <as>as, an <ex>Amphictyonic</ex> town or state; the <ex>Amphictyonic</ex> body.</as></def>  <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phic"ty*ons</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Amphictyones</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. Prob. the word was orig. &unr_; dwellers around, neighbors.]</ety> <fld>(Grecian Hist.)</fld> <def>Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phic"ty*o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amphictyonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Grecian Hist.)</fld> <def>A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`mfw</grk> both: cf. F. <ets>amphide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a <contr>haloid</contr> compound.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Berzelius.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*disc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>di`skos</grk> a round plate.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.</def><!-- sic. note "fresh-water" as a headword is hyphenated. --><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*drom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`dromos</grk> running about or around.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; -- so called because the friends of the parents <xex>carried</xex> the child <xex>around</xex> the hearth and then named it.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phig"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, the earth.]</ety> <def>Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-gen</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amphig&egrave;ne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An element that in combination produces amphid salt; -- applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*gene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Leucite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; generation.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Sexual generation; amphigony.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*gon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; <as>as, <ex>amphigonic</ex> propagation</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phig"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; a begetting.]</ety> <def>Relating to both parents.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phig"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sexual propagation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*gor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Amphigory</er>.]</ety> <def>Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*go*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>amphigouri</ets>, of uncertain derivation; perh. fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; a circle.]</ety> <def>A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>amphigouri</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*phil"o*gism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am*phil"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ambiguity of speech; equivocation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phim"a*cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphimacru&unr_;</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; on both sides + &unr_; long.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in <xex>c&amacr;st&unr_;t&amacr;s</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Andrews.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*neu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. &unr_; + &unr_; sinew, nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amphioxidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family comprising the lancelets.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Amphioxidae</fam>, Branchiostomidae, family <fam>Branchiostomidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>amphiprostylar</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>having columns at both ends but not on the sides.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*ox"us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sharp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fishlike creature (<spn>Amphioxus lanceolatus</spn>), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the <altname>lancelet</altname>. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebr&aelig;, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group <fam>Acrania</fam>, <fam>Leptocardia</fam>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phip"neust</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; one who breathes, &unr_; to breathe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"phi*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Amphipoda.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"phi*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am*phip"o*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phip"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., FR. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_; foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See <er>Tetradecapoda</er> and <er>Arthrostraca</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phip"o*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phip"ro*style</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphiprostylos</ets>, Gr. &unr_; having a double prostyle: cf. F. <ets>amphiprostyle</ets>. See <er>Prostyle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*rhi"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phis*b&aelig;"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; on both ends + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <spn>Gordius aquaticus</spn>, or <xex>hairworm</xex>, has been called an <gen>amphisb&aelig;na</gen>; but it belongs among the worms.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phis*b&aelig;"noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>amphisbaena</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb&aelig;na.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Am*phis"ci*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am*phis"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; throwing a shadow both ways; &unr_; + &unr_; shadow.]</ety> <def>The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phis"to*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*sty"lic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; pillar, support.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a skull.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*the"a*ter</hw>, <hw>Am`phi*the"a*tre</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphitheatrum</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; theater: cf. F. <ets>amphith&eacute;&acirc;tre</ets>. See <er>Theater</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats of gladiators and wild beasts.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*the"a*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphitheatralis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amphith&eacute;&acirc;tral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am`phi*the*at"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`phi*the*at"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphitheatricus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`phi*the*at"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the form or manner of an amphitheater.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*phit"ro*cha</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m*f&ibreve_;t"r&ouptack_;k&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>trocho`s</grk> a wheel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am*phit"ro*pal</hw> <pr>(-p&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <hw>Am*phit"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(-p&ubreve;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'amfi`</grk> + <grk>tre`pein</grk> to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`phi*u"ma</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m`f&ibreve_;*&umacr;"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`pho*pep"tone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + E. <ets>peptone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"pho*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Amophor&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a jar with two handles; &unr_; + &unr_; bearer, <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear. Cf. <er>Ampul</er>.]</ety> <def>Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pho*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amphoralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; <as>as, <ex>amphoric</ex> respiration or resonance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`pho*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; both.]</ety> <def>Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Smart.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>amphotericin</hw>, <hw>amphotericin B</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an antibiotic and antifungal agent (<chform>C47H73NO17</chform>), produced by a strain of <prodby><spn>Streptomyces nodosus</spn></prodby>.  It is one of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective against fungal infections.  It has a molecular weight of 924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly soluble in water.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Fungizone.</syn>
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<p><hw>ampicillin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a semisynthetic penicillin which can be considered as the common benzylpenicillin containing an amino group at the alpha benzyl position.</def> <note>It is more active against certain gram-negative bacteria than is benzylpenicillin.  It found wide use in treatment of bacterial infections, and has been sold under many trade names.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <chname>D(-)-&alpha;-aminobenzylpenicillin</chname>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ample</ets>, L. <ets>amplus</ets>, prob. for <ets>ambiplus</ets> full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. <ets>plenus</ets> full. See <er>Full</er>, and cf. <er>Double</er>.]</ety> <def>Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All the people in that <qex>ample</qex> house<br/>
Did to that image bow their humble knees.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; <as>as, an <ex>ample</ex> fortune; <ex>ample</ex> justice.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; <as>as, an <ex>ample</ex> narrative</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal; munificent.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Ample</er>, <er>Copious</er>, <er>Abundant</er>, <er>Plenteous</er>. These words agree in representing a thing as <xex>large</xex>, but under different relations, according to the image which is used. <xex>Ample</xex> implies largeness, producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; <as>as, <ex>ample</ex> stores or resources, <ex>ample</ex> provision</as>. <xex>Copious</xex> carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at a single point; <as>as, a <ex>copious</ex> supply of materials</as>. &ldquo;<xex>Copious</xex> matter of my song.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> <xex>Abundant</xex> and <xex>plenteous</xex> refer to largeness of quantity; as, <ex>abundant</ex> stores; <xex>plenteous</xex> harvests.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*plec"tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplecti</ets> to embrace.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Clasping a support; <as>as, <ex>amplectant</ex> tendrils</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ple*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`plex*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplexari</ets> to embrace.]</ety> <def>An embrace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An humble <qex>amplexation</qex> of those sacred feet.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*plex"i*caul</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplexus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amplecti</ets> to encircle, to embrace + <ets>caulis</ets> stem: cf. F. <ets>amplexicaule</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pli*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampliatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ampliare</ets> to make wider, fr. <ets>amplus</ets>. See <er>Ample</er>.]</ety> <def>To enlarge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>To maintain and <qex>ampliate</qex> the external possessions of your empire.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pli*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`pli*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampliatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ampliation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Enlargement; amplification.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Civil Law)</fld> <def>A postponement of the decision of a cause, for further consideration or re-argument.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pli*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received.</def><br/>
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<p><q>&ldquo;All bodies possess power of attraction&rdquo; is an <qex>ampliative</qex> judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attributes.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. W. Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*plif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplificatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amplificare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To amplify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`pli*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplificatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Exaggeration is a species of <qex>amplification</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Brande &amp; C.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I shall summarily, without any <qex>amplification</qex> at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The matter by which a statement is amplified; <as>as, the subject was presented without <ex>amplifications</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*plif"i*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Amplificatory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*plif"i*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.</def>  <rj><au>Morell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pli*fi`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who or that which amplifies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pli*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amplified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amplifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>amplifier</ets>, L.  <ets>amplificare</ets>. See <er>Ample</er>, <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much <qex>amplified</qex> by our English translator.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pli*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become larger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Strait was the way at first, withouten light,<br/>
But further in did further <qex>amplify</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He must often enlarge and <qex>amplify</qex> upon the subject he handles.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pli*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amplitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>amplus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amplitude</ets>. See <er>Ample</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the <qex>amplitude</qex> of the diocese.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness.</def> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Amplitude</xex> of mind.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Amplitude</xex> of comprehension.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of extent of means or resources.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Amplitude</xex> of reward.&rdquo; <au>Bacon.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; -- applied especially to vibratory movements.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(math.)</fld> <def>An angle upon which the value of some function depends; -- a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Magnetic amplitude</b></col>, <cd>the angular distance of a heavenly body, when on the horizon, from the magnetic east or west point as indicated by the compass. The difference between the magnetic and the true or astronomical amplitude (see 3 above) is the &ldquo;variation of the compass.&rdquo;</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"ply</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ample manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ampoule</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>ampule</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> phial, vial, ampule, ampul</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pul</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ampella</ets>, <ets>ampolla</ets>, L. <ets>ampulla</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>ampolle</ets>, F. <ets>ampoule</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Ampulla, 2.</er></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>ampule</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ampule</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a small glass bottle which has been or can be sealed hermetically by application of flame to a narrow opening at the top.</def> <note>aAn ampule usually has a narrow constriction near the top which can be scored and easily broken to open the ampule.  Once opened, they cannot be hermetically re-sealed; thus the quantity contained is usually that which is to be used at once or within a short time.  The contents are often sealed under vacuum to retard degradation by air.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> phial, vial, ampoule</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an ampule, or vial resembling an ampule, which contains a drug.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*pul"la</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ampull&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`pul*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ampullaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>ampulla</ets>.]</ety> <def>Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.</def>  <rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ampullaceous sac</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"pul*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`pul*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling an ampulla.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"pul*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"pul*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am*pul"li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ampulla</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Flask-shaped; dilated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pu*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amputated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amputating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>amputatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amputare</ets>: <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>putare</ets> to prune, <ets>putus</ets> clean, akin to E. <ets>pure</ets>. See <er>Putative</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body)</def>.  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`pu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amputatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amputation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a limb or projecting part of the body.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"pu*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amputates.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am"pyx</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Antiq.)</fld> <def>A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am*ri"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>amrita</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos>  <def>Ambrosial; immortal.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Am"sel</hw>, <hw>Am"zel</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ger. See <er>Ousel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European ring ousel (<spn>Turdus torquatus</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Amsonia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; native from Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Amsonia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Amsterdam</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a large city which is an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlands</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Amt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Amter</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>E</plw>. <plw>Amts</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Dan. &amp; Norw., fr. G.]</ety> <def>An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Each of the provinces [of Denmark] is divided into several <qex>amts</qex>, answering . . . to the English hundreds.</q>  <rj><qau>Encyc. Brit.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*muck"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ubreve;k")</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Malay <ets>amoq</ets> furious.]</ety> <def>In a frenzied and reckless manner.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To run amuck</b></col>, <cd>to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of &ldquo;bhang,&rdquo; and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet<br/>
To run <qex>amuck</qex>, and tilt at all I meet.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"u*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amuletum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amulette</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. <note>[Also used figuratively.]</note></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`u*let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mur"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>amurcosus</ets>, L. <ets>amurca</ets> the dregs of olives, Gr. <grk>'amo`rghs</grk>, fr. <grk>'ame`rgein</grk> to pluck.]</ety> <def>Full off dregs; foul.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&umacr;z"&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amusable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being amused.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*muse"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&umacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Amused</conjf> <pr>(&adot_;*m&umacr;zd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Amusing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>amuser</ets> to make stay, to detain, to amuse, <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>muser</ets>. See <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were <qex>amused</qex> in receiving their gold.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Being <qex>amused</qex> with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A group of children <qex>amusing</qex> themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>amused</qex> his followers with idle promises.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive; occupy.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Amuse</er>, <er>Divert</er>, <er>Entertain</er>. We are <xex>amused</xex> by that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are <xex>entertained</xex> by that which brings our minds into agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a book. We are <xex>diverted</xex> by that which turns off our thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a laughable incident.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>Whatever <qex>amuses</qex> serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever <qex>entertains</qex> usually awakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy. Whatever <qex>diverts</qex> is lively in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its effects.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*muse"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To muse; to mediate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mused"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Diverted.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing amusement; <as>as, an <ex>amused</ex> look</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*muse"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>amusement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deep thought; muse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep <qex>amusement</qex>, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs.</q> <rj><qau>Fleetwood.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His favorite <qex>amusements</qex> were architecture and gardening.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation; pastime; sport.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mus"er</hw> <pr>(-&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who amuses.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Am`u*sette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mus"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving amusement; diverting; <as>as, an <ex>amusing</ex> story</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*mus"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*mu"sive</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>A*mu"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*mu"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"vis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Am</ets>monium (nitrate) + L. <ets>vis</ets> strength, force.]</ety> <def>An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of nitrobenzene, chlorated napthalene, and wood meal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*my"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ami</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A friend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*my"e*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without marrow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Wanting the spinal cord.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*myg"da*la</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*m&ibreve_;g"d&adot_;*l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-l&aelig;</plw> <pr>(-l&emacr;)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., an almond, fr. Gr. <grk>'amygda`lh</grk>. See <er>Almond</er>.]</ety>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>An almond.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the tonsils of the pharynx.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side of the vallecula.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myg`da*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Akin to, or derived from, the almond.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myg"da*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amygdala</ets>, <ets>amygdalum</ets>, almond, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Almond</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myg"da*late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.</def>  <rj><au>Bailey. Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt amygdalic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`yg*dal"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; <as>as, <ex>amygdalic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myg`da*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amygdalum</ets> almond + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Almond-bearing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myg"da*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myg"da*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amygdalinus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myg"da*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; almond + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amygdalo&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*myg"da*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*myg`da*loid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Almond-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"yl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>am</ets>ylum starch + <ets>-yl</ets>. Cf. <er>Amidin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A univalent hydrocarbon radical, <chform>C5H11</chform>, of the paraffine series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"yl al"co*hol</hw>. <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols (<chform>C5H11.OH</chform>), transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl. Also called <altname>amylic alcohol</altname>.   The <ex>amyl alcohol</ex> obtained from <er>fusel oil</er> is mostly isoamyl alcohol  (3-methyl-1-butanol or 1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some <stype>sec-amyl alcohol</stype> (2-methyl-1-butanol or <stype>2-pentanol</stype>), and has a characteristic peculiar odor. Other than <stype>n-amyl alcohol</stype> (also called <stype>1-pentanol</stype>) the other isomeric pentanols are not usually refered to as <ex>amyl alcohol</ex>.  The <ex>amyl alcohol</ex> mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amylum</ets> starch, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Amidin</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"y*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"y*lene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, <chform>C5H10</chform>, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; <as>as, <ex>amylic</ex> ether</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amylic alcohol</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>same as <cref>amyl alcohol</cref>.</cd> -- <col><b>Amylic fermentation</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.</cd>  <rj><au>Gregory.</au></rj>
</cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Amyl nitrite</hw>. <def>A yellowish oily volatile liquid, <chform>C5H11NO2</chform>, used in medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the face.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lo*bac"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amyl</ets>um starch + NL. <ets>bacter</ets>ium. See <er>Bacterium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A micro&ouml;rganism (<spn>Bacillus amylobacter</spn>) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction.</def>  <rj><au>Sternberg.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*myl"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That part of the starch granule or granulose which is soluble in water.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lo*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <def>The formation of starch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lo*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to amylogen.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Forming starch; -- applied specif. to leucoplasts.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Am"y*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am`y*loid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>amylum</ets> starch + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Amyloid degeneration</b></col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; -- called also <altname>waxy degeneration</altname> <it>or</it>  <altname>lardaceous degeneration</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"y*loid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"&ybreve_;*loid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The substance deposited in the organs in amyloid degeneration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>amyloidal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>resembling starch</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>amyloidosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a loosing.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Am`y*lo*lyt"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lo*ly"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; starch + &unr_; solvent; &unr_; to dissolve.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; <as>as, an <ex>amylolytic</ex> ferment</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lo*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Starch-forming; amylogenic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lop"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Amylum</ets> + Gr. &unr_; appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>The diastase of the pancreatic juice.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am`y*lose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the starch group <chform>(C6H10O5)n</chform> of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"y*ous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`myos</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Wanting in muscle; without flesh.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Am"yss</hw> <pr>(&abreve;m"&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amice</er>, a hood or cape.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;n</ets> one, the same word as the numeral. See <er>One</er>, and cf. <er>A</er>.]</ety> <def>This word is properly an <xex>adjective</xex>, but is commonly called the <xex>indefinite article</xex>. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies <xex>one</xex>, or <xex>any</xex>, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as  &ldquo;twice <xex>an</xex> hour,&rdquo; &ldquo;once <xex>an</xex> age,&rdquo; a shilling <xex>an</xex> ounce  (see 2d <er>A</er>, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to <xex>each</xex>, <xex>every</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>An</xex> is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound; as, <xex>an</xex> enemy, <xex>an</xex> hour. It in also often used before <xex>h sounded</xex>, when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable; as, <xex>an</xex> historian, <xex>an</xex> hyena, <xex>an</xex> heroic deed. Many writers use <xex>a</xex> before <xex>h</xex> in such positions. Anciently <xex>an</xex> was used before consonants as well as vowels.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[Shortened fr. <ets>and</ets>, OE. <ets>an</ets>., <ets>and</ets>, sometimes <ets>and if</ets>, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. <ets>enda</ets> if, the same word as <ets>and</ets>. Prob. <ets>and</ets> was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause.]</ety> <def>If; -- a word used by old English authors.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Nay, <qex>an</qex> thou dalliest, then I am thy foe.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>An if</b></col>, <cd>and if; if.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a-</hw>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> on; <ets>in comp.</ets>, on, up, upwards.]</ety> <def>A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting <xex>up</xex>, <xex>upward</xex>, <xex>throughout</xex>, <xex>backward</xex>, <xex>back</xex>, <xex>again</xex>, <xex>anew</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"na</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"n&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> (used distributively).]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of each; an equal quantity; <as>as, wine and honey, <ex>ana</ex> (or, contracted, <ex>aa</ex>), &unr_; ij.</as>, that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An apothecary with a . . . long bill of <qex>anas</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>-a"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in <ets>-anus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, <xex>Scaligerana</xex> is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, <xex>Johnsoniana</xex> of Johnson, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><note>Used also as a substantive; as, the French <xex>anas</xex></note>.</p>

<p><q>It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is worth all the <qex>ana</qex> of the Continent.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*bap"tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anabaptismus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'anabaptismo`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>anabaptisme</ets>. See <er>Anabaptize</er>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of the Anabaptists.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*bap"tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>anabaptista</ets>, fr. Gr. as if <grk>'anabaptisth`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>anabaptiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*bap*tis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*bap*tis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines.</def>  <rj><au>Milton. Bp. Bull.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*bap"tist*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thus died this imaginary king; and <qex>Anabaptistry</qex> was suppressed in Munster.</q> <rj><qau>Pagitt.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*bap*tize"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; again + &unr_; to baptize. See <er>Baptize</er>.]</ety> <def>To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Whitlock.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"a*bas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, p. p. of &unr_; to advance.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nab"a*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to go up; &unr_; up + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called &ldquo;The Anabasis.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>anabasis</qex> of Napoleon.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*bat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to anabasis; <as>as, an <ex>anabatic</ex> fever</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>anabiosis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anabiotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anabiosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; something heaped up; &unr_; + &unr_; a stroke.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to anabolism; an <xex>anabolic</xex> changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*bol"ic ster"oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol., Chem.)</fld> <def>any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and strength.  The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their performance in competition.  They have serious side effects, and the use of such compounds has been banned by many athletic regulatory committees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nab"o*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from <contr>catabolism</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*branch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Ana</ets>stomosing + <ets>branch</ets>.]</ety> <def>A branch of a river that re&euml;nters, or anastomoses with, the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses itself in sandy soil.</def> <mark>[Australia]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, <qex>anabranches</qex>, and the islands they form branch islands.</q>  <rj><qau>Col. Jackson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*camp"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to bend back; &unr_; back + &unr_; to bend.]</ety> <def>Reflecting of reflected; <as>as, an <ex>anacamptic</ex> sound (and echo)</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called <altname>catoptric</altname>. See <er>Catoptrics</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*camp"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By reflection; <as>as, echoes are sound produced <ex>anacamptically</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hutton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*camp"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of reflected light, now called <altname>catoptrics</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science of reflected sounds.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`a*can"thi*ni</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"a*canths</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; thorny, fr. &unr_; thorn.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*can"thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spineless, as certain fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*car"di*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*car"dic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; <as>as, <ex>anacardic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*car"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; similar to + &unr_; heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See <er>Cashew</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*ca*thar"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to cleanse upward, <it>i. e.</it>, by vomiting; &unr_; + &unr_;. See <er>Cathartic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing vomiting or expectoration.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ach"a*ris</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; grace.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family (<fam>Hydrocharidace&aelig;</fam>), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also <altname>waterweed</altname> and <altname>water thyme</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An*ach"o*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <hw>An*ach`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Anchoret</er>, <er>Anchoretic</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ach"o*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; place.]</ety> <def>An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An`a*chron"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*chron"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>,</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ach"ro*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; &unr_; + &unr_; time: cf. F. <ets>anachronisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ach`ro*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism.</def>  <rj><au>T. Warton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ach"ro*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ach"ro*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing an anachronism; anachronistic.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An*ach"ro*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to bend back and break; to reflect (light); &unr_; + &unr_; to break.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; <as>as, <ex>anaclastic</ex> curves</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Springing back, as the bottom of an <xex>anaclastic</xex> glass.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anaclastic glass</b></col>, <cd>a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*clas"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; -- commonly called <xex>dioptrics</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*c&oelig;*no"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, to communicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to make common, &unr_; common.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate.</def>  <rj><au>Walker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anacoluthia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anacoluthon</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*co*lu"thic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lacking grammatical sequence.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*co*lu"thon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, not following, wanting sequence; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; following.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A lack of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anacoluthia</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*con"da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of Ceylonese origin?]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large South American snake of the Boa family (<spn>Eunectes murinus</spn>), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (<spn>Python tigris</spn>) of Ceylon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nac`re*on"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Anacreonticus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial.</def>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nac`re*on"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*crot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to anachronism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nac"ro*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, up, again + &unr_; a stroke.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*cru"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to push up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to strike.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*dem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anadema</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to wreathe; &unr_; up + &unr_; to bind.]</ety> <def>A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*di*plo"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to double, &unr_;, &unr_;, twofold, double.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; <as>as, &ldquo;He retained his virtues amidst all his <ex>misfortunes</ex> -- <ex>misfortunes</ex> which no prudence could foresee or prevent</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*drom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anadrome</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nad"ro*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; running upward; &unr_; + &unr_; a running, &unr_; to run.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem.</def>  <rj><au>D. C. Eaton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*n&aelig;"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&emacr;"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'anaimi`a</grk>; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>a'i^ma</grk> blood.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*n&aelig;m"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an&aelig;mia.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An*a`&euml;r*o"bi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An"aer*obes</hw>, <hw>An*a"&euml;r*obes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anaerobia</ets>; <ets>an-</ets>not + <ets>a&euml;ro-</ets> + Gr.&unr_; life.]</ety> <fld>(Bacteriol.)</fld> <def>Ana&euml;robic bacteria. They are called <stype>facultative ana&euml;robes</stype> when able to live either in the presence or absence of free oxygen; <stype>obligate ana&euml;robes</stype>, or <stype>obligatory ana&euml;robes</stype>, when they thrive only in its absence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*a`&euml;*rob"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>an-</ets>not + <ets>a&euml;robic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is unnecessary; ana&euml;robiotic; -- opposed to <ant>a&euml;robic</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or like, ana&euml;robies; ana&euml;robiotic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*a"&euml;r*o*bies</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, air + <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Micro&ouml;rganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it.  See <cref>obligate anaerobes</cref> under <er>anaerobes</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Sternberg.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*a`&euml;r*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Related to, or of the nature of, ana&euml;robies.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`&aelig;s*the"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; feeling, &unr_; to feel: cf. F. <ets>anesth&eacute;sie</ets>. See <er>&AElig;sthetics</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an an&aelig;sthetic.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`&aelig;s*the"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>An&aelig;sthesia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`&aelig;s*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Capable of rendering insensible; <as>as, <ex>an&aelig;sthetic</ex> agents</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; <as>as, an <ex>an&aelig;sthetic</ex> effect or operation</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`&aelig;s*thet"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*&aelig;s`the*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of an&aelig;sthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by an&aelig;sthetics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*&aelig;s"the*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To render insensible by an an&aelig;sthetic.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anaesthetized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>rendered <hascons>insensible</hascons> by means of anesthesia.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anesthetized</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Anagallis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of chiefly Old World herbs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anagallis</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anagasta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of moths whose larvae are flour moths.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anagasta</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*glyph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wrought in low relief, &unr_; embossed work; &unr_; + &unr_; to engrave.]</ety> <def>Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*glyph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*glyph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; -- opposed to <contr>diaglyptic</contr> or sunk work.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*glyph"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work chased or embossed relief.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*glyp"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anaglypticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Anaglyph</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*glyp"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*glyp"to*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*glyp`to*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; <as>as, <ex>anaglyptographic</ex> engraving</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*glyp*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; embossed + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ag*nor"i*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Latinized fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to recognize.]</ety> <def>The unfolding or d&eacute;nouement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*go"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a leading up; &unr_; + &unr_; a leading, &unr_; to lead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An elevation of mind to things celestial.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*gog"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*gog"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; <as>as, the <ex>rest</ex> of the Sabbath, in an <ex>anagogical</ex> sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an <ex>anagogical</ex> explication.</as></def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`a*gog"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*gog"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures.</def>  <rj><au>L. Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*go`gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anagoge</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*gram</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*gr&abreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anagramme</ets>, LL. <ets>anagramma</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> back, again + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write. See <er>Graphic</er>.]</ety> <def>Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters.  Thus <xex>Galenus</xex> becomes <xex>angelus</xex>; <xex>William Noy</xex> (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into <xex>I moyl in law</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*gram</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To anagrammatize.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Some of these <qex>anagramed</qex> his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus.</q> <rj><qau>Warburton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*gram*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*gram*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anagrammatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*gram"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anagrammatismo`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>anagrammatisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or practice of making anagrams.</def>  <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*gram"ma*tist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anagrammatiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A maker of anagrams.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*gram"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anagrammati`zein</grk> cf. F. <ets>anagrammatiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram.</def>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*graph</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*gr&adot_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anagrafh`</grk> a writing out, fr. <grk>'anagra`fein</grk> to write out, to record; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write.]</ety> <def>An inventory; a record.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An"a*kim</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"naks</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Heb.]</ety> <fld>(Bibl.)</fld> <def>A race of giants living in Palestine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Anus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; <as>as, the <ex>anal</ex> fin or glands</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"cime</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`lkimos</grk> strong, <grk>'alkh`</grk> strength: cf. F. <ets>analcime</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires <xex>a weak</xex> electricity; hence its name.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"cite</hw> <pr>(-s&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'analkh`s</grk> weak.]</ety> <def>Analcime.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*lec"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;k"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to analects; made up of selections; <as>as, an <ex>analectic</ex> magazine</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"a*lects</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*l&ebreve_;kts)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`a*lec"ta</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;k"t&adot_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`lekta</grk> fr. <grk>'anale`gein</grk> to collect; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>le`gein</grk> to gather.]</ety> <def>A collection of literary fragments.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*lem"ma</hw> <pr>(-l&ebreve_;m"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>analemma</ets> a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. <grk>'ana`lhmma</grk> a support, or thing supported, a sun dial, fr. <grk>'analamba`nein</grk> to take up; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>lamba`nein</grk> to take.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`a*lep"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&adot_;*l&ebreve_;p"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <hw>An"a*lep`sy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&adot_;*l&ebreve_;p`s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a taking up, or again, recovery, from &unr_;. See <er>Analemma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Recovery of strength after sickness.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; restorative: cf. F. <ets>analeptique</ets>. See <er>Analepsis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Restorative; giving strength after disease.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A restorative.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*al"gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An*al"gene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <ety>[Gr. &unr_; painless.]</ety> <def>A crystalline compound used as an antipyretic and analgesic, employed chiefly in rheumatism and neuralgia. It is a complex derivative of quinoline.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*ge"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; sense of pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence of sensibility to pain.</def>  <rj><au>Quain.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*ge"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'analghsi`a</grk>; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`lghsis</grk> sense of pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>serving to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*ge"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'analghsi`a</grk>; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`lghsis</grk> sense of pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a medication which serves to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness.  Aspirin and acetaminophen (Tylenol) are commonly used non-prescription <ex>analgesics</ex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`al*lag*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; a change.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not changed in form by inversion.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anallagmatic curves</b></col>, <cd>a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; -- sometimes called <altname>bicircular quartics</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Anallagmatic surfaces</b></col>, <cd>a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`al*lan*to"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Without, or not developing, an allantois.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`al*lan*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>allantoidea</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"o*gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Analogous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>analog computer</hw> <hw>analogue computer</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a computer that represents information by continuously variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Analogous</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to analogy.</def>  <rj><au>Geo. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is <qex>analogical</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having analogy; analogous.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*log"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an analogical sense; in accordance with analogy; by way of similitude.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A prince is <qex>analogically</qex> styled a pilot, being to the state as a pilot is to the vessel.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*log"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being analogical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"o*gism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; course of reasoning, fr. &unr_; to think over, to calculate]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>an argument from the cause to the effect; an <it>a priori</it> argument.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.</def>  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy.</def>  <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"o*gize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To employ, or reason by, analogy.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nal"o*gon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Analogue.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"o*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>analogous</ets>, Gr. &unr_; according to a due ratio, proportionate; &unr_; + &unr_; ratio, proportion. See <er>Logic</er>.]</ety> <def>Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Analogous</qex> tendencies in arts and manners.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Decay of public spirit, which may be considered <qex>analogous</qex> to natural death.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>nalogous pole</b></col> <fld>(Pyroelect.)</fld>, <cd>that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Correspondent; similar; like.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>A*nal"o gous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*nal"o*gous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*logue</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. &unr_;, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its <qex>analogue</qex> in the insolent tyranny of the many.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philol.)</fld> <def>A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; <as>as, the Latin &ldquo;pater&rdquo; is the <ex>analogue</ex> of the English &ldquo;father</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; <as>as, the gill of a fish is the <ex>analogue</ex> of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called <xex>representative species</xex>, and such genera, <xex>representative genera</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Analogies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>analogia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>analogie</ets>. See <er>Analogous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning <xex>enlightens</xex> the mind, because it is to the mind what <xex>light</xex> is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden.</def><br/>
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<p><note>Followed by <xex>between</xex>, <xex>to</xex>, or <xex>with</xex>; as, there is an <xex>analogy between</xex> these objects, or one thing has an <xex>analogy to</xex> or <xex>with</xex> another.</note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Analogy</xex> is very commonly used to denote similarity or essential resemblance; but its specific meaning is a similarity of <xex>relations</xex>, and in this consists the difference between the argument from <xex>example</xex> and that from <xex>analogy</xex>. In the former, we argue from the mere similarity of two things; in the latter, from the similarity of their <xex>relations</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Karslake.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A relation or correspondence in function, between organs or parts which are decidedly different.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Proportion; equality of ratios.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to <contr>anomaly</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>analysand</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person undergoing psychoanalysis.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An"a*lyse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <hw>An"a*ly`ser</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, etc.</mhw> <def>Same as <er>Analyze</er>, <er>Analyzer</er>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>analyser</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an instrument that performs analyses.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> analyzer</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Analyses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; &unr_; up + &unr_; to loose. See <er>Loose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to <contr>synthesis</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either <it>(a)</it> what elements it contains, or <it>(b)</it> how much of each element is present. The former is called <stype>qualitative</stype>, and the latter <stype>quantitative analysis</stype>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with <xex>synopsis</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Ultimate</b></col>, <col><b>Proximate</b></col>, <col><b>Qualitative</b></col>, <col><b>Quantitative</b></col>, and <col><b>Volumetric analysis</b></col></mcol>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ultimate</er>, <er>Proximate</er>, <er>Qualitative</er>, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nal"y*sis of variance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Statistics)</fld>  <def>a statistical technique by which the results of an observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the relative contributions of the different possible causative factors or variables to the outcome.  Abbreviated <altname>ANOVA</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*lyst</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>analyste</ets>. See <er>Analysis</er>.]</ety> <def>One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*lyt"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>analytique</ets>. See <er>Analysis</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; <as>as, an <ex>analytical</ex> experiment</as>; -- opposed to <contr>synthetic</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>analytical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>of a proposition; necessarily true independent of fact or experience, such as &ldquo;all spinsters are unmarried&rdquo;.  Opposite of <ant>synthetic</ant>.</def> <see>Also See: <er>a priori</er>, <er>deductive,</er> <er>logical</er>.</see><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations; <as>as, <ex>analytic</ex> reasoning; an <ex>analytical</ex> discussion</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> appraising(prenominal), evaluative.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people.</def> <illu>an <ex>analytical</ex> mind</illu><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Analytical geometry</b></col> or <col><b>co&ouml;rdinate geometry</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Geometry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Analytic language</b></col>, <cd>a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings.</cd> -- <col><b>Analytical table</b></col> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*lyt"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an analytical manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*lyt"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of analysis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*ly`za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be analyzed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*ly*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*lyze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Analyzed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Analyzing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>analyser</ets>. See <er>Analysis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; to consider in detail in order to discover essential features or meaning; <as>as, to <ex>analyze</ex> an action to ascertain its morality; to <ex>analyse</ex> a sonnet by Shakespeare; to <ex>analyse</ex> the evidence in a criminal trial; to <ex>analyse</ex> your real motives.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>No one, I presume, can <qex>analyze</qex> the sensations of pleasure or pain.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features; <as>as, to <ex>analyse</ex> a specimen; to <ex>analyze</ex> a fossil substance; to <ex>analyze</ex> a sentence or a word; to <ex>analyse</ex> a chemical compound</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> analyze, break down, dissect, take apart.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>subject to psychoanalytic treatment.</def> <illu>I was <ex>analysed</ex> in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> analyze, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>analyzed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>separated into components.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*ly`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, analyzes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*mese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Anam.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`am*ne"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`mnhsis</grk>, fr. &unr_; to remind, recall to memory; &unr_; + &unr_; to put in mind.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A recalling to mind; recollection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`am*nes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Aiding the memory; <as>as, <ex>anamnestic</ex> remedies</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*am`ni*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Without, or not developing, an amnion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; again + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A distorted image.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*mor"pho*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Anamorpho</ets>sis + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by anamorphosis to its normal proportions. It usually consists of a cylindrical mirror.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*mor"pho*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form anew; &unr_; again + &unr_; to form; <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Persp.)</fld> <def>A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Anamorphism</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*mor"pho*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anamorphosis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anon</er>.]</ety> <def>An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh?</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*na"nas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>ananas</ets>, from the native American name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pineapple (<spn>Ananassa sativa</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*an"drous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'andh`r</grk> a man.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*an"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>angular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing no angle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*an"ther*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>anther</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of anthers.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*an"thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`nqos</grk> a flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of flowers; flowerless.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An`a*p&aelig;st</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*p&aelig;s"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</mhw> <def>Same as <er>Anapest</er>, <er>Anapestic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*pest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anapaestus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; an anapest, <it>i.e.</it>, a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, <ets>struck back</ets>; fr. &unr_;; &unr_; back + &unr_; to strike.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (&breve; &breve; -); the reverse of the <xex>dactyl</xex>. In Latin <it>d&ebreve_;-&ibreve_;-t&amacr;s</it>, and in English <it>in-ter-vene"</it>, are examples of anapests.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A verse composed of such feet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*pes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anapaesticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; <as>as, an <ex>anapestic</ex> meter, foot, verse</as>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Anapestic measure or verse.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*pes"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anapestic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anaphase</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anaphasic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anaphase.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anaphor</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*naph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'anafora`</grk>, fr. <grk>'anafe`rein</grk> to carry up or back; <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to carry.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>the use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse; also, the relation between the substitute word and its antecedent.  It is contrasted with <contr>cataphora</contr>, the use of a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned.</def> <note>Thus, in the sentence &ldquo;John was tall but he was not very heavy.&rdquo; the &ldquo;he&rdquo; is an <ex>anaphora</ex> for John, or an anaphoric reference to John.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>anaphoric</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anaphora.</def> <illu><ex>anaphoric</ex> reference</illu><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*aph`ro*dis"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; sexual pleasure, &unr_; the goddess of love.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence of sexual appetite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; pertaining to venery.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antaphrodisiac</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*aph`ro*dit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without love.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Produced without concourse of sexes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anaphylactic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to anaphylaxis; caused by anaphylaxis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anaphylactic shock</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a severe form of physiological shock, often having a fatal outcome, caused by an extreme immunological reaction to antigens.  It is a severe form of <er>anaphylaxis{2}</er>, and is characterized by smooth muscle contraction and capillary dilation throughout the body, initiated by antibodies of the IgE class.  It is usually seen when an antigen to which a person has become hypersensitized is injected intravenously or subcutaneously.  It is also called <altname>generalyzed anaphylaxis</altname> or <altname>systemic anaphylaxis</altname>, and sometimes <altname>anaphylaxis</altname>.</def> <au>[Stedman]</au><br/>
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<p><hw>anaphylaxis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk> back, way from + <grk>fy`laxis</grk> security, protection.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>hypersensitivity (to a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>an immediate but transient allergic reaction to an antigenic substance to which a person has become hypersensitized; it is characterized by the contraction of smooth muscle and capillary dilation.  These reactions are caused by the release of certain substances such as histamine, bradykinin, serotonin, and slow-reacting substance in response to the reaction of the antigen with a mast cell-fixed antibody, chiefly IgE.  This term is sometimes used to refer to the severe form of the reaction called <altname>anaphylactic shock</altname>.</def> <au>[Stedman]</au><br/>
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<p><hw>anaplasia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anaplasty.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; again + &unr_; to form: cf. F. <ets>anaplastie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*ple*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anapleroticus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; to fill up; &unr_; + &unr_; to fill.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy which promotes such granulation.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nap"no*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; respiration + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of spirometer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ap*no"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; respiration.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relating to respiration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ap`o*deic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;. See <er>Apodeictic</er>.]</ety> <def>Not apodeictic; undemonstrable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*poph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; back + &unr_; offshoot.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An accessory process in many lumbar vertebr&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ap*tot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; back + &unr_; belonging to case.]</ety> <def>Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; <as>as, <ex>anaptotic</ex> languages</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ap"ty*chus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anaptichi</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unfolding; &unr_; back + &unr_; to fold.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"arch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without head or chief; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; beginning, the first place, magistracy, government.]</ety> <def>The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Imperial <qex>anarchs</qex> doubling human woes.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nar"chal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lawless; anarchical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men <qex>anarchal</qex> which are in a state of effervescence.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nar"chic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nar"chic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anarchique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; <as>as, <ex>anarchic</ex> despotism; <ex>anarchical</ex> opinions.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"arch*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anarchisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine or practice of anarchists.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"arch*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anarchiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"arch*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to anarchy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"arch*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>anarchie</ets>. See <er>Anarch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Spread <qex>anarchy</qex> and terror all around.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, confusion or disorder, in general.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There being then . . . an <qex>anarchy</qex>, as I may term it, in authors and their re&unr_;koning of years.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ar*throp"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; without joints + <ets>-poda</ets>. See <er>Anarthrous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; -- opposed to <contr>Arthropoda</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ar*throp"o*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ar"throus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`narqros</grk> without joints, without the article; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint, the article.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld> <def>Used without the article; <as>as, an <ex>anarthrous</ex> substantive</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"nas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., duck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certain species of fresh-water ducks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anasa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus comprising the squash bugs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anasa</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`a*sar"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; throughout + &unr_;, &unr_;, flesh.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*sar"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.</def>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*seis"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. &unr_; a shaking up and down.]</ety> <def>Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*stal"tic</hw> <pr>(-st&abreve;l"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anastaltiko`s</grk> fitted for checking, fr. <grk>'ana`</grk> + <grk>ste`llein</grk> to send.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Styptic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*state</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to make to stand.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to <contr>katastate</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to make to stand: cf. &unr_; causing to stand.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.</def><br/>
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<p><note>In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Anastatica</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of plants consisting of a single species, rose of Jericho (also called resurrection plant).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anastatica</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anastigmat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*as`tig*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>an-</ets>not + <ets>astigmatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Optics)</fld> <def>Not astigmatic;  free of astigmatism; -- pertaining to a lens or lens system, and used especially of a lens system which consists of a converging lens and a diverging lens of equal and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths, and sensibly free from astigmatism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nas"to*mose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anastomozed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anastomosing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anastomoser</ets>, fr. <ets>anastomose</ets>. See <er>Anastomosis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat. &amp; Bot.)</fld> <def>To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The ribbing of the leaf, and the <qex>anastomosing</qex> network of its vessels.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of any channels or lines, to meet and unite or run into each other, as rivers; to coalesce; to interjoin.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nas`to*mo"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anastomoses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; opening, fr. &unr_; to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; &unr_; + &unr_; mouth: cf. F. <ets>anastomose</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat. &amp; Bot.)</fld> <def>The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nas`to*mot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anastomosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anastomus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>openbills.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anastomus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nas"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to turn up or back; &unr_; + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet. &amp; Gram.)</fld> <def>An inversion of the natural order of words; <as>as, <ex>echoed the hills</ex>, for, the <ex>hills echoed</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anathemas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>anath&ebreve_;ma</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L. <ets>anath&emacr;ma</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a votive offering; all fr. &unr_; to set up as a votive gift, dedicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to set. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[They] denounce <qex>anathemas</qex> against unbelievers.</q> <rj><qau>Priestley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Finally she fled to London followed by the <qex>anathemas</qex> of both [families].</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Jewish nation were an <qex>anathema</qex> destined to destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an <qex>anathema</qex>, and be destroyed himself.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anathema Maranatha</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>(see <au>1 Cor. xvi. 22</au>)</ety>, <cd>an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of <xex>anathema</xex>.  <xex>Maran atha</xex> is now considered as a separate sentence, meaning, &ldquo;Our Lord cometh.&rdquo;</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*nath`e*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nath`e*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, </mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*nath`e*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a cursing; cf. F. <ets>anath&eacute;matisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anathematization.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>We find a law of Justinian forbidding <qex>anathematisms</qex> to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists.</q> <rj><qau>J. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nath`e*ma*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>anathematisatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of anathematizing, or denouncing as accursed; imprecation.</def>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anathematized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anathematizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>anathematizare</ets>, Gr. &unr_; to devote, make accursed: cf. F. <ets>anath&eacute;matiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nath"e*ma*ti`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who pronounces an anathema.</def>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nat"i*fa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anatif&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., contr. fr. <ets>anatifera</ets>. See <er>Anatiferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus <gen>Lepas</gen>, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See <er>Cirripedia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term <xex>Anatif&aelig;</xex>, in the plural, is often used for the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"i*fer</hw>, <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Anatifa</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anas</ets>, <ets>anatis</ets>, a duck + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Producing ducks; -- applied to <xex>Anatif&aelig;</xex>, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See <er>Barnacle</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"a*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anatinus</ets>, fr. <ets>anas</ets>, <ets>anatis</ets>, a duck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"o*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anatocismus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; again + &unr_; to lend on interest.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Compound interest.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`a*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`a*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anatomicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>anatomique</ets>. See <er>Anatomy</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; <as>as, the <ex>anatomic</ex> art; <ex>anatomical</ex> observations.</as></def>  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*tom"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"o*mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anatomisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The stretched and vivid <qex>anatomism</qex> of their [<it>i. e.</it>, <qex>the French</qex>] <qex>great figure painters</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>The London Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anatomiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat`o*mi*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of anatomizing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"o*mize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anatomized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anatomizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anatomiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If we <qex>anatomize</qex> all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"o*mi`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dissector.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anatomies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>anatomie</ets>, L. <ets>anatomia</ets>, Gr. &unr_; dissection, fr. &unr_; to cut up; &unr_; + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by <qex>anatomy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;Animal anatomy&rdquo; is sometimes called <stype>zomy</stype>; &ldquo;vegetable anatomy,&rdquo; <stype>phytotomy</stype>; &ldquo;human anatomy,&rdquo; <stype>anthropotomy</stype>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Comparative anatomy</b></col> <cd>compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A treatise or book on anatomy.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; <as>as, the <ex>anatomy</ex> of a discourse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>anatomy</qex> of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced villain,<br/>
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<p><hw>An`a*trep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[overturning, fr. &unr_; to turn up or over; &unr_; + &unr_; too turn.]</ety> <def>Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's <xex>refutative</xex> dialogues.</def>  <rj><au>Enfield.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"a*tron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anatron</ets>, <ets>natron</ets>, Sp. <ets>anatron</ets>, <ets>natron</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>al-natr&umacr;n</ets>. See <er>Natron</er>, <er>Niter</er>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Native carbonate of soda; natron.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Glass gall or sandiver.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Saltpeter.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au> <au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nat"ro*pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nat"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to <contr>orthotropous</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nat"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An"bur*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Am"bur*y</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ampre</ets>, <ets>ompre</ets>, a crooked swelling vein: cf. Prov. E. <ets>amper</ets> a tumor with inflammation. Cf. the first syllable in <ets>agnail</ets>, and <ets>berry</ets> a fruit.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; -- called also <altname>fingers and toes</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>-ance</hw>. <ety>[F. <ets>-ance</ets>, fr. L. <ets>-antia</ets> and also fr. <ets>-entia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; <as>as, assist<ex>ance</ex>, resist<ex>ance</ex>, appear<ex>ance</ex>, eleg<ex>ance</ex></as>. See <er>-ancy</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; All recently adopted words of this class take either -<xex>ance</xex> or -<xex>ence</xex>, according to the Latin spelling.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ces*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ancestre</ets>, <ets>auncestre</ets>, also <ets>ancessour</ets>; the first forms fr. OF. <ets>ancestre</ets>, F. <ets>anc&ecirc;tre</ets>, fr. the L. nom. <ets>antessor</ets> one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. <ets>ancessor</ets>, fr. L. acc. <ets>antecessorem</ets>, fr. <ets>antecedere</ets> to go before; <ets>ante</ets> before + <ets>cedere</ets> to go. See <er>Cede</er>, and cf. <er>Antecessor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An earlier type; a progenitor; <as>as, this fossil animal is regarded as the <ex>ancestor</ex> of the horse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One from whom an estate has descended; -- the correlative of <xex>heir</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ces*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ancestral.</def>  <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ces*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With regard to ancestors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ces"tral</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; <as>as, an <ex>ancestral</ex> estate</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ancestral</xex> trees.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hemans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ces*tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female ancestor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ces*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>ancesserie</ets>. See <er>Ancestor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Title and <qex>ancestry</qex> render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anker</ets>, AS. <ets>ancor</ets>, <ets>oncer</ets>, L. <ets>ancora</ets>, sometimes spelt <ets>anchora</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`gkyra</grk>, akin to E. <ets>angle</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ancre</ets>. See <er>Angle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a <xex>shank</xex>, having at one end a transverse bar called a <xex>stock</xex>, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the other end the <xex>crown</xex>, from which branch out two or more <xex>arms</xex> with <xex>flukes</xex>, forming with the shank a suitable angle to enter the ground.</note><br/>
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<p><note>Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the <xex>sheet anchor</xex> (hence, <mark>Fig.</mark>, best hope or last refuge), called also <altname>waist anchor</altname>. Now the <xex>bower</xex> and the <xex>sheet anchor</xex> are usually alike. Then came the <xex>best bower</xex> and the <xex>small bower</xex> (so called from being carried on the bows). The <xex>stream anchor</xex> is one fourth the weight of the bower anchor. <xex>Kedges</xex> or <xex>kedge anchors</xex> are light anchors used in warping.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Which hope we have as an <qex>anchor</qex> of the soul.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. vi. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An emblem of hope.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also <altname>egg-and-dart</altname>, <altname>egg-and-tongue</altname>) ornament.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of <gen>Synapta</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Television)</fld> <def>an <er>achorman</er>, <er>anchorwoman</er>, or <er>anchorperson</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anchor ice</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Ice</er>.</cd> --<col><b>Anchor light</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> --  <col><b>Anchor ring</b></col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Annulus</er>, 2 (b).</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor shot</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor space</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor stock</b></col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms.</cd> -- <col><b>Anchor watch</b></col> <cd>See the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor comes home</b></col>, <cd>when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts.</cd> -- <col><b>Foul anchor</b></col>, <cd>the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when the slack cable entangled.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor is acockbill</b></col>, <cd>when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor is apeak</b></col>, <cd>when the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>The anchor is atrip</b></col>, or <col><b>aweigh</b></col></mcol>, <cd>when it is lifted out of the ground.</cd> -- <col><b>The anchor is awash</b></col>, <cd>when it is hove up to the surface of the water.</cd> -- <col><b>At anchor</b></col>, <cd>anchored.</cd> -- <col><b>To back an anchor</b></col>, <cd>to increase the holding power by laying down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides, with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home.</cd> -- <col><b>To cast anchor</b></col>, <cd>to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship at rest.</cd> -- <col><b>To cat the anchor</b></col>, <cd>to hoist the anchor to the cathead and pass the ring-stopper.</cd> -- <col><b>To fish the anchor</b></col>, <cd>to hoist the flukes to their resting place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank painter.</cd> -- <col><b>To weigh anchor</b></col>, <cd>to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail away.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anchored</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anchoring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ancrer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; <as>as, to <ex>anchor</ex> a ship</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; <as>as, to <ex>anchor</ex> the cables of a suspension bridge</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Till that my nails were <qex>anchored</qex> in thine eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cast anchor; to come to anchor; <as>as, our ship (or the captain) <ex>anchored</ex> in the stream</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stop; to fix or rest.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My invention . . . <qex>anchors</qex> on Isabel.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anker</ets>, <ets>ancre</ets>, AS. <ets>ancra</ets>, fr. L. <ets>anachoreta</ets>. See <er>Anchoret</er>.]</ety> <def>An anchoret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit for anchorage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The set of anchors belonging to a ship.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; <as>as, the <ex>anchorages</ex> of the Brooklyn Bridge</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cho*rage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Abode of an anchoret.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anchor-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; <as>as, an <ex>anchored</ex> bark</as>; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; <as>as, an <ex>anchored</ex> tongue</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; <as>as, an <ex>anchored</ex> cross</as>.</def> <altsp>[Sometimes spelt <asp>ancred</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor es*cape"ment</hw>. <fld>(Horol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The common recoil escapement.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A variety of the lever escapement with a wide impulse pin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cho*ress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female anchoret.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And there, a saintly <qex>anchoress</qex>, she dwelt.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An"cho*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"cho*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anachor&egrave;te</ets>, L. <ets>anachoreta</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to go back, retire; &unr_; + &unr_; to give place, retire, &unr_; place; perh. akin to Skr. <ets>h&amacr;</ets> to leave. Cf. <er>Anchor</er> a hermit.]</ety> <def>One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse.</def> <altsp>[Written by some authors <asp>anachoret</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an <qex>anchorite's</qex> or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`cho*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`cho*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cho*ret`ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hermitlike.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cho*ret*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice or mode of life of an anchoret.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor-hold`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Firm hold: security.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cho*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anchoret</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cho*ri`tess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An anchoress.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anchor light</hw>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor*man`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&etilde_;r*m&abreve;n`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute.  Male correlate of <er>anchorwoman</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anchorperson</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an <er>anchorman</er> or <er>anchorwoman.</er>.  The <ex>anchorperson</ex> usually begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast studio.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anchor shot</hw>. <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anchor space</hw>. <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 3<frac>1/2</frac>, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anchor watch</hw>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night when a vessel is at anchor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chor*wo`man</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&etilde_;r*w&ubreve;`m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute.  Female correlate of <er>anchorman</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*cho"vy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*ch&omacr;"v&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>anchoa</ets>, <ets>anchova</ets>, or Pg. <ets>anchova</ets>, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. <ets>antzua</ets> dry: cf. D. <ets>anchovis</ets>, F. <ets>anchois</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (<spn>Engraulis encrasicholus</spn>), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*cho"vy pear`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*ch&omacr;"v&ybreve_; p&acirc;r`)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (<spn>Grias cauliflora</spn>) bearing this fruit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anchusa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various Old World herbs of the genus <gen>Anchusa</gen> having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chu*sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anchusa</ets> the plant alkanet, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"chy*lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anchylosed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anchylosing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ankyloser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>ankylose</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An`chy*lo"sis</hw>, <hw>An`ky*lo"sis</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to crook, stiffen, fr. &unr_; crooked: cf. F. <ets>ankylose</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`chy*lot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anchylosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cient</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auncien</ets>, F. <ets>ancien</ets>, LL. <ets>antianus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ante</ets> before. See <er>Ante-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to <ant>modern</ant>; <as>as, <ex>ancient</ex> authors, literature, history; <ex>ancient</ex> days.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Witness those <qex>ancient</qex> empires of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Gildas Albanius . . . much <qex>ancienter</qex> than his namesake surnamed the Wise.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; <as>as, an <ex>ancient</ex> forest; an <ex>ancient</ex> castle.</as></def> &ldquo;Our <xex>ancient</xex> bickerings.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Remove not the <qex>ancient</qex> landmarks, which thy fathers have set.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxii. 28.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>ancient</qex> man, strangely habited, asked for quarters.</q> <rj><qau>Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to <ant>recent</ant> or <ant>new</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>ancient</ex> continent</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A friend, perhaps, or an <qex>ancient</qex> acquaintance.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and <qex>ancient</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Experienced; versed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the most <qex>ancient</qex> in the business of the realm.</q> <rj><qau>Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Former; sometime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They mourned their <qex>ancient</qex> leader lost.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ancient demesne</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called <xex>Domesday Book</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ancient lights</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Ancient</er>, <er>Antiquated</er>, <er>Obsolete</er>, <er>Antique</er>, <er>Antic</er>, <er>Old</er>. -- <xex>Ancient</xex> is opposed to <xex>modern</xex>, and has antiquity; <as>as, an <ex>ancient</ex> family, <ex>ancient</ex> landmarks, <ex>ancient</ex> institutions, systems of thought, etc.</as>  <xex>Antiquated</xex> describes that which has gone out of use or fashion; <as>as, <ex>antiquated</ex> furniture, <ex>antiquated</ex> laws, rules, etc.</as>  <xex>Obsolete</xex> is commonly used, instead of <xex>antiquated</xex>, in reference to language, customs, etc.; <as>as, an <ex>obsolete</ex> word or phrase, an <ex>obsolete</ex> expression</as>. <xex>Antique</xex> is applied, in present usage, either to that which has come down from the ancients; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> cameo, bust, etc.</as> ; or to that which is made to imitate some ancient work of art; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> temple</as>. In the days of Shakespeare, <xex>antique</xex> was often used for <xex>ancient</xex>; as, &ldquo;an <xex>antique</xex> song,&rdquo; &ldquo;an <xex>antique</xex> Roman;&rdquo; and hence, from singularity often attached to what is ancient, it was used in the sense of grotesque; as, &ldquo;an oak whose <xex>antique</xex> root peeps out; &rdquo; and hence came our present word <xex>antic</xex>, denoting grotesque or ridiculous.  We usually apply both <xex>ancient</xex> and <xex>old</xex> to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an <xex>old</xex> man, an <xex>ancient</xex> record; but never, the <xex>old</xex> stars, an <xex>old</xex> river or mountain. In general, however, <xex>ancient</xex> is opposed to <xex>modern</xex>, and <xex>old</xex> to <xex>new</xex>, <xex>fresh</xex>, or <xex>recent</xex>. When we speak of a thing that existed formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use <xex>ancient</xex>; as, <xex>ancient</xex> republics, <xex>ancient</xex> heroes; and not <xex>old</xex> republics, <xex>old</xex> heroes. But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence, we use either <xex>ancient</xex> or <xex>old</xex>; <as>as, <ex>ancient</ex> statues or paintings, or <ex>old</ex> statues or paintings</as>; <xex>ancient</xex> authors, or <xex>old</xex> authors, meaning books.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cient</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the <ant>moderns</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Lord will enter into judgment with the <qex>ancients</qex> of his people, and the princes thereof.</q> <rj><qau>Isa. iii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A senior; an elder; a predecessor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . . were his <qex>ancients</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Council of Ancients</b></col> <fld>(French Hist.)</fld>, <cd>one of the two assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795.</cd>  <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj>
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<p><hw>An"cient</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from <ets>ensign</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ensign or flag.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>More dishonorable ragged than an old-faced <qex>ancient</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The bearer of a flag; an ensign.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This is Othello's <qex>ancient</qex>, as I take it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In ancient times.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In an ancient manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cient*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cient*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Antiquity; what is ancient.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They contain not word of <qex>ancientry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>West.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old age; also, old people.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Wronging the <qex>ancientry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A gentleman of more <qex>ancientry</qex> than estate.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cient*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anciennet&eacute;</ets>, fr. <ets>ancien</ets>. See <er>Ancient</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Age; antiquity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Martin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Seniority.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ci"le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cil*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ancillaris</ets>, fr. <ets>ancilla</ets> a female servant.]</ety> <def>Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even <qex>ancillary</qex>, to the greater province.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cil*la*ry ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An administration subordinate to, and in aid of, the primary or principal administration of an estate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*cille"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ancelle</ets>, L. <ets>ancilla</ets>.]</ety> <def>A maidservant; a handmaid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*cip"i*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anceps</ets>, <ets>ancipitis</ets>, two-headed, double; <ets>an-</ets> for <ets>amb-</ets> on both sides + <ets>caput</ets> head.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*cis"troid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; a hook + &unr_; shape.]</ety> <def>Hook-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ankle</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"come</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ancuman</ets>, <ets>oncuman</ets>, to come.]</ety> <def>A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Boucher.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"con</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k&obreve_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>L. <it>pl.</it> <plw>Ancones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'agkw`n</grk> the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The olecranon, or the elbow.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ancon sheep</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the <altname>otter breed</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"cone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ancon</er>, above.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Gwilt.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"co*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*co"ne*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow.</def>  &ldquo;The olecranon on <xex>anconeal</xex> process.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Flower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*co"ne*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>ancon</ets> elbow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle of the elbow and forearm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"co*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Elbowlike; anconal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"co*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown.]</ety> <fld>(Iron Work)</fld> <def>A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>-an*cy</hw>. <ety>[L. <ets>-antia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix expressing more strongly than <xex>-ance</xex> the idea of quality or state; <as>as, const<ex>ancy</ex>, buoy<ex>ancy</ex>, inf<ex>ancy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>And</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>and</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>endi</ets>, Icel. <ets>enda</ets>, OHG. <ets>anti</ets>, <ets>enti</ets>, <ets>inti</ets>, <ets>unti</ets>, G. <ets>und</ets>, D. <ets>en</ets>, OD. <ets>ende</ets>. Cf, <er>An</er> if, <er>Ante-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.</def><br/>
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<p><note>(a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, &ldquo;there are women <xex>and</xex> women,&rdquo; that is, two very different sorts of women.<pbr/>
(b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by <xex>and</xex>; as, &ldquo;the <xex>tediousness and</xex> process of my travel,&rdquo; that is, the tedious process, etc.; &ldquo;thy fair <xex>and outward</xex> character,&rdquo; that is, thy outwardly fair character,  <rj><au>Schmidt's Shak. Lex.</au></rj></note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival <xex>to</xex>, especially after <xex>try</xex>, <xex>come</xex>, <xex>go</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>At least to try <qex>and</qex> teach the erring soul.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When that I was <qex>and</qex> a little tiny boy.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>If; though. See <er>An</er>, <pos>conj.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>As they will set an house on fire, <qex>and</qex> it were but to roast their eggs.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>And so forth</b></col>, <cd>and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, <xex>etc.</xex> (<xex>et cetera</xex>), or <xex>&amp;c.</xex>, is usually read <xex>and so forth</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"da*ba*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>andabata</ets> a kind of Roman gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.]</ety> <def>Doubt; uncertainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shelford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`da*lu"site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*dan"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>andante</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>andare</ets> to go.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A movement or piece in andante time.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`dan*ti"no</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., dim. of <ets>andante</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Some, taking <xex>andante</xex> in its original sense of &ldquo;going,&rdquo; and <xex>andantino</xex> as its diminutive, or &ldquo;less going,&rdquo; define the latter as slower than <xex>andante</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An"da*rac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>sandarac</ets>.]</ety> <def>Red orpiment.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*de"an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the Andes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"des*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the <xex>Andes</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"des*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"dine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Andean; <as>as, <ex>Andine</ex> flora</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Andira</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and West Africa.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Andira</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>And"i`ron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anderne</ets>, <ets>aunderne</ets>, <ets>aundyre</ets>, OF. <ets>andier</ets>, F. <ets>landier</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>andena</ets>, <ets>andela</ets>, <ets>anderia</ets>, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with <ets>brand-iron</ets>, AS. <ets>brand-&imacr;sen</ets>.]</ety> <def>A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; <as>as, a pair of <ex>andirons</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>andosite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>dark grayish extrusive rock.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`dra*nat"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>andranatomie</ets>. See <er>Anatomy</er>, <er>Androtomy</er>.]</ety> <def>The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Andreaea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Andreaea</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Andreaeales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an order of mosses which comprises a single genus: Andreaea.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Andreaeales</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>andrena</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a bee that is a a member of the genus <gen>Andrena.</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> andrenid, mining bee</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>andrenid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a bee that is a a member of the genus <gen>Andrena.</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> andrena, mining bee</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Andrenidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Andrenidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Andrew</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Saint Andrew, <person>St. Andrew</person>, Saint Andrew the Apostle.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Andricus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Andricus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`dro*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.]</ety> <def>Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian sphinx.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`dro*di*&oelig;"cious</hw>, <hw>An`dro*di*e"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + E. <ets>di&oelig;cious</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`dro*di*&oelig;"cism</wf>, <wf>-di*e"cism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*dr&oelig;"ci*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + &unr_; house.]</ety> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>The stamens of a flower taken collectively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>androgen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics.  They are mostly produced in the testes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>androgenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to androgens; having physiological effects like that of an androgen.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"dro*gyne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An hermaphrodite.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An androgynous plant.</def>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*drog"y*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*drog"y*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>androgynus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>gynh`</grk> woman: cf. F. <ets>androgyne</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The truth is, a great mind must be <qex>androgynous</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*drog"y*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*drog"y*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"droid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"droid)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An*droi"des</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*droi"d&emacr;z)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'androeidh`s</grk> of man's form; <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <def>A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"droid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling a man.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*drom"e*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"dro*mede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An"dro*med</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; A shower of these meteors takes place every year on November 27th or 28th. The Andromedes are also called <altname>Bielids</altname>, as they are connected with Biela's comet and move in its orbit.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"dron</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"dr&obreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>andron</ets>, Gr. <grk>'andrw`n</grk>, fr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. &amp; Rom. Arch.)</fld> <def>The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`dro*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>pe`talon</grk> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus.</def>  <rj><au>Brande.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*droph"a*gi</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*dr&obreve_;f"&adot_;*j&ibreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'androfa`gos</grk>; <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety> <def>Cannibals; man-eaters; anthropophagi.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*droph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anthropophagous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"dro*phore</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"dr&ouptack_;*f&omacr;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A support or column on which stamens are raised.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male gonophores.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`dro*po"gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>pw`gwn</grk> the beard.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is <gen>Sorghum</gen>, including  <spn>Andropogon sorghum</spn> and <spn>Andropogon halepensis</spn>, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as <spn>Andropogon nardus</spn> and <spn>Andropogon sch&oelig;nanthus</spn>, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"dro*sphinx</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"dr&ouptack_;*sf&ibreve_;&nsmacr_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + <grk>sfi`gx</grk> sphinx.]</ety> <fld>(Egypt. Art.)</fld> <def>A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"dro*spore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, a man + &unr_; a seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A spore of some alg&aelig;, which has male functions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*drot"o*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*drot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, man + &unr_; a cutting. Cf. <er>Anatomy</er>.]</ety> <def>Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from <xex>zo&ouml;tomy</xex>; anthropotomy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>*an"drous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, a man.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; <as>as, mon<ex>androus</ex>, with one stamen; poly<ex>androus</ex>, with many stamens.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*near"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>near</ets>.]</ety> <def>Near.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;It did not come <xex>anear</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The measure of misery <qex>anear</qex> us.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*near"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To near; to approach.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*neath"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>neath</ets> for <ets>beneath</ets>.]</ety> <def>Beneath.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ec*do`tage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon <qex>anecdotage</qex>, must be a tissue of lies.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ec*do`tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; <as>as, <ex>anecdotal</ex> conversation</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ec*dote</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anecdote</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; not published; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; given out, &unr_; to give out, to publish; &unr_; out + &unr_; to give. See <er>Dose</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Unpublished narratives.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ec*dot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ec*dot"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or addicted to, anecdotes.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Anecdotical</xex> traditions.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bolingbroke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ec*do"tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who relates or collects anecdotes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aneides</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of climbing salamanders.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aneides</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"e*lace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anlace</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nele"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anelien</ets>; <ets>an</ets> on + AS. <ets>ele</ets> oil, L. <ets>oleum</ets>. See <er>Oil</er>, <er>Anoil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To anoint.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give extreme unction to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>R. of Brunne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*lec"tric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>electric</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to <ant>idioelectric</ant>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A substance incapable of being electrified by friction.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*lec"trode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + E. <ets>electrode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The positive pole of a voltaic battery.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`e*lec*trot"o*nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; up + E. <ets>electrotonus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.</def>  <rj><au>Foster.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nem"o*gram</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety> <def>A record made by an anemograph.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nem"o*graph</hw> <pr>(-gr&adot_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring and recording the direction and force of the wind.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nem`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&ebreve_;m`&ouptack_;*gr&abreve;f"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*mog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nemos</grk> wind + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A description of the winds.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of the wind.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`e*mo*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`e*mo*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anemometry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*mo*met"ro*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anemometer</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An anemograph.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*mom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nem"o*ne</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anemone</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; wind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants of the <fam>Ranunculus</fam> or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sea anemone. See <er>Actinia</er>, and <er>Sea anemone</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is sometimes pronounced <pr>&abreve;n`&emacr;*m&omacr;"n&euptack_;</pr>, especially by classical scholars.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Anemonella</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus consisting of one species: the rue anemone.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anemonella</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nem"o*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nem"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Anemone</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Sandys.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anemophilous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pollinated by the wind; -- of flowering plants; especially grasses etc.</def> <ant>entomophilous</ant><br/>
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<p><hw>Anemopsis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus consisting of one species: the yerba mansa.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anemopsis</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`e*morph"i*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nemos</grk> wind + <grk>fi`los</grk> lover.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; wind-Fertilized.</def>  <rj><au>Lubbock.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nem"o*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wind + -scope: cf. F. <ets>an&eacute;moscope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`e*mo"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; wind.]</ety> <def>A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon the trunk; wind shake.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*en`ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`en*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, priv. + &unr_; the brain: cf. <er>Encephalon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without a brain; brainless.</def>  <rj><au>Todd &amp; B.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nenst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anent</ets>, <ets>anentis</ets>, <ets>anence</ets>, <ets>anens</ets>, <ets>anents</ets>, AS. <ets>onefen</ets>, <ets>onemn</ets>; <ets>an</ets>, <ets>on</ets>, on + <ets>efen</ets> even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See <er>Even</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Over against; <as>as, he lives <ex>anent</ex> the church</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>About; concerning; in respect; <as>as, he said nothing <ex>anent</ex> this particular</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*en"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; intestine, &unr_; within, &unr_; in.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a stomach or an intestine.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An*er"gi*a</hw> , <hw>An"er*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anergia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;- not + &unr_; work.]</ety> <def>Lack of energy; inactivity.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An*er"gic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An"e*roid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>nhro`s</grk> wet, moist + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>an&eacute;ro&iuml;de</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aneroid barometer</b></col>, <cd>a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"e*roid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aneroid barometer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anes</hw> <pr>(&amacr;nz)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An`es*the"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>An`es*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>An&aelig;sthesia</er>, <er>An&aelig;sthetic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anesthetist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before the patient is treated.</def>  <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anaesthetist</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anesthesiologist.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anesthetize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <def>to cause to become unconscious by administration of an anaesthetic agent.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anaesthetize</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> put to sleep, put under, put out.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anesthetized</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>rendered <hascons>insensible</hascons> by anesthetizing.  Same as <er>anaesthetized</er>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anaesthetized</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>anesthyl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mixture of methyl chloride and ethyl chloride; sprayed on as a local anesthetic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anestrous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anestrus.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not in a state of estrus; not in heat; -- of lower mammals; <as>as, an <ex>anestrous</ex> bitch</as>.  Opposite of <ant>estrous</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anestrus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus; -- applies to nonhuman mammals.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>anoestrus</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aneth</ets>, fr. L. <ets>anethum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`nhqon</grk>. See <er>Anise</er>.]</ety> <def>The herb dill, or dillseed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"e*thol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aneth</ets>um (see <er>Anise</er>) + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shining scales; -- called also <altname>anise camphor</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Anethum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the parsley family having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, including the dill <spn>Anethum graveolens</spn>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anethum</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aneticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; relaxing; &unr_; back + &unr_; to send.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Soothing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aneurin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>thiamin</er>; a B vitamin (vitamin B1) that prevents beriberi.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>aneurine</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vitamin B1, thiamin, antiberiberi factor</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>aneurismatic</hw> <hw>aneurysmal</hw> <hw>aneurysmatic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to an aneurysm.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aneurismal</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aneurysm</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a sac-like widening of a blood vessel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"eu*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a widening, an opening; &unr_; up + &unr_; wide.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>aneurysm</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An`eu*ris"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an aneurism; <as>as, an <ex>aneurismal</ex> tumor; <ex>aneurismal</ex> diathesis.</as></def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>aneurysmal</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*new"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>new</ets>.]</ety> <def>Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; <as>as, to arm <ex>anew</ex>; to create <ex>anew</ex>.</as></def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*frac"tu*ose`</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anfractuous</er>.]</ety> <def>Anfractuous; <as>as, <ex>anfractuose</ex> anthers</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*frac`tu*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anfractuosities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anfractuosit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>anfractuosities</qex> of his intellect and temper.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*frac"tu*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anfractuosus</ets>, fr. <ets>anfractus</ets> a turning, a winding, fr. the unused <ets>anfringere</ets> to wind, bend; <ets>an-</ets>, for <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>fractus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>frangere</ets> to break: cf. F. <ets>anfractueux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; <as>as, the <ex>anfractuous</ex> spires of a born</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An*frac"tu*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*frac"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mazy winding.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ga"ri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>angariatio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>angaria</ets> service to a lord, villenage, fr. <ets>angarius</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`ggaros</grk> (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches.]</ety> <def>Exaction of forced service; compulsion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Speed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An`gei*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>An`gei*ot"o*my</hw>, etc.</mhw> <def>Same as <er>Angiology</er>, <er>Angiotomy</er>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;ngel</ets>, <ets>engel</ets>, influenced by OF. <ets>angele</ets>, <ets>angle</ets>, F. <ets>ange</ets>. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. <ets>angelus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`ggelos</grk> messenger, a messenger of God, an angel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A messenger.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The dear good <qex>angel</qex> of the Spring,<br/>
The nightingale.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope,<br/>
Thou hovering <qex>angel</qex>, girt with golden wings.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One of a class of &ldquo;fallen angels;&rdquo; an evil spirit; <as>as, the devil and his <ex>angels</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Unto the <qex>angel</qex> of the church of Ephesus write.</q> <rj><qau>Rev. ii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Attendant spirit; genius; demon.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When pain and anguish wring the brow,<br/>
A ministering <qex>angel</qex> thou.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6<it>s.</it> 8<it>d.</it> to 10<it>s.</it></def>  <rj><au>Amer. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Angel</xex> is sometimes used adjectively; as, <xex>angel</xex> grace; <xex>angel</xex> whiteness.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Angel bed</b></col>, <cd>a bed without posts.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel fish</b></col>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A species of shark (<spn>Squatina angelus</spn>) from six to eight feet long, found on the coasts of Europe and North America. It takes its name from its pectoral fins, which are very large and extend horizontally like wings when spread. <sd>(b)</sd> One of several species of compressed, bright colored fishes warm seas, belonging to the family <fam>Ch&aelig;todontid&aelig;</fam>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel gold</b></col>, <cd>standard gold.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Fuller.</au> -- <col><b>Angel shark</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Angel fish</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel shot</b></col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of chain shot.</cd> -- <col><b>Angel water</b></col>, <cd>a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from <prodby>angelica</prodby>; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gel*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Existence or state of angels.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gel*et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>angelet</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel.</def>  <rj><au>Eng. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gel fish</hw>. <def>See under <er>Angel</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gel*hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being an angel; angelic nature.</def>  <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*gel"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*gel"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angelicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>ang&eacute;lique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Angelic</xex> harps.&rdquo; <au>Thomson.</au>&ldquo;<xex>Angelical</xex> actions.&rdquo; <au>Hooker.</au><br/>
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<p><q>The union of womanly tenderness and <qex>angelic</qex> patience.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; <as>as, an <ex>angelic</ex> smile</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; <as>as, <ex>angelic</ex> benificence</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted.</syn><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Angelic Hymn</b></col>, <cd>a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; -- so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14.</cd>  <rj><au>Eadie.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gel"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Angelica</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or derived from angelica; <as>as, <ex>angelic</ex> acid; <ex>angelic</ex> ether.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Angelic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gel"i*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Angelic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An aromatic umbelliferous plant (<spn>Archangelica officinalis</spn> or <spn>Angelica archangelica</spn>) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The candied leaf stalks of angelica.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Angelica tree</b></col>, <cd>a thorny North American shrub (<spn>Aralia spinosa</spn>), called also <altname>Hercules' club</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gel"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Like an angel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gel"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gel"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make like an angel; to angelize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Farindon (1647).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gel*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It ought not to be our object to <qex>angelize</qex>, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man.</q> <rj><qau>W. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gel*like`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Resembling an angel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gel*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; service, worship.]</ety> <def>Worship paid to angels.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gel*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angelus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same <qex>angelology</qex>, demonology.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gel*oph"a*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; angel + &unr_; to appear.]</ety> <def>The actual appearance of an angel to man.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ge*lot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>angelot</ets>, LL. <ets>angelotus</ets>, <ets>angellotus</ets>, dim. of <ets>angelus</ets>. See <er>Angel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au>  <au>R. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"ge*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated.  It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Angelus bell.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ger</hw> <pr>(a&nsmacr_;"g&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anger</ets>, <ets>angre</ets>, affliction, anger, fr. Icel. <ets>angr</ets> affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. <ets>anger</ets> regret, Swed. <ets>&aring;nger</ets> regret, AS. <ets>ange</ets> oppressed, sad, L. <ets>angor</ets> a strangling, anguish, <ets>angere</ets> to strangle, Gr. <grk>'a`gchein</grk> to strangle, Skr. <ets>a&mdot_;has</ets> pain, and to E. <ets>anguish</ets>, <ets>anxious</ets>, <ets>quinsy</ets>, and perh. <ets>awe</ets>, <ets>ugly</ets>. The word seems to have orig. meant to <ets>choke</ets>, <ets>squeeze</ets>. &radic;3.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest <qex>anger</qex> and soreness still continued.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Anger</qex> is like<br/>
A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,<br/>
Self-mettle tires him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Anger</er>, <er>Indignation</er>, <er>Resentment</er>, <er>Wrath</er>, <er>Ire</er>, <er>Rage</er>, <er>Fury</er>. <xex>Anger</xex> is a feeling of keen displeasure (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily criminal. <xex>Indignation</xex> is a generous outburst of anger in view of things which are <xex>indigna</xex>, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. <xex>Resentment</xex> is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See <er>Resentment</er>. <xex>Wrath</xex> and <xex>ire</xex> (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. <xex>Rage</xex> is a vehement ebullition of anger; and <xex>fury</xex> is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to <xex>anger</xex>; a high sense of honor creates <xex>indignation</xex> at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish <xex>resentment</xex>; the <xex>wrath</xex> and <xex>ire</xex> of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; <xex>rage</xex> and <xex>fury</xex> are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Angered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Angering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>angra</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He . . . <qex>angereth</qex> malign ulcers.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Taxes and impositions . . . which rather <qex>angered</qex> than grieved the people.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ger*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Angrily.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Why, how now, Hecate! you look <qex>angerly</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Angevin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Anjou.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Angevine</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ge*vine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Angevin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Anjou in France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Anjou.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gi*en"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; receptacle + &unr_;. Formed like <er>Parenchyma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*gi"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>angere</ets> to strangle, to choke. See <er>Anger</er>, n.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Angina pectoris</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <cd>a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also <altname>breast pang</altname>, <altname>spasm of the chest</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>anginal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anginal, anginose, anginous</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"gi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"gi*nose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gi*o-</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;-)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aggei^on</grk> vessel receptacle.]</ety> <def>A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>angiocarp</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>angiocarpic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angiocarpous</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*o*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*k&auml;r"p&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule.</def> <au>Brande &amp; C.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> angiocarpic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gi*o*gram</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>am X-ray photograph produced by <er>angiography</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>angiographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a diagnostic procedure in which the location and size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the blood stream.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gi*o"ma</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&omacr;"m&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>L. pl.</it> <plw>-omata</plw> <pr>(-&omacr;"m&adot_;*t&adot_;)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.; <ets>angio-</ets> + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`gi*om"a*tous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*m&obreve_;n`&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;r"m&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>monospermous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Producing one seed only in a seed pod.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gi*o*neu*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>angio-</ets> + <ets>neurosis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*op"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. <grk>pa`qos</grk> disease.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>angiopteris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a highly variable species (<spn>Angiopteris evecta</spn>) of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> giant fern</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gi*o*scope</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*sk&omacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.</def>  <rj><au>Morin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gi*o*sperm</hw> <pr>(-&abreve;n"j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;rm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.  Contrasted with <contr>gymnosperm</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are <xex>angiosperms</xex>, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are <xex>gymnosperms</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*o*sper"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`j&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*sp&etilde_;r"m&adot_;*t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Angiospermous</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*o*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*os"po*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having spores contained in cells or thec&aelig;, as in the case of some fungi.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*os"to*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gi*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angio-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>angle</ets>, L. <ets>angulus</ets> angle, corner; akin to <ets>uncus</ets> hook, Gr. <grk>'agky`los</grk> bent, crooked, angular, <grk>'a`gkos</grk> a bend or hollow, AS. <ets>angel</ets> hook, fish-hook, G. <ets>angel</ets>, and F. <ets>anchor</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a corner; a nook.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Into the utmost <qex>angle</qex> of the world.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To search the tenderest <qex>angles</qex> of the heart.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The figure made by. two lines which meet.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Though but an <qex>angle</qex> reached him of the stone.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>A name given to four of the twelve astrological &ldquo;houses.&rdquo;</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <ety>[AS. <ets>angel</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Give me mine <qex>angle</qex>: we 'll to the river there.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A fisher next his trembling <qex>angle</qex> bears.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Acute angle</b></col>, <cd>one less than a right angle, or less than 90&deg;.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Adjacent</b></col> or <col><b>Contiguous angles</b></col></mcol>, <cd>such as have one leg common to both angles.</cd> -- <col><b>Alternate angles</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Alternate</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle bar</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <cd>An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Angle iron</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle bead</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Angle brace</b></col>, <col><b>Angle tie</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together.</cd> <au>Knight.</au> -- <col><b>Angle iron</b></col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle leaf</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle meter</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata.</cd> -- <col><b>Angle shaft</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both.</cd> -- <col><b>Curvilineal angle</b></col>, <cd>one formed by two curved lines.</cd> -- <col><b>External angles</b></col>, <cd>angles formed by the sides of any right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened.</cd> -- <col><b>Facial angle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Facial</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Internal angles</b></col>, <cd>those which are within any right-lined figure.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixtilineal angle</b></col>, <cd>one formed by a right line with a curved line.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique angle</b></col>, <cd>one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a <xex>right angle</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Obtuse angle</b></col>, <cd>one greater than a right angle, or more than 90&deg;.</cd> -- <col><b>Optic angle</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Optic</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Rectilineal</b></col> or <col><b>Right-lined angle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one formed by two right lines.</cd> -- <col><b>Right angle</b></col>, <cd>one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 90&deg; (measured by a quarter circle).</cd> -- <col><b>Solid angle</b></col>, <cd>the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point.</cd> -- <col><b>Spherical angle</b></col>, <cd>one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere.</cd> -- <col><b>Visual angle</b></col>, <cd>the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>For Angles of commutation</b></col>, <col><b>draught</b></col>, <col><b>incidence</b></col>, <col><b>reflection</b></col>, <col><b>refraction</b></col>, <col><b>position</b></col>, <col><b>repose</b></col>, <col><b>fraction</b></col></mcol>, <cd>see <er>Commutation</er>, <er>Draught</er>, <er>Incidence</er>, <er>Reflection</er>, <er>Refraction</er>, etc.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Angled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Angling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; <as>as, to <ex>angle</ex> for praise</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The hearts of all that he did <qex>angle</qex> for.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;He <xex>angled</xex> the people's hearts.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an angle or angles; -- used in compounds; <as>as, right-<ex>angled</ex>, many-<ex>angled</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The thrice three-<qex>angled</qex> beechnut shell.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>angledozer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one side.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle*me`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angle</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle of en"try</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an a&euml;rocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with <contr>angle of trail</contr>, which is the angle between the tangent to the following edge and the line of motion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Angle of incidence</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The angle between the chord of an a&euml;rocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>angle-park</hw> <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; -- contrasted with <contr>parallel-park</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who angles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish (<spn>Lophius piscatorius</spn>), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also <altname>fishing frog</altname>, <altname>frogfish</altname>, <altname>toadfish</altname>, <altname>goosefish</altname>, <altname>allmouth</altname>, <altname>monkfish</altname>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gles</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Angli</ets>. See <er>Anglican</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called <xex>Engla-land</xex> (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of <etsep>Angeln</etsep> (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle*site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the Isle of <ets>Anglesea</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angle</ets> + <ets>wise</ets>, OE. <ets>wise</ets> manner.]</ety> <def>In an angular manner; angularly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gle*worm`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A earthworm of the genus <gen>Lumbricus</gen>, frequently used by anglers for bait. See <er>Earthworm</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gli*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Angles.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Angles.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anglian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gli*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Angli</ets> the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany.  Cf. <er>English</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; <as>as, the <ex>Anglican</ex> church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gli*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A member of the Church of England.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whether Catholics, <qex>Anglicans</qex>, or Calvinists.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gli*can*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principles of the established church of England; also, in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the high-church party.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Attachment to England or English institutions.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"gli*ce</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>In English; in the English manner; <as>as, Livorno, <ex>Anglice</ex> Leghorn</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*glic"i*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Anglicus</ets> English + <er>-fly</er>.]</ety> <def>To anglicize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gli*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anglicisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being English; an English characteristic, custom, or method.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*glic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being English.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gli*ci*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gli*cize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anglicized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anglicizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gli*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anglified</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anglifying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>Angli</ets> + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into English; to anglicize.</def>  <rj><au>Franklin.</au> <au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gling</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line.</def>  <rj><au>Walton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[NL. <ets>Anglus</ets> English. See <er>Anglican</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form meaning the same as <xex>English</xex>; or <xex>English and</xex>, or <xex>English conjoined with</xex>; <as>as, <ex>Anglo-</ex>Turkish treaty, <ex>Anglo-</ex>German, <ex>Anglo-</ex>Irish</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anglo-Danish</b></col>, <pos>a.</pos> <cd>Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-American</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-American</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-Cath"o*lic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos>, <def>Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-Cath"o*lic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider the Church of England to be the lineal descendant; a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> High Anglicanism</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-French</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglo-Norman</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-Indian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>relating to British India or the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-Indian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person of English citizenship born or living in India.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East Indies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-Jewish</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of English-speaking jews and their culture</def> <illu>Anglo-Jewish papers</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anglo'cf</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`glo*ma"ni*ac</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One affected with Anglomania.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-Norman</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglo-Norman</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anglo-French</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anglophile</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an admirer of England and things English.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anglophil</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anglophilia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>exaggerated admiration for England and English customs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anglophilic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Anglophilia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo*phobe</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a person who hates England and everything English.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`glo*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Anglo- + Gr. &unr_; fear.]</ety> <def>Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An"glo*phobe</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; <as>as, <ex>Anglo-Saxon</ex> poetry; The <ex>Anglo-Saxon</ex> population of Scotland</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Angli-Saxones</ets> English Saxons.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Saxon of Britain, that is, an <xex>English Saxon</xex>, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or &ldquo;Old&rdquo;) Saxon.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is quite correct to call &AElig;thelstan &ldquo;King of the <qex>Anglo-Saxons</qex>,&rdquo; but to call this or that subject of &AElig;thelstan &ldquo;an <qex>Anglo-Saxon</qex>&rdquo; is simply nonsense.</q> <rj><qau>E. A. Freeman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The language of the English people before the Norman conquest in 1066 (sometimes called <altname>Old English</altname>). See <er>Saxon</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Old English</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>a person of Anglo-Saxon (esp British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in "WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'"; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things".</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on*dom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"glo-Sax"on*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue.</def>  <rj><au>M. Arnold.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English in its ethnological sense.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*go"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>Angora</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*go"la pea`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tropical plant (<spn>Cajanus indicus</spn>) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; -- so called from <ets>Angola</ets> in Western Africa. Called also <altname>pigeon pea</altname> and <altname>Congo pea</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Angolese</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"gor</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g&obreve_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*go"ra</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&omacr;"r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Angora cat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also <altname>Angola cat</altname>. See <er>Cat</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angora goat</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An`gos*tu"ra</hw>, <hw>An`gos*tu"ra bark"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&auml;&nsmacr_;`g&obreve_;s*t&oomacr_;"r&adot_; b&auml;rk`)</pr>. <ety>[From <etsep>Angostura</etsep>, in Venezuela.]</ety> <def>A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree of the rue family (<spn>Galipea cusparia</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Galipea officinalis</spn>).  It is used used as a tonic, in medicines, liqueurs and bitters.</def>  <rj><au>U. S. Disp.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gou`mois" moth"</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>. <ety>[So named from <ets>Angoumois</ets> in France.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small moth (<spn>Gelechia cerealella</spn>) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Angraecum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Angrecum</gen>, genus <gen>Angraecum</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>angrecum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various spectacular orchids of the genus <gen>Angraecum</gen> having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Such an <qex>angriness</qex> of humor that we take fire at everything.</q> <rj><qau>Whole Duty of Man.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <amorph>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <adjf>Angrier</adjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos> <adjf>Angriest</adjf>.]</amorph> <ety>[See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>God had provided a severe and <qex>angry</qex> education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inflamed and painful, as a sore.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling resentment; enraged; -- followed generally by <xex>with</xex> before a person, and <xex>at</xex> before a thing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Be not grieved, nor <qex>angry</qex> with yourselves.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xlv. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Wherefore should God be <qex>angry</qex> at thy voice?</q> <rj><qau>Eccles. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved by anger; wearing the marks of anger; <as>as, <ex>angry</ex> words or tones; an <ex>angry</ex> sky; <ex>angry</ex> waves.</as></def> &ldquo;An <xex>angry</xex> countenance.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Prov. xxv. 23.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Red.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Sweet rose, whose hue, <qex>angry</qex> and brave.</q> <rj><qau>Herbert.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Sharp; keen; stimulated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I never ate with <qex>angrier</qex> appetite.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Passionate; resentful; irritated; irascible; indignant; provoked; enraged; incensed; exasperated; irate; hot; raging; furious; wrathful; wroth; choleric; inflamed; infuriated.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anguidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family comprising the alligator lizards.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anguidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gui*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angius</ets> snake + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Snake-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anguilla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km.  Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10,424. The official language is English.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anguilla</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anguillan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anguillan</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Anguilla; <as>as, <ex>Anguillan</ex> sea food specialties</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or Anguilla; <as>as, The <ex>Anguillan</ex> population of the islands</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anguillidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anguillidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*guil"li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anguilla</ets> eel (dim. of <ets>anguis</ets> snake) + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Eel-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The &ldquo;<xex>Anguill&aelig;formes</xex>&rdquo; of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Anguilliformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Anguilliformes</ord>, order <ord>Apodes</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"guine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anguinus</ets>, fr. <ets>anguis</ets> snake.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>anguine</xex> or snakelike reptiles.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*guin"e*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anguineous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*guin"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anguineus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Snakelike.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"guish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anguishe</ets>, <ets>anguise</ets>, <ets>angoise</ets>, F. <ets>angoisse</ets>, fr. L. <ets>angustia</ets> narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. <ets>angustus</ets> narrow, difficult, fr. <ets>angere</ets> to press together. See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <def>Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But they hearkened not unto Moses for <qex>anguish</qex> of spirit, and for cruel bondage.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. vi. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Anguish</qex> as of her that bringeth forth her first child.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. iv. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Agony; pang; torture; torment. See <er>Agony</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"guish</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>angoisser</ets>, fr. L. <ets>angustiare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To distress with extreme pain or grief.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Temple.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anguished</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[<pos>p. p.</pos> from <er>anguish</er>.]</ety> <def>suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> suffering, tormented</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angularis</ets>, fr. <ets>angulus</ets> angle, corner. See <er>Angle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; <as>as, an <ex>angular</ex> figure</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Measured by an angle; <as>as, <ex>angular</ex> distance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; <as>as, remarkably <ex>angular</ex> in his habits and appearance; an <ex>angular</ex> female.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Angular aperture</b></col>, <col><b>Angular distance</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Aperture</er>, <er>Distance</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Angular motion</b></col>, <cd>the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body.</cd> -- <col><b>Angular point</b></col>, <cd>the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex.</cd> -- <col><b>Angular velocity</b></col>, <cd>the ratio of anuglar motion to the time employed in describing.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gu*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being angular; angularness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lar*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners.</def>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lar*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being angular.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"gu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"gu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>angulare</ets> to make angular.]</ety> <def>Having angles or corners; angled; <as>as, <ex>angulate</ex> leaves</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make angular.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A making angular; angular formation.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lo-den"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>. <ety>[L. <ets>angulus</ets> angle + <ets>dens</ets>, <ets>dentis</ets>, tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Angularly toothed, as certain leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angulus</ets> angle + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring external angles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Angulous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gu*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being angulous or angular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gu*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angulosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>anguleux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Angular; having corners; hooked.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Held together by hooks and <qex>angulous</qex> involutions.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustus</ets>. See <er>Anguish</er>.]</ety> <def>Narrow; strait.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gus"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>angustare</ets> to make narrow.]</ety> <def>Narrowed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gus*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.</def>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*gus"ti*clave</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&ubreve;s"t&ibreve_;*kl&amacr;v)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustus</ets> narrow + <ets>clavus</ets> a nail, a stripe.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&ubreve;s`t&ibreve_;*f&omacr;"l&ibreve_;*&auptack_;t)</pr>, <hw>An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*g&ubreve;s`t&ibreve_;*f&omacr;"l&ibreve_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>angustus</ets> narrow (see <er>Anguish</er>) + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having narrow leaves.</def>  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`gus*tu"ra bark`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Angostura bark</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`gwan*ti"bo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small lemuroid mammal (<spn>Arctocebus Calabarensis</spn>) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*hang"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>onhangian</ets>.]</ety> <def>To hang.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`har*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anharmonique</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; harmonic.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not harmonic.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol>The <col><b>anharmonic function</b></col> or <col><b>anharmonic ratio</b></col></mcol> of four points <xex>abcd</xex> on a straight line is <cd>the quantity <mathex>(<ratio>ac/ad</ratio>):(<ratio>bc/bd</ratio>)</mathex>, where the segments are to be regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`he*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anhelatio</ets>, fr. <ets>anhelare</ets> to pant; <ets>an</ets> (perh. akin to E. <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>halare</ets> to breathe: cf. F. <ets>anh&eacute;lation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma.</def>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*hele"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aneler</ets>, <ets>anheler</ets>. See <er>Anhelation</er>.]</ety> <def>To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (<xex>for</xex>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They <qex>anhele</qex> . . . for the fruit of our convocation.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"he*lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anhelous; panting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*he"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anhelus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Short of breath; panting.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"hi*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Brazilian name.]</ety> <def>A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (<spn>Palamedea cornuta</spn>). See <er>Kamichi</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anhimidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family of aquatic birds of South America.  They are called <altname>screamers</altname> due to their harsh trumpeting call.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anhimidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*hin"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An aquatic bird of the southern United States (<spn>Platus anhinga</spn>); the darter, or snakebird.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*his"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>"isto`s</grk> web, tissue: cf. F. <ets>anhiste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Without definite structure; <as>as, an <ex>anhistous</ex> membrane</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*hun"gered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ahungered; longing.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*hy"dride</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anhydrous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water.</def><!-- e.g. acetic anhydride, (CH3CO)2O. --><br/>
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<p><hw>An*hy"drite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anhydrous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*hy"drous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; wanting water; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>"y`dwr</grk> water.]</ety> <def>Destitute of water; <as>as, <ex>anhydrous</ex> salts or acids</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A"ni</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or &Verbar;<hw>A"no</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (<spn>Crotophaga ani</spn>), allied to the cuckoos, having a compressed, bladelike bill and remarkable for communistic nesting.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An"i*cut</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>An"ni*cut</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Tamil <ets>anai kattu</ets> dam building.]</ety> <def>A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*id`i*o*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>idiomatical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not idiomatic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Landor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"i*ent</hw>, <hw>An`i*en"tise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>anientir</ets>, F. <ets>an&eacute;antir</ets>.]</ety> <def>To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nigh"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>nigh</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nigh.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*night"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nights"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>on niht</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the night time; at night.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Does he hawk <qex>anights</qex> still?</q> <rj><qau>Marston.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"il</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anil</ets>, Sp. <ets>an&imacr;l</ets>, or Pg. <ets>anil</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>an-n&imacr;l</ets>, for <ets>al-n&imacr;l</ets> the indigo plant, fr. Skr. <ets>n&imacr;la</ets> dark blue, <ets>n&imacr;l&imacr;</ets> indigo, indigo plant. Cf. <er>Lilac</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A West Indian plant (<spn>Indigofera anil</spn>), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anilis</ets>, fr. <ets>anus</ets> an old woman.]</ety> <def>Old-womanish; imbecile.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anile</xex> ideas.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ile*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anility.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*il"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*lide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*line</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*line</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*lin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Aniline</ets> + <ets>-ism</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease due to inhaling the poisonous fumes present in the manufacture of aniline.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anilitas</ets>. See <er>Anile</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of being and old woman; old-womanishness; dotage.</def> &ldquo;Marks of <xex>anility</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sterne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mad*ver"sal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The faculty of perceiving; a percipient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mad*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animadversio</ets>, fr. <ets>animadvertere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>animadversion</ets>. See <er>Animadvert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The soul is the sole percipient which hath <qex>animadversion</qex> and sense, properly so called.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Monition; warning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp <qex>animadversions</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;Divine animadversions.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Wesley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mad*ver"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the power of perceiving; percipient.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the <qex>animadversive</qex> faculty.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mad*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Animadverted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Animadverting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L.  <ets>animadvertere</ets>; <ets>animus</ets> mind + <ets>advertere</ets> to turn to; <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by <xex>that</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I should not <qex>animadvert</qex> on him . . . if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Grew.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To remark; comment; criticise; censure.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mad*vert"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who animadverts; a censurer; also <mark>[Obs.]</mark>, a chastiser.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>anima</ets> breath, soul: cf. F. <ets>animal</ets>. See <er>Animate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; <as>as, men and <ex>animals</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or relating to animals; <as>as, <ex>animal</ex> functions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; <as>as, the <ex>animal</ex> passions or appetites</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Consisting of the flesh of animals; <as>as, <ex>animal</ex> food</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Animal magnetism</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Magnetism</er> and <er>Mesmerism</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal electricity</b></col>, <cd>the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal flower</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal heat</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal spirits</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Spirit</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Animal kingdom</b></col>, <cd>the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers.</cd></cs> <note>The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: --<pbr/>
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<subphylum><er>Vertebrata</er></subphylum>, including <class>Mammalia</class> or <xex>Mammals</xex>, <class>Aves</class> or <xex>Birds</xex>, <class>Reptilia</class>, <class>Amphibia</class>, <class>Pisces</class> or <xex>Fishes</xex>, <class>Marsipobranchiata</class> (<class>Craniota</class>); and <class>Leptocardia</class> (<class>Acrania</class>).<pbr/>
<subphylum><er>Tunicata</er></subphylum>, including the <spn>Thaliacea</spn>, and <spn>Ascidioidea</spn> or <xex>Ascidians</xex>.<pbr/>
<subphylum><er>Articulata</er></subphylum> or <subphylum><er>Annulosa</er></subphylum>, including <class>Insecta</class>, <class>Myriapoda</class>, <class>Malacapoda</class>, <class>Arachnida</class>, <class>Pycnogonida</class>, <class>Merostomata</class>, <class>Crustacea</class> (<phylum>Arthropoda</phylum>); and <phylum>Annelida</phylum>, <class>Gehyrea</class> (<class>Anarthropoda</class>).<pbr/>
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<phylum><er>Helminthes</er></phylum> or <phylum><er>Vermes</er></phylum>, including <class>Rotifera</class>, <class>Ch&aelig;tognatha</class>, <class>Nematoidea</class>, <class>Acanthocephala</class>, <class>Nemertina</class>, <class>Turbellaria</class>, <class>Trematoda</class>, <class>Cestoidea</class>, <class>Mesozea</class>.<pbr/>
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 --><phylum><er>Molluscoidea</er></phylum>, including <subphylum>Brachiopoda</subphylum> and <subphylum>Bryozoa</subphylum>.<pbr/>
<phylum><er>Mollusca</er></phylum>, including <class>Cephalopoda</class>, <class>Gastropoda</class>, <class>Pteropoda</class>, <class>Scaphopoda</class>, <class>Lamellibranchiata</class> or <class>Acephala</class>.<pbr/>
<phylum><er>Echinodermata</er></phylum>, including <class>Holothurioidea</class>, <class>Echinoidea</class>, <class>Asterioidea</class>, <class>Ophiuroidea</class>, and <class>Crinoidea</class>.<pbr/>
<phylum><er>C&oelig;lenterata</er></phylum>, including <spn>Anthozoa</spn> or <spn>Polyps</spn>, <spn>Ctenophora</spn>, and <spn>Hydrozoa</spn> or <xex>Acalephs</xex>.<pbr/>
<phylum><er>Spongiozoa</er></phylum> or <phylum><er>Porifera</er></phylum>, including the sponges.<pbr/>
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<phylum><er>Protozoa</er></phylum>, including <spn>Infusoria</spn> and <spn>Rhizopoda</spn>.<pbr/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`i*mal"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`i*mal"cu*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Animalcular</xex> life.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mal"cule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[As if fr. a L. <ets>animalculum</ets>, dim. of <ets>animal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See <er>Infusoria</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Many of the so-called <xex>animalcules</xex> have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are <spn>Volvox</spn>, the <spn>Desmidiac&aelig;</spn>, and the siliceous <spn>Diatomace&aelig;</spn>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Spermatic animalcules</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Spermatozoa</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mal"cu*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalculisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological phenomena by means of animalcules.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The theory that the spermatozo&ouml;n and not the ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; -- opposed to <contr>ovism</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mal"cu*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalculiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One versed in the knowledge of animalcules.</def>  <rj><au>Keith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A believer in the theory of animalculism.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*mal"cu*lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Animalcula</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL. See <er>Animalcule</er>.]</ety> <def>An animalcule.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Animalcul&aelig;</xex>, as if from a Latin singular <xex>animalcula</xex>, is a barbarism.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>animalisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> brutalization, brutalisation, animalization</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mal*ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an animal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mal*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities or objectives; preoccupation with sensual, physical, or carnal pleasures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>animalistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to animalism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Animal existence or nature.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mal*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animalisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mal*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Animalized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Animalizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animaliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form.</def>  <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the <qex>animalizing</qex> tendency of his own philosophy.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Physically.</def>  <rj><au>G. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Animality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anima</ets> breath, life.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mas"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Psychology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Animated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Animating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>animatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>animare</ets>, fr. <ets>anima</ets> breath, soul; akin to <ets>animus</ets> soul, mind, Gr. &unr_; wind, Skr. <ets>an</ets> to breathe, live, Goth. <ets>us-anan</ets> to expire (<ets>us-</ets> out), Icel. <ets>&ouml;nd</ets> breath, <ets>anda</ets> to breathe, OHG. <ets>ando</ets> anger. Cf. <er>Animal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; <as>as, the soul <ex>animates</ex> the body</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; <as>as, to <ex>animate</ex> a lyre</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The more to <qex>animate</qex> the people, he stood on high . . . and cried unto them with a loud voice.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The admirable structure of <qex>animate</qex> bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Bentley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*ma`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Animated</xex> sounds.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Animated</xex> bust.&rdquo; <au>Gray.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Animated</xex> descriptions.&rdquo; <au>Lewis.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*ma`ted*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With animation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*ma`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who animates.</def>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*ma"ting</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Animating</xex> cries.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An"i*ma`ting*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animatio</ets>, fr. <ets>animare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>animation</qex> of the same soul quickening the whole frame.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I possess of <qex>animation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; <as>as, he recited the story with great <ex>animation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Suspended animation</b></col>, <cd>temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See <er>Liveliness</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*ma*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the power of giving life or spirit.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*ma`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, animates; an animater.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ni*m&eacute;`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., animated.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of the eyes of a rapacious animal.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ni*m&eacute;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anim&eacute;</ets> animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.]</ety> <def>A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (<spn>Hymen&aelig;a courbaril</spn>), and much used by varnish makers.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animisme</ets>, fr. L. <ets>anima</ets> soul. See <er>Animate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter.</def>  <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>animiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who maintains the doctrine of animism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to animism.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley. Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`i*mose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"i*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>animosus</ets>, fr. <ets>animus</ets> soul, spirit, courage.]</ety> <def>Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mose"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vehemence of temper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*mos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Animosities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>animosit&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>animositas</ets>. See <er>Animose</er>, <er>Animate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mere spiritedness or courage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Such as give some proof of <qex>animosity</qex>, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Enmity; hatred; opposition. -- <er>Animosity</er>, <er>Enmity</er>. <xex>Enmity</xex> be dormant or concealed; <xex>animosity</xex> is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The <xex>animosities</xex> which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The <xex>animosities</xex> which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church.</syn><br/>
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<p><q>Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make <qex>enmities</qex> irreconcilable.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[These] factions . . . never suspended their <qex>animosities</qex> till they ruined that unhappy government.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*mus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Animi</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., mind.]</ety> <def>Animating spirit; intention; temper.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>nimus furandi</b></col> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>intention of stealing.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, neut. &unr_;, p. pr. of &unr_; to go up; &unr_; up + &unr_; to go.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An electro-negative atom or group of atoms, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to <er>cation</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anionic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having the character of an anion; negatively charged; containing anions; -- of atoms, molecules, and groups of atoms.  Contrasted with <ant>cationic</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anions.  Contrasted with <ant>cationic</ant></def><br/>
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<p><hw>anionic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anionic detergent, non-ionic detergent</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ise</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anys</ets>, F. <ets>anis</ets>, L. <ets>anisum</ets>, <ets>anethum</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nison</grk>, <grk>'a`nhqon</grk>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An umbelliferous plant (<spn>Pimpinella anisum</spn>) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The fruit or seeds of this plant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*seed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it.</def> &ldquo;Oil of <xex>aniseed</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>aniseikonia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aniseikonic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to <er>aniseikonia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*sette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.</def>  <rj><au>De Colange.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nis"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or derived from anise; <as>as, <ex>anisic</ex> acid; <ex>anisic</ex> alcohol.</as></def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*co"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; pupil.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inequality of the pupils of the eye.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*dac"ty*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`i*so*dac"tyls</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anisodactyla</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nisos</grk> unequal (<grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'i`sos</grk> equal) + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*so*dac"ty*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anisogamy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(biology)</fld> <def>reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size).</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An"i*sol</hw> <hw>anisole</hw></mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Anis</ets>ic + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Methyl phenyl ether, <chform>C6H5.O.CH3</chform>, got by distilling anisic acid or by the action of methide on potassium phenolate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*so*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal +  &unr_; part.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*som"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anisomeric</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*so*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + E. <ets>isometric</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*me*tro"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; measure + &unr_;, &unr_;, eye.]</ety> <def>Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*so*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having unequal petals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*soph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having unequal leaves.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*so*pleu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; side.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`i*sop"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; unequal + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*so*spore`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>isospore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to <contr>isospore</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*so*stem"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; warp, thread; &unr_; to stand.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*so*sthen"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; strength.]</ety> <def>Of unequal strength.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"i*so*trope`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`i*so*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; a turning, &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are <xex>anisotropic</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`i*sot"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anisotropic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"i*syl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The univalent radical, <chform>CH3.O.C6H4-</chform>, of which anisol is the hydride.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The univalent radical <chform>CH3.O.C6H4.CH2-</chform>; <as>as, <ex>anisyl</ex> alcohol</as>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The univalent radical <chform>CH3.O.C6H4.CO-</chform>, of anisic acid.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ni"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>-tos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>In Guam and the Philippines, an idol, fetich, or spirit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ker</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>anker</ets>: cf. LL. <ets>anceria</ets>, <ets>ancheria</ets>.]</ety> <def>A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch <xex>anker</xex>, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8<frac>1/2</frac> imperial gallons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ker*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from Prof. <ets>Anker</ets> of Austria: cf. F. <ets>ank&eacute;rite</ets>, G. <ets>ankerit</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ankh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Egypt.]</ety> <fld>(Egypt. Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld>  <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tau cross with a loop at the top, used as an attribute or sacred emblem, symbolizing generation or enduring life. Called also <altname>crux ansata</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>an amulet or piece of jewelry shaped like an ankh{1}.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"kle</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;"k'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ancle</ets>, <ets>anclow</ets>, AS. <ets>ancleow</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>&ouml;kkla</ets>, <ets>&ouml;kli</ets>, Dan. and Sw. <ets>ankel</ets>, D. <ets>enklaauw</ets>, <ets>enkel</ets>, G. <ets>enkel</ets>, and perh. OHG. <ets>encha</ets>, <ets>ancha</ets> thigh, shin: cf. Skr. <ets>anga</ets> limb, <ets>anguri</ets> finger. Cf. <er>Haunch</er>.]</ety> <def>The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ankle bone</b></col>, <cd>the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"kled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ankles; -- used in composition; <as>as, well-<ex>ankled</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"klet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>see <er>anklets</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anklets</hw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>socks that reach just above the ankle.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"kus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Skr. <ets>a&ndot_;ku&ccedil;a</ets>.]</ety> <def>An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a short-handled boat hook.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>  <rj><au>Kipling.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ky*lose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anchylose</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ky*lo"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anchylosis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Ankylostoma</ets>, var. of <ets>Agchylostoma</ets>, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease due to the presence of the parasites <spn>Agchylostoma duodenale</spn>, <spn>Uncinaria</spn> (subgenus <spn>Necator</spn>) <spn>americana</spn>, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe an&aelig;mia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls.  Called also <altname>miner's an&aelig;mia</altname>, <altname>tunnel disease</altname>, <altname>brickmaker's an&aelig;mia</altname>, <altname>Egyptian chlorosis</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"lace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin unknown.]</ety> <def>A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anelace</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"laut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.; <ets>an</ets> on + <ets>laut</ets> sound.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.</def><br/>
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<p><cs> -- <col><b>Im anlaut</b></col>, <cd>initially; when initial; -- used of sounds.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ann</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"nat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>annata</ets> income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. <ets>annus</ets> year: cf. F. <ets>annate</ets> annats.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hindi <ets>&amacr;n&amacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2&unr_; cents.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Annals</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annaliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writer of annals.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The monks . . . were the only <qex>annalists</qex> in those ages.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`nal*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; <as>as, the dry <ex>annalistic style</ex></as>.</def>&ldquo;<xex>A stiff annalistic</xex> method.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir G. C. Lewis.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nal*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To record in annals.</def>  <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nals</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annalis</ets> (sc. <ets>liber</ets>), and more frequently in the pl. <ets>annales</ets> (sc. <ets>libri</ets>), chronicles, fr. <ets>annus</ets> year. Cf. <er>Annual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Annals</xex> the revolution.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> &ldquo;The <xex>annals</xex> of our religion.&rdquo; <au>Rogers.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Historical records; chronicles; history.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The short and simple <qex>annals</qex> of the poor.</q> <rj><qau>Gray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It was one of the most critical periods in our <qex>annals</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <singf>sing.</singf> <def>The record of a single event or item.</def>  &ldquo;In deathless <xex>annal</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; <as>as &ldquo;<ex>Annals</ex> of Science.&rdquo;</as></def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- History. See <er>History</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Annapurna</hw> <pos>n.</pos>  <mark>[proper name]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: goddess of plenty.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Parvati, Anapurna</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a mountain in Nepal, 26,504 feet high.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Anapurna</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"nats</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"nates</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ann</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*neal"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annealed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>anelen</ets> to heat, burn, AS. <ets>an&unr_;lan</ets>; <ets>an</ets> on + <ets>&unr_;lan</ets> to burn; also OE. <ets>anelen</ets> to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. <ets>neeler</ets>, <ets>nieler</ets>, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. <ets>nieller</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>nigellare</ets> to blacken, fr. L. <ets>nigellus</ets> blackish, dim. of <ets>niger</ets> black. Cf. <er>Niello</er>, <er>Negro</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*neal"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, anneals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*neal"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nec"tent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annectere</ets> to tie or bind to. See <er>Annex</er>.]</ety> <def>Connecting; annexing.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ne*lid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*nel"i*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ann&eacute;lide</ets>, fr. <ets>anneler</ets> to arrange in rings, OF. <ets>anel</ets> a ring, fr. L. <ets>anellus</ets> a ring, dim. of <ets>annulus</ets> a ring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annelida.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Annelida.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*nel"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Annelid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the <spn>Ch&aelig;topoda</spn>, including the <spn>Oligoch&aelig;ta</spn> or earthworms and <spn>Polych&aelig;ta</spn> or marine worms; and the <spn>Hirudinea</spn> or leeches. See <er>Ch&aelig;topoda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nel"i*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of the nature of an annelid.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`nel*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Annelida</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ne*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>annel&eacute;</ets> ringed + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal resembling an annelid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nex"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annexed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annexing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>annexer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annexus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>annectere</ets> to tie or bind to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nectere</ets> to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. <ets>nah</ets> to bind.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def> &ldquo;He <xex>annexed</xex> a codicil to a will.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>annexed</qex> a province to his kingdom.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>annex</ex> a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See <er>Add</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nex"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To join; to be united.</def>  <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nex"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>annexe</ets>, L. <ets>annexus</ets>, neut. <ets>annexum</ets>, p. p. of <ets>annectere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`nex*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annexation</ets>. See <er>Annex</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; <as>as, the <ex>annexation</ex> of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. <xex>Bouvier</xex>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`nex*a"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who favors annexation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nex"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who annexes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nex"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annexio</ets> a tying to, connection: cf. F. <ets>annexion</ets>.]</ety> <def>Annexation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nex"ion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An annexationist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nex"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being annihilated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni"hi*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annihilated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annihilating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>annihilare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nihilum</ets>, <ets>nihil</ets>, nothing, <ets>ne hilum</ets> (<ets>filum</ets>) not a thread, nothing at all. Cf. <er>File</er>, a row.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It impossible for any body to be utterly <qex>annihilated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; <as>as, to <ex>annihilate</ex> a forest by cutting down the trees</as>.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>annihilate</xex> the army.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; <as>as, to <ex>annihilate</ex> an argument, law, rights, goodness</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni"hi*late</hw> <pr>(an*n&imacr;"h&ibreve_;*l&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annihilated.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>annihilated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>destroyed completely.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> exterminated, wiped out(predicate).</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>annihilating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>criticising vehemently and effectively; making light of; <as>as, afire with <ex>annihilating</ex> invective</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> devastating, withering.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni`hi*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annihilation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; <as>as, the <ex>annihilation</ex> of a corporation</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being annihilated.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni`hi*la"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving to annihilate; destructive.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, annihilates; <as>as, a fire <ex>annihilator</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ni"hi*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annihilative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ni*ver"sa*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Annually.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ni*ver"sa*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anniversarius</ets>; <ets>annus</ets> year + <ets>vertere</ets>, <ets>versum</ets>, to turn: cf. F. <ets>anniversaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; <as>as, an <ex>anniversary</ex> feast</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anniversary day</b></col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Anniversary</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Anniversary week</b></col>, <cd>that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York.</cd> <mark>[Eastern U. S.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ni*ver"sa*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu> pl. <plw>Anniversaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anniversaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; <as>as, the <ex>anniversary</ex> of the Declaration of Independence</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ni*verse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anni versus</ets> the turning of a year.]</ety> <def>Anniversary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"no*da`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>nodus</ets> a knot.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S.</def>  <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"no Dom"i*ni</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., in the year of [our] Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. <sc>a. d.</sc>]</ety> <def>In the year of the Christian era; as, <sc>a. d.</sc> 1887.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To name.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nom`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annominatio</ets>. See <er>Agnomination</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Paronomasia; punning.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Alliteration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Tyrwhitt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Annonaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Annonaceae</fam>, custard-apple family.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"no*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annotated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annotating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>annotatus</ets>; p. p. of <ets>annotare</ets> to annotate; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>notare</ets> to mark, <ets>nota</ets> mark. See <er>Note</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To explain or criticize by notes; <as>as, to <ex>annotate</ex> the works of Bacon</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"no*tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make notes or comments; -- with <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>annotating</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the act of adding notes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> annotation</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`no*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annotatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>annotation</ets>.]</ety> <def>A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; <as>as, <ex>annotations</ex> on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`no*ta"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An annotator.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"no*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"no*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A writer of annotations; a commentator.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*no"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"no*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annotinus</ets> a year old.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A bird one year old, or that has once molted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*not"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annotinus</ets>, fr. <ets>annus</ets> year.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A year old; in Yearly growths.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An*not"to</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*n&obreve_;t"t&ouptack_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*not"to</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*n&obreve_;t"t&ouptack_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. the native name.]</ety> <def>A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (<spn>Bixa orellana</spn>) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Anatto</asp>, <asp>Anatta</asp>, <asp>Annatto</asp>, <asp>Annotta</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nounce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Announced</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Announcing</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>anoncier</ets>, F. <ets>annoncer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annuntiare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nuntiare</ets> to report, relate, <ets>nuntius</ets> messenger, bearer of news. See <er>Nuncio</er>, and cf. <er>Annunciate</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was <qex>announced</qex> through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Publish laws, <qex>announce</qex><br/>
Or life or death.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Publish</er>, <er>Announce</er>, <er>Proclaim</er>, <er>Promulgate</er>. We <asp>publish</asp> what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; <as>as, to <ex>publish</ex> abroad the faults of our neighbors</as>. We <asp>announce</asp> what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to <asp>announce</asp> the speedy publication of a book; to <asp>announce</asp> the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We <asp>proclaim</asp> anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to <asp>proclaim</asp> the news of victory.  We <asp>promulgate</asp> when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to <asp>promulgate</asp> the gospel.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>announced</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>stated publicly; <as>as, their <ex>announced</ex> intentions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nounce"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noun"cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who announces.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noy"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*noi")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annoyed</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;n*noid")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annoying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>anoien</ets>, <ets>anuien</ets>, OF. <ets>anoier</ets>, <ets>anuier</ets>, F. <ets>ennuyer</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>anoi</ets>, <ets>anui</ets>, <ets>enui</ets>, annoyance, vexation, F. <ets>ennui</ets>. See <er>Annoy</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; <as>as, I was <ex>annoyed</ex> by his remarks.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Say, what can more our tortured souls <qex>annoy</qex><br/>
Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy?</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To molest, incommode, or harm; <as>as, to <ex>annoy</ex> an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noy"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anoi</ets>, <ets>anui</ets>, OF. <ets>anoi</ets>, <ets>anui</ets>, <ets>enui</ets>, fr. L. <ets>in odio</ets> hatred (esse alicui <ets>in odio</ets>, Cic.). See <er>Ennui</er>, <er>Odium</er>, <er>Noisome</er>, <er>Noy</er>.]</ety> <def>A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; <as>as, to work <ex>annoy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Worse than Tantalus' is her <qex>annoy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noy"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>anoiance</ets>, <ets>anuiance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A deep clay, giving much <qex>annoyance</qex> to passengers.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>For the further <qex>annoyance</qex> and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which annoys.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,<br/>
Any <qex>annoyance</qex> in that precious sense.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>annoyed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>aroused to impatience or anger; <as>as, feeling <ex>annoyed</ex> by the constant teasing</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> harassed, harried, pestered</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noy"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, annoys.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noy"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annoying.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noy"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That annoys; molesting; vexatious.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An*noy"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*noy"ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>enuius</ets>, <ets>anoios</ets>.]</ety> <def>Troublesome; annoying.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>annuel</ets>, F. <ets>annuel</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annualis</ets>, fr. <ets>annus</ets> year. Cf. <er>Annals</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>annual</qex> overflowing of the river [Nile].</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; <as>as, the <ex>annual</ex> motion of the earth</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A thousand pound a year, <qex>annual</qex> support.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; <as>as, an <ex>annual</ex> plant; <ex>annual</ex> tickets.</as></def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Oaths . . . in some sense almost <qex>annuals</qex>; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes for, or who edits, an annual.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Yearly; year by year.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annuaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Annual.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A yearbook.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*el*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A priest employed in saying <asp>annuals</asp>, or anniversary Masses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annuens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>annuere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>nuere</ets> to nod.]</ety> <def>Nodding; <as>as, <ex>annuent</ex> muscles (used in nodding)</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nu"i*tant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Annuity</er>.]</ety> <def>One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity.</def>  <rj><au>Lamb.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nu"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Annuities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. <ets>annuitas</ets>, fr. L. <ets>annus</ets> year: cf. F. <ets>annuit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nul"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annulled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annulling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>annuler</ets>, LL. <ets>annullare</ets>, <ets>annulare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> to + <ets>nullus</ets> none, <ets>nullum</ets>, neut., nothing. See <er>Null</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct.<br/>
And all her various objects of delight<br/>
<qex>Annulled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Do they mean to <qex>annul</qex> laws of inestimable value to our liberties?</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See <er>Abolish</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annularis</ets>, fr. <ets>annulis</ets> ring: cf. F. <ets>annulaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ring-shaped; <as>as, <ex>annular</ex> fibers</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Banded or marked with circles.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Annular eclipse</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`nu*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Annular condition or form; <as>as, the <ex>annularity</ex> of a nebula</as>.</def>  <rj><au>J. Rogers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*lar*ry</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an annular manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annularis</ets>. See <er>Annular</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a ring; annular.</def>  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`nu*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Neut. pl., fr. L. <ets>annulatus</ets> ringed.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to <asp>Annelida</asp>, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See <er>Annelida</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Annulata.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An"nu*late</hw>, <hw>An"nu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annulatus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annulata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`nu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt.</def>  <rj><au>Nicholson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>annulus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little ring.</def>  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A little circle borne as a charge.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nul"la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be Annulled.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nul"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who annuls.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nul"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>annulement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`nu*loid"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>annulus</ets> ring + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Annuloidea</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"nu*lo"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some zo&ouml;logists it is applied to the former only.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`nu*lo"san</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Annulosa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"nu*lose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annulus</ets> ring.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"nu*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Annuli</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A ring; a ringlike part or space.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nu"mer*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annumeratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>annumerare</ets>. See <er>Numerate</er>.]</ety> <def>To add on; to count in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wollaston.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nu`mer*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annumeratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Addition to a former number.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be announced or declared; declarable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Annunciated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Annunciating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>annuntiare</ets>. See <er>Announce</er>.]</ety> <def>To announce.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Foretold; preannounced.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annuntiatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>annonciation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; <as>as, the <ex>annunciation</ex> of peace</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The common white lily (<spn>Lilium candidum</spn>). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to annunciation; announcing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>annuntiator</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room where attendance is wanted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*nun"ci*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Annwfn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld>  <def>the other world; land of fairies.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Annwn.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Annwn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld> <def>the other world; land of fairies.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Annwfn.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*noa"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small wild ox of Celebes (<spn>Anoa depressicornis</spn>), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anobiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the family comprising the deathwatch beetles.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anobiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anodal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or at or relating to an anode.  Contrastive to <contr>cathodic</contr>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anodic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; up + &unr_; way.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; -- opposed to <contr>cathode</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anodize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to coat a metal with an oxide coat by electrolytic action at an anode; -- used especially to coat aluminum.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"o*don</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; toothless; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp><gen>Anodonta</gen></asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Anodonta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of thin-shelled freshwater mussels.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anodonta</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"o*dyne</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&ouptack_;*d&imacr;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anodynus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; free from pain, stilling pain; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; pain: cf. F. <ets>anodin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to assuage pain; soothing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>anodyne</qex> draught of oblivion.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; &ldquo;The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Am. Cyc.</au></rj></note><br/>
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<p><hw>An"o*dyne</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anodynon</ets>. See <er>Anodyne</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"o*dy`nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anodyne.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`o*et"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; unthinkable; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; perceptible, thinkable.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>Unthinkable.</def> <mark>[Rare]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the &ldquo;fringe&rdquo; or &ldquo;margin&rdquo; of consciousness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or <qex>anoetic</qex> consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions.</q>  <rj><qau>G. F. Stout.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*noil"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>enoilier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To anoint with oil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holinshed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*noint"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*noint")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anointed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anointing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>enoint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>enoindre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>inungere</ets>; <ets>in</ets> + <ets>ungere</ets>, <ets>unguere</ets>, to smear, anoint. See <er>Ointment</er>, <er>Unguent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs <qex>anoint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>anointed</qex> the eyes of the blind man with the clay.</q> <rj><qau>John ix. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Then shalt thou take the <qex>anointing</qex> oil, and pour it upon his [Aaron's] head and <qex>anoint</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. xxix. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Anoint</qex> Hazael to be king over Syria.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xix. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>The Lord's Anointed</b></col>, <cd>Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish or other king by &ldquo;divine right.&rdquo;</cd>  <rj><au>1 Sam. xxvi. 9.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*noint"</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Anointed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>a*noint"er</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*noint"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who anoints.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*noint"ment</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*noint"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an ointment.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anole</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizard (<spn>Anolis carolinensis</spn>) with the ability to change skin color.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American chameleon, <spn>Anolis carolinensis</spn></syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*no"lis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[In the Antilles, <ets>anoli</ets>, <ets>anoalli</ets>, a lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of lizards which belong to the family <fam>Iguanid&aelig;</fam>. They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the Old, and in America are often called <altname>chameleons</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything anomalous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nom"a*li*ped</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#), <hw>A*nom"a*li*pede</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets> irregular + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot.]</ety> <def>Having anomalous feet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom"a*li*ped</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom"a*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An anomaly; a deviation from rule.</def>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>anomalistique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Irregular; departing from common or established rules.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anomalistic month</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Month</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Anomalistic revolution</b></col>, <cd>the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Anomalistic</b></col>, or <col><b>Periodical year</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Year</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom`a*lis"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With irregularity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom`a*lo*flo"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets> irregular + <ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having anomalous flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anomalopidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a natural family comprising the flashlightfishes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Anomalopidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anomalops</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; it inhabits warm waters of the West Pacific and Puerto Rico.  It is called also <altname>flashlight fish</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> flashlight fish</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anomalopteryx</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the smallest moa (<spn>Anomalopteryx oweni</spn>); it is a slender moa about the size of a large turkey.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <spn>Anomalopteryx oweni</spn>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; uneven, irregular; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; even, &unr_; same. See <er>Same</er>, and cf. <er>Abnormal</er>.]</ety> <def>Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular; <as>as, an <ex>anomalous</ex> proceeding</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom"a*lous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anomalous manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom"a*lous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being anomalous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nom"a*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anomalies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>anomalia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Anomalous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various <qex>anomalies</qex> and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater <qex>anomaly</qex> in nature than a bird that can not fly.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the <it>true</it> anomaly. The <xex>eccentric</xex> anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The <xex>mean</xex> anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the motion of a planet.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*no"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; irregular; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>no'mos</grk> law.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`o*moph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; irregular + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having leaves irregularly placed.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`o*mu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`o*mou"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; lawless + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`o*mu"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`o*mu"ran</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; <as>as, the <ex>anomural</ex> crustaceans</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anomoural</asp>, <asp>anomouran</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An`o*mu"ran</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Anomura.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Anomia</er>.]</ety> <def>Disregard or violation of law.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*non"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anoon</ets>, <ets>anon</ets>, <ets>anan</ets>, lit., in one (moment), fr. AS. <ets>on</ets> in + <ets>&amacr;n</ets> one. See <er>On</er> and <er>One</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Straightway; at once.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The same is he that heareth the word, and <qex>anon</qex> with joy receiveth it.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xiii. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Soon; in a little while.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As it shall better appear <qex>anon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Stow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>At another time; then; again.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Sometimes he trots, . . . <qex>anon</qex> he rears upright.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anon right</b></col>, <cd>at once; right off.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>Ever and anon</b></col>, <cd>now and then; frequently; often.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>A pouncet box, which <qex>ever and anon</qex><br/>
He gave his nose.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*no"na</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. Cf. <er>Ananas</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order <ord>Anonace&aelig;</ord>, including the soursop.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`o*na"ceous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"o*nym</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anonyme</ets>. See <er>Anonymous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for &ldquo;pseudonym.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed by a single English word.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. R. Seeley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`o*nym"i*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also, that which anonymous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He rigorously insisted upon the rights of <qex>anonymity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*non"y*mous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without name; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_;, Eol. for &unr_; name. See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <def>Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed authorship; <as>as, an <ex>anonymous</ex> benefactor; an <ex>anonymous</ex> pamphlet or letter.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*non"y*mous*ly</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;*m&ubreve;s*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anonymous manner; without a name.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*non"y*mous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being anonymous.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*noph"e*les</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&obreve_;f"&euptack_;*l&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'anwfelh`s</grk> useless, hurtful.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several species are found in the United States. They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus <gen>Culex</gen> by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female <gen>Culex</gen> are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, <gen>Culex</gen> usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while <gen>Anopheles</gen> holds the body at an angle with the surface and the head and beak in line with it. Unless they become themselves infected by previously biting a subject affected with malaria, the insects cannot transmit the disease.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"o*phyte</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&ouptack_;*f&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nw</grk> upward (fr. <grk>'ana`</grk> up) + <grk>fyto`n</grk> a plant, <grk>fy`ein</grk> to grow.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"o*pla</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&obreve_;*pl&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`noplos</grk> unarmed.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See <er>Nemertina</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>An*op"lo*there</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*&obreve_;p"l&ouptack_;*th&emacr;r)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`o*plo*the"ri*um</hw></mhw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&ouptack_;*pl&ouptack_;*th&emacr;"r&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr. <grk>'a`noplos</grk> unarmed (<grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'o`plon</grk> an implement, weapon) + <grk>qhri`on</grk> beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order <ord>Ungulata</ord>, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name).</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`o*plu"ra</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&ouptack_;*pl&umacr;"r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'o`plon</grk> weapon, sting + <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of insects which includes the lice.</def><!-- they are parasitic on mammals, including man.  Some transmit disease, such as typhus. ety = "unarmed-tail" --><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*nop"si*a</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&obreve_;p"s&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <hw>An"op`sy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"&obreve_;p`s&ybreve_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>'o`psis</grk> sight.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want or defect of sight; blindness.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>An`o*rex"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An"o*rex`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; desire, appetite, &unr_; desire.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want of appetite, without a loathing of food.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anorexigenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>causing loss of appetite; <as>as, an anorectic (or <ex>anorexigenic</ex>) drug</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anorectic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nor"mal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anormal</ets>. See <er>Abnormal</er>, <er>Normal</er>.]</ety> <def>Not according to rule; abnormal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*norn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>a&ouml;rner</ets>, <ets>a&ouml;urner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adornare</ets> to adorn. The form <ets>a-ourne</ets> was corrupted into <ets>anourne</ets>.]</ety> <def>To adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Watson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nor"thic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anorthite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Having unequal oblique axes; <as>as, <ex>anorthic</ex> crystals</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nor"thite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; straight (&unr_; sc. &unr_; right angle); not in a right angle.]</ety> <def>A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See <er>Feldspar</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nor"tho*clase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>orthoclase</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It is chiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium. Sp. gr., 2.57 -- 2.60.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`or*tho"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>ortho-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the eye.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nor"tho*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; straight + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nor"tho*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anorthose</ets> triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; straight) + <ets>-ite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Petrol.)</fld> <def>A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nos"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + &unr_; smell.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the sense of smell.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anosmic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to anosmia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anostraca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an order of small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Anostraca</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*oth"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>pron. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>An</ets> a, one + <ets>other</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One more, in addition to a former number; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Another</qex> yet! -- a seventh! I 'll see no more.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Would serve to scale <qex>another</qex> Hero's tower.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not the same; different.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He winks, and turns his lips <qex>another</qex> way.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one else; some one else.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let <qex>another</qex> man praise thee, and not thine own mouth.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>While I am coming, <qex>another</qex> steppeth down before me.</q> <rj><qau>John v. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; As a pronoun <xex>another</xex> may have a possessive <xex>another's</xex>, pl. <xex>others</xex>, poss. pl. <xex>other'</xex>. It is much used in opposition to <xex>one</xex>; as, one went one way, <xex>another another</xex>. It is also used with <xex>one</xex>, in a reciprocal sense; as, &ldquo;love <xex>one another</xex>,&rdquo; that is, let each love the other or others. &ldquo;These two imparadised in <xex>one another's</xex> arms.&rdquo;</note>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*oth"er-gaines`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>another-gates</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of another kind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*oth"er-gates`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Another</ets> + <ets>gate</ets>, or <ets>gait</ets>, way. Cf. <er>Algates</er>.]</ety> <def>Of another sort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Another-gates</xex> adventure.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*oth"er-guess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr. <ets>another-gates</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of another sort.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It used to go in <qex>another-guess</qex> manner.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*not"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ou"ra</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Anura</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ou"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Anurous</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ox*&aelig;"mi*a</hw>, <hw>-e"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`&obreve_;ks*&emacr;"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <ets>ox</ets>ygen + Gr. &unr_; blood.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An abnormal condition due to deficient a&euml;ration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ox*&aelig;"mic</wf>, <wf>-e"mic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ox"i*a</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*&obreve_;ks"&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <ets>ox</ets>ygen.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a physiological state in which insufficient oxygen reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of sufficient severity to cause permanent damage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ox"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*&obreve_;ks"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <ets>ox</ets>ygen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"sa</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ans&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&aemacr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a handle.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A name given to either of the projecting ends of Saturn's ring.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"sa*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ansatus</ets>, fr. <ets>ansa</ets> a handle.]</ety> <def>Having a handle.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ser*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, etc.; <as>as, an <ex>anserated</ex> cross</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"se*res</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., geese.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A Linn&aelig;an order of aquatic birds swimming by means of webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers, gulls, petrels, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`se*ri*for"mes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely allied forms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anserinae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family name used in some classifications for the swans.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subfamily <fam>Anserinae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ser*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anserinus</ets>, fr. <ets>anser</ets> a goose.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the Anseres.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ser*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anser</ets> a goose.]</ety> <def>Resembling a goose; silly; simple.</def>  <rj><au>Sydney Smith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Answered</conjf> <pr>(&abreve;n"s&etilde_;rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Answering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>andswerien</ets>, AS. <ets>andswerian</ets>, <ets>andswarian</ets>, to answer, fr. <ets>andswaru</ets>, n., answer. See <er>Answer</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; <as>as, to <ex>answer</ex> a charge; to <ex>answer</ex> an accusation.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>She <qex>answers</qex> him as if she knew his mind.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . . <br/>
And him thus <qex>answered</qex> soon his bold compeer.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like; to refute.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No man was able to <qex>answer</qex> him a word.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxii. 46.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These shifts refuted, <qex>answer</qex> thine appellant.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The reasoning was not and could not be <qex>answered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be or act in return or response to.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; <as>as, he <ex>answered</ex> my claim upon him; the servant <ex>answered</ex> the bell.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>This proud king . . . studies day and night<br/>
To <qex>answer</qex> all the debts he owes unto you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>To render account to or for.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I will . . . send him to <qex>answer</qex> thee.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(c)</sd> <def>To atone; to be punished for.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And grievously hath C&aelig;zar <qex>answered</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(d)</sd> <def>To be opposite to; to face.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The windows <qex>answering</qex> each other, we could just discern the glowing horizon them.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(e)</sd> <def>To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or sufficient for; to serve for; to repay.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Money <qex>answereth</qex> all things.</q> <rj><qau>Eccles. x. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(f)</sd> <def>To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation, or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Weapons must needs be dangerous things, if they <qex>answered</qex> the bulk of so prodigious a person.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a charge), or in reply; to make response.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There was no voice, nor any that <qex>answered</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings xviii. 26.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a satisfactory response or return.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <def>To render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable; to make amends; <as>as, the man must <ex>answer</ex> to his employer for the money intrusted to his care</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let his neck <qex>answer</qex> for it, if there is any martial law.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be or act in return.</def> <specif>Hence:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment, reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose; <as>as, gypsum <ex>answers</ex> as a manure on some soils</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Do the strings <qex>answer</qex> to thy noble hand?</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>To be opposite, or to act in opposition.</def>   <sd>(c)</sd> <def>To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or sufficient; <as>as, a very few will <ex>answer</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That the time may have all shadow and silence in it, and the place <qex>answer</qex> to convenience.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>If this but <qex>answer</qex> to my just belief,<br/>
I 'll remember you.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>As in water face <qex>answereth</qex> to face, so the heart of man to man.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxvii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>andsware</ets>, AS. <ets>andswaru</ets>; <ets>and</ets> against + <ets>swerian</ets> to swear. &radic;177, 196.  See <er>Anti-</er>, and <er>Swear</er>, and cf. 1st <er>un-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A reply to a charge; a defense.</def><br/>
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<p><q>At my first <qex>answer</qex> no man stood with me.</q> <rj><qau>2 Tim. iv. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something said or written in reply to a question, a call, an argument, an address, or the like; a reply.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A soft <qex>answer</qex> turneth away wrath.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xv. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I called him, but he gave me no <qex>answer</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cant. v. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something done in return for, or in consequence of, something else; a responsive action.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Great the slaughter is<br/>
Here made by the Roman; great the <qex>answer</qex> be<br/>
Britons must take.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as, the <qex>answer</qex> to a problem.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A counter-statement of facts in a course of pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to a question. In <xex>Equity</xex>, it is the usual form of defense to the complainant's charges in his bill.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reply; rejoinder; response. See <er>Reply</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; <as>as, an agent is <ex>answerable</ex> to his principal; to be <ex>answerable</ex> for a debt, or for damages.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is <qex>answerable</qex> only to God?</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The argument, though subtle, is yet <qex>answerable</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What wit and policy of man is <qex>answerable</qex> to their discreet and orderly course?</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This revelation . . . was <qex>answerable</qex> to that of the apostle to the Thessalonians.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; <as>as, an achievement <ex>answerable</ex> to the preparation for it</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Equal; equivalent; adequate.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Had the valor of his soldiers been <qex>answerable</qex>, he had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost bounds of Britain.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer*a*bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence; suitably.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who answers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"swer*less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no answer, or impossible to be answered.</def>  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An 't</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def><xex>An it</xex>, that is, <xex>and it</xex> or <xex>if it</xex>. See <er>An</er>, <pos>conj.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An't</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A contraction for <xex>are</xex> and <xex>am not</xex>; also used for <xex>is not</xex>; -- now usually written <xex>ain't</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. &amp; illiterate speech.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant-</hw>. <def>See <er>Anti-</er>, <pos>prefix.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>-ant</hw>. <ety>[F. <ets>-ant</ets>, fr. L. <ets>-antem</ets> or <ets>-entem</ets>, the pr. p. ending; also sometimes directly from L. <ets>-antem</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; <as>as, merch<ex>ant</ex>, coven<ex>ant</ex>, serv<ex>ant</ex>, pleas<ex>ant</ex>, etc.</as> Cf. <er>-ent</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ante</ets>, <ets>amete</ets>, <ets>emete</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;mete</ets> akin to G. <ets>ameise</ets>. Cf. <er>Emmet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A hymenopterous insect of the Linn&aelig;an genus <gen>Formica</gen>, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working ants, besides the males and females; the former are without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within, where they maintain a perfect system of order, store their provisions, and nurture their young. There are many species, with diverse habits, as <xex>agricultural ants</xex>, <xex>carpenter ants</xex>, <xex>honey ants</xex>, <xex>foraging ants</xex>, <xex>amazon ants</xex>, etc. The <xex>white ants</xex> or Termites belong to the Neuroptera.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ant bird</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>one of a very extensive group of South American birds (<fam>Formicariid&aelig;</fam>), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called <stype>ant shrikes</stype>, <stype>ant thrushes</stype>, and <stype>ant wrens</stype>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ant rice</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of grass (<spn>Aristida oligantha</spn>) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ant&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Porches, when columns stand between two <xex>ant&aelig;</xex>, are called in Latin <xex>in antis</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*ac"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<it>Pref.</it> <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent.</def>  -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteractive of acidity.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*ac"rid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>acrid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Corrective of acrimony of the humors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*t&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Ant&aelig;us, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tag"o*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to struggle against; &unr_; against + &unr_; to contend or struggle, &unr_; contest: cf. F. <ets>antagonisme</ets>. See <er>Agony</er>.]</ety> <def>Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; We speak of <xex>antagonism between</xex> two things, <xex>to</xex> or <xex>against</xex> a thing, and sometimes <xex>with</xex> a thing.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tag"o*nist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antagonista</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; combatant, champion, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>antagoniste</ets>. See <er>Antagonism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Antagonist</qex> of Heaven's Almigthy King.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Our <qex>antagonists</qex> in these controversies.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A muscle which acts in opposition to another; <as>as a <xex>flexor</xex>, which bends a part, is the <ex>antagonist</ex> of an <xex>extensor</xex>, which extends it</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adversary; enemy; opponent; foe; competitor. See <er>Adversary</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tag"o*nist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; <as>as, <ex>antagonist</ex> schools of philosophy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*tag`o*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*tag`o*nis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; <as>as, <ex>antagonistic</ex> forces</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>They were distinct, adverse, even <qex>antagonistic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>antagonists</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>muscles having opposite effects; the contraction of one neutralizes the contraction of the other.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antagonistic muscles.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tag"o*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Antagonized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Antagonozing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Antagonism</er>.]</ety> <def>To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tag"o*nize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act in opposition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tag"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; contest: cf. F. (16th century) <ets>antagonie</ets>. See <er>Antagonism</er>.]</ety> <def>Contest; opposition; antagonism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Antagony</qex> that is between Christ and Belial.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tal"gic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; pain: cf. F. <ets>antalgique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Alleviating pain.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ant*al"ka*li</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <hw>Ant*al"ka*line</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>alkali</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline tendency in the system.</def>  <rj><au>Hooper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*al"ka*line</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of power to counteract alkalies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*am`bu*la"cral</hw> <pr>(&abreve;nt*&abreve;m`b&uuptack_;*l&amacr;"kr&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Away from the ambulacral region.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ant`an*a*cla"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a bending back and breaking. See <er>Anaclastic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some <xex>craft</xex> when young, that when old you may live without <xex>craft</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), <xex>shall that heart</xex>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ant`an*a*go"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>anagoge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure which consists in answering the charge of an adversary, by a counter charge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`aph*ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>aphrodisiac</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Capable of blunting the venereal appetite.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything that quells the venereal appetite.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; Aphrodite: cf. F. <ets>antaphroditique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Antaphrodisiac.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Antisyphilitic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antaphroditic medicine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`ap*o*plec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>apoplectic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against apoplexy.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine used against apoplexy.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*ar"chism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; government.]</ety> <def>Opposition to government in general.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*ar"chist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who opposes all government.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ant`ar*chis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ant`ar*chis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to all human government.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*arc"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>antartik</ets>, OF. <ets>antartique</ets>, F. <ets>antarctique</ets>, L. <ets>antarcticus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; bear. See <er>Arctic</er>.]</ety> <def>Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23&deg; 28&prime;. Thus we say the <xex>antarctic</xex> pole, circle, ocean, region, current, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*ta"res</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; similar to + &unr_; Mars. It was thought to resemble Mars in color.]</ety> <def>The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the <altname>Scorpion's Heart</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`ar*thrit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>arthritic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting or alleviating gout.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy against gout.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`asth*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(? or ?; see <er>Asthma</er>; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>asthmatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for asthma.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"-bear`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An edentate animal of tropical America (the <xex>Tamanoir</xex>), living on ants. It belongs to the genus <gen>Myrmecophaga</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant" bird</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Ant bird</cref>, under <er>Ant</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"-cat`tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of <er>ant cow</er>. See <er>Aphips</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant cow</hw>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.  The plural form is <er>ant cattle</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te-</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&euptack_;-)</pr>. <def>A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. <grk>'anti`</grk>, Skr. <xex>anti</xex>, Goth. <xex>and-</xex>, <xex>anda-</xex> (only in comp.), AS. <xex>and-</xex>, <xex>ond-</xex>, (only in comp.: cf. <er>Answer</er>, <er>Along</er>), G. <xex>ant-</xex>, <xex>ent-</xex> (in comp.). The Latin <xex>ante</xex> is generally used in the sense of <xex>before</xex>, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. <grk>'anti`</grk> in that of <xex>opposite</xex>, or <xex>in the place of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Poker Playing)</fld> <def>Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (<ex>ante</ex>) the game begins.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To put up (an ante).</def><!-- also <altname>ante up</altname>. --><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*act`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A preceding act.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>antea</ets>, <ets>ante</ets>, before. Cf. <er>Ancient</er>.]</ety> <def>Being before, or in front.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Fleming.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"-eat`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See <er>Ant-bear</er>, <er>Pangolin</er>, <er>Aard-vark</er>, and <er>Echidna</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antebellum</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>belonging to a period before a war, especially the American Civil War.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ce*da"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Antecede</er>.]</ety> <def>Antecedent; preceding in time.</def> &ldquo;Capable of <xex>antecedaneous</xex> proof.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*cede"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antecedere</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>cedere</ets> to go. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety> <def>To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ced"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of going before in time; precedence.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ced"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.</def>  <rj><au>Fothherby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ced"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antecedens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>antecedere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ant&eacute;c&eacute;dent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; <as>as, an event <ex>antecedent</ex> to the Deluge; an <ex>antecedent</ex> cause.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Presumptive; <as>as, an <ex>antecedent</ex> improbability</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Prior; previous; foregoing.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ced"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ant&eacute;c&eacute;dent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which goes before in time; that which precedes.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its <qex>antecedents</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Max Miller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who precedes or goes in front.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>My <qex>antecedent</qex>, or my gentleman usher.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history.</def>  <rj><au>J. H. Newman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>If the troops . . . prove worthy of their <qex>antecedents</qex>, the victory is surely ours.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. G. McClellan.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The noun to which a relative refers; <as>as, in the sentence &ldquo;Solomon was the prince who built the temple,&rdquo; <ex>prince</ex> is the <ex>antecedent</ex> of <ex>who</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The first or conditional part of a hypothetical proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must move.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio <it>a</it>:<it>b</it>, <it>a</it> is the <xex>antecedent</xex>, and <it>b</it> the consequent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ced"ent*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; <as>as, <ex>antecedently</ex> to conversion</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ces"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>antecedere</ets>, <ets>antecessum</ets>. See <er>Antecede</er>, <er>Ancestor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who goes before; a predecessor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The successor seldom prosecuting his <qex>antecessor's</qex> devices.</q> <rj><qau>Sir E. Sandys.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ancestor; a progenitor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*cham`ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>antichambre</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See <er>Lobby</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The mouth, the <qex>antechamber</qex> to the digestive canal.</q> <rj><qau>Todd &amp; Bowman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*chap`el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*choir`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches, that division of it which is the farther from the sanctuary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*te"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Ant&oelig;cians</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*com*mun"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*cur"sor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>antecurrere</ets> to run before; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>currere</ets> to run.]</ety> <def>A forerunner; a precursor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*date`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&amacr;t`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the actual date.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anticipation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*date`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&amacr;t`)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Antedated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Antedating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier date; ; <as>thus, to <ex>antedate</ex> a deed or a bond is to give it a date anterior to the true time of its execution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To precede in time.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To anticipate; to make before the true time.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And <qex>antedate</qex> the bliss above.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Who rather rose the day to <qex>antedate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*di*lu"vi*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;*l&umacr;"v&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ante-</ets> + <ets>diluvial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an`te*di*lu"vi*an</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;*l&umacr;"v&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's time; hence, antiquated; <as>as, an <ex>antediluvian</ex> vehicle</as>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who lived before the Deluge.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Antedon</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>  <def>A genus formerly called genus <gen>Comatula</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Antedon</gen></syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Antedonidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>A natural family of feather stars; formerly called family <fam>Comatulidae</fam>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an"te*fact`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&euptack_;*f&abreve;kt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something done before another act.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*fix`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Antefixes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Antefixa</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>fixus</ets> fixed.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An ornament fixed upon a frieze.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*flex"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such manner that its axis is bent upon itself.</def>  <rj><au>T. G. Thomas.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant" egg`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>One of the small white egg-shaped pup&aelig; or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, and popularly supposed to be eggs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*lope</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&euptack_;*l&omacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>antelop</ets>, F. <ets>antilope</ets>, from Gr. <grk>'anqo`lops</grk>, <grk>-lopos</grk>, Eustathius, &ldquo;Hexa&euml;m.,&rdquo; p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>antelope</qex> and wolf both fierce and fell.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The common or bezoar antelope of India is <spn>Antilope bezoartica</spn>. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the addax, and the eland are other species. See <er>Gazelle</er>. The pronghorn antelope (<spn>Antilocapra Americana</spn>) is found in the Rocky Mountains. See <er>Pronghorn</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*lu"can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antelucanus</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>lux</ets> light.]</ety> <def>Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before light in the morning.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Antelucan</xex> worship.&rdquo;  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*me*rid"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antemeridianus</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>meridianus</ets> belonging to midday or noon. See <er>Meridian</er>.]</ety> <def>Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev. <sc>a. m.</sc>)</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`e*met"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>emetic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to check vomiting.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy to check or allay vomiting.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`te mor"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Before death; -- generally used adjectively; <as>as, an <ex>ante-mortem</ex> statement; <ex>ante-mortem</ex> examination</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The ante-mortem statement, or dying declaration made in view of death, by one injured, as to the cause and manner of the injury, is often receivable in evidence against one charged with causing the death.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*mo*sa"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being before the time of Moses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*mun"dane</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being or occurring before the creation of the world.</def>  <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*mu"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antemurale</ets>: <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>murus</ets> wall. See <er>Mural</er>.]</ety> <def>An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*na"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Before birth.</def>  <rj><au>Shelley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ni"cene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held <sc>a. d.</sc> 325; <as>as, <ex>antenicene</ex> faith</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ten"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antenn&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antenna</ets> sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called <xex>horns</xex>, and also <xex>feelers</xex>. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Electronics)</fld> <def>A metallic device, variously shaped, designed for the purpose of either transmitting or receiving radio waves, as for radio or television broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals.  Some types are: <stype>whip antenna</stype>, <stype>antenna tower</stype>, <stype>horn antenna</stype>, <stype>dish antenna</stype>, <stype>directional antenna</stype> and <stype>rabbit ears</stype>.  See <er>transmitter</er>, <er>receiver</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ten"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the antenn&aelig;.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ten*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Antenna</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Bearing or having antenn&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ten"ni*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Antenna</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like antenn&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ten"nule</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>antenna</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antenn&aelig; or feelers of Crustacea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*num"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A number that precedes another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*nup"tial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preceding marriage; <as>as, an <ex>antenuptial</ex> agreement</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*or"bit*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antorbital</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*pas"chal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*past</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ante-</ets> + L. <ets>pastus</ets> pasture, food. Cf. <er>Repast</er>.]</ety> <def>A foretaste.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Antepasts</qex> of joy and comforts.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`te*pen"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>pendere</ets> to hang.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.</def>  <rj><au>Smollett.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`te*pe"nult</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An`te*pe*nult"i*ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antepaenultima</ets> (sc. <ets>syllaba</ets>) antepenultimate; <ets>ante</ets> before + <ets>paenultimus</ets> the last but one; <ets>paene</ets> almost + <ets>ultimus</ets> last.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>The last syllable of a word except two, as <xex>-syl-</xex> in <xex>monosyllable</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*pe*nult"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The antepenult.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`eph*i*al"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; nightmare.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against nightmare.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy nightmare.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`ep*i*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>epileptic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against epilepsy.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for epilepsy.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*pone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anteponere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To put before; to prefer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*port</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>anteporta</ets>.]</ety> <def>An outer port, gate, or door.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*por"ti*co</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An outer porch or vestibule.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>antepositio</ets>. See <er>Position</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*pran"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preceding dinner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*pre*dic"a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms.</def>  <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*te"ri*or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anterior</ets>, comp. of <ets>ante</ets> before.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Before in time; antecedent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Antigonus, who was <qex>anterior</qex> to Polybius.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Before, or toward the front, in place; <as>as, the <ex>anterior</ex> part of the mouth; -- opposed to <ex>posterior</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In comparative anatomy, <xex>anterior</xex> often signifies at or toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is often used for <xex>ventral</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*te`ri*or"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>anterioritas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*te"ri*or*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anterior manner; before.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*room</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting room.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*ro-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A combining form meaning <xex>anterior</xex>, <xex>front</xex>; <xex>as</xex>, <xex>antero</xex>-posterior, front and back; <xex>antero</xex>-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Ant&aelig;. See <er>Anta</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*stat"ure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of earth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*stom`ach</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds.</def>  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"te*tem`ple</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ante-</ets> + L. <ets>vertere</ets>, <ets>versum</ets>, to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`te*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antevertere</ets>; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prevent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To displace by anteversion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*hel"ion</hw> <pr>(?; 277, 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anthelia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti</ets> + Gr. &unr_; sun.]</ety> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"he*lix</hw> <pr>(&abreve;nt"h&euptack_;*l&ibreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antihelix</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>anthelminthic</hw>, <hw>An`thel*min"tic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&abreve;n`th&ebreve_;l*m&ibreve_;n"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <grk>"e`lmins</grk>, <grk>-inqos</grk>, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm.  See also <er>helminth</er>]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anthelmintic remedy.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anthelminthic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> helminthic, parasiticidal</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"them</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"th&ebreve_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>antym</ets>, <ets>antefne</ets>, AS. <ets>antefen</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>antiphona</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'anti`fwna</grk>, neut. pl. of <grk>'anti`fwnon</grk> antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from <grk>'anti`fwnos</grk> sounding contrary, returning a sound; <grk>'anti`</grk> over against + <grk>fwnh`</grk> sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. OF. <ets>anthaine</ets>, <ets>anteine</ets>, <ets>antieune</ets>, F. <ets>antienne</ets>. See <er>Antiphon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A song or hymn of praise or devotion; <as>as, a national <ex>anthem</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"them</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To celebrate with anthems.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Sweet birds <qex>antheming</qex> the morn.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar; <hw>An*the"mi*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[ fr. Gr. <grk>'anqemi`s</grk> flower.]</ety> <def>A floral ornament. See <er>Palmette</er></def>.<br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"the*mis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anqemi`s</grk>, equiv. to <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower; an herb like our chamomile.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"them*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Alternately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ther</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>anth&egrave;re</ets>, L. <ets>anthera</ets> a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. &unr_; flowery, fr. <grk>'anqei^n</grk> to bloom, <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An"ther*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Antheraea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antheral</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Botany)</fld> <def>capable of fertilizing female organs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anthericum</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>a genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family <fam>Asphodelaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Anthericum</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>antheridiophore</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and liverworts.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ther*id"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antheridia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + &unr_; (a Gr. diminutive ending).]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also <altname>spermary</altname>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ther*id"i*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ther*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Producing anthers, as plants.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ther"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ther*og"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ther*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anther</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling an anther.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ther*o*zoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ther*o*zoo"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; flowery + &unr_; animal + <ets>-oid</ets>. See <er>Zooid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia of cryptogams.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*the"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bloom, fr. <grk>'anqei^n</grk> to bloom, <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The period or state of full expansion in a flower.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"-hill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tho"bi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower +  <grk>bi`os</grk> life.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A beetle which feeds on flowers.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`tho*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + &unr_; gills, n. pl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See <er>Nudibranchiata</er>, and <er>Doris</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tho*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tho*cy"a*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Anthokyan</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tho"di*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. &unr_; like flowers, flowery; <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thoid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling a flower; flowerlike.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tho*ky"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>ky`anos</grk> blue.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as <er>Cyanin</er>.</def>
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<p><hw>An"tho*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tho*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He published a geographical and <qex>anthological</qex> description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial globe.</q> <rj><qau>Wood.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who compiles an anthology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anthologize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>compile an anthology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'anqolo`gos</grk> flower gathering; <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>le`gein</grk> to gather.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A discourse on flowers.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of flowers; a garland.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Ch.)</fld> <def>A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tho*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>mani`a</grk> madness.]</ety> <def>A extravagant fondness for flowers.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tho*ny's Fire`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <xex>Saint Anthony's Fire</xex>, under <er>Saint</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thoph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thoph"i*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + <grk>fi`los</grk> loving.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tho*phore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bearing flowers; <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + &unr_; bearing, <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thoph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Flower bearing; supporting the flower.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thoph"yl*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>anthophyllum</ets> clove.]</ety> <def>A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`tho*phyl*lit"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tho*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to bound, define.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tho*tax`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower +  &unr_; order.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`tho*zo"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower + &unr_; animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The class of the C&oelig;lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are <spn>Acyonaria</spn>, <spn>Actinaria</spn>, and <spn>Madreporaria</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tho*zo"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the Anthozoa.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Anthozoa.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tho*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thra*cene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; coal.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A solid hydrocarbon, <chform>C6H4.C2H2.C6H4</chform>, which accompanies naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of alizarin.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anthracin</asp>.]</altsp><!-- tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. --><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thra*cene oil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling), which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270&deg;. It is the principal source of anthracene.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thrac"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to anthrax; <as>as, <ex>anthracic</ex> blood</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thra*cif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; coal + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Yielding anthracite; <as>as, <ex>anthraciferous</ex> strata</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thra*cite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anthracites</ets> a kind of bloodstone; fr. Gr. &unr_; like coals, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, coal or charcoal. Cf. <er>Anthrax</er>.]</ety> <def>A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster, differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of carbon. Also called <xex>glance coal</xex> and <xex>blind coal</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thra*cit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; <as>as, <ex>anthracitic</ex> formations</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thrac"nose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, carbuncle + &unr_; disease.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series <ord>Melanconiales</ord>, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called <stype>bird's-eye rot</stype>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thra*coid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anthrax</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; <as>as, an <ex>anthracoid</ex> microbe</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thra*co*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, coal + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by inspecting a burning coal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thra*com"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; coal, carbon + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a mixture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thra*co*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thra*co"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anthrax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also <altname>collier's lung</altname> and <altname>miner's phthisis</altname>.  See also the related conditions <er>pneumomelanosis</er> and <er>pneumoconiosis</er> (<er>black lung</er>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*thrac"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anthracite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also <altname>stinkstone</altname> and <altname>swinestone</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thra*qui"none</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Anthra</ets>cene + <ets>quinone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon, <chform>C6H4.C2O2.C6H4</chform>, subliming in shining yellow needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thrax</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; coal, carbuncle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A carbuncle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A malignant pustule.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A microscopic, bacterial organism (<spn>Bacillus anthracis</spn>), resembling transparent rods. [See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Bacillus</er>.]</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed to the presence of a rod-shaped gram-positive bacterium (<spn>Bacillus anthracis</spn>), the spores of which constitute the contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and filled with bacteria. Called also <altname>splenic fever</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thrax vac"cine</hw>. <fld>(Veter.)</fld> <def>A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium (<spn>Bacillus anthracis</spn>, formerly <spn>Bacterium anthracis</spn>) in beef broth. It is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*thre"nus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*thr&emacr;"n&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'anqrh`nh</grk> a hornet.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc.  The common &ldquo;museum pest&rdquo; is <spn>Anthrenus varius</spn>; the carpet beetle is <spn>Anthrenus scrophulari&aelig;</spn>. The larv&aelig; are commonly confounded with moths.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*throp"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*throp"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; man.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Like or related to man; human.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>relating to the period of mankind's existence</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*throp"i*d&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; man.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The group that includes man only.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; center.]</ety> <def>Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar system.</def>  <rj><au>Draper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anthropocentricity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropocentrism.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anthropocentrism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropocentricity.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anthropogenesis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the evolution or genesis of the human race.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropogeny.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anthropogenetic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to anthropogenesis; caused by mankind or by humans.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anthropogenic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fu>(1923)</fu> <def>caused by humans; -- <as>as, the <ex>anthropogenic</ex> extinction of species</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; birth.]</ety> <def>The science or study of human generation, or the origin and development of man.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>geography</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of the human species as to geographical distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical environment.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*throp"o*glot</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; man + &unr_;, &unr_;, tongue.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to <xex>ethnography</xex>, which treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and nations.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thro*poid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anthropoid ape.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*poid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anthropoid.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thro*poid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anthropoid</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes, and man.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; worship.]</ety> <def>Man worship.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*throp"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Anthropologic</xex> wisdom.&rdquo; <au>Kingsley.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in anthropology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of the structure and functions of the human body.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science of man, including the study of the ditribution of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man's origin, location, history, and environment; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.  See also <er>anthropopathite</er>, <er>anthropopathism</er>, <er>anthropomorphist</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"thro*po*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by the entrails of human being.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthropometry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + <ets>-mercy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human beings, especially at different ages, or in different races, occupations, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thro*po*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anthropomorphism</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anthropomorphism.</def> <au>Hadley.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*mor"phic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of human form; &unr_; man + <grk>morfh`</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The ascription of human characteristics to things not human.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attributes the human form or other human attributes to the Deity or to anything not human.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the Deity or to a polytheistic deity.</def> <au>Taylor</au>. <specif>Specifically,</specif> <def>one of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a human form, etc.</def> <au>Tillotson</au>.<br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor*phit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to anthropomorphism, or anthropomorphitism.</def>  <rj><au>Kitto.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phi*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anthropomorphism.</def>  <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To attribute a human form or personality to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You may see imaginative children every day <qex>anthropomorphizing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor*phol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>. See <er>Anthropomorphism</er>.]</ety> <def>The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"pho*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Transformation into the form of a human being.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; <as>as, an <ex>anthropomorphous</ex> plant</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anthropomorphous</xex> apes.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*nom"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*pon"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <ety>[Gr. &unr_; man + &unr_; usage, law, rule.]</ety> <def>The science of the laws of the development of the human organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*nom"ic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*path"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*path"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to anthropopathy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q>The daring <qex>anthropopathic</qex> imagery by which the prophets often represent God as chiding, upbraiding, threatening.</q> <rj><qau>H. Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*pop"a*thism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*pop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; man + &unr_; suffering, affection, passion, &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer.]</ety> <def>The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a polytheistic deity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In its recoil from the gross <qex>anthropopathy</qex> of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pop"a*thite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ascribes human feelings to deity.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`thro*poph"a*gi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; eating men; &unr_; man + + &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <def>Man eaters; cannibals.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`thro*po*phag"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`thro*po*phag"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*poph`a*gin"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who east human flesh.</def> <mark>[Ludicrous]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*poph"a*gite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cannibal.</def>  <rj><au>W. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*poph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Feeding on human flesh; cannibal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*poph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*poph"u*ism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;f"&uuptack_;*&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'anqropofyh`s</grk> of man's nature; <grk>'a`nqropos</grk> a man + <grk>fyh`</grk> nature.]</ety> <def>Human nature.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gladstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pos"co*py</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;s"k&ouptack_;*p&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> man + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of discovering or judging of a man's character, passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible features.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pos"o*phy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;s"&ouptack_;*f&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> man + <grk>sofi`a</grk> wisdom, knowledge.]</ety> <def>Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*po*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&ouptack_;*t&obreve_;m"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human bodies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`thr&ouptack_;*p&obreve_;t"&ouptack_;*m&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`thro*pot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> man + <grk>tomh`</grk> a cutting.]</ety> <def>The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`hyp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>See <er>Antihypnotic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`hyp*o*chon"dri*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Antihypochondriac</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`hys*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Antihysteric</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_; against. See <er>Ante</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix meaning <xex>against</xex>, <xex>opposite</xex> or <xex>opposed to</xex>, <xex>contrary</xex>, or <xex>in place of</xex>; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often shortened to <xex>ant-</xex>; <as>as, <ex>ant</ex>acid, <ex>ant</ex>arctic</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti-ab*or"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>opposed to legal voluntary abortion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti-ab*or"tion*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"ti*&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., forelock.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some birds; the frontal points.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti-air"craft</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft; <as>as, <ex>anti-aircraft</ex> cannon</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*al*bu"mid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>-albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*al"bu*mose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Albumose</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti-A*mer"i*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions.</def>  <rj><au>Marshall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Antaphrodisiac</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ap`o*plec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antapoplectic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jav. <ets>antjar</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one species of the upas tree (<spn>Antiaris toxicaria</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*a*rin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous principle obtained from antiar.</def>  <rj><au>Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*asth*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Antasthmatic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*at*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago, with some greasy material; antifriction grease.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antiauthoritarian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>opposed to authoritarian government.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*bac*chi"us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;. See <er>Bacchius</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last short (#).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*bac*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*bac*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of bacteria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antibaryon</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon number of -1.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*bil"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve biliousness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wonder drug</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>any chemical substance having therapeutically useful antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial agents.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antibiotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an antibiotic.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing microbes.</def><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>antibiotically</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>antiblack</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>discriminatory against black people; opposed to black people</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> racist</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*bod`y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*b&obreve_;d`&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med., Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of various bodies or substances in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins. Normal blood serum apparently contains various antibodies, and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also stimulates production of their specific antibodies by the immune system.</def>  <note>In certain &ldquo;autoimmune&rdquo; diseases, the immune system of an organism may produce antibodies to parts of the organism's own structure, and can cause considerable damage and even death as a result.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med., Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>more narrowly, any of the immunoglobulins present in the blood serum or other body fluids of an animal, which reacts with a specific antigenic substance, whether the antibody was produced as a consequence of the stimulus provided by the antigen, or was pre-existing prior to exposure of the organism to the antigen.</def> <note>The soluble antibodies present in serum are complex globins (proteins) with both constant and variable regions in the polypeptide chains, the variable region being responsible for the reaction of the antibody with its specific antigen.  Typically, antibodies of more than one structure may react with a given antigen, and any given antigen may stimulate production of more than one antibody.  Methods have been developed to grow cells in tissue culture which produce predominantly only one specific antibody, and such antibodies thus produced (called <stype>monoclonal antibodies</stype>) are highly specific in their reactions to molecular strucures, and are used as valuable reagents in biochemical technology.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*brach"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*brach"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the carpus; the forearm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*bro"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a stink.]</ety> <def>An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*bu*bon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good or used against bubonic plague; <as>as, <ex>antibubonic</ex> serum, obtained from immunized horses; <ex>antibubonic</ex> vaccine, a sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus; <ex>antibubonic</ex> measures</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*burgh"er</hw> <pr>(-b&ucirc;rg"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[The same word as <ets>antique</ets>; cf. It. <ets>antico</ets> ancient. See <er>Antique</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; antique.</def> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> &ldquo;Lords of <xex>antic</xex> fame.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Phaer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>antic</qex> postures of a merry-andrew.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all <qex>antic</qex> for shape.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Woven with <qex>antics</qex> and wild imagery.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And fraught with <qex>antics</qex> as the Indian bird<br/>
That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A grotesque representation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An antimask.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Performed by knights and ladies of his court<br/>
In nature of an <qex>antic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tic</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anticked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Antickt</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To make appear like a buffoon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tic</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To perform antics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ca*tarrh`al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious against catarrh.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An anticatarrhal remedy.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*cath"ode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phys.)</fld> <def>The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*cau*sod"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Anticausotic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*cau*sot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fever, &unr_; to burn.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against an inflammatory fever.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for such a fever.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*cham`ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Antechamber</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*chlor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>chlor</ets>ine.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*christ</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Antichristus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist, person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*chris"tian</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the Christian religion.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*chris"tian*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*chris*tian"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*chris"tian*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an antichristian manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*chron"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deviating from the proper order of time.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tich"ro*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; time.]</ety> <def>Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Selden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tich"thon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antichthones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; the earth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite side of the sun.</def>  <rj><au>Grote.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres.</def>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tic"i*pant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>anticipare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anticipating; expectant; -- with <xex>of</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wakening guilt, <qex>anticipant</qex> of hell.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tic"i*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Anticipated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Anticipating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>anticipare</ets> to anticipate; <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>capere</ets> to make. See <er>Capable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>anticipate</qex> and prevent the duke's purpose.</q> <rj><qau>R. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He would probably have died by the hand of the executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been <qex>anticipated</qex> by the populace.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; <as>as, the advocate has <ex>anticipated</ex> a part of his argument</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that which will be desired.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or impression of; <as>as, to <ex>anticipate</ex> the pleasures of a visit; to <ex>anticipate</ex> the evils of life.</as></def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Anticipate</er>, <er>Expect</er>. These words, as here compared, agree in regarding some future event as about to take place. <xex>Expect</xex> is the stringer. It supposes some ground or reason in the mind for considering the event as likely to happen. <xex>Anticipate</xex> is, literally, to <xex>take beforehand</xex>, and here denotes simply to take into the mind as conception of the future. Hence, to say, &ldquo;I did not <xex>anticipate</xex> a refusal,&rdquo; expresses something less definite and strong than to say, &ldquo; <xex>did not expect</xex> it.&rdquo; Still, <xex>anticipate</xex> is a convenient word to be interchanged with <xex>expect</xex> in cases where the thought will allow.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>Good with bad<br/>
<qex>Expect</qex> to hear; supernal grace contending<br/>
With sinfulness of men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I would not <qex>anticipate</qex> the relish of any happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery, before it actually arrives.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Timid men were <qex>anticipating</qex> another civil war.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>anticipated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>expected; opposite of <ant>unanticipated</ant> and <ant>unexpected</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> awaited(predicate), hoped-for, prospective</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>rightfully expected.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> looked-for(prenominal).</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tic`i*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;s`&ibreve_;*p&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anticipatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>anticipation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So shall my <qex>anticipation</qex> prevent your discovery.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Previous view or impression of what is to happen; instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; <as>as, the <ex>anticipation</ex> of the joys of heaven</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The happy <qex>anticipation</qex> of renewed existence in company with the spirits of the just.</q> <rj><qau>Thodey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Many men give themselves up to the first <qex>anticipations</qex> of their minds.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary discord.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation; antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation; foresight; forethought.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tic"i*pa*tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;s"&ibreve_;*p&auptack_;*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anticipating, or containing anticipation.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anticipative</xex> of the feast to come.&rdquo; <au>Cary.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tic"i*pa`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who anticipates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tic"i*pa*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;s"&ibreve_;*p&adot_;*t&ouptack_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Here is an <qex>anticipatory</qex> glance of what was to be.</q> <rj><qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*civ"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*c&ibreve_;v"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposed to citizenship.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*civ"ism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*c&ibreve_;v"&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to the body politic of citizens.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*kl&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> = Gr. <grk>kla^n</grk> to break.]</ety> <def>Having opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as the surface of a saddle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*cli"max</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of <xex>climax</xex>. It produces a ridiculous effect.</def> <note>Example:<pbr/>
<q>Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,<br/>
Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.</q>
</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*cli"nal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*kl&imacr;"n&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <grk>kli`nein</grk> to incline.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See <er>Synclinal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant organ.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Anticlinal line</b></col>, <col><b>Anticlinal axis</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.</cd> -- <col><b>Anticlinal vertebra</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the dorsal vertebr&aelig;, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebr&aelig; are inclined.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*cli"nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite directions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*cline</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Anticlinal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal.  Contrassted with <contr>syncline</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*cli*no"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anticlinoria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + <grk>kli`nein</grk> to incline + <grk>'o`ros</grk> mountain.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting from a geanticlinal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tic*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Oddly; grotesquely.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tic-mask`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antimask.</def>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tic*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being antic.</def>  <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*co*her"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Wireless Teleg.)</fld> <def>A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a telephone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*con`sti*tu"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*con*ta"gious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Opposing or destroying contagion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*con*vul"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against convulsions.</def>  <rj><au>J. Floyer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*cor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + L. <ets>cor</ets> heart; cf. F. <ets>antic&unr_;ur</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just opposite the heart.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ti"cous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anticus</ets> in front, foremost, fr. <ets>ante</ets> before.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*cy`clone</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*s&imacr;`kl&omacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*cy*clon"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>anticyclonic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an anticyclone; moving in the opposite direction of a cyclone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*diph`the*rit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>  <def>An antidiphtheritic agent.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti*dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&euptack_;*d&ibreve_;s`&ebreve_;s*t&abreve;b`l&ibreve_;sh*m&eitalic_;n*t&acirc;r"&euptack_;*&abreve;n*&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the doctrine or political position that opposes the withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; -- used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England.  Opposed to <ant>disestablishmentarianism</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Antidorcas</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>  <def>A genus of mammals comprising the springbucks (or springboks).  The main species is <spn>Antidorcas marsupialis</spn> the <altname>springbuck</altname>, of which there are three subspecies: the cape springbuck (<varn>marsupialis</varn>), the Kalahari springbuck (<varn>hofmeyri</varn>) and the Angolan springbuck (<varn>angolensis</varn>).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Antidorcas</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*do`tal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;`t&aitalic_;l)</pr>(#) <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the effects of poison.</def> <au>Sir T. Browne.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>An"ti*do`tal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*do`ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;`t&adot_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antidotal.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*dote</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antidotum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'anti`doton</grk> (sc. <grk>fa`rmakon</grk>), fr. <grk>'anti`dotos</grk> given against; <grk>'anti`</grk> against + <grk>dido`nai</grk> to give: cf. F. <ets>antidote</ets>. See <er>Dose</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with <xex>against</xex>, <xex>for</xex>, or <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>antidote</ex> against, for, or to, poison</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to counteract evil which something else might produce.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*dote</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or taking an antidote.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor could Alexander himself . . . <qex>antidote</qex> . . . the poisonous draught, when it had once got into his veins.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fortify or preserve by an antidote.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*dot"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*d&omacr;t"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving as an antidote.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*dot"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tid"ro*mous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;d"r&ouptack_;*m&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. <grk>dro`mos</grk> a running.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*dys`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against dysentery.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for dysentery.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*e*met"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antemetic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*eph`i*al"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antephialtic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ep`i*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antepileptic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*fe"brile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Febrifuge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*feb"rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Acetanilide.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti-fed"er*al*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the constitution of the United States.</def>  <rj><au>Pickering.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*fric"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something to lessen friction; antiattrition.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos>  <def>Tending to lessen friction.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ga*las"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, milk.]</ety> <def>Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of milk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti-Gal"li*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to what is Gallic or French.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a transcribing: cf. F. <ets>antigraphe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A copy or transcript.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*gug"gler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>guggle</ets> or <ets>gurgle</ets>.]</ety> <def>A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the sediment or causing a gurgling noise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*he"lix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or in front of the helix. See <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*hem`or*rhag"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to stop hemorrhage.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hemorrhage.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*hy`dro*phob"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hydrophobia.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*hy*drop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against dropsy.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for dropsy.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*hyp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to prevent sleep.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antihypnotic agent.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*hyp`o*chon"dri*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteractive of hypochondria.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hypochondria.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*hys*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting hysteria.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for hysteria.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ic*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against jaundice.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for jaundice.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to imperialism.</def> <note>This term was applied originally in the United States, after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude or principles of those opposing territorial expansion; in England, of those, often called <xex>Little Englanders</xex>, opposing the extension of the empire and the closer relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and imperial defense.  After the second world war, the term became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power over a foreign territory, and to the support for the national independence of territories, as in Africa, which were controlled by European nations.</note> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*le*gom"e*na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + &unr_; to speak; part. pass. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the <xex>Homologoumena</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*li*bra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A balancing; equipoise.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antilithic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*log"a*rithm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to a given logarithmic sine.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*log`a*rith"mic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*til"o*gous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*g&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to <ant>analogous</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Antilogous pole</b></col> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>that pole of a crystal which becomes negatively electrified when heated.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An*til"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antilogies</plw> <pr>(-j&ibreve_;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'antilogi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'anti`logos</grk> contradictory; <grk>'anti`</grk> against + <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak.]</ety> <def>A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*loi"mic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*loi"m&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy against the plague.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*til"o*pine</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*p&imacr;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to the antelope.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*til"o*quist</hw> <pr>(acr/n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*kw&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A contradicter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*til"o*quy</hw> <pr>(acr/n*t&ibreve_;l"&ouptack_;*kw&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + L. <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Contradiction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*lys"sic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*l&ibreve_;s"s&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; rage, madness.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antihydrophobic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ma*cas"sar</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*k&abreve;s"s&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to prevent them from wear or from being soiled by macassar or other oil from the hair.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ma*gis"tric*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*j&ibreve_;s"tr&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>magistrical</ets> for <ets>magistratical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ma*la"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*l&amacr;"r&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good against malaria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*mask`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;sk`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antimasque</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ma"son</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&amacr;"s'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to Freemasonry.</def>   -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*ma*son"ic</wf> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&adot_;*s&obreve_;n"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ma"son*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&amacr;"s'n*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to Freemasonry.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti*mat"ter</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&abreve;t"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Matter whch is composed of antiparticles such as antiprotons, positrons, and antineutrons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*me*phit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against mephitic or deleterious gases.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy against mephitic gases.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*me*tab"o*le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*me*tath"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; like + &unr_; measure.]</ety> <def>A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*mo*nar"chic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*mo*nar"chic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>Opposed to monarchial government.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Benson. Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*mon"arch*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An enemy to monarchial government.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*mo"nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antimoniate</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to antimony.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A preparation or medicine containing antimony.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Antimonial powder</b></col>, <cd>a consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also called <altname>James's powder</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Combined or prepared with antimony; <as>as, <ex>antimoniated</ex> tartar</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest equivalence; <as>as, <ex>antimonic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those compounds of antimony in which this element has an equivalence next lower than the highest; <as>as, <ex>antimonious</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*mo*nite`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic radical.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Stibnite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*mo"ni*u*ret`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with or containing antimony; <as>as, <ex>antimoniureted</ex> hydrogen</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antimoniuretted</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*mon*soon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a monsoon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*m&ouptack_;*n&ybreve_;; 112)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>antimonium</ets>, of unknown origin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance and physical properties, but in its chemical relations belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is of tin-white color, brittle, laminated or crystalline, fusible, and vaporizable at a rather low temperature. It is used in some metallic alloys, as <partof>type metal</partof> and <partof>bell metal</partof>, and also for medical preparations, which are in general emetics or cathartics. By ancient writers, and some moderns, the term is applied to native <partof>gray ore of antimony</partof>, or <partof>stibnite</partof> (the <xex>stibium</xex> of the Romans, and the <grk>sti`mmi</grk> of the Greeks, a sulphide of antimony, from which most of the antimony of commerce is obtained. <partof>Cervantite</partof>, <partof>senarmontite</partof>, and <partof>valentinite</partof> are native oxides of antimony.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti*my"cin</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*m&imacr;"s&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of several antibiotic substances produced by several species of <gen>Streptomyces</gen>, active against various fungi. They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The two best-known antimycins are antimycin A<sub>1</sub> (<chform>C28H40N2O9</chform>) and antimycin A<sub>3</sub> (<chform>C26H36N2O9</chform>).  They are notable for their mechanism of action, interference with the proton pumping mechanism of fungi.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*na"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*n&abreve;sh"&ubreve;n*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national government.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ne*phrit"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*n&euptack_;*fr&ibreve_;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antinephritic remedy.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>antineutrino</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The antiparticle of a neutrino.  Each type of neutrino has a corresponding antineutrino.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antineutron</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The antiparticle of a neutron. It has the same mass as a neutron, but a spin and magnetic moment opposite that of the neutron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*no"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Antimony</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine that the moral law is obligatory.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*no"mi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535.</def>  <rj><au>Mosheim.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*no"mi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tenets or practice of Antinomians.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tin"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Antinomian.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Sanderson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tin"o*my</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antinomies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antinomia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; law.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent <qex>antinomy</qex> is doubtful.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opposing law or rule of any kind.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As it were by his own <qex>antinomy</qex>, or counterstatute.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of experience.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*o"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and the founder of a sect of philosophers.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Antiochian epoch</b></col> <fld>(Chron.)</fld>, <cd>a method of computing time, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*o`don*tal"gic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious in curing toothache.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for toothache.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*or*gas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to swell, as with lust.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*pa"pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to the pope or to popery.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*par"al*lel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Running in a contrary direction.</def>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*par"al*lels</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*par`a*lyt"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against paralysis.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for paralysis.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*par`a*lyt"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antiparalytic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>an`ti*part"ti*cle</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n`t&ibreve_;*&auml;r"t&ibreve_;*k'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A fundamental particle which has the same mass as one of the common fundamental particles, but which has an opposite charge, and for which certain other of the properties (e. g. baryon number, strangeness) may be opposite to that of the normal particle.  The antiparticle to an electron is called a <stype>positron</stype>; the antiparticle to a proton is called an <stype>antiproton</stype>; the antiparticle to a neutron is called an <stype>antineutron</stype>.  When a particle and its corresponding antiparticle collide, they typically annihilate each other with the production of large quantities of energy, usually in the form of radiation.  The interaction of a proton and antiproton cause annihilation with production of mesons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*pasch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>pasch</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*pa*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*pa*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*path"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>antipathicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; of opposite feelings.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tip"a*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has an antipathy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Antipathist</xex> of light.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tip"a*thize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feel or show antipathy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tip"a*thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tip"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antipathies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antipathia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; to suffer. Cf. F. <ets>antipathie</ets>. See <er>Pathos</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Inveterate <qex>antipathies</qex> against particular nations, and passionate attachments to others, are to be avoided.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; <as>as, oil and water have <ex>antipathy</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A habit is generated of thinking that a natural <qex>antipathy</qex> exists between hope and reason.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Antipathy</xex> is opposed to <ant>sympathy</ant>. It is followed by <xex>to</xex>, <xex>against</xex>, or <xex>between</xex>; also sometimes by <xex>for</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity; ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See <er>Dislike</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*pep"tone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action of pancreatic juice.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in intermittent fevers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*per`i*stal"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to an inverted action of the intestinal tube.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; a standing around, fr. &unr_; to stand around; &unr_; around + &unr_; to stand.]</ety> <def>Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*per`i*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to antiperistasis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Standing before a petal, as a stamen.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phar"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; poison.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antidotal; alexipharmic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phlo*gis"tian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An opposer of the theory of phlogiston.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phlo*gis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting inflammation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phlo*gis"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*phon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>antiphona</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Anthem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See <er>Antiphony</er>, and <er>Antiphone</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A verse said before and after the psalms.</def>  <rj><au>Shipley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tiph"o*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs.</def>  <au>Wheatly.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>An*tiph"o*nal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tiph"o*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A book of antiphons or anthems.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tiph"o*na*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>antiphonarium</ets>. See <er>Antiphoner</er>.]</ety> <def>A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical notes, are contained.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*phone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The response which one side of the choir makes to the other in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tiph"o*ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>antiphonaire</ets>. See <er>Antiphon</er>.]</ety> <def>A book of antiphons.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antiphonal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tiph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antiphonies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[See <er>Antiphon</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O! never more for me shall winds intone,<br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tiph"ra*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to express by antithesis or negation.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a <xex>court of vengeance</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*phras"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*phras"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to antiphrasis.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*phras"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phthis"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for phthisis.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phys"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>physical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Contrary to nature; unnatural.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*phys"ic*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to inflate.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relieving flatulence; carminative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Diminishing plasticity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Preventing or checking the process of healing, or granulation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*po*dag"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against gout.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for gout.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tip"o*dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side of the globe.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Diametrically opposite.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>antipodal</xex> shadow.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Lowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*pode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In tale or history your beggar is ever the just <qex>antipode</qex> to your king.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The singular, <xex>antipode</xex>, is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be <pr><it>&abreve;n"t&ibreve_;*p&omacr;des</it></pr>, the last syllable rhyming with <it>abodes</it>, and this pronunciation is sometimes heard. The plural form (originally a Latin word without a singular) is in common use, and is pronounced, after the English method of Latin, <pr><it>&abreve;n*t&ibreve_;p"&ouptack_;*d&emacr;z</it></pr>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*po"de*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the world; antipodal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tip"o*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; with the feet opposite, pl. &unr_; &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically opposite.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The country of those who live on the opposite side of the globe.</def>  <rj><au>Latham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything exactly opposite or contrary.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's judgment, a more perfect <qex>antipodes</qex> to all that hath hitherto been gospel?</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*pole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed.</def>  <rj><au>Geo. Eliot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*pope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is elected, or claims to be, pope in opposition to the pope canonically chosen; esp. applied to those popes who resided at Avignon during the Great Schism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tip*sor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of use in curing the itch.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antipsoric remedy.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`tip*to"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; against + &unr_; a falling, a case, &unr_; to fall.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The putting of one case for another.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*pu`tre*fac"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*pu*tres"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*py"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, pus.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Checking or preventing suppuration.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antipyic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*py*re"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; against + &unr_; to be feverish, fr. &unr_; fire.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The condition or state of being free from fever.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*py*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A febrifuge.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*py"rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*py*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against burns or pyrosis.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything of use in preventing or healing burns or pyrosis.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Antiquary</er>]</ety>. <def>Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; <as>as, <ex>antiquarian</ex> literature</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An antiquary.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A drawing paper of large size. See under <er>Paper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Character of an antiquary; study or love of antiquities.</def>  <rj><au>Warburton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*qua"ri*an*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act the part of an antiquary.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*qua*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquarius</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquus</ets> ancient. See <er>Antique</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to antiquity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Instructed by the <xex>antiquary</xex> times.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*qua*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antiquaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>One devoted to the study of ancient times through their relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>antiquare</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquus</ets> ancient.]</ety> <def>To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or abrogate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and <qex>antiquate</qex> or abrogate old one.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*qua`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use; old-fashioned; <as>as, an <ex>antiquated</ex> law</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Antiquated</xex> words.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Old Janet, for so he understood his <qex>antiquated</qex> attendant was denominated.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See <er>Ancient</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*qua`ted*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being antiquated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*quate*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Antiquatedness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquatio</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquare</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making antiquated, or the state of being antiquated.</def>  <rj><au>Beaumont.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tique"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>antiquus</ets> old, ancient, equiv. to <ets>anticus</ets>, from <ets>ante</ets> before. Cf. <er>Antic</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> statue</as>. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For the <qex>antique</qex> world excess and pride did hate.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; <as>as, an <ex>antique</ex> robe</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Antique</xex> words.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Made in imitation of antiquity; <as>as, the <ex>antique</ex> style of Thomson's &ldquo;Castle of Indolence</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Odd; fantastic.</def> <altsp>[In this sense, written <asp>antic</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned; old. See <er>Ancient</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tique"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Antique</er>, <pos>a.</pos> ]</ety> <def>In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, <xex>the antique</xex>, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Misshapen monuments and maimed <qex>antiques</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tique"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an antique manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tique"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We may discover something venerable in the <qex>antiqueness</qex> of the work.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*quist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antiquary; a collector of antiques.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pinkerton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tiq`ui*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An admirer of antiquity. <note>[Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.]</note></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tiq"ui*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antiquities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>antiquitas</ets>, fr. <ets>antiquus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>antiquit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Antique</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; <as>as, a statue of remarkable <ex>antiquity</ex>; a family of great <ex>antiquity</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Old age.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with <qex>antiquity</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; <as>as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of <ex>antiquity</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The ancients; the people of ancient times.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That such pillars were raised by Seth all <qex>antiquity</qex> has &unr_;vowed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An old gentleman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>You are a shrewd <qex>antiquity</qex>, neighbor Clench.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. <note>[In this sense, usually in the plural.]</note></def> &ldquo;Heathen <xex>antiquities</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ra*chit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against the rickets.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*rent"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*rent"ism</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*sab`ba*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian Sabbath.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*sac`er*do"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hostile to priests or the priesthood.</def>  <rj><au>Waterland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*tis"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>An*tis"ci*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antiscii</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, pl.; &unr_; against + &unr_; shadow.]</ety> <def>The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite directions.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones are always <qex>Antiscians</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Brande &amp; C.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*sco*let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*scol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a worm.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Anthelmintic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*scor*bu"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Counteracting scurvy.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for scurvy.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*scor*bu"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antiscorbutic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*scrip"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti-Sem"i*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews.  The word is sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing antisemitism.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti-Sem"ite</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>An`ti-Sem*it"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*sep"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>sepal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*sep"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Anti-</er>; <er>Sepsis</er>.]</ety> <def>Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying microorganisms.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*sep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*sep"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Antiseptic surgery</b></col>, <cd>that system of surgical practice which insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*sep"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>a substance which kills or retards the growth of microorganisms, especially when used for protection against infection; a substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many other agents sold commercially.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*sep"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means of antiseptics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*si*al"a*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Checking the flow of saliva.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*si*al"a*gogue</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy against excessive salivation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*slav"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to slavery.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to slavery.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*so"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; <as>as, <ex>antisocial</ex> principles</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*so"cial*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or socialism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*so"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens 180&deg; distant from the sun.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*spas*mod"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against spasms.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*spast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antispastus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to draw the contrary way; &unr_; against + &unr_; to draw.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*spas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Antispast</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antispastic agent.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*splen"e*tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;; see <er>Splenetic</er>, 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An antisplenetic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tis"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to turn to the opposite side; &unr_; against + &unr_; to turn. See <er>Strophe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous <xex>strophe</xex> or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east to west; the other, named <qex>antistrophe</qex>, in returning from west to east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was the last part of the song.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Potter.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*stroph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tis"tro*phon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; turned opposite ways.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An argument retorted on an opponent.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*stru"mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Antistrumous.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for scrofula.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*stru"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Good against scrofulous disorders.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson. Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*syph`i*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Efficacious against syphilis.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine for syphilis.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*the"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrine of antitheists.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*the*is"tic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*the"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disbeliever in the existence of God.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tith"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antitheses</plw>. <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to set against, to oppose; &unr_; against + &unr_; to set. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, &ldquo;The prodigal <xex>robs his heir</xex>; the miser <xex>robs himself</xex>.&rdquo;  &ldquo;He had <xex>covertly shot</xex> at Cromwell; he how <xex>openly aimed</xex> at the Queen.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Opposition; contrast.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*thet</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>antitheton</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, antithetic.]</ety> <def>An antithetic or contrasted statement.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An`ti*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*thet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way antithesis.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An`ti*tox"in</hw>, <hw>An`ti*tox"ine</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>toxin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A substance (sometimes the product of a specific micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects of pathogenic bacteria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti-trade`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30&deg; and 50&deg; of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*tit"ra*gus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of the external ear, opposite the tragus. See <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`ti*tro*chan"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>An*tit"ro*pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>An*tit"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; turn, &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.</def>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>antitrust</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>opposed to trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations of business or capital which threaten fair competition; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices; -- of laws and regulations.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antimonopoly.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>antitussive</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having ability to  to suppress or relieve coughing; -- of chemical substances.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antitussive</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an antitussive substance.</def>  <note>Codeine is one such commonly used <ex>antitussive</ex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*ty`pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Antitypical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"ti*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; of corresponding form; &unr_; against + &unr_; type, figure. See <er>Type</er>.]</ety> <def>That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>antitypic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to antitypes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> antitypical</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*typ"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tit"y*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Resisting blows; hard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*tit"y*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Opposition or resistance of matter to force.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to vaccination.</def>  <rj><au>London Times.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An antivaccinist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*vac"ci*nist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to vaccination.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*va*ri"o*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preventing the contagion of smallpox.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ve*ne"re*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*ve"nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>antivenen</asp>, <asp>antivenine</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + L. <ets>venenum</ets> poison.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated injections of small doses of the venom; also, the component of such a serum which is antitoxic to the venom.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opposition to vivisection.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One opposed to vivisection</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*zym"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Preventing fermentation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`ti*zy*mot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Preventing fermentation or decomposition.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An agent so used.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auntelere</ets>, OF. <ets>antoillier</ets>, <ets>andoiller</ets>, <ets>endouiller</ets>, fr. F. <ets>andouiller</ets>, fr. an assumed LL. <ets>antocularis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ante</ets> before + <ets>oculus</ets> eye. See <er>Ocular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Huge stags with sixteen <qex>antlers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The branch next to the head is called the <xex>brow antler</xex>, and the branch next above, the <xex>bez antler</xex>, or <xex>bay antler</xex>. The main stem is the <xex>beam</xex>, and the branches are often called <xex>tynes</xex>. Antlers are deciduous bony (not horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while growing. See <er>Velvet</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Antler moth</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a destructive European moth (<spn>Cerapteryx graminis</spn>), which devastates grass lands.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"lered</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with antlers.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>antlered</qex> stag.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ant"li*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antil&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a pump, Gr, &unr_; hold of a ship]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See <er>Lepidoptera</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant"-li`on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is <spn>Myrmeleon obsoletus</spn>, the European is <spn>Myrmeleon formicarius</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>An*t&oelig;"ci</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*t&emacr;"s&imacr;)</pr>, <hw>An*t&oelig;"cians</hw></mhw> <pr>(-sh&aitalic_;nz)</pr>, <pos>n. pl</pos>. <ety>[NL. <ets>antoeci</ets>, fr. Gr. pl. <grk>'a`ntoiki</grk>; <grk>'anti`</grk> opposite + <grk>o'ikei^n</grk> to live.]</ety> <def>Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An`to*no*ma"si*a</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to name instead; &unr_; + &unr_; to name, &unr_; name.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when <xex>his majesty</xex> is used for a king, or when, instead of Aristotle, we say, <xex>the philosopher</xex>; or, conversely, the use of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise man is called a <xex>Solomon</xex>, or an eminent orator a <xex>Cicero</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An`to*no*mas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>An*ton"o*ma*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Antonomasia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"to*nym</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a word used in substitution for another; &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a word.]</ety> <def>A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a correlative of <xex>synonym</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>C. J. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*or"bit*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>orbital</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the orbit.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The antorbital bone.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant`or*gas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Antiorgastic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ant*o"zone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>anti-</ets> + <ets>ozone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound formerly supposed to be modification of oxygen, but now known to be hydrogen dioxide; -- so called because apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary oxygen.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Relating to an antrum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>antre</ets>, L. <ets>antrum</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A cavern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An*trorse"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;n*tr&ocirc;rs")</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>ante</ets> + <ets>versun</ets> turned; apparently formed in imitation of <ets>retrorse</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Forward or upward in direction.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>An`tro*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bend forward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An"trum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Antra</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus</def>.  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>An*trus"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>antrustio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their enterprises</def>.<br/>
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<p><hw>Ant" thrush`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus <gen>Pitta</gen>, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>See <cref>Ant bird</cref>, under <er>Ant</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nu"bis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits to judgment, represented by a human figure with the head of a jackal, dog or fox.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anunnaki</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii; servitors of the gods.</def> <mark>[Babylonian]</mark> <br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Enuki</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*nu"ra</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*n&umacr;"r&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>o'yra`</grk> a tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence of a tail, as the frogs and toads.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>anoura</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>anuran</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an amphibian of the order <ord>Anura</ord>; any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species; a frog or toad.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> frog, toad, toadfrog, batrachian, salientian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anuran</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> batrachian, salientian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>anuresis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>inability to urinate.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anuria.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>anuretic</hw> <hw>anuric</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to anuresis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>anuria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>inability to urinate.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anuresis.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*nu"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>anourous</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>An"u*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'an</grk> priv. + <grk>o'y^ron</grk> urine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"nus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., prob. for <ets>asnus</ets>: cf. Gr. &unr_; to sit, Skr. <ets>&amacr;s</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>An"vil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>anvelt</ets>, <ets>anfelt</ets>, <ets>anefelt</ets>, AS. <ets>anfilt</ets>, <ets>onfilt</ets>; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. <ets>anafalz</ets>, D. <ets>aanbeld</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.</def> Specifically <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <def>the incus. See <er>Incus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To be on the anvil</b></col>, <cd>to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured.</cd>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>An"vil</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; <as>as, <ex>anviled</ex> armor</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Anx*i"e*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anxietudo</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being anxious; anxiety.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Anx*i"e*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Anxieties</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>anxietas</ets>, fr. <ets>anxius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>anxi&eacute;t&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Anxious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event, future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it in a state of painful uneasiness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Eager desire.</def>  <rj><au>J. D. Forbes</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A state of restlessness and agitation, often with general indisposition and a distressing sense of oppression at the epigastrium.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity; disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension; restlessness. See <er>Care</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anx"ious</hw> <pr>(&abreve;&nsmacr_;k"sh&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>anxius</ets>, fr. <ets>angere</ets> to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. <grk>'a`gchein</grk> to choke. See <er>Anger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; <as>as, <ex>anxious</ex> for the issue of a battle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; -- applied to things; <as>as, <ex>anxious</ex> labor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The sweet of life, from which<br/>
God hath bid dwell far off all <qex>anxious</qex> cares.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Earnestly desirous; <as>as, <ex>anxious</ex> to please</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He sneers alike at those who are <qex>anxious</qex> to preserve and at those who are eager for reform.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note><xex>Anxious</xex> is followed by <it>for</it>, <it>about</it>, <it>concerning</it>, etc., before the object of solicitude.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless; concerned; disturbed; watchful.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Anx"ious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Anx"ious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; pron.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>&aelig;ni&yogh_;</ets>, <ets>&aelig;ni</ets>, <ets>eni</ets>, <ets>ani</ets>, <ets>oni</ets>, AS. <ets>&aemacr_;nig</ets>, fr. <ets>&amacr;n</ets> one. It is akin to OS. <ets>&emacr;nig</ets>, OHG. <ets>einic</ets>, G. <ets>einig</ets>, D. <ets>eenig</ets>. See <er>One</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Any</xex> is often used in denying or asserting without limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at <xex>any</xex> time; I ask <xex>any</xex> one to answer my question.</note><br/>
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<p><q>No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth <qex>any</qex> man the Father, save the Son.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xi. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there <xex>any</xex> witnesses present? are there <xex>any</xex> other houses like it?</def>   &ldquo;Who will show us <xex>any</xex> good?&rdquo;  <rj><au>Ps. iv. 6.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>It is often used, either in the singular or the plural, as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood; anybody; anyone; (<pos>pl.</pos>) any persons.</note><br/>
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<p><q>If <qex>any</qex> of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, . . . and it shall be given him.</q> <rj><qau>Jas. i. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That if he found <qex>any</qex> of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.</q> <rj><qau>Acts ix. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>At any rate</b></col>, <col><b>In any case</b></col></mcol>, <cd>whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>To any extent; in any degree; at all.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You are not to go loose <qex>any</qex> longer.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Before you go <qex>any</qex> farther.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*bod*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His Majesty could not keep any secret from <qex>anybody</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person of consideration or standing.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single banker or <qex>anybody</qex> in the list.</q> <rj><qau>Lond. Sat. Rev.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*how`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Anyhow</qex>, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple selforiginated error.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Anyhow</qex>, the languages of the two nations were closely allied.</q> <rj><qau>E. A. Freeman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*one</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody. <note>[Commonly written as two words.]</note></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*thing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; <as>as, I would not do it for <ex>anything</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Did you ever know of <qex>anything</qex> so unlucky?</q> <rj><qau>A. Trollope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They do not know that <qex>anything</qex> is amiss with them.</q> <rj><qau>W. G. Sumner.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with <xex>as</xex> or <xex>like</xex>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or Lowx]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I fear your girl will grow as proud as <qex>anything</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Any thing</xex>, written as two words, is now commonly used in contradistinction to <xex>any person</xex> or <xex>anybody</xex>. Formerly it was also separated when used in the wider sense. &ldquo;Necessity drove them to undertake <xex>any thing</xex> and venture <xex>any thing</xex>.&rdquo;</note>  <rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anything but</b></col>, <cd>not at all or in any respect.</cd> &ldquo;The battle was a rare one, and the victory <xex>anything but</xex> secure.&rdquo; <au>Hawthorne.</au> -- <col><b>Anything like</b></col>, <cd>in any respect; at all; <as>as, I can not give <ex>anything like</ex> a fair sketch of his trials</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*thing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any measure; anywise; at all.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is not . . . <qex>anything</qex> at all quailed.</q> <rj><qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`ny*thing*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"ny*way</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"ny*ways</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Anywise; at all.</def>  <rj><au>Tennyson. Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*where</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any place.</def>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*whith`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>To or towards any place.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>De Foe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ny*wise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In any wise or way; at all.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Anywise</xex> essential.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*o"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&auptack_;*&omacr;"n&ibreve_;*<i>a</i>n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Aonia</ets>, a part of B&oelig;otia, in Greece.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Aonia, in B&oelig;otia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aonian fount</b></col>, <cd>the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the Muses.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A"o*rist</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"&ouptack_;*r&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'ao`ristos</grk> indefinite; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>"ori`zein</grk> to define, &unr_; boundary, limit.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects, wholly indeterminate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`o*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aoristiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*or"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to lift, heave.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In fishes and the early stages of all higher vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into several branches (the <xex>aortic arches</xex>) which pass in pairs round the &oelig;sophagus and unite to form the systemic aorta. One or more pairs of these arches persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the former, and on the left in the latter.</note><br/>
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<p><!-- Illustration: heart and aorta --><br/>
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<p><hw>aortal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to the aorta.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aortic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*or"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the aorta.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`or*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aorta</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the aorta.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aotus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of nocturnal South American monkeys with large eyes; the owl monkeys; the douroucoulis.  See <er>douroucouli</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aotus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ou*dad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The Moorish name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An African sheeplike quadruped (the <spn>Ammotragus lervia</spn>, formerly <spn>Ammotragus tragelaphus</spn>) having a long mane on the breast and fore legs; the wild sheep of northern Africa; -- called also <altname>Barbary sheep</altname>. It is, perhaps, the chamois of the Old Testament.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pace"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>pace</ets>. OE. <ets>a pas</ets> at a walk, in which <ets>a</ets> is the article. See <er>Pace</er>.]</ety> <def>With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His dewy locks did drop with brine <qex>apace</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A visible triumph of the gospel draw&unr_; on <qex>apace</qex>.</q>  <rj><au>I. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pa"ches</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. Apache</sing> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A group of nomadic North American Indians including several tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`a*go"ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a leading away, fr. &unr_; to lead away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to lead.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`a*gog"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`a*gog"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or impossibility of the contrary.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Berkeley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*paid"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Paid; pleased.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pair"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To impair or become impaired; to injure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`a*la"chi*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Appalachian</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"an*age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Appanage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pan"thro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; man.]</ety> <def>An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A"par</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"pa*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name <ets>apara</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mataco</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`pa*re"jo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or the like.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`a*rith"me*sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to count off or over.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Enumeration of parts or particulars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*part"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; part</ets>; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>part</ets> part. See <er>Part</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Others <qex>apart</qex> sat on a hill retired.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Lord hath set <qex>apart</qex> him that is godly for himself.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. iv. 3.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; <as>as, consider the two propositions <ex>apart</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Aside; away.</def> &ldquo;Wherefore lay <xex>apart</xex> all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Jas. i. 21.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Let Pleasure go, put Care <qex>apart</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; <as>as, to take a piece of machinery <ex>apart</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>apartheid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Afrikaans, fr. D. <ets>apart</ets> apart + <ets>-heid</ets> -hood.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>segregation by race; -- a term used in South Africa.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> racial segregation</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the official policy of strict segregation by race practised by the government of the Union of South Africa up to 1993.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*part"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appartement</ets>; cf. It. <ets>appartamento</ets>, fr. <ets>appartare</ets> to separate, set apart; all fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pars</ets>, <ets>partis</ets>, part. See <er>Apart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions.</def>  <rj><au>Fielding.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A set or suite of rooms.</def>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A compartment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A room or suite of rooms in a building comprising a dwelling unit separate from others in the building, and typically having its own separate bath, sanitary, and kitchen facilities.  Such <ex>apartments</ex> are in most cases rented from the owner by those dwelling in them.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>efficiency apartment</b></col>, <cd>a small apartment{4}, sometimes furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities.  The unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner.  There are many variations of <ex>efficiency apartment</ex>, including some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pull out from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use.  Also called an <altname>efficiency</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*part"ment house</hw>. <def>A building comprising a number of lving units (apartments{4}) designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in common; contrasted to a <er>detached dwelling</er>.  Sometimes distinguished in the United States from a <contr>flat house</contr>, in which each living unit comprises one entire floor, whereas in an apartment house a floor may be partitioned into any number of apartments{4}.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*part"ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of standing apart.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*as"tron</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; from + &unr_; star.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller star is farthest from its primary.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ap`a*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`a*thet"ic*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apathy</er>.]</ety> <def>Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless.</def> <illu>a woman who became active rather than <ex>apathetic</ex> as she grew older</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.</def> <illu>an <ex>apathetic</ex> audience</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> indifferent</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`a*thet"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apathetic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"a*thist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apathiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is destitute of feeling.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`a*this"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apathetic; une motional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"a*thy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apathies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>apathia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer: cf. F. <ets>apathie</ets>. See <er>Pathos</er>.]</ety> <def>Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>apathy</xex> of despair.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A certain <qex>apathy</qex> or sluggishness in his nature which led him . . . to leave events to take their own course.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>According to the Stoics, <qex>apathy</qex> meant the extinction of the passions by the ascendency of reason.</q> <rj><qau>Fleming.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the first ages of the church, the Christians adopted the term to express a contempt of earthly concerns.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Insensibility; unfeelingness; indifference; unconcern; stoicism; supineness; sluggishness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"a*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; deceit, fr. &unr_; to deceive; it having been often mistaken for other minerals.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apatosaurus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of extinct dinosaurs comprising the brontosaurs; apatosaurs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Apatosaurus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Apatura</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of large Old World butterflies.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Apatura</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A`pau`m&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appaum&eacute;</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ape</hw> <pr>(&amacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>apa</ets>; akin to D. <ets>aap</ets>, OHG. <ets>affo</ets>, G. <ets>affe</ets>, Icel. <ets>api</ets>, Sw. <ets>apa</ets>, Dan. <ets>abe</ets>, W. <ets>epa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family <fam>Simiad&aelig;</fam>, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus <gen>Hylobates</gen>, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called <stype>anthropoid apes</stype> or <stype>man apes</stype>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <ex>ape</ex> of the Old Testament was probably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.</def>  <rj><au>Byron.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A dupe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ape</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aped</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aping</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.</def> &ldquo;How he <xex>apes</xex> his sire.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The people of England will not <qex>ape</qex> the fashions they have never tried.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*peak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>peak</ets>. Cf. F. <ets>&agrave; pic</ets> vertically.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In a vertical line. The anchor in <xex>apeak</xex>, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove <xex>apeak</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>apeek</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Ape"hood</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being an ape.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pel"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + L. <ets>pellis</ets> skin.]</ety> <def>Destitute of skin.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"en*nine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apenninus</ets>, fr. Celtic <ets>pen</ets>, or <ets>ben</ets>, peak, mountain.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pep"sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>apepsia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; uncooked, undigested; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; cooked, &unr_; to cook, digest.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Defective digestion, indigestion.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who apes.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`per`&ccedil;u"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`p&acirc;r`s&usdot_;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Aper&ccedil;us</plw> <pr>(-s&usdot_;")</pr></plu>. <ety>[F., prop. p. p. of <ets>apercevoir</ets> to perceive.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The main object being to develop the several <qex>aper&ccedil;us</qex> or insights which furnish the method of such psychology.</q>  <rj><qau>W. T. Harris.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A series of partial and more or less disparate <qex>aper&ccedil;us</qex> or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience.</q>  <rj><qau>James Ward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pe"re*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The wild Guinea pig of Brazil (<spn>Cavia aperea</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pe"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aperiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aperire</ets> to uncover, open; <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>parire</ets>, <ets>parere</ets>, to bring forth, produce. Cf. <er>Cover</er>, <er>Overt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Gently opening the bowels; laxative.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An aperient medicine or food.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*per"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ap&eacute;ritif</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aperire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to open; aperient.</def>  <rj><au>Harvey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>apert</ets>, L. <ets>apertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aperire</ets>. See <er>Aperient</er>, and cf. <er>Pert</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Open; evident; undisguised.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pert"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Openly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*per"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apertio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of opening; an opening; an aperture.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pert"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Openly; clearly.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pert"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Openness; frankness.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"er*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apertura</ets>, fr. <ets>aperire</ets>. See <er>Aperient</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of opening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; <as>as, an <ex>aperture</ex> in a wall</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>aperture</qex> between the mountains.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The back <qex>aperture</qex> of the nostrils.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; <as>as, a telescope of four-inch <ex>aperture</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>aperture</xex> of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the <xex>angular aperture</xex>, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 100&deg; <xex>aperture</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aperies</plw>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where apes are kept.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Kingsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The practice of aping; an apish action.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*p&ebreve_;t"&aitalic_;l*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Anther</er>].</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pet"al*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being apetalous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pex</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Apexes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Apices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; <as>as, the <ex>apex</ex> of a mountain, spire, or cone; the <ex>apex</ex>, or tip, of a leaf.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apex of the earth's motion</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>that point of the heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>a*phaer"e*sis</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>A*ph&aelig;r"e*sis</hw></mhw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Apheresis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>aphaeretic</hw> <hw>apheretic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pha"ki*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; seed of a lentil.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pha"ki*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to aphakia; <as>as, <ex>aphakial</ex> eyes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph`a*nip"te*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; invisible (<grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to appear) + &unr_; a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type. See <er>Flea</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`a*nip"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"a*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; invisible; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to appear.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A very compact, dark-colored &unr_;ock, consisting of hornblende, or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`a*nit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*pha"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph"a*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>aphasia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; not spoken; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to speak: cf. F. <ets>aphasie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or disease of the brain.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pha"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aphasmidia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Aphasmidia</class>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*phel"ion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aphelia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sun.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being the <xex>perihelion</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*phe`li*o*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sun + &unr_; belonging to a turning.]</ety> <def>Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*phe`li*ot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*phe"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; voice.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pher"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aphaeresis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to take away; &unr_; + &unr_; to take.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; <it>e. g</it>., cute for <xex>a</xex>cute.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An operation by which any part is separated from the rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a letting go; &unr_; + &unr_; to let go.]</ety> <def>The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word; -- the result of a phonetic process; <as>as, <ex>squire</ex> for <ex>esquire</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*phet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; letting go, fr. &unr_; to let go.]</ety> <def>Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the beginning of a word; <as>as, an <ex>aphetic</ex> word or form</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*phet"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"e*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aphetized form of a word.</def>  <rj><au>New Eng. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"e*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shorten by aphesis.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These words . . . have been <qex>aphetized</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>New Eng. Dict.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"phid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"i*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Aphis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*phid"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the family <fam>Aphid&aelig;</fam>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the aphides; an aphid.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`i*div"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Aphis</ets> + L. <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`i*doph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aphis</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family <fam>Coccinellid&aelig;</fam>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`i*lan"thro*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not loving man; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to love + &unr_; man.]</ety> <def>Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of <xex>philanthropy</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"phis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aphides</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family <fam>Aphid&aelig;</fam>, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Besides the true males and females, there is a race of wingless asexual individuals which have the power of producing living young in rapid succession, and these in turn may produce others of the same kind for several generations, before sexual individuals appear. They suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis, and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their reproduction become very destructive to vegetation. Many of the <spn>Aphid&aelig;</spn> excrete honeydew from two tubes near the end of the body.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A"phis li"on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The larva of the lacewinged flies (<spn>Chrysopa</spn>), which feeds voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the larv&aelig; of the ladybugs (<gen>Coccinella</gen>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`lo*gis"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not inflammable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; set on fire. See <er>Phlogiston</er>.]</ety> <def>Flameless; <as>as, an <ex>aphlogistic</ex> lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*pho"ni*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>aphonia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; voiceless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; voice: cf. F. <ets>aphonie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of voice or vocal utterance.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but whispered speech.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"o*rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aphorisme</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. &unr_; to mark off by boundaries, to define; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate, part. See <er>Horizon</er>.]</ety> <def>A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The first <qex>aphorism</qex> of Hippocrates is, &ldquo;Life is short, and the art is long.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Fleming.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See <er>Axiom</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aph`o*ris*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph`o*ris"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`o*ris"mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dealer in aphorisms.</def> <mark>[Used in derogation or contempt.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"o*rist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer or utterer of aphorisms.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aph`o*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph`o*ris"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; <as>as, an <ex>aphoristic</ex> style</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The method of the book is <qex>aphoristic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`o*ris"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"o*rize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make aphorisms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pho"tic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*f&omacr;"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`fws</grk>, <grk>'a`fwtos</grk>.]</ety> <def>Without light.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aphotic region</hw>. <fld>(Phytogeog.)</fld> <def>A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*phra"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>fra`sis</grk> speech.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>= <er>Dumbness</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Calcite</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; pertaining to sensual love, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Aphrodite</er>.]</ety> <def>Exciting venereal desire; stimulating the desire for sexual gratification.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) stimulate sexual desire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. &ldquo;<xex>Aphrodisian</xex> dames&rdquo; [that is, courtesans].</def>  <rj><au>C. Reade.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph`ro*di"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Classic Myth.)</fld> <def>The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike set&aelig;; the sea mouse.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A beautiful butterfly (<spn>Argunnis Aphrodite</spn>) of the United States.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph`ro*dit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Venereal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph"tha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sing. of <er>Aphth&aelig;</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the whitish specks called aphth&aelig;.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The disease, also called thrush.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aph"th&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (mostly in pl. &unr_;, Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. &unr_; to set on fire, inflame.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"thoid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aphtha</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of aphth&aelig;; resembling thrush.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"thong</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; silent; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; voice, sound, fr. &unr_; to sound.]</ety> <def>A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Aph*thon"gal</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"thous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aphtheux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or caused by, aphth&aelig;; characterized by apht&aelig;; <as>as, <ex>aphthous</ex> ulcers; <ex>aphthous</ex> fever.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: <stype>parsley</stype>; <stype>carrot</stype>; <stype>anise</stype>; <stype>caraway</stype>; <stype>celery</stype>; <stype>dill</stype>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Umbelliferae, family <fam>Umbelliferae</fam>, family <fam>Apiaceae</fam>, carrot family</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A`pi*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Umbelliferous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to bees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`pi*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to bees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pi*a*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who keeps an apiary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pi*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apiarium</ets>, fr. <ets>apis</ets> bee.]</ety> <def>A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a beehouse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apex</ets>, <ets>apicis</ets>, tip or summit.]</ety> <def>At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"i*ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Apex</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pi"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apicianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery.</def>  <rj><au>H. Rogers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pic"u*lar</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>apiculus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>apex</ets>, <ets>apicis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*pic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apicular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"i*cul`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apis</ets> bee + E. culture.]</ety> <def>Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>apiculturist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a farmer who keeps bees for their honey.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> beekeeper, apiarist.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Apidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are: <stype>honeybees</stype>; <stype>carpenter bees</stype>; <stype>bumblebees</stype>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Apidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*piece"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>piece</ets>.]</ety> <def>Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of each; <as>as, these melons cost a shilling <ex>apiece</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Fined . . . a thousand pounds <xex>apiece</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pie"ces</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In pieces or to pieces.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Being torn <xex>apieces</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pik"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Trimmed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Full fresh and new here gear <qex>apiked</qex> was.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pi*ol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>api</ets>um parsley + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An oily liquid derived from parsley.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`pi*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apis</ets> bee + <ets>-logist</ets> (see <er>-logy</er>).]</ety> <def>A student of bees.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Emerson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`pi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apis</ets> bee + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The scientific or systematic study of honey bees.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"pis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., bee.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (<spn>Apis mellifica</spn>) and other related species. See <er>Honeybee</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>apish</qex> gallantry of a fantastic boy.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pit"pat</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>pitpat</ets>.]</ety> <def>With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat.</def>  <rj><au>Congreve.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>apivorous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>feeding on bees; bee-eating.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`la*cen"tal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>placental</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`la*cen*ta"ta</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>placenta</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Mammals which have no placenta.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`la*coph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a flat cake + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or set&aelig;, but is without shelly plates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aplacophoran</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>one of the <er>aplacophora</er>;  a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> solenogaster</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`la*nat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; disposed to wander, wandering, &unr_; to wander.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aplanatic focus</b></col> of a lens <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the point or focus from which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are constructed.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*plan"a*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Freedom from spherical aberration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*plan`o*ga*mete"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower alg&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pla"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a molding.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incomplete or faulty development.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a defect, retardation, or cessation of the process of generation of blood cells.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>plastic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not plastic or easily molded.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*plas"tic a*ne"mi*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from <er>aplasia{2}</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>an anemia characterized by substantial reduction or cessation of production of red blood cells and hemoglobin by the bone marrow.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ehrlich's anemia; anemia gravis.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aplite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aplitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an aplite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aplodontia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the family <fam>Aplodontiidae</fam>, comprising the mountain beavers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aplodontia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aplodontiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of mammals comprising the mountain beavers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aplodontiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`plomb"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit. perpendicularity; &unr_; to + <ets>plomb</ets> lead. See <er>Plumb</er>.]</ety> <def>Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*plot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; simple + &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Simple incision.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*plus"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.</def>  <rj><au>Audsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*plys"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a dirty sponge, fr. &unr_; unwashed; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to wash.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine mollusks of the order <ord>Tectibranchiata</ord>; the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>apnea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>transient cessation of respiration.</def> <altsp>[Also spelled <asp>apnoea</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>apneic</hw>  <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to apnea.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apnoeic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`neu*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not blown through.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Devoid of air; free from air; <as>as, an <ex>apneumatic</ex> lung</as>; also, effected by or with exclusion of air; <as>as, an <ex>apneumatic</ex> operation</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*neu"mo*na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a lung.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory organs are wanting; -- called also <ord>Apoda</ord> or <ord>Apodes</ord>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*n&oelig;"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, breath, &unr_; to breathe, blow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Partial privation or suspension of breath; suffocation; same as <altname><er>apnea</er></altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>apnoeic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>same as <er>apneic</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apneic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Ab-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies <xex>from</xex>, <xex>away from</xex>, <xex>off</xex>, or <xex>asunder</xex>, <xex>separate</xex>; <as>as, in <ex>apo</ex>cope (a cutting <ex>off</ex>), <ex>apo</ex>state, <ex>apo</ex>stle (one sent <ex>away</ex>), <ex>apo</ex>carpous</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"a*lypse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apocalypsis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to uncover, to disclose; &unr_; from + &unr_; to cover, conceal: cf. F. <ets>apocalypse</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One of a numerous class of writings proceeding from Jewish authors between 250  <sc>b. c.</sc> and 150 <sc>a. d.</sc>, and designed to propagate the Jewish faith or to cheer the hearts of the Jewish people with the promise of deliverance and glory; or proceeding from Christian authors of the opening centuries and designed to portray the future.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, the revelation delivered to St. John, in the isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the New Testament (called Revelation or the Apocalypse).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything viewed as a revelation, especially one that is highly significant for the person receiving it; a disclosure.  Often used of a realization or revelation that changes a person's goals or style of life.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The new <qex>apocalypse</qex> of Nature.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>the final battle between good and evil, as foreseen in Saint John's Apocalypse; the time when God conquers the powers of evil, attended by cataclysmic cosmic events, and sometimes thought of as the end of the world; an Armageddon.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a prophetic revelation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling an apocalypse, in senses 3 or 4.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apocalyptic number</b></col>, <cd>the number 666, mentioned in <au>Rev. xiii. 18.</au>, in which it is described as the number of the &ldquo;beast of the earth&rdquo;. It has been variously interpreted.  Some fundamentalist Christians consider it to be the number of the Devil, and avoid or fear objects containing that number.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*p&obreve_;k`&adot_;*l&ibreve_;p"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tist</hw></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The writer of the Apocalypse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By revelation; in an apocalyptic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*car"pous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil; -- opposed to <contr>syncarpous</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*chro*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>chromatic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Optics)</fld> <def>Free from chromatic and spherical aberration; -- said esp. of a lens in which rays of three or more colors are brought to the same focus, the degree of achromatism thus obtained being more complete than where two rays only are thus focused, as in the ordinary achromatic objective.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap`o*chro"ma*tism</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*co*de"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>codeine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid, <chform>C18H19NO2</chform>, prepared from codeine. In its effects it resembles apomorphine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"o*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>apocopatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>apocopare</ets> to cut off, fr. L. <ets>apocore</ets>. See <er>Apocope</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To cut off or drop; <as>as, to <ex>apocopate</ex> a word, or the last letter, syllable, or part of a word</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*poc"o*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*poc"o*pa`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shortened by apocope; <as>as, an <ex>apocopate</ex> form</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc`o*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poc"o*pe</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a cutting off, fr. &unr_; to cut off; &unr_; from + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A cutting off; abscission.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`o*cris"i*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*cris`i*a"ri*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apocrisiarius</ets>, <ets>apocrisarius</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; answer, fr. &unr_; to answer; &unr_; from + &unr_; to separate.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*crus"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; able to drive off, fr. &unr_; to drive off.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Astringent and repellent.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An apocrustic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"ry*pha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>, but often used as <xex>sing</xex>. with <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apocryphas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>apocryphus</ets> apocryphal, Gr. &unr_; hidden, spurious, fr. &unr_; to hide; &unr_; from + &unr_; to hide.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specif.: Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Fourteen such writings, or books, formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews of Palestine. The Council of Trent included all but three of these in the canon of inspired books having equal authority. The German and English Reformers grouped them in their Bibles under the title <xex>Apocrypha</xex>, as not having dogmatic authority, but being profitable for instruction. The Apocrypha is now commonly &unr_;mitted from the King James's Bible.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the Apocrypha.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The passages . . . are, however, in part from <qex>apocryphal</qex> or fictitious works.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. C. Lewis.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"ry*phal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*poc`y*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*cyn"e*ous</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; dogbane; &unr_; from + &unr_; dog.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (<fam>Apocynum</fam>) is the type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poc"y*nin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Apocynum</ets>, the generic name of dogbane.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (<spn>Apocynum cannabinum</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"od</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap"o*dal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apod</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without feet; footless.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"od</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap"ode</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apods</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <plw>Apodes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, footless; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The bird of paradise formerly had the name <spn>Paradisea apoda</spn>, being supposed to have no feet, as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Apod</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An order of Amphibia without feet. See <er>Ophiomorpha</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A group of worms without appendages, as the leech.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Apodal.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"o*deic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*dic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*deic"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*dic"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apodicticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to point out, to show by argument; &unr_; from + &unr_; to show.]</ety> <def>Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction.</def>  <rj><au>Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ap`o*deic"tic*al*ly</hw>, <hw>Ap`o*dic"tic*al*ly</hw></mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to be evident beyond contradiction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*deme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"o*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., masc. pl. See <er>Apoda</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See <er>Apneumona</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*dic"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Apodeictic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apodiformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an oreer of birds including the swifts and hummingbirds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Apodiformes</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*dix"is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Full demonstration.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pod"o*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to give back; &unr_; from, back again + &unr_; to give.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the <xex>result</xex>, and thus distinguished from the <xex>protasis</xex> or clause which expresses a <xex>condition</xex>. Thus, in the sentence, &ldquo;Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him,&rdquo; the former clause is the <xex>protasis</xex>, and the latter the <xex>apodosis</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Some grammarians extend the terms <xex>protasis</xex> and <xex>apodosis</xex> to the introductory clause and the concluding clause, even when the sentence is not conditional.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*dous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#), <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Apodal; apod.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pod`y*te"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to strip one's self.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Arch.)</fld> <def>The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*ga"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; far from the earth.]</ety> <def>Apogean.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*gam"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to apogamy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apogamous, apogametic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>apogamous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to apogamy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apogamic, apogametic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pog"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or o&ouml;spore.</def>  <rj><au>De Bary.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*ge"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Apogean.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Connected with the apogee; <as>as, <ex>apogean</ex> (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*gee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; from the earth; &unr_; from + &unr_;, &unr_;, earth: cf. F. <ets>apog&eacute;e</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to that point in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*ge`o*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; earth + &unr_; turning.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*ge*ot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; to write: cf. F. <ets>apographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A copy or transcript.</def>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*hy"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + the Gr. letter Y.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>poise</ets>.]</ety> <def>Balanced.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*po"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>polar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having no radiating processes; -- applied particularly to certain nerve cells.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*laus"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to enjoy.]</ety> <def>Devoted to enjoyment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol`li*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apollinaris</ets>, fr. <ets>Apollo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>In honor of Apollo; <as>as, the <ex>Apollinarian</ex> games</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol`li*na"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol`li*na"ris wa"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"lo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Apollo</ets>, <ets>-linis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Classic Myth.)</fld> <def>A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the &ldquo;sun god&rdquo;), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also <altname>Ph&eacute;bus</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>The Apollo Belvedere</b></col>, <cd>a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ap`ol*lo"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`ol*lon"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"ly*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; destroying, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to destroy utterly; &unr_; from, entirely + &unr_; to destroy.]</ety> <def>The Destroyer; -- a name used <au>(Rev. ix. 11)</au> for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew <xex>Abaddon</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A teller of apologues.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*pol`o*get"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pol`o*get"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak in defense of; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to say, to speak. See <er>Logic</er>.]</ety> <def>Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; <as>as, an <ex>apologetic</ex> essay</as>.</def> &ldquo;To speak in a subdued and <xex>apologetic</xex> tone.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol`o*get"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of apology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol`o*get"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>apologise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>apologize</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apologized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apologizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apologiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an apology or defense.</def>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with <xex>for</xex>; <xex>as</xex>, my correspondent <xex>apologized</xex> for not answering my letter.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize</syn><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>apologize</qex> for his insolent language.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"o*gize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To defend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The Christians . . . were <qex>apologized</qex> by Plinie.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. G. Benson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"o*gi`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes an apology; an apologist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*logue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apologous</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. <ets>apologue</ets>.]</ety> <def>A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; An <xex>apologue</xex> differs from a <xex>parable</xex> in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the <xex>apologue</xex> is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. &AElig;sop's fables are good examples of <xex>apologues</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apologies</plw></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>apologia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>apologie</ets>. See <er>Apologetic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; <as>as, Tertullian's <ex>Apology</ex> for Christianity</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is not my intention to make an <qex>apology</qex> for my poem; some will think it needs no excuse, and others will receive none.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He goes to work devising <qex>apologies</qex> for window curtains.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Excuse</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>apology</xex>, in the original sense of the word, was a <xex>pleading off</xex> from some charge or imputation, by explaining and defending one's principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication. One who offers an <xex>apology</xex>, admits himself to have been, at least apparently, in the wrong, but brings forward some palliating circumstance, or tenders a frank acknowledgment, by way of reparation. We make an <xex>apology</xex> for some breach of propriety or decorum (like rude expressions, unbecoming conduct, etc.), or some deficiency in what might be reasonably expected. We offer an <xex>excuse</xex> when we have been guilty of some breach or neglect of duty; and we do it by way of extenuating our fault, and with a view to be forgiven. When an <xex>excuse</xex> has been accepted, <xex>an apology</xex> may still, in some cases, be necessary or appropriate. &ldquo;An <xex>excuse</xex> is not grounded on the claim of innocence, but is rather an appeal for favor resting on some collateral circumstance. An <xex>apology</xex> mostly respects the conduct of individuals toward each other as equals; it is a voluntary act produced by feelings of decorum, or a desire for the good opinion of others.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Crabb.</au></rj></usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To offer an apology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>For which he can not well <qex>apology</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Webster.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*me*com"e*ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for measuring the height of objects.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*me*com"e*try</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; length + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*mor"phi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*mor"phine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>morphia</ets>, <ets>morphine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a powerful emetic.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*neu*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aponeuroses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to pass into a tendon; &unr_; from + &unr_; to strain the sinews, &unr_; sinew, tendon, nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasci&aelig; which cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat and thin. See <er>Fascia</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*neu*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*neu*rot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aponeurosis</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <def>Dissection of aponeuroses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*pemp"tic</hw> <pr>(-p&ebreve_;mp"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apopemptiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'apope`mpein</grk> to send off or away; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>pe`mpein</grk> to send.]</ety> <def>Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; <as>as, <ex>apopemptic</ex> songs or hymns</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>&Verbar;A*poph"a*sis</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*p&obreve_;f"&adot_;*s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.  <grk>'apo`fasis</grk> denial, fr. <grk>'apofa`nai</grk> to speak out, to deny.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a speaker formally declines to take notice of a favorable point, but in such a manner as to produce the effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration. <au>Shak., Julius C&aelig;sar, iii. 2.</au>]</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*phleg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; full of phlegm. See <er>Phlegmatic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An apophlegmatic medicine.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, Galen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The action of apophlegmatics.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An apophlegmatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*phleg*mat"i*zant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An apophlegmatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`oph*thegm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Apothegm</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ap`oph*theg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`oph*theg*mat"ic*al</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Apothegmatic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poph"y*ge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apofygh`</grk> escape, in arch. the curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital, fr. <grk>'apofey`gein</grk> to flee away; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>fey`gein</grk> to flee: cf. F. <ets>apophyge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the fillet; -- called also the <altname>scape</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Parker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poph"yl*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; leaf; so called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-ses</plw>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; offshoot, process of a bone, fr. &unr_; to grow from; &unr_; from + &unr_;, &unr_;, to grow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`o*plec"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#) <hw>Ap`o*plec"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apoplecticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>apoplectique</ets>. See <er>Apoplexy</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or symptomatic of, apoplexy; <as>as, an <ex>apoplectic</ex> person, medicine, habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*plec"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ap`o*plec"ti*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*plec"toid</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Apoplectic</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>, <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling apoplexy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*plex</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apoplexy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*plexed</hw> <pr>(-pl&ebreve_;kst)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected with apoplexy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*plex`y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"&ouptack_;*pl&ebreve_;ks`&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>poplexye</ets>, LL. <ets>poplexia</ets>, <ets>apoplexia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'apoplhxi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'apoplh`ssein</grk> to cripple by a stroke; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>plh`ssein</grk> to strike: cf. F. <ets>apoplexie</ets>. See <er>Plague</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term is now usually limited to <xex>cerebral apoplexy</xex>, or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood into the substance of any organ; as, <xex>apoplexy</xex> of the lung.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Aporia</er>.]</ety> <def>Doubting; skeptical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*po"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aporias</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., doubt, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; without passage, at a loss; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; passage.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*ro"sa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Aporia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; -- opposed to <spn>Perforata</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without pores.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*port"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>port</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*se*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>apo-</ets> + <ets>sematic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies, as in the skunk.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`o*si`o*pe"sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to be quite silent.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly, as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; <as>as, &ldquo;I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of <ex>that</ex>, here</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*sit"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; food.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"ta*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apostasies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>apostasie</ets>, F. <ets>apostasie</ets>, L. <ets>apostasia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a standing off from, a defection, fr. &unr_; to stand off, revolt; &unr_; from + &unr_; to stand. See <er>Off</er> and <er>Stand</er>.]</ety> <def>An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; <as>as, Julian's <ex>apostasy</ex> from Christianity</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostata</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Apostasy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to moral allegiance; renegade.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So spake the <qex>apostate</qex> angel.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A wretched and <qex>apostate</qex> state.</q> <rj><qau>Steele.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostatare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To apostatize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>We are not of them which <qex>apostate</qex> from Christ.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Apostatical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*stat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Apostate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An heretical and <qex>apostatical</qex> church.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"ta*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apostatized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apostatizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>apostatizare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or the party to which one has previously adhered.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>apostatized</qex> from his old faith in facts, took to believing in &unr_;emblances.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"te*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aposteme</er>.]</ety> <def>To form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus.</def>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos`te*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>apostematio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>apost&eacute;mation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.</def> <altsp>[Written corruptly <asp>imposthumation</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`os*tem"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, an aposteme.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"os*teme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostema</ets>, Gr. &unr_; the separation of corrupt matter into an ulcer, fr. &unr_; to stand off: cf. F. <ets>apost&egrave;me</ets>. See <er>Apostasy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter.</def> <altsp>[Written corruptly <asp>imposthume</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A` pos*te`ri*o"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>posterior</ets> latter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Characterizing that kind of reasoning which derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by generalizations from facts arrives at principles and definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the reverse of <xex>a priori</xex> reasoning.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*pos"til</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pos"tille</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apostille</ets>. See <er>Postil</er>.]</ety> <def>A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation.</def>  <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apostle</ets>, <ets>apostel</ets>, <ets>postle</ets>, AS. <ets>apostol</ets>, L. <ets>apostolus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; messenger, one sent forth or away, fr. &unr_; to send off or away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to send; akin to G. <ets>stellen</ets> to set, E. <ets>stall</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ap&ocirc;tre</ets>, Of. <ets>apostre</ets>, <ets>apostle</ets>, <ets>apostele</ets>, <ets>apostole</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He called unto him his disciples, and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named <qex>apostles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Luke vi. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The title of <xex>apostle</xex> is also applied to others, who, though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal with them in office and dignity; as, &ldquo;Paul, called to be an <xex>apostle</xex> of Jesus Christ.&rdquo; <au>1 Cor. i. 1.</au>  In <au>Heb. iii. 1</au>, the name is given to Christ himself, as having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In the primitive church, other ministers were called <xex>apostles</xex> <au>(Rom. xvi. 7).</au></note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; <as>as, Dionysius of Corinth is called the <ex>apostle</ex> of France, John Eliot the <ex>apostle</ex> to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the <ex>apostle</ex> of temperance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Civ. &amp; Admiralty Law)</fld> <def>A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apostles' creed</b></col>, <cd>a creed of unknown origin, which was formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the fourth century.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostle spoon</b></col> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>a spoon of silver, with the handle terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the godchild.</cd>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tle*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or dignity of an apostle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"to*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostolatus</ets>, fr. <ets>apostolus</ets>. See <er>Apostle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle; apostleship.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Judas had miscarried and lost his <qex>apostolate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the apostolic see.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`os*tol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`os*tol"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostolicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>apostolique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times, or their peculiar spirit; <as>as, an <ex>apostolical</ex> mission; the <ex>apostolic</ex> age.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or taught by the apostles; <as>as, <ex>apostolic</ex> faith or practice</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apostolical brief</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Brief</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic canons</b></col>, <cd>a collection of rules and precepts relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second and third centuries.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic church</b></col>, <cd>the Christian church; -- so called on account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order. The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem were called <xex>apostolic churches</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic constitutions</b></col>, <cd>directions of a nature similar to the <xex>apostolic canons</xex>, and perhaps compiled by the same authors or author.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic fathers</b></col>, <cd>early Christian writers, who were born in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Apostolic king</b></col> (or <col><b>majesty</b></col>)</mcol>, <cd>a title granted by the pope to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolic see</b></col>, <cd>a see founded and governed by an apostle; specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.</cd> -- <col><b>Apostolical succession</b></col>, <cd>the regular and uninterrupted transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.</cd>  <au>Hook.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apostolicus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apostolic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apostolicity.</def>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`os*tol"ic del"e*gate</hw>. <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior to a nuncio.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`os*tol"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*pos`to*lic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being apostolical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[(1) L., fr. Gr. &unr_; a turning away, fr. &unr_; to turn away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to turn. (2) F., fr. L. <ets>apostrophus</ets> apostrophe, the turning away or omitting of a letter, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, and addresses, in the second person, some person or thing, absent or present; <as>as, Milton's <ex>apostrophe</ex> to Light at the beginning of the third book of &ldquo;Paradise Lost</as>.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The contraction of a word by the omission of a letter or letters, which omission is marked by the character ['] placed where the letter or letters would have been; <as>as, <ex>call'd</ex> for <ex>called</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in <xex>ne'er</xex> for never, <xex>can't</xex> for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter <xex>e</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>The apostrophe is used to mark the plural of figures and letters; as, two 10's and three a's. It is also employed to mark the close of a quotation.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`os*troph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an apostrophe, grammatical or rhetorical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tro*phize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <ety>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <er>Apostrophized</er> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <er>Apostrophizing</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To address by apostrophe.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pos"tro*phize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To use the rhetorical figure called <xex>apostrophe</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"os*tume</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aposteme</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*tac"tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. pl. <ets>apotactitae</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set apart; &unr_; from + &unr_; to arrange, ordain.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*pot"e*lesm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apotelesmatic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The result or issue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The calculation and explanation of a nativity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*tel`es*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; effect of the stars on human destiny, fr. &unr_; to complete; &unr_; from + &unr_; to end, &unr_; end.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to the casting of horoscopes.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to an issue of fulfillment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have, or rather comprise, an <qex>apotelesmatic</qex> sense, <qex>i. e.</qex>, one of after or final accomplishment.</q> <rj><qau>M. Stuart.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*poth"e*ca*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apothecaries</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>apotecarie</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>apothecarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>apotheca</ets> storehouse, Gr. <grk>apo</grk>, fr. &unr_; to put away; &unr_; from + &unr_; to put: cf. F. <ets>apothicaire</ets>, OF. <ets>apotecaire</ets>. See <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety> <def>One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class of practitioners -- a kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apothecaries' weight</b></col>, <cd>the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See <er>Troy weight</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>apothecial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the apothecium.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Apo`*the"ci*um</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apothecia</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of various shapes.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap"o*thegm</hw>, <hw>Ap"oph*thegm</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apo`fqegma</grk> thing uttered, apothegm, from <grk>'apofqe`ggesqai</grk> to speak out; <grk>'apo`</grk> from + <grk>fqe`ggesqai</grk> to speak.]</ety> <def>A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark, conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or maxim.</def> <note>[<xex>Apothegm</xex> is now the prevalent spelling in the United States.]</note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`o*theg*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`o*theg*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'apofqegmatiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*theg"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A collector or maker of apothegms.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*theg"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*them</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; that which is placed, &unr_; to place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The perpendicular from the center to one of the sides of a regular polygon.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable substance by exposure to the air.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*the"o*sis</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <plw>Apotheoses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to deify; &unr_; from + &unr_; to deify, &unr_; a god.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing him among, &ldquo;the gods;&rdquo; deification.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Glorification; exaltation.</def>   &ldquo;The <xex>apotheosis</xex> of chivalry.&rdquo; <au>Prescott.</au> &ldquo;The noisy <xex>apotheosis</xex> of liberty and machinery.&rdquo; <au>F. Harrison.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*the"o*size</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*poth"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a putting back or away, fr. &unr_;. See <er>Apothecary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.</def> <au>Weale.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A dressing room connected with a public bath.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*pot"o*me</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a cutting off, fr. &unr_; to cut off; &unr_; from + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between &radic;2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus)</fld> <def>The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"o*zem</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apozema</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to extract by boiling; &unr_; from + &unr_; boil.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A decoction or infusion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`o*zem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Whitaker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pair"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>empeirier</ets>, F. <ets>empire</ets>. See <er>Impair</er>.]</ety> <def>To impair; to grow worse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pa*la"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the <altname>Allegheny</altname> mountains.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The name <ex>Appalachian</ex> was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the neighboring Indians.</note>  <rj><au>Am. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pall"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appalled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appalling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>appalir</ets> to grow pale, make pale; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>p&acirc;lir</ets> to grow pale, to make pale, <ets>p&acirc;le</ets> pale. See Pale, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Pall</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make pale; to blanch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . <br/>
Hath so <qex>appalled</qex> my countenance.</q> <rj><qau>Wyatt.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; <as>as, an old <ex>appalled</ex> wight</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become <qex>appalled</qex> in extremity of cold.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; <as>as, the sight <ex>appalled</ex> the stoutest heart</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The house of peers was somewhat <qex>appalled</qex> at this alarum.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare; depress. See <er>Dismay</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pall"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To lose flavor or become stale.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pall"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Terror; dismay.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>appalled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>struck with fear, dread, or consternation.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aghast(predicate), dismayed, shocked.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pall"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as to appall; <as>as, an <ex>appalling</ex> accident</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pall"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pall"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Depression occasioned by terror; dismay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Appaloosa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a hardy breed of horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pa*nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apanage</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>apaner</ets> to nourish, support, fr. LL. <ets>apanare</ets> to furnish with bread, to provision; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pains</ets> bread.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dependency; a dependent territory.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural adjunct or accompaniment.</def> &ldquo;Wealth . . . the <xex>appanage</xex> of wit.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pan"a*gist</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*p&abreve;n"&adot_;*j&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apanagiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"ail*lyng</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apparel</er>, <pos>n.</pos> &amp; <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Preparation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pa*ratus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apparatus</plw>, also rarely <plw>Apparatuses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., from <ets>apparare</ets>, <ets>apparatum</ets>, to prepare; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>prepare</ets> to make ready.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Things provided as means to some end.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; <as>as, the respiratory <ex>apparatus</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apparel</ets>, <ets>apareil</ets>, OF. <ets>apareil</ets>, <ets>appareil</ets>, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. <ets>apareiller</ets> to match, prepare, F. <ets>appareiller</ets>; OF. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>pareil</ets> like, similar, fr. LL. <ets>pariculus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>par</ets> equal. See <er>Pair</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fresh in his new <qex>apparel</qex>, proud and young.</q> <rj><qau>Denham.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>At public devotion his resigned carriage made religion appear in the natural <qex>apparel</qex> of simplicity.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb; costume; attire; habiliments.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appareled</conjf>, or <conjf>Apparelled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appareling</conjf>, or <conjf>Apparelling</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>apareiller</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make or get (something) ready; to prepare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ships . . . <qex>appareled</qex> to fight.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To dress or clothe; to attire.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They which are gorgeously <qex>appareled</qex>, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.</q> <rj><qau>Luke vii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental; to deck; to embellish; <as>as, trees <ex>appareled</ex> with flowers, or a garden with verdure</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Appareled</qex> in celestial light.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>appareled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>wearing clothes.</def> <illu>the elegantly <ex>appareled</ex> gentleman</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aparence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Apparentness; state of being apparent.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The position of being heir apparent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apparent</ets>, L. <ets>apparens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The moon . . . <qex>apparent</qex> queen.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is <qex>apparent</qex> foul play.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, <xex>true</xex> or <xex>real</xex>); seeming; as the <xex>apparent</xex> motion or diameter of the sun.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To live on terms of civility, and even of <qex>apparent</qex> friendship.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by astronomers called <qex>apparent</qex> magnitude.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apparent horizon</b></col>, <cd>the circle which in a level plain bounds our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the earth and heavens, as distinguished from the <xex>rational</xex> horizon.</cd> -- <col><b>Apparent time</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Time</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Heir apparent</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one whose to an estate is indefeasible if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from <xex>presumptive heir</xex>. See <er>Presumptive</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain; evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An heir apparent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I'll draw it [the sword] as <qex>apparent</qex> to the crown.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Visibly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hobbes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If he should scorn me so <qex>apparently</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Seemingly; in appearance; <as>as, a man may be <ex>apparently</ex> friendly, yet malicious in heart</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"ent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pa*ri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apparition</ets>, L. <ets>apparitio</ets>, fr. <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The sudden <qex>apparition</qex> of the Spaniards.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>apparition</qex> of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Which <qex>apparition</qex>, it seems, was you.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom.</def> &ldquo;The heavenly bands . . . a glorious <xex>apparition</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I think it is the weakness of mine eyes<br/>
That shapes this monstrous <qex>apparition</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to <contr>occultation</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Circle of perpetual apparition</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Circle</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pa*ri"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions; spectral.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>apparitional</xex> soul.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*par"i*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Before any of his <qex>apparitors</qex> could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner <qex>apparitor</qex> to the other world.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pau`m&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appaum&eacute;</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (l. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>paume</ets> the palm, fr. L. <ets>palma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A hand open and extended so as to show the palm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>appayer</ets>, <ets>apaier</ets>, LL. <ets>appacare</ets>, <ets>appagare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pacare</ets> to pacify, <ets>pax</ets>, <ets>pacis</ets>, peace. See <er>Pay</er>, <er>Appease</er>.]</ety> <def>To pay; to satisfy or appease.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apechen</ets>, for <ets>empechen</ets>, OF. <ets>empeechier</ets>, F. <ets>emp&ecirc;cher</ets>, to hinder. See <er>Impeach</er>.]</ety> <def>To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And oft of error did himself <qex>appeach</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peach"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An accuser.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Raleigh.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peach"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Accusation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peal"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appealed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appealing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>appelen</ets>, <ets>apelen</ets>, to appeal, accuse, OF. <ets>appeler</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appellare</ets> to approach, address, invoke, summon, call, name; akin to <ets>appellere</ets> to drive to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pellere</ets> to drive. See <er>Pulse</er>, and cf. <er>Peal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To make application for the removal of (a cause) from an inferior to a superior judge or court for a rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause <xex>was appealed</xex> from an inferior court.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; <as>as, to <ex>appeal</ex> a person of felony</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To summon; to challenge.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Man to man will I <qex>appeal</qex> the Norman to the lists.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To invoke.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peal"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of re&euml;xamination of for decision.</def>  <rj><au>Tomlins.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>appeal</qex> unto C&aelig;sar.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxv. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.; <as>as, I <ex>appeal</ex> to all mankind for the truth of what is alleged</as>. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest request.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>appeal</qex> to the Scriptures in the original.</q> <rj><qau>Horsley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They <qex>appealed</qex> to the sword.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peal"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appel</ets>, <ets>apel</ets>, OF. <ets>apel</ets>, F. <ets>appel</ets>, fr. <ets>appeler</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An application for the removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re&euml;xamination or review.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The right of appeal.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>An accusation; a process which formerly might be instituted by one private person against another for some heinous crime demanding punishment for the particular injury suffered, rather than for the offense against the public.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his accomplices, which accomplice was then called an <xex>approver</xex>. See <er>Approvement</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Tomlins.</au>  <au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A summons to answer to a charge.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A call upon a person or an authority for proof or decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness; a call for help or a favor; entreaty.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A kind of <qex>appeal</qex> to the Deity, the author of wonders.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Resort to physical means; recourse.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation makes an <qex>appeal</qex> to arms.</q> <rj><qau>Kent.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peal"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; <as>as, the cause is <ex>appealable</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; <as>as, a criminal is <ex>appealable</ex> for manslaughter</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peal"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An appellant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peal"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes an appeal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peal"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That appeals; imploring.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*peal"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ap*peal"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appeared</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appearing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>apperen</ets>, <ets>aperen</ets>, OF. <ets>aparoir</ets>, F. <ets>apparoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appar&unr_;re</ets> to appear + <ets>par&unr_;re</ets>to come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as <ets>par&unr_;re</ets> to produce. Cf. <er>Apparent</er>, <er>Parent</er>, <er>Peer</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land <qex>appear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. i. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come before the public; <as>as, a great writer <ex>appeared</ex> at that time</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We must all <qex>appear</qex> before the judgment seat.</q> <rj><qau>&hand_; Cor. v. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to <qex>appear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It doth not yet <qex>appear</qex> what we shall be.</q> <rj><qau>1 John iii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Of their vain contest <qex>appeared</qex> no end.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They disfigure their faces, that they may <qex>appear</qex> unto men to fast.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vi. 16.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To seem; look. See <er>Seem</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pear"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pear"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apparence</ets>, L. <ets>apparentia</ets>, fr. <ets>apparere</ets>. See <er>Appear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; <as>as, his sudden <ex>appearance</ex> surprised me</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; <as>as, an <ex>appearance</ex> in the sky</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect; mien.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And now am come to see . . . <br/>
It thy <qex>appearance</qex> answer loud report.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. <pluf>pl.</pluf> Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a particular impression or to determine the judgment as to the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state; <as>as, <ex>appearances</ex> are against him</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q> There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the <qex>appearance</qex> of fire.</q> <rj><qau>Num. ix. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>For man looketh on the outward <qex>appearance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xvi. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Judge not according to the <qex>appearance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>John. vii. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society, a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public in a particular character; <as>as, a person makes his <ex>appearance</ex> as an historian, an artist, or an orator</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Will he now retire,<br/>
After <qex>appearance</qex>, and again prolong<br/>
Our expectation?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Probability; likelihood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>There is that which hath no <qex>appearance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, either by himself or by his attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a party proceeded against places himself before the court, and submits to its jurisdiction.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au>  <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Daniell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To put in an appearance</b></col>, <cd>to be present; to appear in person.</cd> -- <col><b>To save appearances</b></col>, <cd>to preserve a fair outward show.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretense; air; look; manner; mien; figure; aspect.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pear"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appears.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pear"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Apparently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peas"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*peas"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pease"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appealed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appeasing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>apesen</ets>, <ets>apaisen</ets>, OF. <ets>apaisier</ets>, <ets>apaissier</ets>, F. <ets>apaiser</ets>, fr. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>pais</ets> peace, F. <ets>paix</ets>, fr. L. <ets>pax</ets>, <ets>pacis</ets>. See <er>Peace</er>.]</ety> <def>To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); <as>as, to <ex>appease</ex> the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to <ex>appease</ex> hunger or thirst.</as></def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pease"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification.</def>  <rj><au>Hayward.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*peas"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appeases; a pacifier.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pea"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to appease.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., prop., a call. See <er>Appeal</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also <altname>attack</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appealable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"lan*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Capability of appeal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"lant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appellare</ets>; cf. F. <ets>appelant</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>.]</ety> <def>Relating to an appeal; appellate.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>appellant</xex> jurisdiction.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Party appellant</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the party who appeals; appellant; -- opposed to <contr>respondent</contr>, or <contr>appellee</contr>.</cd>  <rj><au>Tomlins.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"lant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who accuses another of felony or treason.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of a cause by a higher tribunal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A challenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who appealed to a general council against the bull Unigenitus.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>One who appeals or entreats.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appelatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Appellate</xex> jurisdiction.&rdquo; <au>Blackstone.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Appellate</xex> judges.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Appelate court</b></col>, <cd>a court having cognizance of appeals.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person or prosecuted for a crime. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Appellee</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pel*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellatio</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appellation</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of appealing; appeal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of calling by a name.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They must institute some persons under the <qex>appellation</qex> of magistrates.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Name</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellativus</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appelatif</ets>. See <er>Appeal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive denomination; denominative; naming.</def>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Common, as opposed to <contr>proper</contr>; denominative of a class.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appelativum</ets>, sc. <ets>nomen</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or <xex>appellative</xex>, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, <xex>tree</xex> is the name of all plants of a particular class; <xex>plant</xex> and <xex>vegetable</xex> are names of things that grow out of the earth. A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single thing; as, <xex>Rome</xex>, <xex>Washington</xex>, <xex>Lake Erie</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An appellation or title; a descriptive name.</def><br/>
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<p><q>God chosen it for one of his <qex>appellatives</qex> to be the Defender of them.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; <as>as, Hercules is sometimes used <ex>appellatively</ex>, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being appellative.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pel"la*tory</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appellatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing an appeal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>appellatory</qex> libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pel*lee"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appel&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appeler</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to <contr>appellant</contr>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime; -- opposed to <contr>appellor</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pel*lor"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p`p&ebreve_;l*l&ocirc;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>apeleur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appellator</ets>, fr. <ets>appellare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime.</def> <au>Blackstone.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices.</def>  <rj><au>Blount.</au> <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in appeal from a lower court, who is called the <contr>appellant</contr>.  <inv>Appellee</inv> is opposed both to <contr>appellant</contr> and <ex>appellor</ex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pen*age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appanage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*p&ebreve_;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>appendere</ets> or F. <ets>appendre</ets>: cf. OE. <ets>appenden</ets>, <ets>apenden</ets>, to belong, OF. <ets>apendre</ets>, F. <ets>appendre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>append&emacr;re</ets>, v. i., to hang to, <ets>append&ebreve_;re</ets>, v. t., to hang to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pend&emacr;re</ets>, v. i., to hang, <ets>pend&ebreve_;re</ets>, v. t., to hang. See <er>Pendant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; <as>as, a seal <ex>appended</ex> to a record; the inscription was <ex>appended</ex> to the column.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; <as>as, notes <ex>appended</ex> to this chapter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A further purpose <qex>appended</qex> to the primary one.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to a house.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Modesty is the <qex>appendage</qex> of sobriety.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Antenn&aelig; and other <qex>appendages</qex> used for feeling.</q> <rj><qau>Carpenter.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Addition; adjunct; concomitant.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"aged</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"ance</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Something appendant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appendant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appendre</ets>. See <er>Append</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; <as>as, a seal <ex>appendant</ex> to a paper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the <qex>appendant</qex> calamity.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; <as>as, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be <ex>appendant</ex> to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au> <au>Coke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap`pen*dec"to*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>} <ety>[<ets>Appendix</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; excision.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Excision of the vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap*pend"ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap*pend"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being appendant; appendance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"i*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or like an appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"i*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To append.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An appendage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend`i*ci"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pend"i*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appendicula</ets>, dim. of. <ets>appendix</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small appendage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pen*dic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larv&aelig; of other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or Larvalia. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of annelids; the Polych&aelig;ta.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pen*dic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appendicle</er>.]</ety> <def>Having small appendages; forming an appendage.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Appendiculate leaf</b></col>, <cd>a small appended leaf.</cd>  <rj><au>Withering.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pen"dix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Appendixes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Appendices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>appendix</ets>, -<ets>dicis</ets>, fr. <ets>appendere</ets>. See <er>Append</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or concomitant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Normandy became an <qex>appendix</qex> to England.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from <xex>supplement</xex>, which is intended to supply deficiencies and correct inaccuracies.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anatomy)</fld> <def>The vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Supplement</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*pen"dix ver`mi*for"mis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The vermiform appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pen"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of appending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`per*ceive"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apercevoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>percipere</ets>, <ets>perceptum</ets>, to perceive. See <er>Perceive</er>.]</ety> <def>To perceive; to comprehend.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`per*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>perception</ets>: cf. F. <ets>apperception</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception.</def>  <rj><au>Leibnitz. Reid.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This feeling has been called by philosophers the <qex>apperception</qex> or consciousness of our own existence.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*per"il</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Peril.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`per*tain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appertained</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appertaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>apperteinen</ets>, <ets>apertenen</ets>, OF. <ets>apartenir</ets>, F. <ets>appartenir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appertinere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pertinere</ets> to reach to, belong. See <er>Pertain</er>.]</ety> <def>To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Things <qex>appertaining</qex> to this life.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Give it unto him to whom it <qex>appertaineth</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. vi. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`per*tain"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap*per"ti*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap*per"ti*nence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appurtenance</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*per"ti*nent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging; appertaining.</def> <altsp>[Now usually written <asp>appurtenant</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*per"ti*nent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pete"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;ter</ets>. See <er>Appetite</er>.]</ety> <def>To seek for; to desire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*tence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tence</ets>. See <er>Appetency</er>.]</ety> <def>A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite; appetency.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*ten*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Appetencies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>appetentia</ets>, fr. <ets>appetere</ets> to strive after, long for. See <er>Appetite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They had a strong <qex>appetency</qex> for reading.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim; the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies the wants of its organism.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection or <qex>appetency</qex> the absorb such part of the fluid as is agreeable to their palate.</q> <rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of inanimate objects.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*tent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appetere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Desiring; eagerly desirous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Appetent</qex> after glory and renown.</q> <rj><qau>Sir G. Buck.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pe*ti*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tibilit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being desirable.</def>  <rj><au>Bramhall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetibilis</ets>, fr. <ets>appetere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.</def>  <rj><au>Bramhall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appetit</ets>, F. <ets>app&eacute;tit</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appetitus</ets>, fr. <ets>appetere</ets> to strive after, long for; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>petere</ets> to seek. See <er>Petition</er>, and cf. <er>Appetence</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The object of <qex>appetite</qex> it whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Men must have <qex>appetite</qex> before they will eat.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It God had given to eagles an <qex>appetite</qex> to swim.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To gratify the vulgar <qex>appetite</qex> for the marvelous.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Tendency; appetency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In all bodies there as an <qex>appetite</qex> of union.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The thing desired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Power being the natural <qex>appetite</qex> of princes.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In old authors, <xex>appetite</xex> is followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>of</xex>, but regularly it should be followed by <xex>for</xex> before the object; as, an <xex>appetite</xex> for pleasure.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pe*ti"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appetitio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tition</ets>.]</ety> <def>Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something.</def>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;titif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the quality of desiring gratification; <as>as, <ex>appetitive</ex> power or faculty</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make hungry; to whet the appetite of.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something which creates or whets an appetite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti`zing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>app&eacute;tissant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exciting appetite; <as>as, <ex>appetizing</ex> food</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The appearance of the wild ducks is very <qex>appetizing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pe*ti`zing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to excite appetite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Appius</ets>, <ets>Appianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Appius.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Appian Way</b></col>, <cd>the great paved highway from ancient Rome trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed partly by <etsep>Appius</etsep> Claudius, about 312 <sc>b. c.</sc></cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plaud"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Applauded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Applauding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>applaudere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>plaudere</ets> to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. <ets>applaudir</ets>. Cf. <er>Explode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I would <qex>applaud</qex> thee to the very echo,<br/>
That should <qex>applaud</qex> again.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.</def><br/>
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<p><q>By the gods, I do <qex>applaud</qex> his courage.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See <er>Praise</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plaud"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To express approbation loudly or significantly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>applaudable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>worthy of being applauded.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plaud"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who applauds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plaus"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of applause; praiseworthy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plause"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applaudere</ets>, <ets>applausum</ets>. See <er>Applaud</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The brave man seeks not popular <qex>applause</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plau"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>applausivus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Expressing applause; approbative.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*plau"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ple</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"p'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appel</ets>, <ets>eppel</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;ppel</ets>, <ets>&aelig;pl</ets>; akin to Fries. &amp; D. <ets>appel</ets>, OHG, <ets>aphul</ets>, <ets>aphol</ets>, G. <ets>apfel</ets>, Icel. <ets>epli</ets>, Sw. <ets>&auml;ple</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;ble</ets>, Gael. <ets>ubhall</ets>, W. <ets>afal</ets>, Arm. <ets>aval</ets>, Lith. <ets>ob&uring;lys</ets>, Russ. <ets>iabloko</ets>; of unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (<spn>Pyrus malus</spn>) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(bot.)</fld> <def>Any tree genus <gen>Pyrus</gen> which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; <as>as, <ex>apple</ex> of love, or love <ex>apple</ex> (a tomato), balsam <ex>apple</ex>, egg <ex>apple</ex>, oak <ex>apple</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything round like an apple; <as>as, an <ex>apple</ex> of gold</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note><ex>Apple</ex> is used either adjectively or in combination; as, <ex>apple</ex> paper or <ex>apple</ex>-paper, <ex>apple</ex>-shaped, <ex>apple</ex> blossom, <ex>apple</ex> dumpling, <ex>apple</ex> pudding.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apple blight</b></col>, <cd>an aphid which injures apple trees. See <er>Blight</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Apple borer</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a coleopterous insect (<spn>Saperda candida</spn> <it>or</it> <spn>Saperda bivittata</spn>), the larva of which bores into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple brandy</b></col>, <cd>brandy made from apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple butter</b></col>, <cd>a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider.</cd> <au>Bartlett.</au> -- <col><b>Apple corer</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for removing the cores from apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple fly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>any dipterous insect, the larva of which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera <gen>Drosophila</gen> and <gen>Trypeta</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple midge</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <cd>a small dipterous insect (<spn>Sciara mali</spn>), the larva of which bores in apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple of the eye</b></col>, <cd>the pupil.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple of discord</b></col>, <cd>a subject of contention and envy, so called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed &ldquo;For the fairest,&rdquo; which was thrown into an assembly of the gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the latter.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Apple of love</b></col>, or <col><b>Love apple</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the tomato (<spn>Lycopersicum esculentum</spn>).</cd> -- <col><b>Apple of Peru</b></col>, <cd>a large coarse herb (<spn>Nicandra physaloides</spn>) bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit inclosing a dry berry.</cd> -- <col><b>Apples of Sodom</b></col>, <cd>a fruit described by ancient writers as externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often given to the fruit of <spn>Solanum Sodom&aelig;um</spn>, a prickly shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple sauce</b></col>, <cd>stewed apples.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <mcol><col><b>Apple snail</b></col> or <col><b>Apple shell</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a fresh-water, operculated, spiral shell of the genus <gen>Ampullaria</gen>.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple tart</b></col>, <cd>a tart containing apples.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple tree</b></col>, <cd>a tree which naturally bears apples. See <er>Apple, 2.</er></cd> -- <col><b>Apple wine</b></col>, <cd>cider.</cd> -- <col><b>Apple worm</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of a small moth (<spn>Carpocapsa pomonella</spn>) which burrows in the interior of apples. See <er>Codling moth</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Dead Sea Apple</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <cd>Apples of Sodom.  Also <mark>Fig.</mark></cd>  &ldquo;To seek the <xex>Dead Sea apples</xex> of politics.&rdquo; <au>S. B. Griffin.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See <er>Gallnut</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ple</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"p'l)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow like an apple; to bear apples.</def>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>applecart</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the planning that is disrupted when someone "upsets the applecart".</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a cart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ple-faced`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a round, broad face, like an apple.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Apple-faced</xex> children.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>applejack</hw>, <hw>Ap"ple-jack`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apple brandy; a brandy distilled from cider.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ple-john`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>. <def>A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also <altname>Johnapple</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>applemint</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a mint (<spn>Mentha rotundifolia</spn> or <spn>Mentha suaveolens</spn>) with apple-scented stems of South and West Europe; naturalized in U.S.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apple mint.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ple pie`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Apple-pie bed</b></col>, <cd>a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them.</cd> <au>Halliwell</au> <au>Conybeare.</au> -- <col><b>Apple-pie order</b></col>, <cd>perfect order or arrangement.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Halliwell.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>applesauce</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apple sauce</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>nonsensical talk or writing.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ple-squire`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pimp; a kept gallant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>applewood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pli"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Applicable; also, compliant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pli"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of applying; application.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>subservience; compliance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; <as>as, to use various <ex>appliances</ex>; a mechanical <ex>appliance</ex>; a machine with its <ex>appliances</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <def>An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.  An appliance is often categorized as a <ecol><b>major appliance</b></ecol> or a <ecol><b>minor appliance</b></ecol> by its cost.  Common major appliances are the <stype>refrigerator</stype>, <stype>washing machine</stype>, <stype>clothes drier</stype>, <stype>oven</stype>, and <stype>dishwasher</stype>.  Some minor appliances are a <stype>toaster</stype>, <stype>vacuum cleaner</stype>  or <stype>microwave oven</stype>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aplicable</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; <as>as, this observation is <ex>applicable</ex> to the case under consideration</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>Ap"pli*ca*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*can*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being applicable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*cant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applicans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>One who apples for something; one who makes request; a petitioner.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>applicant</qex> for a cup of water.</q> <rj><qau>Plumtre.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The court require the <qex>applicant</qex> to appear in person.</q> <rj><qau>Z. Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>applicare</ets>.  See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Applied or put to some use.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Those <qex>applicate</qex> sciences which extend the power of man over the elements.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Applicate number</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>one which applied to some concrete case.</cd> -- <col><b>Applicate ordinate</b></col>, <cd>right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To apply.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The act of faith is <qex>applicated</qex> to the object.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Pearson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>applicatio</ets>, fr. <ets>applicare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>application</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; <as>as, the <ex>application</ex> of emollients to a diseased limb</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The thing applied.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He invented a new <qex>application</qex> by which blood might be stanched.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If a right course . . . be taken with children, there will not be much need of the <qex>application</qex> of the common rewards and punishments.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; <as>as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the <ex>application</ex>; the <ex>application</ex> of a theory.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <specif>Hence, in specific uses:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the &ldquo;moral&rdquo; of a fable.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; <as>as, the <ex>application</ex> of algebra to geometry</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; <as>as, a rule of general <ex>application</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; <as>as, to injure the health by <ex>application</ex> to study</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Had his <qex>application</qex> been equal to his talents, his progress might have been greater.</q> <rj><qau>J. Jay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>The act of making request of soliciting; <as>as, an <ex>application</ex> for an office; he made <ex>application</ex> to a court of chancery.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>A request; a document containing a request; <as>as, his <ex>application</ex> was placed on file</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"pl&ibreve_;*k&auptack_;*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>applicatif</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets>. See <er>Apply</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory; practical.</def>  <au>Bramhall.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of application.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pli*ca*to*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the property of applying; applicative; practical.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which applies.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pli"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By application.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pli"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>He who, or that which, applies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pli"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Application.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Marston</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pli`qu&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>appliquer</ets> to put on.]</ety> <def>Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another color or stuff) <xex>applied</xex> or transferred to a foundation; <as>as, <ex>appliqu&eacute;</ex> lace; <ex>appliqu&eacute;</ex> work.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Applotted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Applotting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>plot</ets>.]</ety> <def>To divide into plots or parts; to apportion.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*plot"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apportionment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*ply"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Applied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Applying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>aplier</ets>, F. <ets>appliquer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>applicare</ets> to join, fix, or attach to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>plicare</ets> to fold, to twist together. See <er>Applicant</er>, <er>Ply</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing <xex>to</xex> another); -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> the hand to the breast; to <ex>apply</ex> medicaments to a diseased part of the body.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>He said, and the sword his throat <qex>applied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> money to the payment of a debt</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> the testimony to the case; to <ex>apply</ex> an epithet to a person.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Yet God at last<br/>
To Satan, first in sin, his doom <qex>applied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Apply</qex> thine heart unto instruction.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. xxiii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To direct or address.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Sacred vows . . . <qex>applied</qex> to grisly Pluto.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>applied</qex> myself to him for help.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>To busy; to keep at work; to ply.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>She was skillful in <qex>applying</qex> his &ldquo;humors.&rdquo;</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>To visit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And he <qex>applied</qex> each place so fast.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Applied chemistry</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Chemistry</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Applied mathematics</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Mathematics</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*ply"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or analogy; <as>as, this argument <ex>applies</ex> well to the case</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain something; to make application. (<xex>to</xex>); to solicit; <as>as, to <ex>apply</ex> to a friend for information</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To ply; to move.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I heard the sound of an oar <qex>applying</qex> swiftly through the water.</q> <rj><qau>T. Moore.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To apply or address one's self; to give application; to attend closely (<xex>to</xex>).</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*pog`gia*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>appogiarre</ets> to lean, to rest; <ets>ap-</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>poggiare</ets> to mount, ascend, <ets>poggio</ets> hill, fr. L. <ets>podium</ets> an elevated place.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential part of the harmony.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*point")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appointed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appointing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>appointen</ets>, <ets>apointen</ets>, OF. <ets>apointier</ets> to prepare, arrange, lean, place, F. <ets>appointer</ets> to give a salary, refer a cause, fr. LL. <ets>appunctare</ets> to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a controversy, or the points in an agreement; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>punctum</ets> a point. See <er>Point</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When he <qex>appointed</qex> the foundations of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Prov. viii. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe; to fix the time and place of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall <qex>appoint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xv. 15.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He hath <qex>appointed</qex> a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvii. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Say that the emperor request a parley . . . and <qex>appoint</qex> the meeting.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Aaron and his shall go in, and <qex>appoint</qex> them every one to his service.</q> <rj><qau>Num. iv. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These were cities <qex>appointed</qex> for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. xx. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To furnish in all points; to provide with everything necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The English, being well <qex>appointed</qex>, did so entertain them that their ships departed terribly torn.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or commendation; to arraign.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Appoint</qex> not heavenly disposition.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a conveyance; -- said of an estate already conveyed.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill. Kent.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To appoint one's self</b></col>, <cd>to resolve.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Crowley.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*point")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ordain; to determine; to arrange.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For the Lord had <qex>appointed</qex> to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel.</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xvii. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being appointed or constituted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>appointed</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>having acquired an office or responsibility through appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with <contr>elected</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>fixed or established by order or command.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> decreed, ordained, prescribed.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>provided with furnishing and accessories especially of a tasteful kind.</def> <illu>a house that is beautifully <ex>appointed</ex></illu><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>selected for a duty or job</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appoint&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appointer</ets>. See <er>Appoint</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person appointed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The commission authorizes them to make appointments, and pay the <qex>appointees</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Circular of Mass. Representatives (1768).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(law)</fld> <def>A person in whose favor a power of appointment is executed.</def>  <rj><au>Kent. Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appoints, or executes a power of appointment.</def>  <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Subject to appointment; <as>as, an <ex>appointive</ex> office</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appointement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an office or discharge a trust; <as>as, he erred by the <ex>appointment</ex> of unsuitable men</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being appointed to som&unr_; service or office; an office to which one is appointed; station; position; an, the <xex>appointment</xex> of treasurer.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement; <as>as, they made an <ex>appointment</ex> to meet at six</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Decree; direction; established order or constitution; <as>as, to submit to the divine <ex>appointments</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>According to the <qex>appointment</qex> of the priests.</q> <rj><qau>Ezra vi. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The exercise of the power of designating (under a &ldquo;power of appointment&rdquo;) a person to enjoy an estate or other specific property; also, the instrument by which the designation is made.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever is appointed for use and management; outfit; <plu>(pl.)</plu> the accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts, sashes, swords.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness of their <qex>appointments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands<br/>
Void of <qex>appointment</qex>, that thou liest.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a perquisite; -- properly only in the plural.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An expense proportioned to his <qex>appointments</qex> and fortune is necessary.</q> <rj><qau>Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a public exhibition of a college; <as>as, to have an <ex>appointment</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Designation; command; order; direction; establishment; equipment.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*point*or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person who selects the appointee. See <er>Appointee, 2.</er></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*por"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apporter</ets> to bring in, fr. L. <ets>apportare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>portare</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>A bringer in; an importer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*por"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apportioned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apportioning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>apportionner</ets>, LL. <ets>apportionare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>portio</ets>. See <er>Portion</er>.]</ety> <def>To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; <as>as, to <ex>apportion</ex> undivided rights; to <ex>apportion</ex> time among various employments.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*por"tion*ate*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being apportioned or in proportion.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*por"tion*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who apportions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*por"tion*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apportionnement</ets>, LL. <ets>apportionamentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property.</def>  <rj><au>A. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pos"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apposer</ets> to set to; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>poser</ets> to put, place. See <er>Pose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing <xex>to</xex> another).</def><br/>
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<p><q>The nymph herself did then <qex>appose</qex>,<br/>
For food and beverage, to him all best meat.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To place in juxtaposition or proximity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pose"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>oppose</ets>. See <er>Oppose</er>.]</ety> <def>To put questions to; to examine; to try. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Pose</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>appose</qex> him without any accuser, and that secretly.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*posed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Placed in apposition; mutually fitting, as the mandibles of a bird's beak.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pos"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An examiner; one whose business is to put questions. Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who audited the sheriffs' accounts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"po*site</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appositus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>apponere</ets> to set or put to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ponere</ets> to put, place.]</ety> <def>Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, this argument is very <ex>apposite</ex> to the case</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap"po*site*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ap"po*site*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appositio</ets>, fr. <ets>apponere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>apposition</ets>. See <er>Apposite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of adding; application; accretion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It grows . . . by the <qex>apposition</qex> of new matter.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterizes the first.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Growth by apposition</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>a mode of growth characteristic of non vascular tissues, in which nutritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unorganized substance.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`po*si"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.</def>
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<p><hw>Ap*pos"i*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to apposition; in apposition.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A noun in apposition.</def></def2> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pos"i*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Appositive</qex> to the words going immediately before.</q> <rj><qau>Knatchbull.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prais"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being appraised.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prais"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appraise</er>. Cf. <er>Apprizal</er>.]</ety> <def>A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*praise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appraised</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appraising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>praise</ets>. See <er>Praise</er>, <er>Price</er>, <er>Apprize</er>, <er>Appreciate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; <as>as, to <ex>appraise</ex> goods and chattels</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To estimate; to conjecture.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Enoch . . . <qex>appraised</qex> his weight.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To praise; to commend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>R. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Appraised</qex> the Lycian custom.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, <xex>apprize</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*praise"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appraise</er>. Cf. <er>Apprizement</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prais"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appraise</er>, <er>Apprizer</er>.]</ety> <def>One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*ca"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apprecari</ets> to pray to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>precari</ets> to pray, <ets>prex</ets>, <ets>precis</ets>, prayer.]</ety> <def>Earnest prayer; devout wish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A solemn <qex>apprecation</qex> of good success.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pre*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Praying or wishing good.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>&ldquo;<xex>Apprecatory</xex> benedictions.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;ciable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; <as>as, an <ex>appreciable</ex> quantity</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pre"ci*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appreciative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appreciated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appreciating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>appretiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appretiare</ets> to value at a price, appraise; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pretiare</ets> to prize, <ets>pretium</ets> price. Cf. <er>Appraise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>appreciate</qex> the motives of their enemies.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to <ant>depreciate</ant>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Lest a sudden peace should <qex>appreciate</qex> the money.</q> <rj><qau>Ramsay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be sensible of; to distinguish.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To test the power of bees to <qex>appreciate</qex> color.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Appreciate</er>, <er>Estimate</er>, <er>Esteem</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Estimate</xex> is an act of judgment; <xex>esteem</xex> is an act of valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals, denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See <er>Estimate</er>. <xex>Appreciate</xex> lies between the two.  As compared with <xex>estimate</xex>, it supposes a union of sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and delicate perception. As compared with <xex>esteem</xex>, it denotes a valuation of things according to their appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former of these (delicate perception), an able writer says. &ldquo;Women have a truer <xex>appreciation</xex> of character than men;&rdquo; and another remarks, &ldquo;It is difficult to <xex>appreciate</xex> the true force and distinctive sense of terms which we are every day using.&rdquo;  So, also, we speak of the difference between two things, as sometimes hardly <xex>appreciable</xex>.  With reference to the latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a nice perception), we say, &ldquo;It requires a peculiar cast of character to <xex>appreciate</xex> the poetry of Wordsworth;&rdquo; &ldquo;He who has no delicacy himself, can not <xex>appreciate</xex> it in others;&rdquo; &ldquo;The thought of death is salutary, because it leads us to <xex>appreciate</xex> worldly things aright.&rdquo; <xex>Appreciate</xex> is much used in cases where something is in danger of being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of <xex>appreciating</xex> the difficulties of a subject, or the risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to an &ldquo;ominous silence&rdquo; which prevailed among the Irish peasantry, says, &ldquo;If you knew how to <xex>appreciate</xex> that silence, it is more formidable than the most clamorous opposition.&rdquo; In like manner, a person who asks some favor of another is apt to say, &ldquo;I trust you will <xex>appreciate</xex> my motives in this request.&rdquo; Here we have the key to a very frequent use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that <xex>appreciate</xex> looks on the favorable side of things. we never speak of <xex>appreciating</xex> a man's faults, but his merits. This idea of regarding things favorably appears more fully in the word <xex>appreciative</xex>; as when we speak of an <xex>appreciative</xex> audience, or an <xex>appreciative</xex> review, meaning one that manifests a quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rise in value. [See note under <er>Rise</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</def>  <rj><au>J. Morse.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a`ting*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an appreciating manner; with appreciation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;ciation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accurate perception; true estimation; <as>as, an <ex>appreciation</ex> of the difficulties before us; an <ex>appreciation</ex> of colors.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>His foreboding showed his <qex>appreciation</qex> of Henry's character.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A rise in value; -- opposed to <ant>depreciation</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; <as>as, an <ex>appreciative</ex> audience</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of excellence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who appreciates.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing appreciation; appreciative; <as>as, <ex>appreciatory</ex> commendation</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hend"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p`pr&euptack_;*h&ebreve_;nd")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apprehended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apprehending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>apprehendere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>prehendere</ets> to lay hold of, seize; <ets>prae</ets> before + <ets>-hendere</ets> (used only in comp.); akin to Gr. <grk>chanda`nein</grk> to hold, contain, and E. <ets>get</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;hender</ets>. See <er>Prehensile</er>, <er>Get</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or seize; to take hold of.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>We have two hands to <qex>apprehend</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to arrest; <as>as, to <ex>apprehend</ex> a criminal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand; to recognize; to consider.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but a buzz, soon got a sting in the king's head, and he violently <qex>apprehended</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The eternal laws, such as the heroic age <qex>apprehended</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To know or learn with certainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qperson>G.</qperson> You are too much distrustful of my truth.<br/>
<qperson>E.</qperson> Then you must give me leave to <qex>apprehend</qex><br/>
The means and manner how.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or fear; to fear.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The opposition had more reason than the king to <qex>apprehend</qex> violence.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To catch; seize; arrest; detain; capture; conceive; understand; imagine; believe; fear; dread.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Apprehend</er>, <er>Comprehend</er>. These words come into comparison as describing acts of the mind. <xex>Apprehend</xex> denotes the <xex>laying hold</xex> of a thing mentally, so as to understand it clearly, at least in part. <xex>Comprehend</xex> denotes the embracing or understanding it in all its compass and extent. We may <xex>apprehended</xex> many truths which we do not <xex>comprehend</xex>. The very idea of God supposes that he may be <xex>apprehended</xex>, though not <xex>comprehended</xex>, by rational beings. &ldquo;We may <xex>apprehended</xex> much of Shakespeare's aim and intention in the character of Hamlet or King Lear; but few will claim that they have <xex>comprehended</xex> all that is embraced in these characters.&rdquo;</usage>  <rj><au>Trench.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hend"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to suppose.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be apprehensive; to fear.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is worse to <qex>apprehend</qex> than to suffer.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who apprehends.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen`si*bi"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being apprehensible.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apprehensibilis</ets>. See <er>Apprehend</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being apprehended or conceived.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Apprehensible</xex> by faith.&rdquo; <au>Bp. Hall.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Ap`*pre*hen"si*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apprehensio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;hension</ets>. See <er>Apprehend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; <as>as, the hand is an organ of <ex>apprehension</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; <as>as, the felon, after his <ex>apprehension</ex>, escaped</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Simple <qex>apprehension</qex> denotes no more than the soul's naked intellection of an object.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In this sense, the word often denotes a belief, founded on sufficient evidence to give preponderation to the mind, but insufficient to induce certainty; as, in our <xex>apprehension</xex>, the facts prove the issue.</note><br/>
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<p><q>To false, and to be thought false, is all one in respect of men, who act not according to truth, but <qex>apprehension</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding; <as>as, a man of dull <ex>apprehension</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil.</def><br/>
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<p><q>After the death of his nephew Caligula, Claudius was in no small <qex>apprehension</qex> for his own life.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Apprehension</er>, <er>Alarm</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Apprehension</xex> springs from a sense of danger when somewhat remote, but approaching; <xex>alarm</xex> arises from danger when announced as near at hand. <xex>Apprehension</xex> is calmer and more permanent; <xex>alarm</xex> is more agitating and transient.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>appr&eacute;hensif</ets>. See <er>Apprehend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend, a kind and <qex>apprehensive</qex> . . . friend, is listening to our talk.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Knowing; conscious; cognizant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is, by the grace of God, <qex>apprehensive</qex> of it.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to the faculty of apprehension.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Judgment . . . is implied in every <qex>apprehensive</qex> act.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not at all <qex>apprehensive</qex> of evils as a distance.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Reformers . . . <qex>apprehensive</qex> for their lives.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Sensible; feeling; perceptive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings,<br/>
Mangle my <qex>apprehensive</qex>, tenderest parts.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apprehensive manner; with apprehension of danger.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pre*hen"sive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being apprehensive.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apprentice</ets>, <ets>prentice</ets>, OF. <ets>aprentis</ets>, nom. of <ets>aprentif</ets>, fr. <ets>apprendare</ets> to learn, L. <ets>apprendere</ets>, equiv. to <ets>apprehendere</ets>, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See <er>Apprehend</er>, <er>Prentice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Old law)</fld> <def>A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apprenticed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apprenticing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the purpose of instruction in a trade or business.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice*age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apprentissage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Apprenticeship.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice*hood</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apprenticeship.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pren"tice*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art, under legal agreement.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years, as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one).</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ap*pressed"</hw>, <hw>Ap*prest"</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[p. p. <ets>appress</ets>, which is not in use. See <er>Adpress</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>apprisal</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>informing by words.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> telling, notifying, notification.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Apprised</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Apprising</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>appris</ets>, fem. <ets>apprise</ets>, p. p. <ets>apprendre</ets> to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. <er>Apprehend</er>, <er>Apprentice</er>.]</ety> <def>To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by <xex>of</xex>; <as>as, we will <ex>apprise</ex> the general of an intended attack; he <ex>apprised</ex> the commander of what he had done.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prise"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Notice; information.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*priz"al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Appraisal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prize"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[The same as <er>Appraise</er>, only more accommodated to the English form of the L. <ets>pretiare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To appraise; to value; to appreciate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prize"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Appraisement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*priz"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An appraiser.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A creditor for whom an appraisal is made.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Approached</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Approaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>approchen</ets>, <ets>aprochen</ets>, OF. <ets>approcher</ets>, LL. <ets>appropriare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>propiare</ets> to draw near, <ets>prope</ets> near.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wherefore <qex>approached</qex> ye so nigh unto the city?</q> <rj><qau>2 Sam. xi. 20.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day <qex>approaching</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. x. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; <as>as, he <ex>approaches</ex> to the character of the ablest statesman</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; <as>as, to <ex>approach</ex> the city; to <ex>approach</ex> my cabin; he <ex>approached</ex> the age of manhood.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have <qex>approached</qex> Homer.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To take approaches to.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approche</ets>. See <er>Approach</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>approach</xex> of summer.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Horsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A nearer <qex>approach</qex> to the human type.</q> <rj><qau>Owen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A access, or opportunity of drawing near.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>approach</qex> to kings and principal persons.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Movements to gain favor; advances.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>See <er>Approaching</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Golf)</fld> <def>A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Aviation)</fld> <def>that part of a flight during which an airplane descends toward the landing strip.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Bowling)</fld> <def>the steps taken by a bowler just before delivering the ball toward the pins.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being approachable; approachableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being approached; accessible; <as>as, <ex>approachable</ex> virtue</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who approaches.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, <xex>inarching</xex> and <xex>grafting by approach</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impossible to be approached.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proach"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approachement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approach.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pro*bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>approbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>approbare</ets> to approve.]</ety> <def>Approved.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Elyot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pro*bate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To express approbation of; to approve; to sanction officially.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>approbate</qex> the one, I reprobate the other.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is obsolete in England, but is occasionally heard in the United States, chiefly in a technical sense for <xex>license</xex>; as, a person is <xex>approbated</xex> to preach; <xex>approbated</xex> to keep a public house.</note>  <rj><au>Pickering (1816).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pro*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>approbatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>approbation</ets>. See <er>Approve</er> to prove.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Proof; attestation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval; sanction; commendation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Many . . . joined in a loud hum of <qex>approbation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The silent <qex>approbation</qex> of one's own breast.</q> <rj><qau>Melmoth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Animals . . . love <qex>approbation</qex> or praise.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Probation or novitiate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This day my sister should the cloister enter,<br/>
And there receive her <qex>approbation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Approval; liking; sanction; consent; concurrence.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Approbation</er>, <er>Approval</er>. <xex>Approbation</xex> and <xex>approval</xex> have the same general meaning, assenting to or declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but <xex>approbation</xex> is stronger and more positive. &ldquo;We may be anxious for the <xex>approbation</xex> of our friends; but we should be still more anxious for the <xex>approval</xex> of our own consciences.&rdquo; &ldquo;He who is desirous to obtain universal <xex>approbation</xex> will learn a good lesson from the fable of the old man and his ass.&rdquo; &ldquo;The work has been examined by several excellent judges, who have expressed their unqualified <xex>approval</xex> of its plan and execution.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approbatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approving, or implying approbation.</def>  <rj><au>Milner.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba*tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being approbative.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phren.)</fld> <def>Love of approbation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One who approves.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pro*ba`to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory.</def>  <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*promt"</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>promt</ets>.]</ety> <def>To quicken; to prompt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>appromt</qex> our invention.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*proof"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Approve</er>, and <er>Proof</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Trial; proof.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Approval; commendation.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pro*pin"quate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropinquatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appropinquare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>prope</ets> near.]</ety> <def>To approach.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pro*pin*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropinquatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A drawing nigh; approach.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`pro*pin"qui*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>propinquity</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nearness; propinquity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>J. Gregory.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>appropren</ets>, <ets>apropren</ets>, OF. <ets>approprier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>appropriare</ets>. See <er>Appropriate</er>.]</ety> <def>To appropriate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Appropriate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>What is peculiarly one's own; peculiar qualification.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If you can neglect<br/>
Your own <qex>appropriaments</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropriatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>appropriare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>propriare</ets> to appropriate, fr. <ets>proprius</ets> one's own, proper. See <er>Proper</er>.]</ety> <def>Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In its strict and <qex>appropriate</qex> meaning.</q> <rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Appropriate</qex> acts of divine worship.</q> <rj><qau>Stillingfleet.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is not at all times easy to find words <qex>appropriate</qex> to express our ideas.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Appropriated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Appropriating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take to one's self in exclusion of others; to claim or use as by an exclusive right; <as>as, let no man <ex>appropriate</ex> the use of a common benefit</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with <xex>to</xex> or <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, a spot of ground is <ex>appropriated</ex> for a garden; to <ex>appropriate</ex> money for the increase of the navy.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make suitable; to suit.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A property; attribute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>appropriated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>taken without permission or consent especially by public authority.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an appropriate or proper manner; fitly; properly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.</def>  <rj><au>Froude.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro`pri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appropriatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>appropriation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of setting apart or assigning to a particular use or person, or of taking to one's self, in exclusion of all others; application to a special use or purpose, as of a piece of ground for a park, or of money to carry out some object.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything, especially money, thus set apart.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Commons watched carefully over the <qex>appropriation</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The severing or sequestering of a benefice to the perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. <xex>Blackstone</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The application of payment of money by a debtor to his creditor, to one of several debts which are due from the former to the latter.</def>  <rj><au>Chitty.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Appropriating; making, or tending to, appropriation; <as>as, an <ex>appropriative</ex> act</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*pro"pri*a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pro"pri*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who appropriates.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A spiritual corporation possessed of an appropriated benefice; also, an impropriator.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of being approved; meritorious.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*prov"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prov"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Approbation; sanction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A censor . . . without whose <qex>approval</qex> n&unr_; capital sentences are to be executed.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Approbation</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prov"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Approval.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
 <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prove"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Approved</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Approving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aproven</ets>, <ets>appreven</ets>, to prove, OF. <ets>aprover</ets>, F. <ets>approuver</ets>, to approve, fr. L. <ets>approbare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>probare</ets> to esteem as good, approve, prove. See <er>Prove</er>, and cf. <er>Approbate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To show to be real or true; to prove.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Wouldst thou <qex>approve</qex> thy constancy? <qex>Approve</qex><br/>
First thy obedience.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Opportunities to <qex>approve</qex> . . . worth.</q> <rj><qau>Emerson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q> He had <qex>approved</qex> himself a great warrior.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>'T is an old lesson; Time <qex>approves</qex> it true.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His account . . . <qex>approves</qex> him a man of thought.</q> <rj><qau>Parkman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; <as>as, to <ex>approve</ex> the decision of a court-martial</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of; <as>as, we <ex>approve</ex> the measured of the administration</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The first care and concern must be to <qex>approve</qex> himself to God.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word, when it signifies <xex>to be pleased with</xex>, <xex>to think favorably</xex> (<xex>of</xex>), is often followed by <xex>of</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><q>They had not <qex>approved of</qex> the deposition of James.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They <qex>approved of</qex> the political institutions.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prove"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p*pr&oomacr_;v")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aprouer</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + a form apparently derived fr. the <ets>pro</ets>, <ets>prod</ets>, in L. <ets>prodest</ets> it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition <ets>pro</ets> for. Cf. <er>Improve</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; -- said esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prov"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prove"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Approbation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I did nothing without your <qex>approvement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hayward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it corresponded to what is now known as <xex>turning king's</xex> (or <xex>queen's</xex>) <xex>evidence</xex> in England, and <xex>state's evidence</xex> in the United States.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill. Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prove"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Improvement of common lands, by inclosing and converting them to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the manor.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prov"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An informer; an accuser.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>One who confesses a crime and accuses another. See 1st <er>Approvement</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prov"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Approve</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A bailiff or steward; an agent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jacobs.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prov"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Expressing approbation; commending; <as>as, an <ex>approving</ex> smile</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*prov"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>approximatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>approximare</ets> to approach; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>proximare</ets> to come near. See <er>Proximate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; <as>as, <ex>approximate</ex> results or values</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Approximate quantities</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>those which are nearly, but not, equal.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Approximated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Approximating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>approximate</qex> the inequality of riches to the level of nature.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come near to; to approach.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The telescope <qex>approximates</qex> perfection.</q> <rj><qau>J. Morse.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To draw; to approach.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*mate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prox`i*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approximation</ets>, LL. <ets>approximatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an <qex>approximation</qex> to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; <as>as, to solve an equation by <ex>approximation</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*ma*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>approximatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Approaching; approximate.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*prox"i*ma`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, approximates.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap`pui"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>podium</ets> foothold, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of &unr_;, &unr_;, foot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A support or supporter; a stay; a prop.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If a vine be to climb trees that are of any great height, there would be stays and <qex>appuies</qex> set to it.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and bridle.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Point d'appui</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[F., a point of support.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A given point or body, upon which troops are formed, or by which are marched in line or column.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An advantageous defensive support, as a castle, morass, wood, declivity, etc.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>any point of support or basis of operations, as a rallying point.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"pulse</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>appulsus</ets>, fr. <ets>appellere</ets>, <ets>appulsum</ets>, to drive to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>pellere</ets> to drive: cf. F. <ets>appulse</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In all consonants there is an <qex>appulse</qex> of the organs.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; <as>as, the <ex>appulse</ex> of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pul"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A driving or striking against; an appulse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pul"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Striking against; impinging; <as>as, the <ex>appulsive</ex> influence of the planets</as>.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pul"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By appulsion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pur"te*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>apurtenaunce</ets>, <ets>apartenance</ets>, F. <ets>appartenance</ets>, LL. <ets>appartenentia</ets>, from L. <ets>appertinere</ets>. See <er>Appertain</er>.]</ety> <def>That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land.</def>  <rj><au>Tomlins.</au> <au>Bouvier.</au> <au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Globes . . . provided as <qex>appurtenances</qex> to astronomy.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The structure of the eye, and of its <qex>appurtenances</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Reid.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>appurtenances</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> gear, paraphernalia.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pur"te*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>appartenant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>appartenir</ets>. See <er>Appurtenance</er>.]</ety> <def>Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; <as>as, a right of way <ex>appurtenant</ex> to land or buildings</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Common appurtenant</b></col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Common, <pos>n.</pos></er></cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*pur"te*nant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Mysterious <qex>appurtenants</qex> and symbols of redemption.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>apractic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder; suffering from <er>apraxia</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> apraxic.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>apraxia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>inability to make purposeful movements, but without paralysis or loss of sensory function.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>apraxic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>a`pres-ski"</hw>, <hw>a`pr&egrave;s-ski"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&adot_;`pr&amacr;*sk&emacr;")</pr>, <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>concerned with or designed for use after skiing; occurring after a day of skiing; <as>as, <ex>apres-ski</ex> wear; an <ex>apres-ski</ex> party</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a`pres-ski"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;`pr&amacr;*sk&emacr;")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the time after skiing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ri*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>apricatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>apricare</ets>, fr. <ets>apricus</ets> exposed to the sun, fr. <ets>aperire</ets> to uncover, open.]</ety> <def>To bask in the sun.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`ri*ca"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Basking in the sun.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pri*cot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>apricock</ets>, <ets>abricot</ets>, F. <ets>abricot</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>albaricoque</ets> or Pg. <ets>albricoque</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>albirq&umacr;q</ets>, <ets>al-burq&umacr;q</ets>. Though the E. and F. form <ets>abricot</ets> is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr. <grk>praiko`kia</grk>, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L. <ets>praecoquus</ets>, <ets>praecox</ets>, early ripe. The older E. form <ets>apricock</ets> was prob. taken direct from Pg. See <er>Precocious</er>, <er>Cook</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (<spn>Prunus Armeniaca</spn> of Linn&aelig;us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pril</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aprilis</ets>. OE. also <ets>Averil</ets>, F. <ets>Avril</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Aprilis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fourth month of the year.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its weather, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>April's</qex> her eyes; it is love's spring.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>April fool</b></col>, <cd>one who is sportively imposed upon by others on the first day of April.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A` pri*o"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>prior</ets> former.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Characterizing that kind of reasoning which deduces consequences from definitions formed, or principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of <xex>a posteriori</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make experience rational or possible.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>A priori</qex>, that is, form these necessities of the mind or forms of thinking, which, though first revealed to us by experience, must yet have pre&euml;xisted in order to make experience possible.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`pri*o"rism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>apriorisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An <xex>a priori</xex> principle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`pri*or"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being innate in the mind, or prior to experience; <xex>a priori</xex> reasoning.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*proc"ta</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*pr&obreve_;k"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>prwkto`s</grk> anus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Turbellaria in which there is no anal aperture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*proc"tous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*pr&obreve_;k"t&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Without an anal orifice.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pron</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"p&ubreve;rn <it>or</it> &amacr;"pr&ubreve;n; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>napron</ets>, OF. <ets>naperon</ets>, F. <ets>napperon</ets>, dim. of OF. <ets>nape</ets>, F. <ets>nappe</ets>, cloth, tablecloth, LL. <ets>napa</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mappa</ets>, napkin, table napkin. See <er>Map</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron;</def> <specif>as,</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <au>Halliwell.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot.</def>  &ldquo;The weather being too hot for the <xex>apron</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Hughes.</au> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel.</def> <au>Totten</au>. <sd>(e)</sd> <def>A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer.</def> <sd>(h)</sd> <fld>(Plumbing)</fld> <def>A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing.</def> <sd>(i)</sd> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The infolded abdomen of a crab.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"proned</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing an apron.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A cobbler <qex>aproned</qex>, and a parson gowned.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pron*ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apronfuls</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The quantity an apron can hold.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pron*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an apron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pron man`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"pron string`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The string of an apron.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To be tied to a wife's apron strings</b></col>  <it>or</it> <col><b>To be tied to a mother's apron strings</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>He was so made that he could not submit <qex>to be tied to the apron strings</qex> even of the best of wives.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ro*pos`</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"r&ouptack_;*p&omacr;`)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>&agrave; propos</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>propos</ets> purpose, L. <ets>proposium</ets> plan, purpose, fr. <ets>proponere</ets> to propose. See <er>Propound</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A tale extremely <qex>apropos</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apse</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ps)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> Apses</plu> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ebreve_;z)</pr>. [See <er>Apsis</er>.] <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the east end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied by seats for the bishop and clergy.</def>   Hence: <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were kept.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is also written <asp>apsis</asp> and <asp>absis</asp>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"si*dal</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;*d&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; <as>as, the <ex>apsidal</ex> termination of the chancel</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"si*des</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;*d&emacr;z)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Apsis</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Apsides</plw> <pr>(&abreve;p"s&ibreve_;*d&emacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <see>See <er>Apse</er>.</see> <ety>[L. <ets>apsis</ets>, <ets>absis</ets>, Gr. <grk>"apsi`s</grk>, <grk>"apsi^dos</grk>, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. <grk>"a`ptein</grk> to fasten.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>One of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to the aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and perigee of the moon. The more distant is called the <xex>higher apsis</xex>; the other, the <xex>lower apsis</xex>; and the line joining them, the <xex>line of apsides</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>In a curve referred to polar co&ouml;rdinates, any point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Apse</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apsu</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Akkadian mythology)</fld>  <def>father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apterygiformes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apt</hw> <pr>(&abreve;pt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>apte</ets>, L. <ets>aptus</ets>, fr. obsolete <ets>apere</ets> to fasten, to join, to fit, akin to <ets>apisci</ets> to reach, attain: cf. Gr. &unr_; to fasten, Skr. <ets>&amacr;pta</ets> fit, fr. <ets>&amacr;p</ets> to reach attain.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They have always <qex>apt</qex> instruments.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A river . . . <qex>apt</qex> to be forded by a lamb.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; -- used of things.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My vines and peaches . . . were <qex>apt</qex> to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This tree, if unprotected, is <qex>apt</qex> to be stripped of the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of persons.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Apter</qex> to give than thou wit be to ask.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are <qex>apt</qex> to remember their grandfathers.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn; prompt; expert; <as>as, a pupil <ex>apt</ex> to learn; an <ex>apt</ex> scholar.</as></def> &ldquo;An <xex>apt</xex> wit.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Live a thousand years,<br/>
I shall not find myself so <qex>apt</qex> to die.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I find thee <qex>apt</qex> . . . Now, Hamlet, hear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fit; meet; suitable; qualified; inclined; disposed; liable; ready; quick; prompt.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Apt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aptare</ets>. See <er>Aptate</er>.]</ety> <def>To fit; to suit; to adapt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo; To <qex>apt</qex> their places.&rdquo;  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That our speech be <qex>apted</qex> to edification.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Apt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aptabilis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aptare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being adapted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sherwood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aptatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aptare</ets>. See <er>Apt</er>.]</ety> <def>To make fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"te*ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>aptera</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; without wings; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; wing, &unr_; to fly.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linn&aelig;n order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals are now placed in several distinct classes and orders.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ter*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Apterous.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to <contr>peripteral</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>R. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ter*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Aptera.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*te"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Aptera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See <er>Pteryli&aelig;</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of wings; apteral; <as>as, <ex>apterous</ex> insects</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to <contr>alate</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap*ter"y*ges</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Apteryx</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An order of birds, including the genus Apteryx.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"te*ryx</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>pte`ryx</grk> wing. Cf. <er>Aptera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas of the same country. Five species are known.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apt"i*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aptitude</ets>, LL. <ets>aptitudo</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aptus</ets>. See <er>Apt</er>, and cf. <er>Attitude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; <as>as, oil has an <ex>aptitude</ex> to burn</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He seems to have had a peculiar <qex>aptitude</qex> for the management of irregular troops.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That sociable and helpful <qex>aptitude</qex> which God implanted between man and woman.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He was a boy of remarkable <qex>aptitude</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Apt`i*tu"di*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable; fit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Apt"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently; appropriately; readily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Apt"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; <as>as, the <ex>aptness</ex> of things to their end</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>aptness</qex> of his quotations.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disposition of the mind; propensity; <as>as, the <ex>aptness</ex> of men to follow example</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning; docility; <as>as, an <ex>aptness</ex> to learn is more observable in some children than in others</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Proneness; tendency; <as>as, the <ex>aptness</ex> of iron to rust</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"tote</hw> <pr>(&abreve;p"t&omacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aptotum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; indeclinable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; fallen, declined, &unr_; to fall.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable noun.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap*tot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; <as>as, <ex>aptotic</ex> languages</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ap"ty*chus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, fold.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others, opercula.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"pus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Apode</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See <er>Phyllopod</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`y*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a&unr_;</ets> not + <ets>pyretic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ap`y*rex"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ap`y*rex`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>apyrexia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to be feverish, fr. &unr_; fire: cf. F. <ets>apyrexie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The absence or intermission of fever.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap`y*rex"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Relating to apyrexy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Apyrexial</xex> period.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ap"y*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; fire.]</ety> <def>Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"qua</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Ewer</er>.]</ety> <def>Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry, in various signification, determined by the word or words annexed.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aqua ammoni&aelig;</b></col>, <cd>the aqueous solution of ammonia; liquid ammonia; often called <altname>aqua ammonia</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Aqua marine</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, or <col><b>Aqua marina</b></col></mcol> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <cd>Same as <er>Aquamarine</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Aqua regia</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., royal water]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a very corrosive fuming yellow liquid consisting of nitric and hydrochloric acids. It has the power of dissolving gold, the &ldquo;royal&rdquo; metal.</cd> -- <col><b>Aqua Tofana</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <cd>a fluid containing arsenic, and used for secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named <ets>Tofana</ets>, in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have poisoned more than 600 persons.</cd> <au>Francis</au>. -- <col><b>Aqua vit&aelig;</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <ety>[L., water of life. Cf. <er>Eau de vie</er>, <er>Usquebaugh</er>]</ety>, <cd>a name given to brandy and some other ardent spirits.</cd>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>aquacultural</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to aquiculture.</def> <illu><ex>aquacultural</ex> methods</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aquicultural, hydroponic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aquaculture</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled and sometimes enclosed body of water.  The term includes use of either salt or fresh water.  It is a form of agriculture, but under water.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`qua for"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., strong water.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Nitric acid.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>aqualung</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also called a <altname>scuba</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> scuba</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A`qua*ma*rine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See <er>Beryl</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`qua*punc"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water, + <ets>punctura</ets> puncture, <ets>pungere</ets>, <ets>punctum</ets>, to, prick.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of pain.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aq`ua*relle"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Ital <ets>acquerello</ets>, fr. <ets>acqua</ets> water, L. <ets>aqua</ets>.]</ety> <def>A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also, the mode of painting in such colors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aq`ua*rel"list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A painter in thin transparent water colors.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*qua"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*qua"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an aquarium.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*qua"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. (assumed) <ets>Aquarianus</ets>, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>: cf. F. <ets>Aquarien</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*qua"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Aquariums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Aquaria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Aquarius</er>, <er>Ewer</er>.]</ety> <def>An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*qua"ri*us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquarius</ets>, adj., relating to water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and the East.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A constellation south of Pegasus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*quat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquaticus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aquatique</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming in, or frequenting the margins of waters; <as>as, <ex>aquatic</ex> plants and fowls</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*quat`ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An aquatic animal or plant.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*quat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aquatic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Aq"ua*tile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquatilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aquatile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inhabiting the water.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"qua*tint</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`qua*tin"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>acquatinta</ets> dyed water; <ets>acqua</ets> (L. <ets>aqua</ets>) water + <ets>tinto</ets>, fem. <ets>tinta</ets>, dyed. See <er>Tint</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving produced by this method.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aquatint</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to etch in aquatint.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aq"ue*duct</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aqueduc</ets>, OF. <ets>aqueduct</ets> (Cotgr.), fr. L. <ets>aquaeductus</ets>; <ets>aquae</ets>, gen. of <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>ductus</ets> a leading, <ets>ducere</ets> to lead. See <er>Aqua</er>, <er>Duke</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying water, especially one for supplying large cities with water.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river or hollow; more properly called an <xex>aqueduct bridge</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A canal or passage; <as>as, the <ex>aqueduct</ex> of <ex>Sylvius</ex>, a channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aquavit</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds; -- also called <altname>akvavit</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> akvavit.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*que"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wateriness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A"que*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aqueux</ets>, L. <ets>aquosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>, <er>Aquose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it; watery.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>aqueous</qex> vapor of the air.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made from, or by means of, water.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>aqueous</qex> deposit.</q> <rj><qau>Dana.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aqueous extract</b></col>, <cd>an extract obtained from a vegetable substance by steeping it in water.</cd> -- <col><b>Aqueous humor</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one the humors of the eye; a limpid fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens and the cornea. (See <er>Eye</er>.)</cd> -- <col><b>Aqueous rocks</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>those which are deposited from water and lie in strata, as opposed to <contr>volcanic</contr> rocks, which are of igneous origin; -- called also <altname>sedimentary</altname> rocks.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A`que*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wateriness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aquifer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc.; <as>as, the Oglala <ex>aquifer</ex></as>.  The water contained in an aquifer may be of great age, and in such cases is sometimes called <col><b>fossil water</b></col>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*quif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid; <as>as, <ex>aquiferous</ex> vessels; the <ex>aquiferous</ex> system.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aquifoliaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aquifoliaceae</fam>, holly family</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aquilege</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> columbine, aquilegia</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aquilegia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> columbine, aquilege</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A"qui*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of water.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aq"ui*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aquil&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., an eagle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of eagles.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aquila alba</b></col> <ety>[L., white eagle]</ety>, <cd>an alchemical name of <altname>calomel</altname>.</cd>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj>
</cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aq"ui*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Adorned with eagles' heads.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aq"ui*line</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquilinus</ets>, fr. <ets>aquila</ets> eagle: cf. F. <ets>aquilin</ets>. See <er>Eagle</er>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to or like an eagle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose</def><br/>
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<p><q>Terribly arched and <qex>aquiline</qex> his nose.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aq"ui*lon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquilo</ets>, <ets>-lonis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aquilon</ets>.]</ety> <def>The north wind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*quip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aqua</ets> water + <ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aq`ui*ta"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called <xex>Gascony</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*quose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aquosus</ets> watery, fr. <ets>aqua</ets>. See <er>Aqua</er>, <er>Aqueous</er>.]</ety> <def>Watery; aqueous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*quos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aquositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The condition of being wet or watery; wateriness.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Very little water or <qex>aquosity</qex> is found in their belly.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Ere; before.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the Scorpion.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name of the great blue and yellow macaw (<spn>Ara ararauna</spn>), native of South America.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ab</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. ultimately fr. Heb. <ets>arabah</ets> a desert, the name employed, in the Old Testament, to denote the valley of the Jordan and Dead Sea. Ar. <ets>Arab</ets>, Heb. <ets>arabi</ets>, <ets>arbi</ets>, <ets>arbim</ets>: cf. F. <ets>Arabe</ets>, L. <ets>Arabs</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in Syria, Northern Africa, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Street Arab</b></col>, <cd>a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city, particularly and outcast boy or girl.</cd>  <au>Tylor.</au><br/>
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<q>The ragged outcasts and <qex>street Arabs</qex> who are shivering in damp doorways.</q> <rj><qau>Lond. Sat. Rev.</qau></rj>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ra"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <asp>aroba</asp> and <asp>arba</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Ar. or Turk. <ets>'arabah</ets>: cf. Russ. <ets>arba</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often covered.</def> <mark>[Oriental]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>araba</qex> of the Turks has its sides of latticework to admit the air</q>  <rj><qau>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*besque"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arabesque</ets>, fr. It. <ets>arabesco</ets>, fr. <ets>Arabo</ets> Arab.]</ety> <def>A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and Arabic decorative art. (See <er>Moresque</er>.) The arabesques of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*besque"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Arabian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called <xex>arabesque</xex>; <as>as, <ex>arabesque</ex> frescoes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*besqued"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ornamented in the style of arabesques.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ra"bi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arabian bird</b></col>, <cd>the phenix.</cd>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ra"bi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Arabia; an Arab.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*bic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arabicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Arabia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Arabic numerals</b></col> or <col><b>figures</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, etc., and the cipher 0.</cd> -- <col><b>Gum arabic</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Gum</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*bic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Arabians.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>Arabic</xex> is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew. It is very widely diffused, being the language in which all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern Africa.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rab"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to Arabia; Arabic.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*rab"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*bin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, contained in gum <xex>arabic</xex>, from which it is extracted as a white, amorphous substance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*bin*ose`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A sugar of the composition <chform>C5H10O5</chform>, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*bism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Arabisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language.</def>  <rj><au>Stuart.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*bist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Arabiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also, formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arable</ets>, L. <ets>arabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>arare</ets> to plow, akin to Gr. &unr_;, E. <ets>ear</ets>, to plow. See <er>Earable</er>.]</ety> <def>Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arable land; plow land.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The country of Arabia.</def>   <mark>[Archaic &amp; Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ca*nese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aracan, a province of British Burmah.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Aracan.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ra*&ccedil;a"ri</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American bird, of the genus <gen>Pleroglossius</gen>, allied to the toucans. There are several species.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*race"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aracen</ets>, <ets>arasen</ets>, OF. <ets>arachier</ets>, <ets>esracier</ets>, F. <ets>arracher</ets>, fr. L. <ets>exradicare</ets>, <ets>eradicare</ets>. The prefix <ets>a-</ets> is perh. due to L. <ets>ab</ets>. See <er>Eradicate</er>.]</ety> <def>To tear up by the roots; to draw away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyatt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ra"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arum</ets> a genus of plants, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus <gen>Arum</gen> is the type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rach"nid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An arachnidan.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*rach"ni*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; spider.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the classes of Arthropoda. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; They have four pairs of legs, no antenn&aelig; nor wings, a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxill&aelig; or palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the thorax. The respiration is either by tranche&aelig; or by pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three principal orders: <stype><spn>Araneina</spn></stype>, or spiders; <stype><spn>Arthrogastra</spn></stype>, including scorpions, etc.; and <stype><spn>Acarina</spn></stype>, or mites and ticks.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rach"ni*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; spider.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Arachnida.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ach*nid"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the Arachnida.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to the arachnidium.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ach*nid"i*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Arachnida</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The glandular organ in which the material for the web of spiders is secreted.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ach*ni"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rach"noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; like a cobweb; &unr_; spider, spider's web + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rach"noid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The arachnoid membrane.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Arachnoidea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ach*noid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ach*noid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Arachnida</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rach`no*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to arachnology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ach*nol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ach*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; spider + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The department of zo&ouml;logy which treats of spiders and other Arachnida.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`r&aelig;*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>. <def>See <er>Areometer</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*r&aelig;"o*style</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>araeostylos</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; at intervals + &unr_; pillar, column.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*r&aelig;`o*sys"tyle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; as intervals + &unr_;. See <er>Systyle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*go*nese</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Aragon, in Spain.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rag"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <etsep>Aragon</etsep>, in Spain.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral identical in composition with calcite or carbonate of lime, but differing from it in its crystalline form and some of its physical characters.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ra*gua"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A South American monkey, the ursine howler (<spn>Mycetes ursinus</spn>). See <er>Howler</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*raise""</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ak</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Arrack</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aralia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of various plants of the genus <gen>Aralia</gen>; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Araliaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Araliaceae</fam>, ivy family</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`a*m&aelig;an</hw>, <hw>Ar`a*me"an</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Aramaeus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. Heb. <ets>Ar&amacr;m</ets>, <it>i. e.</it> Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Aram.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*ma"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aram&aelig;an</er>, a.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants, language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aram&aelig;an; -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Aramaic language.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*ma"ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An idiom of the Aramaic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aranea</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of common garden spiders.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aranea</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Araneae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an order of arthropods constituting the spiders.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Araneae</ord>, Araneida, order <ord>Araneida</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ne"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ne*oid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Araneina</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>araneidal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <ety>[from the order <ets>Araneida</ets>.]</ety> <def>relating to or resembling a spider.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> araneidan.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*ne"i*dan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Araneina; a spider.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`a*ne"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aranea</ets> spider + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a spider.</def>  <rj><au>Kirby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ra`ne*i"na</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&amacr;`n&euptack_;*&imacr;"n&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>aranea</ets> spider.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by pulmonary sacs and trache&aelig; in the abdomen. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ra"ne*ose`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&amacr;"n&euptack_;*&omacr;s`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>araneosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ra"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&amacr;`n&euptack_;*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>araneosus</ets>, fr. <ets>aranea</ets> spider, spider's web.]</ety> <def>Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; <as>as, the <ex>araneous</ex> membrane of the eye</as>. See <er>Arachnoid</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ran"go</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&abreve;&nsmacr_;"g&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arangoes</plw> <pr>(-g&omacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[The native name.]</ety> <def>A bead of rough carnelian. Arangoes were formerly imported from Bombay for use in the African slave trade.</def>  <rj><au>McCulloch.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ra*pai"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large fresh-water food fish of South America.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ra"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia (<spn>Microglossus aterrimus</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`a*ro"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Tupi.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Goa powder.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>A fabaceous tree of Brazil (<spn>Centrolobium robustum</spn>) having handsomely striped wood; -- called also <altname>zebrawood</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aratio</ets>, fr. <ets>arare</ets> to plow.]</ety> <def>Plowing; tillage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Lands are said to be in a state of <qex>aration</qex> when they are under tillage.</q> <rj><qau>Brande.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aratorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aratoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Contributing to tillage.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`au*ca"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Araucania</ets>, a territory south of Chili.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia. The wood cells differ from those of other in having the dots in their lateral surfaces in two or three rows, and the dots of contiguous rows alternating. The seeds are edible.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Araucariaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Araucariaceae</fam>, araucaria family</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`au*ca"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria. The earliest conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Araujia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>small genus of South American evergreen vines.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Araujia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arawn</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld> <def>Lord of Annwfn (the other world; land of fairies).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arb</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from <ets>arbitrageur</ets>.]</ety> <def>Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential); shortened form of <er>arbitrageur</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arbitrageur</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"ba*lest</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"ba*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arbaleste</ets>, LL. <ets>arbalista</ets>, for L. <ets>arcuballista</ets>; <ets>arcus</ets> bow + <ets>ballista</ets> a military engine. See <er>Ballista</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood, furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical device for bending the bow.  It served to throw arrows, darts, bullets, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>arbalet</asp> and <asp>arblast</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Fosbroke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"ba*lest`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"ba*list`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arblastere</ets>, OF. <ets>arbalestier</ets>. See <er>Arbalest</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbowman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Speed.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbiter</ets>; <ets>ar-</ets> (for <ets>ad</ets>) + the root of <ets>betere</ets> to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In modern usage, <xex>arbitrator</xex> is the technical word.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For Jove is <qex>arbiter</qex> of both to man.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller; ruler; governor.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To act as arbiter between.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arbitrable</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arbitrari</ets>. See <er>Arbitrate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*trage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>arbiter</ets> to give judgment, L. <ets>arbitrari</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>A traffic in bills of exchange (see <cref>Arbitration of Exchange</cref>).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Finance)</fld> <def>the simultaneous or near simultaneous purchase and sale of the same or closely linked securities or commodities in different markets to make a profit on the (often small) differences in price.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arbitrager</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>arbitrageur</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arb, arbitrageur</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arbitrageur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>someone who engages in <er>arbitrage</er>; i. e. one who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arb, arbitrager.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bit"ra*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>arbitramentum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Determination; decision; arbitration.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>arbitrament</qex> of time.</q> <rj><qau>Everett.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their quarrel to personal <qex>arbitrament</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The award of arbitrators.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically; absolutely.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitrarius</ets>. See <er>Arbitrary</er>.]</ety> <def>Arbitrary; despotic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitrarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arbiter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arbitraire</ets>. See <er>Arbiter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; <as>as, an <ex>arbitrary</ex> decision; an <ex>arbitrary</ex> punishment.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>It was wholly <qex>arbitrary</qex> in them to do so.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Rank pretends to fix the value of every one, and is the most <qex>arbitrary</qex> of all things.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Arbitrary</qex> power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused licentiousness.</q> <rj><qau>Washington.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; <as>as, an <ex>arbitrary</ex> prince or government</as>.</def>
 <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Arbitrary constant</b></col>, <col><b>Arbitrary function</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a quantity of function that is introduced into the solution of a problem, and to which any value or form may at will be given, so that the solution may be made to meet special requirements.</cd> -- <col><b>Arbitrary quantity</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>one to which any value can be assigned at pleasure.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arbitrated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arbitrating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>arbitratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arbitrari</ets> to be a hearer or beholder of something, to make a decision, to give judgment, fr. <ets>arbiter</ets>. See <er>Arbiter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hear and decide, as arbitrators; <as>as, to choose to <ex>arbitrate</ex> a disputed case</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To decide, or determine generally.</def>  <rj><au>South.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>There shall your swords and lances <qex>arbitrate</qex><br/>
The swelling difference of your settled hate.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*trate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To decide; to determine.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To act as arbitrator or judge; <as>as, to <ex>arbitrate</ex> upon several reports; to <ex>arbitrate</ex> in disputes among neighbors; to <ex>arbitrate</ex> between parties to a suit.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bi*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arbitration</ets>, L. <ets>arbitratio</ets>, fr. <ets>arbitrari</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This may be done by one person; but it is usual to choose two or three called <xex>arbitrators</xex>; or for each party to choose one, and these to name a third, who is called the <xex>umpire</xex>. Their determination is called the <xex>award</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Bouvier</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arbitration bond</b></col>, <cd>a bond which obliges one to abide by the award of an arbitration.</cd> -- <col><b>Arbitration of Exchange</b></col>, <cd>the operation of converting the currency of one country into that of another, or determining the rate of exchange between such countries or currencies. An <xex>arbitrated rate</xex> is one determined by such arbitration through the medium of one or more intervening currencies.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>arbitrational</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>relating to or resulting from arbitration.</def> <illu>an <ex>arbitrational</ex> settlement</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arbitral</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arbitrative</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to arbitration; relating to or having the authority to arbitrate.</def> <illu>an <ex>arbitrative</ex> board</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>arbitrari</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arbitrateur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties who have a controversy, to determine their differences. See <er>Arbitration</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without control; a ruler; a governor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Though Heaven be shut,<br/>
And Heaven's high <qex>Arbitrators</qex> sit secure.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Masters of their own terms and <qex>arbitrators</qex> of a peace.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See <er>Judge</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tra`trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fem. of <ets>arbitrator</ets>.]</ety> <def>A female who arbitrates or judges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bi*tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arbiter</er>.]</ety> <def>A female arbiter; an arbitratrix.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"blast</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A crossbow. See <er>Arbalest</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>herber</ets>, <ets>herbere</ets>, properly a garden of herbs, F. <ets>herbier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>herbarium</ets>. See <er>Herb</er>, and cf. <er>Herbarium</er>.]</ety> <def>A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines, branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower.</def>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also <ets>arbour</ets>.]</altsp> <ety>[L., a tree, a beam.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree, as distinguished from a shrub.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arbre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A mandrel in lathe turning.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>arboraceous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>abounding in trees.</def> <illu>an <ex>arboraceous</ex> landscape</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arboreous, woodsy, woody.</syn><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arbor Day</b></col>, <cd>a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bo*ra*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arborarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bo*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>One who plants or who prunes trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"bor Di*a"n&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., the tree of Diana, or silver.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bo"re*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of trees.</def>  <rj><au>Cowley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or trees; <as>as, <ex>arboreal</ex> animals</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Woodpeckers are eminently <qex>arboreal</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>arboreal</xex> walk.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pollok.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bo"re*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arboreous</ets>, fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper tree, in distinction from a shrub.</def>  <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; <as>as, <ex>arboreous</ex> moss</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Quincy.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bo*res"cence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; <as>as, the <ex>arborescence</ex> produced by precipitating silver</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bo*res"cent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arborescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>arborescere</ets> to become a tree, fr. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>Resembling a tree; becoming woody in stalk; dendritic; having crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a tree.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Arborescent</xex> hollyhocks.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>arboresque</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>resembling a tree in form and branching structure.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bo*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arboret</ets>, dim. of <ets>arbre</ets> tree, L. <ets>arbor</ets>]</ety> <def>A small tree or shrub.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Among thick-woven <qex>arborets</qex>, and flowers<br/>
Imbordered on each bank.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`bo*re"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arboreta</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a place grown with trees.]</ety> <def>A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bor"i*cole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbor</ets> + <ets>colere</ets> to inhabit.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*cul"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to arboriculture.</def>  <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*cul"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbor</ets> tree + <ets>cultura</ets>. See <er>Culture</er>.]</ety> <def>The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or for ornamental purposes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*cul"tur*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who cultivates trees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bor"i*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Treelike in shape.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bor*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arboriste</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the knowledge of trees.</def>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`bor*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arborisation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals or fossils; a dendrite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bor*ized</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a treelike appearance.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>arborized</xex> or moss agate.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bor*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed by trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>From under shady, <qex>arborous</qex> roof.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bor vine`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A species of bindweed.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"bor vi"t&aelig;</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., tree of life.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus <gen>Thuja</gen>.  The American species is the <spn>Thuja occidentalis</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical section.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"bus*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbuscula</ets> small tree, shrub, dim. of <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>A dwarf tree, one in size between a shrub and a tree; a treelike shrub.</def>  <rj><au>Bradley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a dwarf tree; shrublike.</def>  <rj><au>Da Costa.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*bus"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbustivus</ets>, fr. <ets>arbustum</ets> place where trees are planted.]</ety> <def>Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs.</def>  <rj><au>Bartram.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"bu*tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"bute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arbutus</ets>, akin to <ets>arbor</ets> tree.]</ety> <def>The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the arbute tree.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Trailing arbutus</b></col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a creeping or trailing plant of the Heath family (<spn>Epig&aelig;a repens</spn>), having white or usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance, growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in the spring; in New England known as <altname>mayflower</altname>; -- called also <altname>ground laurel</altname>.</cd>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arc</ets>, L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow, arc. See <er>Arch</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A portion of a curved line; <as>as, the <ex>arc</ex> of a circle or of an ellipse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; <as>as, the colored <ex>arc</ex> (the rainbow); the <ex>arc</ex> of Hadley's quadrant.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An arch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Statues and trophies, and triumphal <qex>arcs</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The <xex>diurnal arc</xex> is described during the daytime, the <xex>nocturnal arc</xex> during the night.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Electric arc</b></col>, <col><b>Voltaic arc</b></col></mcol>.  <cd>See under <er>Voltaic</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc</hw> <pr>(&auml;rk)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arcked</conjf> <pr>(&auml;rkt)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arcking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken or disconnected circuit.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arca</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the family <fam>Arcidae</fam>, including ark shells and blood clams.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arca</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*cade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arcade</ets>, Sp. <ets>arcada</ets>, LL. <ets>arcata</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow, arch.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A series of arches with the columns or piers which support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in the cut) and forming a decorative feature.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A long, arched building or gallery.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An arched or covered passageway or avenue.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*cad"ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an arcade.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ca"di*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arcadia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished for contentment and rural happiness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and untroubled quiet.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Where the cow is, there is <qex>Arcadia</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>J. Burroughs.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*ca"di*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*ca"dic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arcadius</ets>, <ets>Arcadicus</ets>, fr. <ets>Arcadia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>Arcadien</ets>, <ets>Arcadique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; <as>as, <ex>Arcadian</ex> simplicity or scenery</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*cane"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcanus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hidden; secret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>arcane</xex> part of divine wisdom.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Berkeley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*ca"num</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arcana</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>arcanus</ets> closed, secret, fr. <ets>arca</ets> chest, box, fr. <ets>arcere</ets> to inclose. See <er>Ark</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Inquiries into the <qex>arcana</qex> of the Godhead.</q> <rj><qau>Warburton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A secret remedy; an elixir.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>arc`-bou`tant"</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`b&oomacr_;`t&auml;N)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch; same as <altname>flying buttress</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>Gwilt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>arcella</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An amoebalike protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arcellidae</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>  <def>A natural family of soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Arcellidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arceuthobium</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos>  <def>A genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arceuthobium</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch</hw> <pr>(&auml;rch)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arche</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arca</ets>, for <ets>arcus</ets>. See <er>Arc</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Any part of a curved line.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Usually a curved member made up of separate wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve; used to support the wall or other weight above an opening.  In this sense arches are <xex>segmental</xex>, <xex>round</xex> (i. e., semicircular), or <xex>pointed</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into wedges or other shapes so as to support each other without rising in a curve.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into horizontal or diagonal thrust.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any place covered by an arch; an archway; <as>as, to pass into the <ex>arch</ex> of a bridge</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any curvature in the form of an arch; <as>as, the <ex>arch</ex> of the aorta</as>.</def>  &ldquo;Colors of the showery <xex>arch</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Triumphal arch</b></col>, <cd>a monumental structure resembling an arched gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate a triumph.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arched</conjf> <pr>(&auml;rcht)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover with an arch or arches.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To form or bend into the shape of an arch.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The horse <qex>arched</qex> his neck.</q> <rj><qau>Charlesworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form into an arch; to curve.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch-</hw> <pr>(&auml;rch-, except in <xex>archangel</xex> and one or two other words)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>arch-</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arch-</grk> = <grk>'archi-</grk>. See <er>Arch-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <it>chief</it>, as in <ex>arch</ex>builder, <ex>arch</ex>fiend.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch</hw> <pr>(&auml;rch)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arch-</er>, pref.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The most <qex>arch</qex> act of piteous massacre.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; <as>as, an <ex>arch</ex> look, word, lad</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[He] spoke his request with so <qex>arch</qex> a leer.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>My worthy <qex>arch</qex> and patron comes to-night.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>-arch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archo`s</grk> chief, commander, <grk>'a`rchein</grk> to rule. See <er>Arch</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A suffix meaning <sig>a ruler</sig>, as in mon<ex>arch</ex> (a sole ruler).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ch&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning.]</ety> <def>Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ch&aelig;"an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the Lower Silurian. It includes an <xex>Azoic</xex> age, previous to the appearance of life, and an <xex>Eozoic</xex> age, including the earliest forms of life.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term <xex>Azoic</xex>, and to the <xex>Eozoic</xex> of Dawson.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&obreve_;g"r&adot_;*f&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity or antiquities.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&ibreve_;th"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>liqiko`s</grk> pertaining to a stone.]</ety> <fld>(Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&omacr;"j&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An arch&aelig;ologist.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&ouptack_;*l&obreve_;j"&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <def>Relating to arch&aelig;ology, or antiquities; <as>as, <ex>arch&aelig;ological</ex> researches</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`*ch&aelig;*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in arch&aelig;ology; an antiquary.</def>  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`k&euptack_;*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archaiologi`a</grk>; <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient (fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning) + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse, <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak.]</ety> <def>The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics, written manuscripts, etc.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*op"te*ryx</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>pte`ryx</grk> wing.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having a long tapering tail of many vertebr&aelig; with feathers along each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian characteristics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>archaeornis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Archaeornithes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a subclass of primitive reptilelike fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass Archaeornithes</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*stom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely close up.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>archaeozoic</hw>, <hw>Ar`ch&aelig;*o*zo"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>zw^,on</grk> animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>formed in or belonging to the earlier of two divisions of the Precambrian era.</def> <illu><ex>archaeozoic</ex> life forms</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archeozoic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Archaeozoic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient + <grk>zw^,on</grk> animal.]</ety> <def>the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago; the time when the earth's crust formed; a time when only unicellular organisms and the earliest forms of life are present.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Archeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*cha"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai:ko`s</grk> old-fashioned, fr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient.]</ety> <def>Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*cha"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Archaic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*cha"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"cha*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai:smo`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning: cf. F. <ets>archa&iuml;sme</ets>. See <er>Arch</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of <qex>archaism</qex> and remoteness from ordinary use) to our Scriptural vocabulary.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"cha*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Am antiquary.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who uses archaisms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`cha*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"cha*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Archaized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Archaizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archai:`zein</grk>.]</ety> <def>To make appear archaic or antique.</def>  <rj><au>Mahaffy.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`an"gel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archangelus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'archa`ggelos</grk>: cf. OF. <ets>archangel</ets>, F. <ets>archange</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, pref., and <er>Angel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A term applied to several different species of plants (<spn>Angelica archangelica</spn>, <spn>Lamium album</spn>, etc.).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`an*gel"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>archang&eacute;lique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`bish"op</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcebisceop</ets>, <ets>arcebiscop</ets>, L. <ets>archiepiscopus</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'archiepi`skopos</grk>. See <er>Bishop</er>.]</ety> <def>A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`bish"op*ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcebiscopr&imacr;ce</ets>. See <er>-ric</er>.]</ety> <def>The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch" brick`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`but"ler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>butler</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`cham"ber*lain</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>erzk&auml;mmerer</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`chan"cel*lor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ger. <ets>erzkanzler</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`chem"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of supreme chemical powers.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>archchemic</xex> sun.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`dea"con</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcediacon</ets>, <ets>archidiacon</ets>, L. <ets>archidiaconus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>., <ets>and</ets> <er>Deacon</er>.]</ety> <def>In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`dea"con*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See <er>Benefice</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Every diocese is divided into <qex>archdeaconries</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`dea"con*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an archdeacon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`di"o*cese</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>diocese</ets>.]</ety> <def>The diocese of an archbishop.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`du"cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`duch"ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>duchess</ets>.]</ety> <def>The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial family of Austria. See <er>Archduke</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`duch"y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The territory of an archduke or archduchess.</def>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`duke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>duke</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prince of the imperial family of Austria.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria through the make line, all such male descendants being styled <xex>archduke</xex>, and all such female descendants <xex>archduchesses</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`duke"dom</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An archduchy.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`che*bi*o"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arche-</ets> = <ets>archi-</ets> + Gr. <grk>bi`wsis</grk>, <grk>bi`os</grk>, life.]</ety> <def>The origination of living matter from non-living. See <er>Abiogenesis</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Bastian.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arched</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; <as>as, an <ex>arched</ex> door</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`che*go"ni*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to the archegonium.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archegoniate, archegonical.</syn>
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<p><mhw><hw>archegoniate</hw> <hw>archegonical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to an archegonium.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archegonial</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>bearing archegonia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archegonial</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`che*go"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the first of a race.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*cheg"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Archegonium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*chel"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; an element or first principle + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of, or a treatise on, first principles.</def>  <rj><au>Fleming.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chen*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_; the brain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The division that includes man alone.</def>  <rj><au>R. Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`en"e*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>enemy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary of mankind.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to the archenteron; <as>as, <ex>archenteric</ex> invagination</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Arch`en"ter*on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; intestine.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See <xex>Illust.</xex> under <er>Invagination</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>archeological</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to archeology.</def> <illu><ex>archeological</ex> excavations</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology.</def> <illu>an <ex>archeological</ex> dig</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeological, archaeologic, archeologic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>archeologist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and their culture.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeologist.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ar`che*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <hw>Ar`che*o*log`ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> </mhw> <def>the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures.  Same as <er>Arch&aelig;ology</er>, etc.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeology, Arch&aelig;ology</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>archeopteryx</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an extinct primitive toothed bird (<spn>Archaeopteryx lithographica</spn>) of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all known birds.  Same as <er>archaeopteryx</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeopteryx.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>archeozoic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>same as <er>archaeozoic</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archaeozoic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Archeozoic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago, when the earth's crust was formed; the time when only unicellular organisms and the earliest forms of life are present.  Same as <er>Archaeozoic</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Archaeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>archepiscopal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to an archbishop.</def> <illu>an <ex>archepiscopal</ex> see</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archiepiscopal</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>archier</ets>, F. <ets>archer</ets>, LL. <ets>arcarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow. See <er>Arc</er>, <er>Arch</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"er*ess</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female archer.</def>  <rj><au>Markham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"er fish`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small fish (<spn>Toxotes jaculator</spn>), of the East Indies; -- so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to <spn>Ch&aelig;todon rostratus</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or skill of an archer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>archerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Archers, or bowmen, collectively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let all our <qex>archery</qex> fall off<br/>
In wings of shot a-both sides of the van.</q> <rj><qau>Webster (1607).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def>pl. of <er>Arch</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Court of arches</b></col>, or <col><b>Arches Court</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <cd>the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the <xex>Arches</xex>, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-<xex>le-Bow (de arcubus)</xex>. It is now held in Westminster.</cd>  <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>archespore</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>archesporium</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archesporium.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>archesporial</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an archespore.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>archesporium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> archespore.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"che*ty`pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original.</def> &ldquo;One <xex>archetypal</xex> mind.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Gudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Among Platonists, the <xex>archetypal world</xex> is the world as it existed as an idea of God before the creation.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"che*ty`pal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With reference to the archetype; originally. &ldquo;Parts <xex>archetypally</xex> distinct.&rdquo;</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"che*type</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"k&euptack_;*t&imacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archetypum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arche`typon</grk>, fr. <grk>'arche`typos</grk> stamped first and as model; <grk>'arche</grk> =  <grk>'archi</grk> + <grk>ty`pos</grk> stamp, figure, pattern, <grk>ty`ptein</grk> to strike: cf. F. <ets>arch&eacute;type</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The House of Commons, the <qex>archetype</qex> of all the representative assemblies which now meet.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Types and shadows of that glorious <qex>archetype</qex> that was to come into the world.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Coinage)</fld> <def>The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The plan or fundamental structure on which a natural group of animals or plants or their systems of organs are assumed to have been constructed; <as>as, the vertebrate <ex>archetype</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`che*typ"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to an archetype; archetypal.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*che"us</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>arch&emacr;us</ets>, Gr. <grk>'archai^os</grk> ancient, primeval, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning. See <er>Archi-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the <altname>anima mundi</altname> or plastic power of the old philosophers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., <ets>archi-</ets>, Gr. <grk>'archi-</grk>, a prefix which is from the same root as <grk>'a`rchein</grk> to be first, to begin; <grk>'archh</grk> the first place, beginning; <grk>'archo`s</grk> chief. Cf. AS. <ets>arce-</ets>, <ets>erce-</ets>, OHG. <ets>erzi-</ets>, G. <ets>erz-</ets>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying <xex>chief</xex>, <xex>arch</xex>; <as>as, <ex>archi</ex>tect, <ex>archi</ex>episcopal</as>. In <fld>(Biol.)</fld> and <fld>(Anat.)</fld> it usually means <xex>primitive</xex>, <xex>original</xex>, <xex>ancestral</xex>; <as>as, <ex>archi</ex>pterygium, the primitive fin or wing</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*an*nel"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>annelida</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*a`ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archiatrus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; + &unr_; physician, &unr_; to heal.]</ety> <def>Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*bald wheel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp. adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*blas"tu*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi</ets> + <ets>blastula</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a c&oelig;loblastula.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'archiko`s</grk> able to govern, fr. <grk>'archh`</grk> beginning, government. See <er>Arch-</er>, <pos>pref.</pos>]</ety> <def>Chief; primary; primordial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*di*ac"o*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archidiaconus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, equiv. to E. <ets>archdeacon</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an archdeacon.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This offense is liable to be censured in an <qex>archidiaconal</qex> visitation.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>episcopacy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or dignity of an archbishop.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>episcopal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an archbishop; <as>as, Canterbury is an <ex>archiepiscopal</ex> see</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>episcopate</ets>.]</ety> <def>The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*chi"e*rey</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>archier&eacute;i</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; (E. <ets>arch-</ets>) + &hand_; priest.]</ety> <def>The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.</def>  <rj><au>Pinkerton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chil</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>orchel</ets>, <ets>orcheil</ets>, It. <ets>orcella</ets>, <ets>oricello</ets>, or OSp. <ets>orchillo</ets>. Cf. <er>Orchil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (<spn>Roccella tinctoria</spn>, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Tomlinson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The plant from which the dye is obtained.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>orchal</asp> and <asp>orchil</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*lo"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Archilochius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; <as>as, <ex>Archilochian</ex> meter</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"chi*mage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*ma"gus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + L. <ets>magus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, a Magian.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A great magician, wizard, or enchanter.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*man"drite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archimandrita</ets>, LGr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; (E. <ets>arch-</ets>) + &unr_; an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Church)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A chief of a monastery, corresponding to <xex>abbot</xex> in the Roman Catholic church.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to <xex>superior abbot</xex>, or <xex>father provincial</xex>, in the Roman Catholic church.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*me*de"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Archimedeus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; <as>as, <ex>Archimedean</ex> drill, propeller, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Archimedean screw</b></col>, or <col><b>Archimedes' screw</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end.</cd>  <rj><au>Francis.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*me"des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arched part of a structure.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Hogging; -- opposed to <contr>sagging</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>archipallium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*pe*lag"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an archipelago.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*pel"a*go</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>-goes</plw> or <plw>-gos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[It. <ets>arcipelago</ets>, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref &unr_; + &unr_; sea, perh. akin to &unr_; blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See <er>Plague</er>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>The Grecian Archipelago, or &AElig;gean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*chip`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*k&ibreve_;p`t&euptack_;*r&ibreve_;j"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. pref. <grk>'archi-</grk> (E. <ets>arch-</ets>) + <grk>ptery`gion</grk> wing, fin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*tect</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"k&ibreve_;*t&ebreve_;kt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>architectus</ets>, <ets>architecton</ets>, Gr. &unr_; chief artificer, master builder; pref. <grk>'archi-</grk> (E. <ets>archi-</ets>) + &unr_; workman, akin to &unr_; art, skill, &unr_; to produce: cf. F. <ets>architecte</ets>, It. <ets>architetto</ets>. See <er>Technical</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A contriver, designer, or maker.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>architects</qex> of their own happiness.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A French woman is a perfect <qex>architect</qex> in dress.</q> <rj><qau>Coldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Used in building; proper for building.</def>  <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>architectonicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Architect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Architectonic</xex> wisdom.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These <qex>architectonic</qex> functions which we had hitherto thought belonged.</q> <rj><qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>architectonique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of architecture.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of arranging knowledge into a system.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec*ton"ics</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The science of architecture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*tec`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An architect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>North.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*tec`tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female architect.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`chi*tec"tur*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the rules of architecture.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*tec`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>architectura</ets>, fr. <ets>architectus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>architecture</ets>. See <er>Architect</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called <xex>civil architecture</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Many other <qex>architectures</qex> besides Gothic.</q> <rj><qau>Ruskin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>architecture</qex> of grasses, plants, and trees.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine <qex>architecture</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Military architecture</b></col>, <cd>the art of fortifications.</cd> -- <col><b>Naval architecture</b></col>, <cd>the art of building ships.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`chi*teu"this</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_;, &unr_;, a kind of squid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*trave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>architrave</ets>, fr. It. <ets>architrave</ets>; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>trave</ets> beam, L. <ets>trabs</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See <er>Column</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*traved</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an architrave.</def>  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records.</def>  <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Archives</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>archives</ets>, pl., L. <ets>archivum</ets>, <ets>archium</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; government house, &unr_; &unr_; archives, fr. &unr_; the first place, government. See <er>Archi-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The place in which public records or historic documents are kept.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Our words . . . . become records in God's court, and are laid up in his <qex>archives</qex> as witnesses.</q> <rj><qau>Gov. of Tongue.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Public records or documents preserved as evidence of facts; <as>as, the <ex>archives</ex> of a country or family</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mark>[Rarely used in <singf>sing.</singf>]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Some rotten <qex>archive</qex>, rummaged out of some seldom explored press.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Registers; records; chronicles.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>archives</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a collection of records especially about an institution.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a place where historical records and documents are kept.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*vist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>archiviste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A keeper of archives or records.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chi*volt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>archivolte</ets>, fr. It. <ets>archivolto</ets>; pref. <ets>archi-</ets> + <ets>volto</ets> vault, arch. See <er>Vault</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The architectural member surrounding the curved opening of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case of a square opening.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Arch"lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Arch"i*lute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>archiluth</ets>, It. <ets>arciliuto</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use, having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the higher strings with a unison.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness; slyly; waggishly.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Archly</qex> the maiden smiled.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`mar"shal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>erzmarschall</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from malice; waggishness.</def>  <rj><au>Goldsmith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>archon</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, ruler, chief magistrate, p. pr. of &unr_; to be first, to rule.]</ety> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by pre&euml;minence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*chon"tic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chon*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an archon.</def>  <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chon*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>archontat</ets>.]</ety> <def>An archon's term of office.</def>  <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"chonts</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rchwn</grk>, <pos>p. pr.</pos>  See <er>Archon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The group including man alone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"cho*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Archon</er>; <er>Plasma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc light</hw>. <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The light of an arc lamp.  See <cref>arc lamp</cref> under <er>lamp</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`prel"ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>prelate</ets>.]</ety> <def>An archbishop or other chief prelate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`pres"by*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Archpriest</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`pres"by*ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>presbytery</ets>.]</ety> <def>The absolute dominion of presbytery.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`priest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`pri"mate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>primate</ets>.]</ety> <def>The chief primate.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch" stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`trai"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>traitor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief or transcendent traitor.</def>  <rj><au>I. Watts.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`treas"ur*er</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>treasurer</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"way</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A way or passage under an arch.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch`wife"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>wife</ets>.]</ety> <def>A big, masculine wife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"wise</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Arch-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arch"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Arched; <as>as, <ex>archy</ex> brows</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>*ar"chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; chief. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix properly meaning <xex>a rule</xex>, <xex>ruling</xex>, as in mon<xex>archy</xex>, the rule of one only. Cf. <er>-arch</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ci*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of an arch; curved.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcus</ets> (E. <ets>arc</ets>) + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point; a cyclograph.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arctus</ets> shut in, narrow, p. p. of <ets>arcere</ets> to shut in: cf. F. <ets>arctation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in constipation from inflammation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>artik</ets>, OF. <ets>artique</ets>, F. <ets>arctique</ets>, L. <ets>arcticus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a bear, also a northern constellation so called; akin to L. <ets>ursus</ets> bear, Skr. &unr_;ksha.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation called the <xex>Bear</xex>; northern; frigid; <as>as, the <ex>arctic</ex> pole, circle, region, ocean; an <ex>arctic</ex> expedition, night, temperature.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>arctic</xex> circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the equator, 23&deg; 28'  from the north pole. This and the <it>antarctic</it> circle are called the <it>polar circles</it>, and between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See <er>Zone</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The arctic circle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A warm waterproof overshoe.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>arctiid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arctiid moth.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arctiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family comprising the tiger moths.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Arctiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Arc*tis"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Arachnida. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arctium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the burdock.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctium</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arctocephalus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of fur seals.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctocephalus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc`to*ge"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; the north + &unr_;, &unr_;, country.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to arctic lands; <as>as, the <ex>arctogeal</ex> fauna</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Arc*toid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; bear + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of the Carnivora, that includes the bears, weasels, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arctostaphylos</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of plants including the bearberry; manzanita.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctostaphylos</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arctotis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of herbs and subshrubs: African daisy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arctotis</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc*tu"rus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arcturus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; bearward, equiv. to &unr_;; &unr_; bear + &unr_; ward, guard. See <er>Arctic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bo&ouml;tes.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Arcturus</xex> has sometimes been incorrectly used as the name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.</note><br/>
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<p><q>Canst thou guide <qex>Arcturus</qex> with his sons [Rev. Ver.: &ldquo;the Bear with her train&rdquo;].</q> <rj><qau>Job xxxviii. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc"u*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an arc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arcual measure of an angle</b></col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>that in which the unit angle has its measuring arc equal to the radius of the circle.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Arc"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Arc"u*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>(#), }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arcuare</ets> to shape like a bow, fr. <ets>arcus</ets>. See <er>Arc</er>.]</ety> <def>Bent or curved in the form of a bow.</def>  &ldquo;<xex>Arcuate</xex> stalks.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc"u*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the form of a bow.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arc`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcuatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.</def>  <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"cu*ba*list</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arbalist</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbow.</def>  <rj><au>Fosbroke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`cu*bal"ist*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arcuballistarius</ets>. Cf. <er>Arbalister</er>.]</ety> <def>A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist.</def>  <rj><au>Camden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"cu*bus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Arquebus</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>-ard</hw>, <hw>-art</hw></mhw>. <def>The termination of many English words; <as>as, <ex>cow</ex>ard, reyn<ex>ard</ex>, drunk<ex>ard</ex>, mostly from the French, in which language this ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as English <xex>hard</xex>.</as> It usually has the sense of <xex>one who has to a high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root</xex>; <as>as, bragg<ex>art</ex>, slugg<ex>ard</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*das"sine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. (cf. Sp. <ets>ardacina</ets>), fr. <ets>ardasse</ets> a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. &amp; Per. <ets>ardan</ets> a kind of raw silk.]</ety> <def>A very fine sort of Persian silk.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ardeidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a familu of wading birds incuding the herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ardeidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"den*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Heat.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Herbert.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; <as>as, the <ex>ardency</ex> of love or zeal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ardennes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France; the site of intense fighting in World Wars I and II.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"dent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ardaunt</ets>, F. <ets>ardant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>arder</ets> to burn, fr. L. <ets>ardere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; <as>as, <ex>ardent</ex> spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an <ex>ardent</ex> fever.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing; shining; <as>as, <ex>ardent</ex> eyes</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate; fervent; zealous; vehement; <as>as, <ex>ardent</ex> love, feelings, zeal, hope, temper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>ardent</qex> and impetuous race.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Burning; hot; fiery; glowing; intense; fierce; vehement; eager; zealous; keen; fervid; fervent; passionate; affectionate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"dent*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately; passionately.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"dent*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ardency.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"dent spir`its</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>any type of strongly alcoholic beverage prepared by distillation of an alcohol-containing fermented material.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`dois" sys"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A widely used system of electric night signals in which a series of double electric lamps (white and red) is arranged vertically on a mast, and operated from a keyboard below.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"dor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ardor</ets>, fr. <ets>ardere</ets> to burn: cf. OF. <ets>ardor</ets>, <ets>ardur</ets>, F. <ets>ardeur</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>ardour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Heat, in a literal sense; <as>as, the <ex>ardor</ex> of the sun's rays</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal; <as>as, he pursues study with <ex>ardor</ex>; the fought with <ex>ardor</ex>; martial <ex>ardor</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim.</def> <mark>[Thus used by Milton.]</mark><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See <er>Fervor</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"du*ous</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arduus</ets> steep, high; akin to Ir. <ets>ard</ets> high, height.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Those <qex>arduous</qex> paths they trod.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; <as>as, an <ex>arduous</ex> employment, task, or enterprise</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Difficult; trying; laborious; painful; exhausting.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Arduous</er>, <er>Hard</er>, <er>Difficult</er>. <xex>Hard</xex> is simpler, blunter, and more general in sense than <xex>difficult</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>hard</ex> duty to perform, <ex>hard</ex> work, a <ex>hard</ex> task, one which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to do</as>. <xex>Difficult</xex> commonly implies more skill and sagacity than <xex>hard</xex>, as when there is disproportion between the means and the end. A work may be <xex>hard</xex> but not <xex>difficult</xex>. We call a thing <xex>arduous</xex> when it requires strenuous and persevering exertion, like that of one who is climbing a precipice; <as>as, an <ex>arduous</ex> task, an <ex>arduous</ex> duty</as>. &ldquo;It is often <xex>difficult</xex> to control our feelings; it is still <xex>harder</xex> to subdue our will; but it is an <xex>arduous</xex> undertaking to control the unruly and contending will of others.&rdquo;</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"du*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"du*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"du*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Burning; ardent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Lo! further on,<br/>
Where flames the <qex>arduous</qex> Spirit of Isidore.</q> <rj><qau>Cary.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Are</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[AS. (Northumbrian) <ets>aron</ets>, akin to the 1st pers. pl. forms, Icel. <ets>erum</ets>, Goth. <ets>sijum</ets>, L. <ets>sumus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, Skr. <ets>smas</ets>; all from a root <ets>as</ets>. &unr_; See <er>Am</er> and <er>Is</er>, and cf. <er>Be</er>.]</ety> <def>The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to <xex>be</xex>; but etymologically a different word from <xex>be</xex>, or <xex>was</xex>. <xex>Am</xex>, <xex>art</xex>, <xex>are</xex>, and <xex>is</xex>, all come from the root <xex>as</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Are</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>area</ets>. See <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Metric system)</fld> <def>The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about 119.6 square yards.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"re*a</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"r&euptack_;*&adot_;; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Areas</plw> <pr>(-&adot_;z)</pr> .</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>area</ets> a broad piece of level ground. Cf. <er>Are</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Alban lake . . . looks like the <qex>area</qex> of some vast amphitheater.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The inclosed space on which a building stands.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording light to the basement of a building.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a region; <as>as, vast uncultivated <ex>areas</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included within any given lines; superficial extent; <as>as, the <ex>area</ex> of a square or a triangle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A spot or small marked space; <as>as, the germinative <ex>area</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Extent; scope; range; <as>as, a wide <ex>area</ex> of thought</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The largest <qex>area</qex> of human history and man's common nature.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Dry area</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Dry</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*read"</hw>, <hw>A*reed"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>areden</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;r&aemacr_;dan</ets> to interpret. See <er>Read</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to guess; <as>as, to <ex>aread</ex> a riddle or a dream</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Therefore more plain <qex>aread</qex> this doubtful case.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To read.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But mark what I <qex>aread</qex> thee now. Avaunt!</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To decree; to adjudge.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Ld. Lytton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"re*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>arealis</ets>, fr. <ets>area</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an area; <as>as, <ex>areal</ex> interstices (the areas or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves)</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;r&aemacr_;ran</ets>. See <er>Rear</er>.]</ety> <def>To raise; to set up; to stir up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rear"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arrear</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*re"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Canarese <ets>adiki</ets>: cf. Pg. &amp; Sp. <ets>areca</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of palms, one species of which (<spn>Areca catechu</spn>) produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in India and Southeast Asia with the leaf of the <spn>Piper Betle</spn> and lime.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arecidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones; comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and Lemnaceae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subclass Arecidae</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*re"co*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>-lin</hw>  }</mhw>. <ety>[From NL. <ets>Areca</ets>, a genus of palms bearing betel nut.]</ety> <def>An oily liquid substance, <chform>C8H13O2N</chform>, the chief alkaloid of the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic action.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arecholine; arecaline; methylarecaidin; methyl N-methyltetrahydronicotinate; <chname>1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid methyl ester</chname>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*reek"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>reek</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a reeking condition.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arefacere</ets> to dry.]</ety> <def>The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>arefaction</qex> of the earth.</q> <rj><qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"e*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arere</ets> to be dry + <ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety> <def>To dry, or make dry.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*re"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Arenas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; L. <plw>Aren&aelig;</plw></plu> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets>, <ets>harena</ets>, sand, a sandy place.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered with sand.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of action; <as>as, the <ex>arena</ex>of debate; the <ex>arena</ex> of life.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>&ldquo;Sand&rdquo; or &ldquo;gravel&rdquo; in the kidneys.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; <as>as, <ex>arenaceous</ex> limestone</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*na"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy; <as>as, <ex>arenarious</ex> soil</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r`&euptack_;*n&amacr;"sh&ubreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenatio</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`en*da"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>arendator</ets>, <ets>arrendator</ets>, fr. <ets>arendare</ets>, <ets>arrendare</ets>, to pay rent, fr. <ets>arenda</ets> yearly rent; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>renda</ets>, F. <ets>rente</ets>, E. <ets>rent</ets>. Cf. <er>Arrentation</er> and <er>Rent</er>.]</ety> <def>In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or revenues.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is called <xex>crown arendator</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Tooke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>A*reng"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*ren"ga</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayan.]</ety> <def>A palm tree (<spn>Saguerus saccharifer</spn>) which furnishes sago, wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*nic"o*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets> sand + <ets>colere</ets> to cherish or live.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>arenicolous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>growing or living or burrowing in sand.</def> <illu><ex>arenicolous</ex> worms</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ren`i*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arena</ets> sand + Gr. <grk>li`qos</grk> stone.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to sandstone; <as>as, <ex>arenilitic</ex> mountains</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"e*nose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenosus</ets>, fr. <ets>arena</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>Sandy; full of sand.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ren"u*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arenula</ets> fine sand, dim. of <ets>arena</ets>.]</ety> <def>Full of fine sand; like sand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*re"o*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Areol&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>areola</ets>, dim. of <ets>area</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;ole</ets>. See <er>Area</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as between the nervures of an insect's wing.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat. &amp; Med.)</fld> <def>The colored ring around the nipple, or around a vesicle or pustule.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*re"o*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or areol&aelig;.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>reolar tissue</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a form of fibrous connective tissue in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous spaces, or areol&aelig;, between them.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*re"o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*re"o*la*ted</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>areola</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;ole</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`re*o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Division into areol&aelig;.</def>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any small space, bounded by some part different in color or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an areola.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"re*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Areola</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*re"o*let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of L. <ets>areola</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`re*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'araio`s</grk> thin, rare + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;om&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`re*o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`re*o*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`re*om"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'araio`s</grk> thin, rare + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*op"a*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Areopagite</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*op"a*gite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Areopagites</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A member of the Areopagus.</def>  <rj><au>Acts xvii. 34.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*op`a*git"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Areopagiticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the Areopagus.</def>  <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*op"a*gus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, and &unr_; &unr_;, hill of Ares (Mars' Hill).]</ety> <def>The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*re"o*style</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>, and <er>Ar&aelig;ostyle</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*re`o*sys"tyle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Intercolumniation</er>, and <er>Ar&aelig;osystyle</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>See <er>Arear</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ellis.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A support for the spear when couched for the attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ret"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aretten</ets>, OF. <ets>areter</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>reter</ets>, L. <ets>reputare</ets>. See <er>Repute</er>.]</ety> <def>To reckon; to ascribe; to impute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*ta"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; virtue.]</ety> <def>The ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted with <xex>eudemonics</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>J. Grote.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`r&ecirc;te"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge, sharp edge, fr. L. <ets>arista</ets> beard of grain.]</ety> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <def>An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary ridge between two mountain gorges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`e*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; virtue + &unr_; discourse, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. <ets>ar&eacute;tologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rew"</hw>. <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arow</er>, <er>Row</er>.]</ety> <def>In a row.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;All her teeth <xex>arew</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Crude tartar. See <er>Argol</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gal</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word <xex>ergo</xex>, therefore.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ar"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar"ga*li</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mongolian.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of wild sheep (<spn>Ovis ammon</spn>, or <spn>Ovis argali</spn>), remarkable for its large horns.  It inhabits the mountains of <geog>Siberia</geog> and <geog>central Asia</geog>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The bearded argali is the aoudad. See <er>Aoudad</er>. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See <er>Bighorn</er>.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"ga*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The adjutant bird.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gand lamp`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Named from the inventor, Aim&eacute; <ets>Argand</ets> of Geneva.]</ety> <def>A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Argand burner</b></col>, <cd>a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"gas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals.  The famous Persian Argas, also called <stype>Miana bug</stype>, is <spn>Argas Persicus</spn>; that of <geog>Central America</geog>, called <stype>talaje</stype> by the natives, is <spn>Argas Talaje</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the ship Argo. See <er>Argo</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argent</ets>, fr. L. <ets>argentum</ets>, silver; akin to Gr. <grk>'a`rgyros</grk> silver, <grk>'argo`s</grk>, <grk>'argh`s</grk>, white, bright, Skr. <ets>rajata</ets> white, silver, <ets>raj</ets> to shine, Ir. <ets>arg</ets> white, milk, <ets>airgiod</ets> silver, money, and L. <ets>arguere</ets> to make clear. See <er>Argue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Silver, or money.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fig. &amp; Poet.)</fld> <def>Whiteness; anything that is white.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The polished <qex>argent</qex> of her breast.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface.</def>  <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gent</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Yonder <qex>argent</qex> fields above.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gen"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gen*ta"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; L. <ets>argen</ets>tum silver + E. <ets>al</ets>uminium.]</ety> <def>A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of about 2.9.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*gen"ta*mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> Also <hw>-min</hw>  }</mhw>. <ety>[L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver + E. <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a disinfectant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gen*tan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gen*tate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentatus</ets> silvered.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Silvery white.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gen*ta"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentare</ets> to silver, fr. <ets>argentum</ets> silver. See <er>Argent</er>.]</ety> <def>A coating or overlaying with silver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gen"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; <as>as, <ex>argentic</ex> chloride</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gen*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>argentif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing or containing silver; <as>as, <ex>argentiferous</ex> lead ore or veins</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Argentina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a country in South America, bordering Chile and Bolivia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> the Argentine</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus Argentina</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gen*tine</hw> <pr>(?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Celestial Dian, goddess <qex>argentine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gen*tine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>argentin</ets>, fr. L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>White metal coated with silver.</def>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A fish of Europe (<spn>Maurolicus Pennantii</spn>) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus <gen>Argentina</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def><er>Argentina</er>; in this sense, usually preceded by <it>the</it>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Argentinian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants.</def>  <illu><ex>Argentinian</ex> tago</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Argentine</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Argentinian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Argentina.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Argentinidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Argentinidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gen*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argentum</ets> silver.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Sulphide of silver; -- also called <altname>vitreous silver</altname>, or <altname>silver glance</altname>. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gen"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; <as>as, <ex>argentous</ex> chloride</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gent*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argenterie</ets>, fr. <ets>argent</ets> silver, L. <ets>argentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Silver plate or vessels.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Bowls of frosted <qex>argentry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argile</ets>, L. <ets>argilla</ets> white clay, akin to Gr. &unr_; or &unr_; argil, &unr_; white. See <er>Argent</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See <er>Clay</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gil*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argillaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>argilla</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Argillaceous sandstone</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a sandstone containing much clay.</cd> -- <col><b>Argillaceous iron ore</b></col>, <cd>the clay ironstone.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Argillaceous schist</b></col> or <col><b>state</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Argillite</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gil*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argilla</ets> white clay + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil.</def>  <rj><au>Kirwan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gil*lite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; clay + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish red, etc.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`gil*lit"ic</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gil`lo-are`e*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gil`lo-cal*ca"re*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gil`lo-fer*ru"gi*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing clay and iron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gil"lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argillosus</ets>, fr. <ets>argilla</ets>. See <er>Argil</er>.]</ety> <def>Argillaceous; clayey.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"give</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argivus</ets>, fr. <ets>Argos</ets>, <ets>Argi</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term, equivalent to <xex>Grecian</xex> or <xex>Greek</xex>.</def></def2><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argo</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>The name of the ship which carried Jason and his fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden Fleece.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A large constellation in the southern hemisphere, called also <altname>Argo Navis</altname>. In modern astronomy it is replaced by its three divisions, <part>Carina</part>, <part>Puppis</part>, and <part>Vela</part>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*go"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the ship Argo.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"goile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Potter's clay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gol</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Argal</er>, <er>Orgal</er>. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited from wines on the sides of the casks.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gol"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argolicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; inactive; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; work.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases, etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, <it>A</it>; at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid boiling at -186.1&deg; C. and to a solid melting at -189.6&deg; C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0&deg; C. and 760 mm., 1.7828 g.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"go*naut</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argonauta</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; sailor, &unr_; ship. See <er>Argo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of those who went to California in search of gold shortly after it was discovered there in 1848.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bret Harte.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The &ldquo;<qex>Argonauts</qex> of '49&rdquo; were a strong, self-reliant, generous body of men.</q>  <rj><qau>D. S. Jordan.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`go*nau"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called <prod>paper nautilus</prod> or <prod>paper sailor</prod>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much smaller than the female. See <er>Hectocotylus</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"go*naut"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argonauticus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Argonautidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of cephalopods represented solely by the genus <gen>Argonauta</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <gen>Argonautidae</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Argonne</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne, Meuse-Argonne operation</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Argos</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ancient city in SE Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"go*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Argosies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Earlier <ets>ragusy</ets>, fr. <ets>ragusa</ets> meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]</ety> <def>A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Where your <qex>argosies</qex> with portly sail . . . <br/>
Do overpeer the petty traffickers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`got"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Of unknown origin.]</ety> <def>A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gu*a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Argued</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arguing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>arguen</ets>, F. <ets>arguer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>argutare</ets>, freq. of <ets>arguere</ets> to make clear; from the same root as E. <ets>argent</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>argue</qex> not<br/>
Against Heaven's hand or will.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed by <xex>with</xex>; <as>as, you may <ex>argue</ex> with your friend without convincing him</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; <as>as, the counsel <ex>argued</ex> the cause before a full court; the cause was well <ex>argued</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference, deduction, or reasoning.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So many laws <qex>argue</qex> so many sins.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To persuade by reasons; <as>as, to <ex>argue</ex> a man into a different opinion</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To blame; to accuse; to charge with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly <qex>argued</qex> of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate; remonstrate; controvert.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Argue</er>, <er>Dispute</er>, <er>Debate</er>. These words, as here compared, suppose a contest between two parties in respect to some point at issue. To <xex>argue</xex> is to adduce arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or position. To <xex>dispute</xex> is to call in question or deny the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To <xex>debate</xex> is to strive for or against in a somewhat formal manner by arguments.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>Men of many words sometimes <qex>argue</qex> for the sake of talking; men of ready tongues frequently <qex>dispute</qex> for the sake of victory; men in public life often <qex>debate</qex> for the sake of opposing the ruling party, or from any other motive than the love of truth.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Unskilled to <qex>argue</qex>, in <qex>dispute</qex> yet loud,<br/>
Bold without caution, without honors proud.</q> <rj><qau>Falconer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Betwixt the dearest friends to raise <qex>debate</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gu*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gu*fy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Argue</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To argue pertinaciously.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To signify.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"gu*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., dim of <ets>Argus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish louse. See <er>Branchiura</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gu*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>argument</ets>, L. <ets>argumentum</ets>, fr. <ets>arguere</ets> to argue.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Proof; evidence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>There is.. no more palpable and convincing <qex>argument</qex> of the existence of a Deity.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an <qex>argument</qex> of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence for religion?</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; <as>as, an <ex>argument about</ex>, <ex>concerning</ex>, or <ex>regarding</ex> a proposition, for or <ex>in favor of</ex> it, or <ex>against</ex> it</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>argument</qex> is about things, but names.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.</def><br/>
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<p><q>You and love are still my <qex>argument</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The abstract or <qex>argument</qex> of the piece.</q> <rj><qau>Jeffrey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[Shields] with boastful <qex>argument</qex> portrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Matter for question; business in hand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Sheathed their swords for lack of <qex>argument</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The quantity on which another quantity in a table depends; <as>as, the altitude is the <ex>argument</ex> of the refraction</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gu*ment</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r"g&uuptack_;*m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make an argument; to argue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gu*men"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;n"t&adot_;*b'l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Admitting of argument.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chalmers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gu*men"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentalis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gu*men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argumentatio</ets>, from <ets>argumentari</ets>: cf. F. <ets>argumentation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of inferring propositions, not known or admitted as true, from facts or principles known, admitted, or proved to be true.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Which manner of <qex>argumentation</qex>, how false and naught it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth.</q> <rj><qau>Tyndale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Debate; discussion.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Reasoning; discussion; controversy. See <er>Reasoning</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gu*men"ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a process of reasoning; <as>as, an <ex>argumentative</ex> discourse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Adductive as proof; indicative; <as>as, the adaptation of things to their uses is <ex>argumentative</ex> of infinite wisdom in the Creator</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Given to argument; characterized by argument; disputatious; <as>as, an <ex>argumentative</ex> writer</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>--<wordforms><wf>Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gu*men*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To argue or discuss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"gus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Argus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by <persfn>Juno</persfn> to guard <persfn>Io</persfn>.  His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (<spn>Argus giganteus</spn>) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the male.  The species <spn>Argus Grayi</spn> inhabits <geog>Borneo</geog>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gus-eyed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"gus shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> . <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of shell (<spn>Cypr&aelig;a argus</spn>), beautifully variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`gu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argutatio</ets>. See <er>Argue</er>.]</ety> <def>Caviling; subtle disputation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>argutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arguere</ets>. See <er>Argue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sharp; shrill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The active preacher . . . the <qex>argue</qex> schoolman.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a subtle; shrewdly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*gute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Acuteness.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Argyreia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Argyreia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Argyrol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a compound of protein and silver used as a mild antiseptic; Argyrol is the trademark.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> mild silver protein.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Argyrotaenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus comprising the orange tortrix.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Argyrotaenia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Argyroxiphium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Argyroxiphium</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arhant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arhat, lohan.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arhat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arhant, lohan.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*rhi"zal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*rhi"zous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*rhyth"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*rhyth"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Arrhizal</er>, <er>Arrhizous</er>, <er>Arrhythmic</er>, <er>Arrhythmous</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. L. <ets>a&euml;r</ets>. See <er>Air</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An air or song; a melody; a tune.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The Italian term is now mostly used for the more elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice, in operas, oratorios, cantatas, anthems, etc., and not so much for simple airs or tunes.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Aryan</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Arianus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius.</def></def2>  <rj><au>Mosheim.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines of the Arians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ri*an*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an Arian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ri*an*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To convert to Arianism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arianrod</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Welsh mythology)</fld> <def>a goddess famous for her beauty; the mother of Dylan.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arianrhod.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"i*cine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Arica</ets>, in Chile.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aridus</ets>, fr. <ets>arere</ets> to be dry: cf. F. <ets>aride</ets>.]</ety> <def>Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.</def> &ldquo;An <xex>arid</xex> waste.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aridities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>ariditas</ets>, fr. <ets>aridus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being arid or without moisture; dryness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness of style or feeling; spiritual drought.</def>  <rj><au>Norris.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"id*ness</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aridity; dryness.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A"ri*el</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, or <hw>A"ri*el ga*zelle"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>. <ety>[Ar. <ets>aryil</ets>, <ets>ayyil</ets>, stag.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A variety of the gazelle (<spn>Antilope dorcas</spn>, <it>or</it>  <spn>Gazella, dorcas</spn>), found in Arabia and adjacent countries.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of <gen>Petaurus</gen>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A beautiful Brazilian toucan <spn>Ramphastos ariel</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ri*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>ari&euml;l</ets>, perh. confused with E. <ets>a&euml;rial</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In zo&ouml;logy, <xex>ariel</xex> is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; <as>as, the <ex>ariel</ex> toucan; the <ex>ariel</ex> petrel</as>.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ri*es</hw>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A battering-ram.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"i*e*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arietatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arietare</ets>, fr. <ets>aries</ets> ram.]</ety> <def>To butt, as a ram.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`i*e*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arietatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of butting like a ram; act of using a battering-ram.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Act of striking or conflicting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Glanvill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A`ri*et"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`i*ette"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>arietta</ets>, dim. of <ets>aria</ets>; F. <ets>ariette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short aria, or air.</def> &ldquo;A military <xex>ariette</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*right"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>right</ets>.]</ety> <def>Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime; <as>as, to worship God <ex>aright</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ar"il</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*ril"lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From LL. <ets>arilli</ets> dry grapes, perh. fr. L. <ets>aridus</ets> dry: cf. F,. <ets>arille</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an <xex>aril</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ar"il*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <hw>Ar"l*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"iled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. NL. <ets>arillatus</ets>, F. <ets>arill&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having an aril.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"il*lode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Arillus</ets> + Gr. <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ri*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Ahriman</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ariocarpus</hw> <pos>prop. n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and eastern Mexico; southern Texas.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ariocarpus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`i*o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ariolatio</ets>, <ets>hariolatio</ets>, fr. <ets>hariolari</ets> to prophesy, fr. <ets>hariolus</ets> soothsayer.]</ety> <def>A soothsaying; a foretelling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prop. n.</pos> <def>In Greek legend, a fabulous horse, the offspring of Poseidon by Demeter (or, in other accounts, Gaea or a harpy) who to escape him had metamorphosed herself into a mare. It was successively owned by Copreus, Oncus, Heracles, and Adrastus. It possessed marvelous powers of speech, and its right feet were those of a man.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"i*ose</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>arioso</ets>, fr. <ets>aria</ets>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Mendelssohn wants the <qex>ariose</qex> beauty of Handel; vocal melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is harmonic.</q> <rj><qau>Foreign Quart. Rev.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`ri*o"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arisarum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs; mainly Mediterranean area.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arisarum</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rise"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&imacr;z")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Arose</conjf> <pr>(-r&omacr;z")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arising</conjf>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arisen</conjf> <pr>(-r&ibreve_;z"'n)</pr>.]</vmorph>. <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;r&imacr;san</ets>; <ets>&amacr;</ets> (equiv. to Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, <ets>ur-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning out) + <ets>r&imacr;san</ets> to rise; cf. Goth. <ets>urreisan</ets> to arise. See <er>Rise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; <as>as, to <ex>arise</ex> from a kneeling posture; a cloud <ex>arose</ex>; the sun <ex>ariseth</ex>; he <ex>arose</ex> early in the morning.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; <as>as, the waves of the sea <ex>arose</ex>; a persecution <ex>arose</ex>; the wrath of the king shall <ex>arise</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>There <qex>arose</qex> up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph.</q> <rj><qau>Ex. i. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The doubts that in his heart <qex>arose</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To proceed; to issue; to spring.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whence haply mention may <qex>arise</qex><br/>
Of something not unseasonable to ask.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rise"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Rising.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <def><pos>3d sing. pres.</pos> of <er>Arise</er>, for <xex>ariseth</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ris"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An awn.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"is*tarch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Aristarchus</ets>, a Greek grammarian and critic, of Alexandria, about 200 <sc>b. c</sc>.]</ety> <def>A severe critic.</def>  <rj><au>Knowles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`is*tar"chi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Severely critical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"is*tar`chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Severely criticism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"is*tar`chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Severe criticism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir J. Harrington.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ris"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aristatus</ets>, fr. <ets>arista</ets>. See <er>Arista</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes of wheat; awned.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`is*toc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aristocracies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; best + &unr_; to be strong, to rule, &unr_; strength; &unr_; is perh. from the same root as E. <ets>arm</ets>, and orig. meant <ets>fitting</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aristocratie</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, and <er>Create</er>, which is related to Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Government by the best citizens.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A ruling body composed of the best citizens.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In the Senate<br/>
Right not our quest in this, I will protest them<br/>
To all the world, no <qex>aristocracy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged order; an oligarchy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>aristocracy</qex> of Venice hath admitted so many abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that the period of its duration seems approach.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in rank, fortune, or intellect.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ris"to*crat</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aristocrate</ets>. See <er>Aristocracy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A born <qex>aristocrat</qex>, bred radical.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or believes the aristocracy should govern.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His whole family are accused of being <qex>aristocrats</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Romilly.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`is*to*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aristocratique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; <as>as, an <ex>aristocratic</ex> constitution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy; characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy; <as>as, an <ex>aristocratic</ex> measure; <ex>aristocratic</ex> pride or manners.</as></def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"is*to*crat`ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The principles of aristocrats.</def>  <rj><au>Romilly.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Aristocrats, collectively.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Aristolochiaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family comprising the birthworts; wild ginger.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Aristolochiaceae</fam>, birthwort family</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aristolochiales</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary.  It includes the Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> order <ord>Aristolochiales</ord>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`is*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; dinner + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of dining.</def>  <rj><au>Quart. Rev.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`is*to*phan"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aristotelean</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Aristotle; Aristotelian.</def> <illu><ex>Aristotelean</ex> logic</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Aristotelia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and West South America.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aristotelia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`is*to*te"li*an</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 <sc>b. c</sc>.).</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See <er>Peripatetic</er>.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`is*to*te"li*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`is*to*tel"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aristotelic</xex> usage.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"is*to`tle's lan"tern</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea urchins.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ris"to*type`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; best + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts in either collodion or gelatin; also, a print so made.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ris"tu*late</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr. <ets>arista</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a short beard or awn.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ith*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; number + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of numbers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rith"me*tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arsmetike</ets>, OF. <ets>arismetique</ets>, L. <ets>arithmetica</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_;), fr. &unr_; arithmetical, fr. &unr_; to number, fr. &unr_; number, prob. fr. same root as E. <ets>arm</ets>, the idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See <er>Arm</er>. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to the Greek.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A book containing the principles of this science.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arithmetic of sines</b></col>, <cd>trigonometry.</cd> -- <col><b>Political arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>the application of the science of numbers to problems in civil government, political economy, and social science.</cd> -- <col><b>Universal arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to algebra.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ith*met"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or method of arithmetic.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arithmetical complement of a logarithm</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Logarithm</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Arithmetical mean</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Mean</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Arithmetical progression</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Progression</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Arithmetical proportion</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Proportion</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ith*met"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rith`me*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arithm&eacute;ticien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in arithmetic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rith"mo*man"cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arithmancy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ith*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; number + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arithmom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>A calculating machine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arizonan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Arizona.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arizonian</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arizonian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a resident of Arizona.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arizonan</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ark</hw> <pr>(&auml;rk)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ark</ets>, <ets>arke</ets>, <ets>arche</ets>, AS. <ets>arc</ets>, <ets>earc</ets>, <ets>earce</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arca</ets>, fr. <ets>arcere</ets> to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. <grk>'arkei^n</grk> to keep off.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A chest, or coffer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Bearing that precious relic in an <qex>ark</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Hist.)</fld> <def>The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone containing the ten commandments. Called also the <altname>Ark of the Covenant</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family were preserved during the Deluge. <au>Gen. vi.</au> Hence: Any place of refuge.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to transport produce to market.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arkansan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Arkansas.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arkansawyer</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arkansawyer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a resident of Arkansas.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Arkansan</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ark"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to the ark.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Faber.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*kose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F]</ety> <fld>(Petrog)</fld> <def>A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*kos"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ark" shell`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus <gen>Arca</gen> and its allies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arles</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arrhes</ets>, Scot. <ets>airles</ets>. Cf. <er>Earles penny</er>.]</ety> <def>An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arles penny</b></col>, <cd>earnest money given to servants.</cd>  <au>Kersey.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>arm</ets>, <ets>earm</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>aram</ets>, G., D., Dan., &amp; Sw. <ets>arm</ets>, Icel. <ets>armr</ets>, Goth. <ets>arms</ets>, L. <ets>armus</ets> arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. &unr_; joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root &unr_; to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. <ets>rame</ets>. &unr_;. See <er>Art</er>, <er>Article</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything resembling an arm</def>; as, <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A branch of a tree.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; <as>as, the <ex>arm</ex> of a steelyard</as>.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Naut)</fld> <def>The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.</def> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>An inlet of water from the sea.</def> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; <as>as, the secular <ex>arm</ex>; the <ex>arm</ex> of the law.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>To whom is the <qex>arm</qex> of the Lord revealed?</q> <rj><qau>Isa. lii. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arm's end</b></col>, <cd>the end of the arm; a good distance off.</cd> <au>Dryden.</au> -- <col><b>Arm's length</b></col>, <cd>the length of the arm.</cd> -- <col><b>Arm's reach</b></col>, <cd>reach of the arm; the distance the arm can reach.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>To go</b></col> (or <col><b>walk</b></col>) <col><b>arm in arm</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to go with the arm or hand of one linked in the arm of another.</cd> &ldquo;When <xex>arm in arm</xex>we went along.&rdquo; <au>Tennyson.</au> -- <col><b>To keep at arm's length</b></col>, <cd>to keep at a distance (literally or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact or familiar intercourse.</cd> -- <col><b>To work at arm's length</b></col>, <cd>to work disadvantageously.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arms</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A branch of the military service; <as>as, the cavalry <ex>arm</ex> was made efficient</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the <pluf>pl.</pluf></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Armed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>armen</ets>, F. <ets>armer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armare</ets>, fr. <ets>arma</ets>, pl., arms. See <er>arms</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And make him with our pikes and partisans<br/>
A grave: come, <qex>arm</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Arm</qex> your prize;<br/>
I know you will not lose him.</q> <rj><qau>Two N. Kins.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with arms or limbs.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His shoulders broad and strong,<br/>
<qex>Armed</qex> long and round.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; <as>as, to <ex>arm</ex> soldiers; to <ex>arm</ex> the country.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Abram . . . <qex>armed</qex> his trained servants.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xiv. 14.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; <as>as, to <ex>arm</ex> the hit of a sword; to <ex>arm</ex> a hook in angling.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Arm</qex> yourselves . . . with the same mind.</q> <rj><qau>1 Pet. iv. 1.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To arm a magnet</b></col>, <cd>to fit it with an armature.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.</def> &ldquo; 'Tis time to <xex>arm</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ma"da</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*m&amacr;"d&adot_; <it>or</it> &auml;r*m&auml;"d&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>armada</ets>, L. as if <ets>armata</ets> (sc. <ets>classic</ets> fleet), fr. <ets>armatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>armare</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <er>Army</er>.]</ety> <def>A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, <sc>a. d.</sc> 1558.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Armadillidiidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family comrising the pill bugs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Armadillidiidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Armadillidium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the Armadillidiidae.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Armadillidium</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ma*dil"lo</hw> <pr>(&auml;r`m&adot_;*d&ibreve_;l"l&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Armadillos</plw> <pr>(-l&omacr;z)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. <ets>armadillo</ets>, dim. of <ets>armado</ets> armed, p. p. of <ets>armar</ets> to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any edentate animal if the family <fam>Dasypid&aelig;</fam>, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See <er>Peba</er>, <er>Poyou</er>, <er>Tatouay</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ma"do</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*m&amacr;"d&ouptack_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Armada.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ma*ged"don</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*m&adot_;"j&ebreve_;"d'n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>the final, decisive battle between the forces of good and evil, as foretold in the Apocolypse of Saint John.  Also, the site of that battle.  Used metaphorically for a vast and decisive conflict, attended by cataclysmic destruction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ma*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armamenta</ets>, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. <ets>armare</ets> to arm: cf. LL. <ets>armamentum</ets>, F. <ets>armement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.</def> &ldquo;The whole united <xex>armament</xex> of Greece.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Glover.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil. &amp; Nav.)</fld> <def>All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any equipment for resistance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ma*men"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armamentarium</ets>, fr. <ets>armamentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>armamentaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>An armory; a magazine or arsenal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ma*ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armatura</ets>, fr. <ets>armare</ets> to arm: cf. F. <ets>armature</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, v. t., <er>Armor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>That moving part of a dynamo or electric generator in which a current is induced by a moving through a magnetic field, or, in an electric motor, the part through which the applied current moves, thereby generating torque. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>armband</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a band worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a band worn around the upper arm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"chair`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.</def>  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Armed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection.</def> &ldquo;And <xex>armed</xex> host.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A distemper eminently <qex>armed</qex> from heaven.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Armed at all points</b></col> <fld>(Blazoning)</fld>, <cd>completely incased in armor, sometimes described as <altname>armed cap-&agrave;-pie</altname>.</cd> <au>Cussans.</au> -- <col><b>Armed en flute</b></col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Flute</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Armed magnet</b></col>, <cd>a magnet provided with an armature.</cd> -- <col><b>Armed neutrality</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Neutrality</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Armenia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a country in the Caucasus, formerly a part of the Soviet Union.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*me"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Arm&eacute;nien</ets>, L. <ets>Armenias</ets>, fr. <ets>Armenia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Armenia.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Armenian bole</b></col>, <cd>a soft clayey earth of a bright red color found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Armenian stone</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The commercial name of lapis lazuli.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Emery.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*me"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Armeria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Armeria</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"et</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>arme</ets> arm, or corrupted for <ets>healmet</ets> helmet.]</ety> <def>A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Armfulus</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much as the arm can hold.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"gaunt`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>With gaunt or slender legs. (?)</def>  &ldquo;An <xex>armgaunt</xex> steed.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has not yet been satisfactorily explained.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"-gret`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Great as a man's arm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A wreath of gold, <qex>arm-gret</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"hole`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arm</ets> + <ets>hole</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A hole for the arm in a garment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*mif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armifer</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing arms or weapons.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mi*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armiger</ets> armor bearer; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use, one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial bearings. The term is now superseded by <xex>esquire</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*mig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing arms.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They belonged to the <qex>armigerous</qex> part of the population, and were entitled to write themselves Esquire.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mil</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armilla</ets> a bracelet, fr. <ets>armus</ets> arm: cf. OF. <ets>armille</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bracelet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An ancient astronomical instrument.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; When composed of one ring placed in the plane of the equator for determining the time of the equinoxes, it is called an <xex>equinoctial armil</xex>; when of two or more rings, one in the plane of the meridian, for observing the solstices, it is called a <xex>solstitial armil</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*mil"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Armillas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Armill&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., a bracelet.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An armil.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mil*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>armillarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armilla</ets> arm ring, bracelet, fr. <ets>armus</ets> arm: cf. F. <ets>armillaire</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting of rings or circles.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Armillary sphere</b></col>, <cd>an ancient astronomical machine composed of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere, designed to represent the positions of the important circles of the celestial sphere.</cd>  <rj><au>Nichol.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>arming</qex> was now universal.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arming press</b></col> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld>, <cd>a press for stamping titles and designs on the covers of books.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*min"i*an</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under <er>Arminian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*min"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609).</def><br/>
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<p><note>The Arminian doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination. 2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That man may relapse from a state of grace.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*min"i*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*mip"o*tence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armipotentia</ets>, fr. <ets>armipotents</ets>.]</ety> <def>Power in arms.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*mip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armipotents</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>potens</ets> powerful, p. pr. of <ets>posse</ets> to be able.]</ety> <def>Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The temple stood of Mars <qex>armipotent</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*mis"o*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*mis"o*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>armisonus</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>sonare</ets> (p. pr. <ets>sonans</ets>) to sound.]</ety> <def>Rustling in arms; resounding with arms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mis*tice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>armistice</ets>, fr. (an assumed word) L. <ets>armistitium</ets>; <ets>arma</ets> arms + <ets>stare</ets>, <ets>statum</ets> (combining form, <ets>-stitum</ets>), to stand still.]</ety> <def>A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without any arm or branch.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of arms or weapons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"let</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arm</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small arm; <as>as, an <ex>armlet</ex> of the sea</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Armor for the arm.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*mo"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ammoniac.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>armure</ets>, fr. F. <ets>armure</ets>, OF. <ets>armeure</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armatura</ets>. See <er>Armature</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>armour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In English statues, <xex>armor</xex> is used for the whole apparatus of war, including offensive as well as defensive arms. The <xex>statues of armor</xex> directed what arms every man should provide.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Coat armor</b></col>, <cd>the escutcheon of a person or family, with its several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Submarine</b></col>, <cd>a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See under <er>Submarine</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Armoracia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>horseradish.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Armoracia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mor-bear`er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger.</def>  <rj><au>Judg. ix. 54.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>armor-clad</hw> <hw>armor-plated</hw> <hw>armour-plated</hw> <hw>armour-clad</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>protected with a covering of armor.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> steel-plated.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Clad with armor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mored cruis"er</hw>. <fld>(Nav.)</fld> <def>A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing <xex>armored</xex> and <xex>protected</xex> cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mored division</hw>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>a division of a land army which is equipped with armored vehicles such as tanks or armored personnel carriers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mor*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>armurer</ets>, <ets>armerer</ets>, fr. F. <ets>armurter</ets>, fr. armure armor.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes or repairs armor or arms.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*mo"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>armorial</ets>, fr. <ets>armoiries</ets> arms, coats of arms, for <ets>armoieries</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>armoier</ets> to paint arms, coats of arms, fr. <ets>armes</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arma</ets>. See <er>Arms</er>, <er>Armory</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Figures with <qex>armorial</qex> signs of race and birth.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Armorial bearings</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Arms</er>, 4.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*mor"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*mor"i*can</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Armoricus</ets>, fr. Celtic <ets>ar</ets> on, at + <ets>mor</ets> sea.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly called <xex>Armorica</xex>, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which has remained to the present times.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*mor"i*can</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Armorica.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mor*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>armoriste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in coat armor or heraldry.</def>  <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mor-plat`ed</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war; steel-clad.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This day will be launched . . . the first <qex>armor-plated</qex> steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.</q>  <rj><au>Times (Dec. 29, 1860).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mo*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Armories</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>armaire</ets>, <ets>armarie</ets>, F. <ets>armoire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armarium</ets> place for keeping arms; but confused with F. <ets>armoiries</ets>. See <er>Armorial</er>, <er>Ambry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited for safe keeping.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Armor; defensive and offensive arms.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Celestial <qex>armory</qex>, shields, helms, and spears.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols, bayonets, swords.</def>  <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking, <qex>armory</qex>, which is but one branch of heraldry, is, without doubt, of very ancient origin.</q> <rj><qau>Cussans.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>armoured</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>provided with protective covering; -- used of animals.  Opposite of <ant>unarmored</ant>.</def> <note>[Narrower terms: <stype>bone-covered </stype>; <stype>scaly, scaley, scaled</stype>.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armored.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>same as <er>armor-clad</er>; -- used of persons or things military.  Opposite of <ant>unarmored</ant>.</def> <note>One that is aromour-clad is <hascons>bulletproof</hascons>.  Narrower terms: <stype>lightly armored, lightly armoured</stype>; <stype>mail-clad, mailed</stype>;  <stype>panzer</stype>; <stype>scaled </stype></note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armored.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>armourer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armorer, artificer.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a manufacturer of firearms.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armorer</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>armoury</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a collection of resources.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armory, inventory.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>all the weapons and equipment that a country has.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arsenal, armory.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arsenal, armory.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>a place where arms are manufactured.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> armory, arsenal</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`mo*zeen"</hw>, <hw>Ar`mo*zine"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>armosin</ets>, <ets>armoisin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical.</def>  <rj><au>Simmonds.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"pit`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arm</ets> + <ets>pit</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arm"rack`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arms</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>armes</ets>, F. <ets>arme</ets>, pl. <ets>armes</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arma</ets>, pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to <ets>armus</ets> shoulder, and E. <ets>arm</ets>. See <er>Arm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He lays down his <qex>arms</qex>, but not his wiles.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Three horses and three goodly suits of <qex>arms</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Arms</xex> and the man I sing.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell. Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Falconry)</fld> <def>The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.</def>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Bred to arms</b></col>, <cd>educated to the profession of a soldier.</cd> -- <col><b>In arms</b></col>, <cd>armed for war; in a state of hostility.</cd> -- <col><b>Small arms</b></col>, <cd>portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>A stand of arms</b></col>, <cd>a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the musket and bayonet alone.</cd> -- <col><b>To arms</b></col><cd>! a summons to war or battle.</cd> -- <col><b>Under arms</b></col>, <cd>armed and equipped and in readiness for battle, or for a military parade.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arm's end</b></col>, <col><b>Arm's length</b></col>, <col><b>Arm's reach</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Arm</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"mure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Armor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Armor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arm&eacute;e</ets>, fr. L. <ets>armata</ets>, fem. of <ets>armatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>armare</ets> to arm. Cf. <er>Armada</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; <as>as, the Blue Ribbon <ex>Army</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A great number; a vast multitude; a host.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>army</qex> of good words.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Standing army</b></col>, <cd>a permanent army of professional soldiers, as distinguished from militia or volunteers.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Army organization</hw>. <def>The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges, and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are: (<xex>1</xex>) A <xex>regular</xex> or <xex>active army</xex>, in which soldiers serve continuously with the colors and live in barracks or cantonments when not in the field; (<xex>2</xex>) the <xex>reserves</xex> of this army, in which the soldiers, while remaining constantly subject to a call to the colors, live at their homes, being summoned more or less frequently to report for instruction, drill, or maneuvers; and (<xex>3</xex>) one or more classes of soldiers organized largely for territorial defense, living at home and having only occasional periods of drill and instraction, who are variously called <xex>home reserves</xex> (as in the table below), <xex>second</xex>, <xex>third</xex>, etc., <xex>line of defense</xex> (the regular army and its reserves ordinarily constituting the <xex>first line of defense</xex>), <xex>territorial forces</xex>, or the like. In countries where conscription prevails a soldier is supposed to serve a given number of years.  He is usually enrolled first in the regular army, then passes to its reserve, then into the home reserves, to serve until he reaches the age limit. It for any reason he is not enrolled in the regular army, he may begin his service in the army reserves or even the home reserves, but then serves the full number of years or up to the age limit. In equipment the organization of the army is into the three great arms of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, together with more or less numerous other branches, such as engineers, medical corps, etc., besides the staff organizations such as those of the pay and subsistence departments.</def><br/>
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<p><!-- Note: a table of army organizations and their characteristics in various countries is presented in the supplement, but not reproduced here. --><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>armyworm</hw>, <hw>Ar"my worm`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth (<spn>Pseudaletia unipuncta</spn>, formerly <spn>Leucania unipuncta</spn>. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The larva of a small two-winged fly (<gen>Sciara</gen>), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See <er>Cotton worm</er>, under <er>Cotton</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> army worm</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large companies in regular order.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>Ar"nee</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, </mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The wild buffalo of India (<spn>Bos, or Bubalus, arni</spn>), larger than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*nat"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ar*naut"</hw>  &Verbar;<hw>Ar*naout"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk. <ets>Arnaut</ets>, fr. NGr. &unr_;, for &unr_;.]</ety> <def>An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions, specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ni*ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. a corruption of <ets>ptarmica</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants; also, the most important species (<spn>Arnica montana</spn>), native of the mountains of Europe, used in medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The tincture of <xex>arnica</xex> is applied externally as a remedy for bruises, sprains, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ni*cin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arnica</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An active principle of <spn>Arnica montana</spn>. It is a bitter resin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ni*cine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"not</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"nut</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>aardnoot</ets>, E. <ets>earthut</ets>.]</ety> <def>The earthnut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*not"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Annotto</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A"roid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*roid"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ar</ets>um + -<ets>oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants (<fam>Araceae</fam>).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> araceous</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Ar</ets>um + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the Arum family (<fam>Arace&aelig;</fam>); -- have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arum</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*roint"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*roint")</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. E. <ets>rynt</ets>, <ets>rynt</ets> thee, <ets>roynt</ets>, or <ets>runt</ets>, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. <ets>r&ymacr_;man</ets> to make room or way, fr. <ets>r&umacr;m</ets> room. The final <it>t</it> is perh. for <ets>ta</ets>, for <ets>thou</ets>.  Cf. <er>Room</er> space.]</ety> <def>Stand off, or begone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aroint</qex> thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*roint"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To drive or scare off by some exclamation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;Whiskered cats <xex>arointed</xex> flee.&rdquo; <au>Mrs. Browning.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rol"la</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&obreve_;l"l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arolle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The stone pine (<spn>Pinus Cembra</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ro"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aroma</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. OE. <ets>aromaz</ets>, <ets>aromat</ets>, spice, F. <ets>aromate</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; <as>as, the <ex>aroma</ex> of coffee</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power; flavor; <as>as, the subtile <ex>aroma</ex> of genius</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`o*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`o*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aromaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aromatique</ets>. See <er>Aroma</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; <as>as, <ex>aromatic</ex> balsam</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aromatic compound</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, <chform>C6H6</chform>. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives.</cd> -- <col><b>Aromatic vinegar</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Vinegar</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`o*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r`&ouptack_;*m&abreve;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`o*mat`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aromatisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of impregnating or secting with aroma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ro"ma*tize</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aromatized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aromatizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aromatizare</ets>, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>aromatiser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ro"ma*ti`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.</def>  <rj><au>Evelyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ro"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aromatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Caxton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"oph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A contraction of <ets>aro</ets>ma <ets>ph</ets>ilosophorum.]</ety> <def>A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate various medical remedies.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The past or preterit tense of <er>Arise</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*round"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>round</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; <as>as, to travel <ex>around</ex> from town to town</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Near; in the neighborhood; <as>as, this man was standing <ex>around</ex> when the fight took place</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; See <er>Round</er>, the shorter form, <pos>adv. &amp; prep.</pos>, which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*round"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A lambent flame arose, which gently spread<br/>
<qex>Around</qex> his brows.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; <as>as, to travel <ex>around</ex> the country; a house standing <ex>around</ex> the corner.</as></def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>around-the-clock</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>proceeding without interruption for twenty four hours every day.</def> <illu><ex>around-the-clock</ex> nursing care</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock, twenty four hours a day.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rous"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whatever has associated itself with the <qex>arousal</qex> and activity of our better nature.</q> <rj><qau>Hare.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rouse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aroused</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arousing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>rouse</ets>.]</ety> <def>To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; <as>as, to <ex>arouse</ex> one from sleep; to <ex>arouse</ex> the dormant faculties.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Grasping his spear, forth issued to <qex>arouse</qex><br/>
His brother, mighty sovereign on the host.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>No suspicion was <qex>aroused</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>aroused</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>emotionally stimulated.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> stimulated, stirred, stirred up.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>brought to a state of great psychological tension.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> wound up.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>stimulated to a state of awareness and interest.</def> <illu>the <ex>aroused</ex> opposition</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> awakened.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>sexually aroused; feeling a strong urge for sexual activity.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aflame, hot, turned on(predicate), horny.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn>  <def>excessively affected by emotion; -- of persons.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> emotional, excited.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*row"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>row</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And twenty, rank in rank, they rode <qex>arow</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*roynt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>See <er>Aroint</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*peg"gio</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. <ets>arpeggiare</ets> to play on the harp, fr. <ets>arpa</ets> harp.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"pent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"pen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arpent</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arepennis</ets>, <ets>arapennis</ets>. According to Columella, a Gallic word for a measure equiv. to half a Roman <ets>jugerum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different parts of the country. The <xex>arpent</xex> of Paris was 4,088 sq. yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The <xex>woodland arpent</xex> was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`pen*ta"tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arpent</er>.]</ety> <def>The Anglicized form of the French <xex>arpenteur</xex>, a land surveyor.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"pine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An arpent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Webster (1623).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"qua*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar"que*bus</hw>, <hw>Ar"que*buse</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arquebuse</ets>, OF. <ets>harquebuse</ets>, fr. D. <ets>haak-bus</ets>; cf. G. <ets>hakenb&uuml;chse</ets> a gun with a hook. See <er>Hagbut</er>.]</ety> <def>A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket was a later invention.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>harquebus</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`que*bus*ade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arquebusade</ets> shot of an arquebus; eau d'<ets>arquebusade</ets> a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The shot of an arquebus.</def>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds.</def>  <rj><au>Parr.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`que*bus*ier</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arquebusier</ets>.]</ety> <def>A soldier armed with an arquebus.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or denomination, appear to have been called <qex>arquebusiers</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>E. Lodge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"qui*foux</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Alquifou</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"rach</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Orach</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"rack</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar. <ets>araq</ets> sweat, juice, spirituous liquor, fr. <ets>araqa</ets> to sweat. Cf. <er>Rack</er> arrack.]</ety> <def>A name in the East Indies and the Indian islands for all ardent spirits. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree or the date palm, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rag"o*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aragonite</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*raign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arraigned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arraigning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>arainen</ets>, <ets>arenen</ets>, OF. <ets>aragnier</ets>, <ets>aranier</ets>, <ets>araisnier</ets>, F. <ets>arraisonner</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arrationare</ets> to address to call before court; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ratio</ets> reason, reasoning, LL. cause, judgment. See <er>Reason</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or complaint.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They will not <qex>arraign</qex> you for want of knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the Christian body should now be <qex>arraigned</qex> by the world.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To accuse; impeach; charge; censure; criminate; indict; denounce. See <er>Accuse</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*raign"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arraignment; <as>as, the clerk of the <ex>arraigns</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone. Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*raign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From OF. <ets>aramier</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>adhramire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>To appeal to; to demand; <as>as, to <ex>arraign</ex> an assize of novel disseizin</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*raign"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arraigns.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*raign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>arraynement</ets>, <ets>aresnement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of arraigning, or the state of being arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A calling to an account to faults; accusation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In the sixth satire, which seems only an <qex>Arraignment</qex> of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ar*rai"ment</hw>, <hw>Ar*ray"ment</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Array</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Clothes; raiment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*range"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arranged</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arranging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>arayngen</ets>, OF. <ets>arengier</ets>, F. <ets>arranger</ets>, fr. <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>rengier</ets>, <ets>rangier</ets>, F. <ets>ranger</ets>. See <er>Range</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; <as>as, troops <ex>arranged</ex> for battle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So [they] came to the market place, and there he <qex>arranged</qex> his men in the streets.</q> <rj><qau>Berners.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[They] were beginning to <qex>arrange</qex> their hampers.</q> <rj><qau>Boswell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A mechanism previously <qex>arranged</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; <as>as, to <ex>arrange</ex> the preliminaries of an undertaking</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Adjust; adapt; range; dispose; classify.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arranged</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>disposed or placed in a particular kind of order.</def> <illu>the carefully <ex>arranged</ex> chessmen</illu>; <illu>haphazardly <ex>arranged</ex> interlobular septa</illu>; <illu>comfortable chairs <ex>arranged</ex> around the fireplace</illu> <ant>disarranged</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ordered</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>having a schedule and itinerary established prior to departure; -- of travel plans.</def> <illu>an <ex>arranged</ex> tour of Madrid</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>deliberately arranged for effect.</def> <ant>candid</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> staged</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*range"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arrangement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The manner or result of arranging; system of parts disposed in due order; regular and systematic classification; <as>as, <ex>arrangement</ex> of one's dress; the Linn&aelig;an <ex>arrangement</ex> of plants.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; <as>as, we have made <ex>arrangement</ex> for receiving company</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Settlement; adjustment by agreement; <as>as, the parties have made an <ex>arrangement</ex> between themselves concerning their disputes; a satisfactory <ex>arrangement</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A piece so adapted; a transcription; <as>as, a pianoforte <ex>arrangement</ex> of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral <ex>arrangement</ex> of a song, an opera, or the like.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ran"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arranges.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>arranging</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the act of arranging a piece of music.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arrangement.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"rant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>erraunt</ets>, <ets>errant</ets>, <ets>errand</ets>, equiv. to E. <ets>errant</ets> wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an <ets>errant rogue</ets>, an <ets>errant thief</ets>, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See <er>Errant</er>.]</ety> <def>Notoriously or pre&euml;minently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; <as>as, an <ex>arrant</ex> rogue or coward</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I discover an <qex>arrant</qex> laziness in my soul.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Thorough or downright, in a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>arrant</qex> honest woman.</q> <rj><qau>Burton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"rant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully.</def>  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ras</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Arras</ets> the capital of Artois, in the French Netherlands.]</ety> <def>Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Stateliest couches, with rich <qex>arras</qex> spread.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Behind the <qex>arras</qex> I'll convey myself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ras</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with an arras.</def>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ras*ene"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arras</er>.]</ety> <def>A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in embroidery.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*ras"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing free gold.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ar"ras*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar"ras*ways`</hw></mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Prob. a corruption of <ets>arriswise</ets>. See <er>Arris</er>.]</ety> <def>Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two sides, the corner being in front; -- said of a rectangular form.</def>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit. Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*raught"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[The past tense of an old v. <ets>areach</ets> or <ets>arreach</ets>. Cf. <er>Reach</er>, obs. pret. <ets>raught</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obtained; seized.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arai</ets>, <ets>arrai</ets>, OF. <ets>arrai</ets>, <ets>arrei</ets>, <ets>arroi</ets>, order, arrangement, dress, F. <ets>arroi</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + OF. <ets>rai</ets>, <ets>rei</ets>, <ets>roi</ets>, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth. <ets>raidjan</ets>, <ets>garaidjan</ets>, to arrange, MHG. <ets>gereiten</ets>, Icel. <ets>rei&eth;i</ets> rigging, harness; akin to E. <ets>ready</ets>. Cf. <er>Ready</er>, <er>Greith</er>, <er>Curry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; <as>as, drawn up in battle <ex>array</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wedged together in the closest <qex>array</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A gallant <qex>array</qex> of nobles and cavaliers.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An imposing series of things.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Their long <qex>array</qex> of sapphire and of gold.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The panel itself.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To challenge the array</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to except to the whole panel.</cd> <au>Cowell.</au> <au>Tomlins.</au> <au>Blount.</au> -- <col><b>Commission of array</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a commission given by the prince to officers in every county, to muster and <xex>array</xex> the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.</cd>  <au>Blackstone.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ray"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrayed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arraying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>araien</ets>, <ets>arraien</ets>, fr. OE. <ets>arraier</ets>, <ets>arreier</ets>, <ets>arreer</ets>, <ets>arroier</ets>, fr. <ets>arrai</ets>. See <er>Array</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal.</def><br/>
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<p><q>By torch and trumpet fast <qex>arrayed</qex>,<br/>
Each horseman drew his battle blade.</q> <rj><qau>Campbell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These doubts will be <qex>arrayed</qex> before their minds.</q> <rj><qau>Farrar.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Pharaoh . . . <qex>arrayed</qex> him in vestures of fine linen.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xli.&unr_;.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>In gelid caves with horrid gloom <qex>arrayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Trumbull.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To array a panel</b></col>, <cd>to set forth in order the men that are impaneled.</cd>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au>  <au>Tomlins.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To draw up; arrange; dispose; set in order.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ray"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them duly accoutered.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arere</ets>, OF. <ets>arere</ets>, <ets>ariere</ets>, F. <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>retro</ets> backward. See <er>Rear</er>.]</ety> <def>To or in the rear; behind; backwards.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rear"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid, though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in the plural, <as>as, <ex>arrears</ex> of rent, wages, or taxes</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>For much I dread due payment by the Greeks<br/>
Of yesterday's <qex>arrear</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I have a large <qex>arrear</qex> of letters to write.</q> <rj><qau>J. D. Forbes.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>In arrear</b></col> <it>or</it>  <col><b>In arrears</b></col></mcol>, <cd>behind; backward; behindhand; in debt.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rear"age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arr&eacute;rage</ets>, fr. <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets>, OF. <ets>arere</ets>. See <er>Arrear</er>.]</ety> <def>That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a part; arrears.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The old <qex>arrearages</qex> . . . being defrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*rect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*rect"ed</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrectus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>arrigere</ets> to raise, erect; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>regere</ets> to lead straight, to direct.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lifted up; raised; erect.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attentive, as a person listening.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but to the vigilant and <qex>arrect</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Smalridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rect"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To direct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>My supplication to you I <qex>arrect</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Skelton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Aret</er>.]</ety> <def>To impute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rect"a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrectarius</ets>, fr. <ets>arrigere</ets> o set up.]</ety> <def>An upright beam.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`re*not"o*kous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bearing males; &unr_; a male + &unr_; a bringing forth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ren*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>arrenter</ets> to give or take as rent. See <er>Arendator</er>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rep"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arripere</ets>, <ets>arreptum</ets>, to seize, snatch; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>rapere</ets> to snatch. See <er>Rapacious</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of taking away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;This <xex>arreption</xex> was sudden.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`rep*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arreptitius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Odd, <qex>arreptitious</qex>, frantic extravagances.</q> <rj><qau>Howell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rest"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arresting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>aresten</ets>, OF. <ets>arester</ets>, F. <ets>arr&ecirc;ter</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arrestare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>restare</ets> to remain, stop; <ets>re</ets> + <ets>stare</ets> to stand. See <er>Rest</er> remainder.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> the current of a river; to <ex>arrest</ex> the senses.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Nor could her virtues the relentless hand<br/>
Of Death <qex>arrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Philips.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> one for debt, or for a crime</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; After this word Shakespeare uses <xex>of</xex> (&ldquo;I <ex>arrest</ex> thee <ptcl>of</ptcl> high treason&rdquo;) or <ptcl>on</ptcl>; the modern usage is <ptcl>for</ptcl>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; <as>as, to <ex>arrest</ex> the eyes or attention</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Buckminster.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>We may <qex>arrest</qex> our thoughts upon the divine mercies.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop; apprehend; seize; lay hold of.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rest"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To tarry; to rest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rest"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arest</ets>, <ets>arrest</ets>, OF. <ets>arest</ets>, F. <ets>arr&ecirc;t</ets>, fr. <ets>arester</ets>. See <er>Arrest</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Arr&unr_;t</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; <as>as, an <ex>arrest</ex> of development</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As the <qex>arrest</qex> of the air showeth.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The taking or apprehending of a person by authority of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate, or warrant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>William . . . ordered him to be put under <qex>arrest</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[Our brother Norway] sends out <qex>arrests</qex><br/>
On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body; but it is sufficient in the party be within the power of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty law, and in old English practice, the term is applied to the seizure of property.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Any seizure by power, physical or moral.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of his sheep, etc., . . . were sad <qex>arrests</qex> to his troubled spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse; -- also named <xex>rat-tails</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>White.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arrest of judgment</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the staying or stopping of a judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for this purpose is called a motion in <xex>arrest of judgment</xex>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`res*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arrestation</ets>, LL. <ets>arrestatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Arrest.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>arrestation</qex> of the English resident in France was decreed by the National Convention.</q> <rj><qau>H. M. Williams.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`res*tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Arrest</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The person in whose hands is the property attached by arrestment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rest"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who arrests.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The person at whose suit an arrestment is made.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>arrestor</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rest"ing</hw> <pr>(&abreve;r*r&ebreve_;st"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Striking; attracting attention; impressive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This most solemn and <qex>arresting</qex> occurrence.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rest"ive</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to arrest.</def>  <rj><au>McCosh.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rest"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arrestement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the possession of a third party are attached.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stoppage or check.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*r&ecirc;t</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Arrest</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(F. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An arrest; a legal seizure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ret"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aret</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"rha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Arrh&aelig;</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. Cf. <er>Earnest</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Money or other valuable thing given to evidence a contract; a pledge or earnest.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`rha*phos"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to sew together.]</ety> <def>Seamless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*rhi"zal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*rhi"zous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not rooted; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a true root, as a parasitical plant.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*rhyth"mic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*rhyth"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; rhythm.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"rhyt*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; rhythm.]</ety> <def>Want of rhythm.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ride"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arridere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ridere</ets> to laugh.]</ety> <def>To please; to gratify.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Above all thy rarities, old Oxenford, what do most <qex>arride</qex> and solace me are thy repositories of moldering learning.</q> <rj><qau>Lamb.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*riere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets>. See <er>Arrear</er>.]</ety> <def>&ldquo;That which is behind&rdquo;; the rear; -- chiefly used as an adjective in the sense of <xex>behind</xex>, <xex>rear</xex>, <xex>subordinate</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Arriere fee</b></col>, <col><b>Arriere fief</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a fee or fief dependent on a superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.</cd> -- <col><b>Arriere vassal</b></col>, <cd>the vassal of a vassal.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*riere"-ban`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. OE. <ets>arban</ets>, <ets>heriban</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>hariban</ets>, <ets>heriban</ets>, G. <ets>heerbann</ets>, the calling together of an army; OHG. <ets>heri</ets> an army + <ets>ban</ets> a public call or order. The French have misunderstood their old word, and have changed it into <ets>arri&egrave;re-ban</ets>, though <ets>arri&egrave;re</ets> has no connection with its proper meaning. See <er>Ban</er>, <er>Abandon</er>.]</ety> <def>A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ris</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>areste</ets>, F. <ets>ar&ecirc;te</ets>, fr. L. <ets>arista</ets> the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arris fillet</b></col>, <cd>a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain.</cd> <au>Gwilt.</au> -- <col><b>Arris gutter</b></col>, <cd>a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building.</cd> <au>Gwilt.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"rish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Eddish</er>.]</ety> <def>The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>arish</asp>, <asp>ersh</asp>, etc.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>The moment we entered the stubble or <qex>arrish</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Blackw. Mag.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ris*wise`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*riv"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arrive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes,<br/>
Expect his swift <qex>arrival</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; <as>as, our <ex>arrival</ex> at this conclusion was wholly unexpected</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; <as>as, news brought by the last <ex>arrival</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Another <qex>arrival</qex> still more important was speedily announced.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An approach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The house has a corner <qex>arrival</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Walpole.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*riv"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrival.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rive"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrived</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arriving</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>ariven</ets> to arrive, land, OF. <ets>ariver</ets>, F. <ets>arriver</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>arripare</ets>, <ets>adripare</ets>, to come to shore; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>ripa</ets> the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. <er>Riparian</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by water or by land; -- followed by <xex>at</xex> (formerly sometimes by <xex>to</xex>), also by <xex>in</xex> and <xex>from</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Arrived</xex> in Padua.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[&AElig;neas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, <qex>arrived</qex> . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>There was no outbreak till the regiment <qex>arrived</qex> at Ipswich.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning, or experiment.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To arrive at</b></col>, <cd>or attain to.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>When he <qex>arrived at</qex> manhood.</q> <rj><qau>Rogers.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We <qex>arrive at</qex> knowledge of a law of nature by the generalization of facts.</q> <rj><qau>McCosh.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>If <qex>at</qex> great things thou wouldst <qex>arrive</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To come; said of time; <as>as, the time <ex>arrived</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To happen or occur.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Happy! to whom this glorious death <qex>arrives</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rive"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to shore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And made the sea-trod ship <qex>arrive</qex> them.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To reach; to come to.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Ere he <qex>arrive</qex> the happy isle.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Ere we could <qex>arrive</qex> the point proposed.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Arrive</qex> at last the blessed goal.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rive"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrival.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>How should I joy of thy <qex>arrive</qex> to hear!</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*riv"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who arrives.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arriving</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <def>directed or moving inward or toward a center; <as>as, <ex>arriving</ex> trains</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> inbound, inward.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*ro"ba</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. and Pg., from Ar. <ets>arrub</ets>, <ets>ar-rubu</ets>, a fourth part.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36 lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ro*gance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>arrogantia</ets>, fr. <ets>arrogans</ets>. See <er>Arrogant</er>.]</ety> <def>The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness; haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I hate not you for her proud <qex>arrogance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Haughtiness; hauteur; assumption; lordliness; presumption; pride; disdain; insolence; conceit; conceitedness. See <er>Haughtiness</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ro*gan*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrogance.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ro*gant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arrogant</ets>, L. <ets>arrogans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>arrogare</ets>. See <er>Arrogate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; -- applied to persons.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Arrogant</qex> Winchester, that haughty prelate.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; <as>as, <ex>arrogant</ex> pretensions or behavior</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See <er>Magisterial</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ro*gant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ro*gant*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Arrogance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arrogated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arrogating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>arrogatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adrogare</ets>, <ets>arrogare</ets>, to ask, appropriate to one's self; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>rogare</ets> to ask. See <er>Rogation</er>.]</ety> <def>To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; <as>as, the pope <ex>arrogated</ex> dominion over kings</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>arrogated</qex> to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ro*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrogatio</ets>, fr. <ets>arrogare</ets>. Cf. <er>Adrogation</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to.</def>  <rj><au>Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Civ. Law)</fld> <def>Adoption of a person of full age.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ro*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ron`disse`ment"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>arrondir</ets> to make round; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>rond</ets> round, L. <ets>rotundus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A subdivision of a department.</def> <mark>[France]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into <xex>departments</xex>, those into <xex>arrondissements</xex>, those into <xex>cantons</xex>, and the latter into <xex>communes</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*rose"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arroser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The blissful dew of heaven does <qex>arrose</qex> you.</q> <rj><qau>Two N. Kins.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*ro"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arrodere</ets>, <ets>arrosum</ets>, to gnaw: cf. F. <ets>arrosion</ets>.]</ety> <def>A gnawing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"row</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>arewe</ets>, AS. <ets>arewe</ets>, <ets>earh</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>&ouml;r</ets>, <ets>&ouml;rvar</ets>, Goth. <ets>arhwazna</ets>, and perh. L. <ets>arcus</ets> bow. Cf. <er>Arc</er>.]</ety> <def>A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Broad arrow</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An arrow with a broad head.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A mark placed upon British ordnance and government stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad arrowhead.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"row grass`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An herbaceous grasslike plant (<spn>Triglochin palustre</spn>, and other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed arrowheads.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ar"row*head`</hw> <hw>ar"row-head`</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aquatic plant of the genus <gen>Sagittaria</gen>, esp. <spn>Sagittaria sagittifolia</spn>, -- named from the shape of the leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"row*head`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arrowheaded characters</b></col>, <cd>characters the elements of which consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or wedges; -- hence called also <xex>nail-headed</xex>, <xex>wedge-formed</xex>, <xex>cuneiform</xex>, or <xex>cuneatic</xex> characters; the oldest written characters used in the country about the Tigris and Euphrates, and subsequently in Persia, and abounding among the ruins of Persepolis, Nineveh, and Babylon. See <er>Cuneiform</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"row*root`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A white-flowered west Indian plant of the genus <gen>Maranta</gen>, esp. <spn>Maranta arundinacea</spn>, now cultivated in many hot countries.  Its root yields <prod>arrowroot starch</prod>.  It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of <spn>Maranta arundinacea</spn>, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of <gen>Maranta</gen> and <gen>Curcuma</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arrow-shaped</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <fld>(Botany)</fld> <def>like an arrow head without flaring base lobes; -- of a leaf shape.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sagittate, sagittiform.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arrow-wood</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any  plant (<spn>Viburnum recognitum</spn>) closely related to southern arrow wood; eastern U.S. Maine to Ohio and Georgia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arrow wood.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"row*wood`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A shrub (<spn>Viburnum dentatum</spn>) growing in damp woods and thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender shoots.  Also, any of several other similar small trees whose straight shoots were used for making arrows.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"row*worm`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A peculiar transparent worm of the genus <gen>Sagitta</gen>, living at the surface of the sea. See <er>Sagitta</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"row*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of arrows.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How quick they wheeled, and flying, behind them shot<br/>
Sharp sleet of <qex>arrowy</qex> showers.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; swift; darting; piercing.</def> &ldquo;His <xex>arrowy</xex> tongue.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>By the blue rushing of the <qex>arrowy</qex> Rhone.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>With <qex>arrowy</qex> vitalities, vivacities, and ingenuities.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*roy"o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arroyos</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp., fr. LL. <ets>arrogium</ets>; cf. Gr. &unr_; river, stream, fr. &unr_; to flow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A water course; a rivulet.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The dry bed of a small stream.</def> <mark>[Western U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"schin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Arshine</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arse</hw> <pr>(&auml;rs)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ears</ets>; <ets>&aelig;rs</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>ars</ets>. G. <ets>arsch</ets>, D. <ets>aars</ets>, Sw. <ets>ars</ets>, Dan. <ets>arts</ets>, Gr. &unr_; (cf. <grk>o'yra`</grk> tail).]</ety> <def>The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the fundament; the bottom.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arse"hole`</hw> <pr>(&auml;rs"h&omacr;l`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>execretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anus, arse, asshole</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"se*nal</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&euptack_;*n&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. &amp; F. <ets>arsenal</ets> arsenal, dockyard, or It. <ets>arzanale</ets>, <ets>arsenale</ets> (cf. It. &amp; <ets>darsena</ets> dock); all fr. Ar. <ets>d&amacr;r&ccedil;in&amacr;'a</ets> house of industry or fabrication; <ets>d&amacr;r</ets> house + <ets>&ccedil;in&amacr;'a</ets> art, industry.]</ety> <def>A public establishment for the storage, or for the manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments, whether for land or naval service.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"se*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of arsenic acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*se"ni*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Arsenate</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"se*nic</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&euptack_;*n&ibreve_;k; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arsenicum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arseniko`n</grk>, <grk>'arreniko`n</grk>, yellow orpiment, perh. fr. <grk>'arseniko`s</grk> or better Attic <grk>'arreniko`s</grk> masculine, <grk>'a`rrhn</grk> male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per. <ets>zern&imacr;kh</ets>: cf. F. <ets>arsenic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of the elements, a solid substance resembling a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356&deg; Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur compounds, the first of which is the true <xex>arsenicum</xex> of the ancients. The element and its compounds are active poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight 75. Symbol As.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called also <altname>arsenious acid</altname>, <altname>white arsenic</altname>, and <altname>ratsbane</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*sen"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest equivalence; <as>as, <ex>arsenic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*sen"ic*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; <as>as, <ex>arsenical</ex> vapor; <ex>arsenical</ex> wall papers.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arsenical silver</b></col>, <cd>an ore of silver containing arsenic.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*sen"i*cate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arsenicated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arsenicating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*sen"i*cism</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"sen*ide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or radical; -- formerly called <xex>arseniuret</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`sen*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arsenic</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or producing arsenic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*se"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ars&eacute;nieux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; <as>as, <ex>arsenious</ex> powder or glass</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when having an equivalence next lower than the highest; <as>as, <ex>arsenious</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"sen*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ars&eacute;nite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`se*ni"u*ret</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Arsenide</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`se*ni"u*ret`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary substances or radicals; <as>as, <ex>arseniureted</ex> hydrogen</as>.</def> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>arseniuretted</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`sen*o*pyr"ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Arsenic</ets> + <ets>pyrite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called <altname>arsenical pyrites</altname> and <altname>mispickel</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Arse"smart</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Smartweed; water pepper.</def>  <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"shine</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"sh&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>arshin</ets>, of Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk. <ets>arshin</ets>, <ets>arsh&umacr;n</ets>, ell, yard.]</ety> <def>A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"sine</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&ibreve_;n <it>or</it> -s&emacr;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Arsenic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, <chform>AsH3</chform>, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar"sis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arsis</ets>, Gr. <grk>'a`rsis</grk> a raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. <grk>a'i`rein</grk> to raise or lift up.  Its ordinary use is the result of am early misapprehension; originally and properly it denotes the <ets>lifting</ets> of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented part of the rhythm.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>That part of a foot where the <xex>ictus</xex> is put, or which is distinguished from the rest (known as the <xex>thesis</xex>) of the foot by a greater stress of voice.</def> <au>Hermann.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That elevation of voice now called <altname>metrical accentuation</altname>, or the rhythmic accent.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is uncertain whether the <xex>arsis</xex> originally consisted in a higher musical tone, greater volume, or longer duration of sound, or in all combined.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to <contr>thesis</contr>.</def>  <rj><au>Moore.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ars`met"rike</hw> <pr>(&auml;rz`m&ebreve_;t"r&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[An erroneous form of <ets>arithmetic</ets>, as if from L. <ets>ars metrica</ets> the measuring art.]</ety> <def>Arithmetic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"son</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"s'n; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>arson</ets>, <ets>arsun</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ardere</ets>, <ets>arsum</ets>, to burn.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious and voluntary firing of a building or ship.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>arsonist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a criminal who illegaly sets fire to property.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> incendiary, firebug.</syn><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The definition of this crime is varied by statues in different countries and states. The English law of arson has been considerably modified in the United States; in some of the States it has been materially enlarged, while in others, various degrees of arson have been established, with corresponding punishment.</note>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Art</hw> <pr>(&auml;rt)</pr>. <def>The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb <er>Be</er>; but formed after the analogy of the plural <xex>are</xex>, with the ending -<xex>t</xex>, as in thou shal<xex>t</xex>, wil<xex>t</xex>, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. <er>Be</er>. Now used only in solemn or poetical style.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Art</hw> <pr>(&auml;rt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>art</ets>, L. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. <ets>arm</ets>, <ets>aristocrat</ets>, <ets>article</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Blest with each grace of nature and of <qex>art</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from <xex>science</xex> or speculative principles; <as>as, the <ex>art</ex> of building or engraving; the <ex>art</ex> of war; the <ex>art</ex> of navigation.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Science is systematized knowledge . . . <xex>Art</xex> is knowledge made efficient by skill.</q> <rj><qau>J. F. Genung.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The fishermen can't employ their <qex>art</qex> with so much success in so troubled a sea.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture; one of the fine arts; <as>as, he prefers <ex>art</ex> to literature</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; <as>as, master of <ex>arts</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In fearless youth we tempt the heights of <qex>arts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Four years spent in the <qex>arts</qex> (as they are called in colleges) is, perhaps, laying too laborious a foundation.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>So vast is <qex>art</qex>, so narrow human wit.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; <as>as, a man has the <ex>art</ex> of managing his business to advantage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>Skillful plan; device.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They employed every <qex>art</qex> to soothe . . . the discontented warriors.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Cunning; artifice; craft.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Madam, I swear I use no <qex>art</qex> at all.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Animals practice <qex>art</qex> when opposed to their superiors in strength.</q> <rj><qau>Crabb.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>The black art; magic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Art and part</b></col> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld>, <cd>share or concern by aiding and abetting a criminal in the perpetration of a crime, whether by advice or by assistance in the execution; complicity.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The <xex>arts</xex> are divided into various classes. <col><b>The useful arts</b></col>, <col><b>The mechanical arts</b></col>, <it>or</it> <col><b>The industrial arts</b></col> are those in which the hands and body are more concerned than the mind; as in making clothes and utensils. These are called <xex>trades</xex>.  <col><b>The fine arts</b></col> are those which have primarily to do with imagination and taste, and are applied to the production of what is beautiful. They include poetry, music, painting, engraving, sculpture, and architecture; but the term is often confined to painting, sculpture, and architecture. <col><b>The liberal arts</b></col> (<xex>artes liberales</xex>, the higher arts, which, among the Romans, only freemen were permitted to pursue) were, in the Middle Ages, these seven branches of learning, -- grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. In modern times the <xex>liberal arts</xex> include the sciences, philosophy, history, etc., which compose the course of academical or collegiate education. Hence, degrees in the <xex>arts</xex>; master and bachelor of <xex>arts</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><q>In America, literature and the elegant <qex>arts</qex> must grow up side by side with the coarser plants of daily necessity.</q> <rj><qau>Irving.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Science; literature; aptitude; readiness; skill; dexterity; adroitness; contrivance; profession; business; trade; calling; cunning; artifice; duplicity. See <er>Science</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Artamidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a natural family comprising the wood swallows.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Artamidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Artamus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the <fam>Artamidae</fam>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Artamus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>artefact</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>artifact</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artifact.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>artefactual</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to an artefact.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artifactual</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>made by human actions.</def> <ant>natural</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artifactual</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*te"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&ebreve_;"m&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'A`rtemis</grk>, a Greek goddess.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See <er>Brine shrimp</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Artemis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon in Greek mythology; one of the Olympian deities, daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with the Roman Diana.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Cynthia, Diana.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`te*mi"si*a</hw> <pr>(&auml;rt&euptack_;"m&ibreve_;zh"&ibreve_;*&adot_; <it>or</it> &auml;rt&euptack_;"m&ibreve_;sh"&ibreve_;*&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Artemisia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'Artemisi`a</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these <spn>Artemisia absinthium</spn>, or common wormwood, is well known, and <spn>Artemisia tridentata</spn> is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arteria</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artery.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te"ri*ac</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arteriacus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Artery</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the windpipe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>art&eacute;riel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; <as>as, <ex>arterial</ex> action; the <ex>arterial</ex> system.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery), as a river, canal, or railroad.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Arterial blood</b></col>, <cd>blood which has been changed and vitalized (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>arterialise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <def>same as <ex>arterialize</ex>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arterialize</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also <altname>a&euml;ration</altname> and <altname>hematosis</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Arterialized</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Arterializing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*og"ra*phy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A systematic description of the arteries.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ar*te`ri*o"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*te"ri*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>arteriola</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>arteria</ets>: cf. F. <ets>art&eacute;riole</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small artery with a muscular wall.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arteriolar</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an arteriole.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of arteries.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*ol"o*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&emacr;`r&ibreve_;*&omacr;l"&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*r&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'arthri`a</grk> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a form of arteriosclerosis which affects predominantly the arterioles, found especially in people with chronic hypertension.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&emacr;`r&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*r&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; Gr. &unr_; artery + <ets>sclerosis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima, occurring mostly in old age.  Subtypes are distinguished, such as <er>arteriolosclerosis</er> and <er>atherosclerosis</er>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>arteriosclerotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to arteriosclerosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te`ri*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arteriotomia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; a cutting.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the arteries.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>arteriovenous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>connecting an artery to a vein.</def> <illu>an <ex>arteriovenous</ex> fistula</illu><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`te*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Artery</ets> + <ets>-etis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Inflammation of an artery or arteries.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ter*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Arteries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>arteria</ets> windpipe, artery, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The trachea or windpipe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Under the <xex>artery</xex>, or windpipe, is the mouth of the stomach.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with them by capillaries.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In man and other mammals, the arteries which contain arterialized blood receive it from the left ventricle of the heart through the aorta. See <er>Aorta</er>. The <xex>pulmonary artery</xex> conveys the venous blood from the right ventricle to the lungs, whence the arterialized blood is returned through the pulmonary veins.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of communication; <as>as, <ex>arteries</ex> of trade or commerce</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*te"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>art&eacute;sien</ets>, fr. <ets>Artois</ets> in France, where many such wells have been made since the middle of the last century.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called <xex>Artesium</xex>), in France.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Artesian wells</b></col>, <cd>wells made by boring into the earth till the instrument reaches water, which, from internal pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are usually of small diameter and often of great depth.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Art</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Artful</xex> strains.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Artful</xex> terms.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Artificial; imitative.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He [was] too <qex>artful</qex> a writer to set down events in exact historical order.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing; crafty; <as>as, an <ex>artful</ex> boy</as>. [The usual sense.]</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Artful</qex> in speech, in action, and in mind.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>artful</qex> revenge of various animals.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky; deceitful; designing. See <er>Cunning</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"then</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as</def> <er>Earthen</er>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>arthen</xex> pot.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*thrit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*thrit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arthriticus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'arqritiko`s</grk>. See <er>Arthritis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the joints.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty.</def>  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>afflicted with arthritis.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thri"tis</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*thr&imacr;"t&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'arqri^tis</grk> (as if fem. of <grk>'arqri`tis</grk> belonging to the joints, sc. <grk>no`sos</grk> disease) gout, fr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> a joint.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout.  A variety of forms of arthritis are recognized, some of which (such as <stype>rheumatoid arthritis</stype>, also called <stype>arthritis deformans</stype> and <stype>arthritis nodosa</stype>) are chronic and progressive, and lead to incapacitation and deformity.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*chon*dri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Chondritis of a joint.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"thro*derm</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>'derm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The external covering of an Arthropod.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*throd"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; a binding together.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Surgical fixation of joints.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thro"di*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; well articulated; <grk>'a`rqron</grk> a joint + &unr_; shape.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*thro"di*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*throd"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to arthrodia.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*dyn"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <grk>'ody`nh</grk> pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not dependent upon structural disease.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`thro*dyn"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to arthrodynia, or pain in the joints; rheumatic.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*gas"tra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; stomach.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*throg"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The description of joints.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*throl"o*gy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which treats of joints.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"thro*mere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the body segments of Arthropods. See <er>Arthrostraca</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Packard.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*pleu"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; the side.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*throp"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_;, &unr_;, to suffer.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any disease of the joints.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"thro*pod</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Arthropoda.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*throp"o*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida, and Crustacea.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*throp"o*dal</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`thro*pom"a*ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; lid.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the orders of Branchiopoda. See <er>Branchiopoda</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thro"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Articulation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"thro*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; joint + E. <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bacteriol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>one of the small conidia occurring arranged in chains in certain fungi.  Called also <altname>oidium</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p> -- <wordforms><wf>Ar`thro*spor"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <wf>Ar*thros"po*rous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>arthrosporic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to an arthrospore{2}.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arthrosporous.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arthrosporous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to an arthrospore{2}.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arthrosporic</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*thros"tra*ca</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; a shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"thro*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; joint + &unr_; to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`thro*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a`rqron</grk> joint + &unr_; animal, fr. &unr_; an animal.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Articulata; articulate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*thu"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights.</def>  <rj><au>J. R. Symonds.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the <qex>Arthurian</qex> invention dwarfs all other things in the book.</q>  <rj><qau>Saintsbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*ad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; even, fr. &unr_; exactly.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a remainder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*choke</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>articiocco</ets>, perh. corrupted fr. the same word as <ets>carciofo</ets>; cf. older spellings <ets>archiciocco</ets>, <ets>archicioffo</ets>, <ets>carciocco</ets>, and Sp. <ets>alcachofa</ets>, Pg. <ets>alcachofra</ets>; prob. fr. Ar. <ets>al-harshaf</ets>, <ets>al-kharsh&umacr;f</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The <spn>Cynara scolymus</spn>, a plant somewhat resembling a thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets, sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Jerusalem artichoke</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>articulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>artus</ets> joint, akin to Gr. &unr_;, fr. a root <ets>ar</ets> to join, fit. See <er>Art</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; <as>as, an <ex>article</ex> in the Constitution</as>. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; <as>as, <ex>articles</ex> of agreement</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Subject; matter; concern; distinct.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A very great revolution that happened in this <qex>article</qex> of good breeding.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This last <qex>article</qex> will hardly be believed.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A distinct part.</def>   &ldquo;Upon each <xex>article</xex> of human duty.&rdquo; <au>Paley.</au> &ldquo;Each <xex>article</xex> of time.&rdquo; <au>Habington.</au><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>articles</qex> which compose the blood.</q> <rj><qau>E. Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A particular one of various things; <as>as, an <ex>article</ex> of merchandise; salt is a necessary <ex>article</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>They would fight not for articles of faith, but for <qex>articles</qex> of food.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Precise point of time; moment.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the <qex>article</qex> of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>One of the three words, <xex>a</xex>, <xex>an</xex>, <xex>the</xex>, used before nouns to limit or define their application. <xex>A</xex> (or <xex>an</xex>) is called the indefinite article, <xex>the</xex> the definite article.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the segments of an articulated appendage.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Articles of Confederation</b></col>, <cd>the compact which was first made by the original thirteen States of the United States. They were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law until March, 1789.</cd> -- <col><b>Articles of impeachment</b></col>, <cd>an instrument which, in cases of impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment does in a common criminal case.</cd> -- <col><b>Articles of war</b></col>, <cd>rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army.</cd> -- <col><b>In the article of death</b></col> <ety>[L. <ets>in articulo mortis</ets>]</ety>, <cd>at the moment of death; in the dying struggle.</cd> -- <col><b>Lords of the articles</b></col> <fld>(Scot. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a standing committee of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws.</cd> -- <col><b>The Thirty-nine Articles</b></col>, <cd>statements (thirty-nine in number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*cle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Articled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Articling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>articuler</ets>, fr. L. <ets>articulare</ets>. See <er>Article</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Articulate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct particulars.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If all his errors and follies were <qex>articled</qex> against him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He shall be <qex>articled</qex> against in the high court of admiralty.</q> <rj><qau>Stat. 33 Geo. III.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; <as>as, to <ex>article</ex> an apprentice to a mechanic</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*cle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Then he <qex>articled</qex> with her that he should go away when he pleased.</q> <rj><qau>Selden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*cled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bound by articles; apprenticed; <as>as, an <ex>articled</ex> clerk</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>articularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>articulaire</ets>. See <er>Article</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the joints; <as>as, an <ex>articular</ex> disease; an <ex>articular</ex> process.</as></def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*tic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar*tic"u*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*lar*ly</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&ibreve_;k"&uuptack_;*l&etilde_;r*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an articular or an articulate manner.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*tic`u*la"ta</hw> <pr>(&auml;r*t&ibreve_;k`&uuptack_;*l&amacr;"t&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Neut. pl. from L. <ets>articulatus</ets> furnished with joints, distinct, p. p. of <ets>articulare</ets>.  See <er>Article</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed of a series of ringlike segments (arthromeres). By some writers, the unsegmented worms (helminths) have also been included; by others it is restricted to the Arthropoda. It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of some authors. The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda (Insects, Myriapoda, Malacopoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including the Annelida and allied forms.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including those that have the shells united by a hinge.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A subdivision of the Crinoidea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>articulatus</ets>. See <er>Articulata</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; <as>as, <ex>articulate</ex> animals or plants</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible; characterized by division into words and syllables; <as>as, <ex>articulate</ex> speech, sounds, words</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Total changes of party and <qex>articulate</qex> opinion.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Articulated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Articulating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>]</vmorph>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat or make terms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To join or be connected by articulation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together with joints or at the joints.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw up or write in separate articles; to particularize; to specify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct syllables or words; to enunciate; <as>as, to <ex>articulate</ex> letters or language</as>.</def> &ldquo;To <xex>articulate</xex> a word.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To express distinctly; to give utterance to.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Luther <qex>articulated</qex> himself upon a process that hand already begun in the Christian church.</q> <rj><qau>Bibliotheca Sacra.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To . . . <qex>articulate</qex> the dumb, deep want of the people.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; <as>as, an <ex>articulated</ex> skeleton</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of speech; pronounced.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>After the manner, or in the form, of a joint.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely.</def>  <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I had <qex>articulately</qex> set down in writing our points.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>With distinct utterance of the separate sounds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*late*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being articulate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>articulatio</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Latin.]</ety> <fld>(anatomy)</fld> <def>the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton especially if the articulatio allows motion.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> joint, articulation.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>articulation</ets>, fr. L. <ets>articulatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Articulations may be immovable, when the bones are directly united (synarthrosis), or slightly movable, when they are united intervening substance (amphiarthrosis), or they may be more or less freely movable, when the articular surfaces are covered with synovial membranes, as in complete joints (diarthrosis). The last (diarthrosis) includes hinge joints, admitting motion in one plane only (ginglymus), ball and socket joints (enarthrosis), pivot and rotation joints, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as in pods.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also, a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular intervals as a result of serial intermission in growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Lindley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any meeting of parts in a joint.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being jointed; connection of parts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>That definiteness and <qex>articulation</qex> of imagery.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by the appropriate movements of the organs, as in pronunciation; <as>as, a distinct <ex>articulation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to articulation.</def>  <rj><au>Bush.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tic"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, articulates; as: <sd>(a)</sd> One who enunciates distinctly. <sd>(b)</sd> One who prepares and mounts skeletons. <sd>(c)</sd> An instrument to cure stammering.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*tic"u*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Articuli</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. See <er>Article</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; a joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*fact</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, art + <ets>facere</ets>, <ets>factum</ets>, to make.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch&aelig;ol.)</fld> <def>A product of human workmanship; -- applied esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as distinguished from natural objects.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any product of human workmanship; -- applied both to objects made for practical purposes as well as works of art.  It is contrasted to <contr>natural object</contr>, i.e. anything produced by natural forces without the intervention of man.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of reagents, and not present during life.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <fld>(Technology)</fld> <def>an object, oservation, phenomenon, or result arising from hidden or unexpected causes extraneous to the subject of a study, and therefore spurious and having potential to lead one to an erroneous conclusion, or to invalidate the study.  In experimental science, <ex>artifacts</ex> may arise due to inadvertant contamination of equipment, faulty experimental design or faulty analysis, or unexpected effects of agencies not known to affect the system under study.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefact.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>artifactual</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>same as <er>artefactual</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artefactual</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*fice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>artificium</ets>, fr. <ets>artifex</ets> artificer; <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, art + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>artifice</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A handicraft; a trade; art of making.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The material universe . . . in the <qex>artifice</qex> of God, the <qex>artifice</qex> of the best Mechanist.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artful or skillful contrivance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much <qex>artifice</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Craik.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick. <note>[Now the usual meaning.]</note></def><br/>
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<p><q>Those who were conscious of guilt employed numerous <qex>artifices</qex> for the purpose of averting inquiry.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*tif"i*cer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>artificier</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>artificiarius</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or framer.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Artificer</xex> of fraud.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The great <qex>Artificer</qex> of all that moves.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A cunning or artful fellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Artisan; artist. See <er>Artisan</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>artificialis</ets>, fr. <ets>artificium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>artificiel</ets>. See <er>Artifice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human skill and labor, in opposition to <xex>natural</xex>; <as>as, <ex>artificial</ex> heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Artificial</qex> strife<br/>
Lives in these touches, livelier than life.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Artificial</xex> tears.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artful; cunning; crafty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; <as>as, <ex>artificial</ex> grasses</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gibbon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Artificial arguments</b></col> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld>, <cd>arguments invented by the speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the like, which are called <xex>inartificial</xex> arguments or proofs.</cd> <au>Johnson.</au> -- <col><b>Artificial classification</b></col> <fld>(Science)</fld>, <cd>an arrangement based on superficial characters, and not expressing the true natural relations species; as, &ldquo;the <xex>artificial</xex> system&rdquo; in botany, which is the same as the Linn&aelig;an system.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial horizon</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Horizon</er></cd>. <col><b>Artificial light</b></col>, <cd>any light other than that which proceeds from the heavenly bodies.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial lines</b></col>, <cd>lines on a sector or scale, so contrived as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which, by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial numbers</b></col>, <cd>logarithms.</cd> -- <col><b>Artificial person</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>. <cd>See under <er>Person</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Artificial sines</b></col>, <col><b>tangents</b></col>, etc.</mcol>, <cd>the same as logarithms of the natural sines, tangents, etc.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi`ci*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is artificial.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render artificial.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an artificial manner; by art, or skill and contrivance, not by nature.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ingeniously; skillfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The spider's web, finely and <qex>artificially</qex> wrought.</q> <rj><au>Tillotson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Craftily; artfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Sharp dissembled so <qex>artificially</qex>.</q>  <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cial*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being artificial.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*fi"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>artificiosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Artificial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"i*lize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make resemble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If I was a philosopher, says Montaigne, I would naturalize art instead of <qex>artilizing</qex> nature.</q> <rj><qau>Bolingbroke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>artilrie</ets>, OF. <ets>artillerie</ets>, <ets>arteillerie</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>artillaria</ets>, <ets>artilleria</ets>, machines and apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of any kind which follow camps; F. <ets>artillerie</ets> great guns, ordnance; OF. <ets>artillier</ets> to work artifice, to fortify, to arm, prob. from L. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, skill in joining something, art. See <er>Art</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And Jonathan gave his <qex>artillery</qex> unto his lad.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xx. 40.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars, howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls, bombs, and shot of all kinds.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense, including the powder, cartridges, matches, utensils, machines of all kinds, and horses, that belong to a train of artillery.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The men and officers of that branch of the army to which the care and management of artillery are confided.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The science of artillery or gunnery.</def>  <rj><au>Campbell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Artillery park</b></col>, or <col><b>Park of artillery</b></col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A collective body of siege or field artillery, including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition, appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for working them.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The place where the artillery is encamped or collected.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Artillery train</b></col>, or <col><b>Train of artillery</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a number of pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their furniture, ready for marching.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*y*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in firing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar*til"ler*y wheel</hw>. <def>A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box, used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7 felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on automobiles, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>artiodactyl</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot; a member of the <er>artiodactyla</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artiodactyle, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>artiodactyl</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of, pertaining to, or belonging to the order <ord>Artiodactyla</ord>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artiodactylous, even-toed.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; even + &unr_; finger or toe.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to <contr>Perissodactyla</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*o*dac"tyle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Artiodactyla.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artiodactyl, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Even-toed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"ti*san</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>artisan</ets>, fr. L. <ets>artitus</ets> skilled in arts, fr. <ets>ars</ets>, <ets>artis</ets>, art: cf. It. <ets>artigiano</ets>. See <er>Art</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who professes and practices some liberal art; an artist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This is willingly submitted to by the <qex>artisan</qex>, who can . . . compensate his additional toil and fatigue.</q> <rj><qau>Hume.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Artificer; artist.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Artisan</er>, <er>Artist</er>, <er>Artificer</er>. An <xex>artist</xex> is one who is skilled in some one of the fine arts; an <xex>artisan</xex> is one who exercises any mechanical employment. A portrait painter is an <xex>artist</xex>; a sign painter is an <xex>artisan</xex>, although he may have the taste and skill of an artist. The occupation of the former requires a fine taste and delicate manipulation; that of the latter demands only an ordinary degree of contrivance and imitative power. An <xex>artificer</xex> is one who requires power of contrivance and adaptation in the exercise of his profession. The word suggest neither the idea of mechanical conformity to rule which attaches to the term <xex>artisan</xex>, nor the ideas of refinement and of peculiar skill which belong to the term <xex>artist</xex>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"ist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>artiste</ets>, LL. <ets>artista</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ars</ets>. See <er>Art</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Artiste</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast,<br/>
Instruct the <qex>articles</qex> and reward their.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who professes and practices an art in which science and taste preside over the manual execution.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term is particularly applied to painters, sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects.</note>  <rj><au>Elmes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual art or occupation.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An artful person; a schemer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Artisan. See <er>Artisan</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ar*tiste"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Artist</er>.]</ety> <def>One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This term should not be confounded with the English word <xex>artist</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar*tis"tic</hw>, <hw>Ar*tis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>artistique</ets>, fr. <ets>artiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing taste or skill.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ar*tis"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"ist*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Works of art collectively.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Artistic effect or quality.</def>  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Artistic pursuits; artistic ability.</def>  <rj><au>The Academy.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Artless</qex> of stars and of the moving sand.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contrived without skill or art; inartistic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Artless</qex> and massy pillars.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless; ingenuous; honest; <as>as, an <ex>artless</ex> mind; an <ex>artless</ex> tale.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>They were plain, <qex>artless</qex> men, without the least appearance of enthusiasm or credulity about them.</q> <rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>O, how unlike the complex works of man,<br/>
Heaven's easy, <qex>artless</qex>, unencumbered plan!</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Simple; unaffected; sincere; undesigning; guileless; unsophisticated; open; frank; candid.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile; unaffectedly.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile; simplicity; sincerity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Art"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With art or skill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ar`to*car"pe*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ar`to*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus <gen>Artocarpus</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"to*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Art</ets> + <ets>type</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of autotype.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`to*ty"rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Artotyritae</ets>, pl., fr. Gr. &unr_; bread + &unr_; cheese.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect in the primitive church, who celebrated the Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first oblations of men not only of the fruit of the earth, but of their flocks. [<au>Gen. iv. 3, 4.</au>]</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"tow</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A contraction of <xex>art thou</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arts"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man skilled in an art or in arts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>artsy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>same as <er>arty</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arty.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>artsy-craftsy</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artsy-craftsy.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>artsy-craftsy</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> arty-crafty, artsy, arty.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Art` un"ion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design), and giving encouragement to artists.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>artwork</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Publishing)</fld>  <def>photographs, illustrations, or other visual representations other than the text, in a printed publication.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> art, graphics, nontextual matter.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arty</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>showily imitative of art or artists.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artsy</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arty-crafty</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> artsy-craftsy</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arugula</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an erect European annual (<spn>Eruca vesicaria</spn> <varn>sativa</varn>) of the mustard family, often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, Eruca sativa.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>arui</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a wild sheep (<spn>Ammotragus lervia</spn>) of northern Africa, having a thick mane on the throat, chest, and forelegs; -- also called the <altname>aoudad</altname> and <altname>Barbary sheep</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aoudad, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"rum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arum</ets>, <ets>aros</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Our common <qex>arums</qex> -- the lords and ladies of village children.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The American &ldquo;Jack in the pulpit&rdquo; is now separated from the genus <gen>Arum</gen>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`un*del"ian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; <as>as, Arundel or <ex>Arundelian</ex> marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`un*dif"er*ous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arundifer</ets>; <ets>arundo</ets> reed + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Producing reeds or canes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*run`di*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arundinaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>arundo</ets> reed.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar`un*din"e*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arundineus</ets>, fr. <ets>arundo</ets> reed.]</ety> <def>Abounding with reeds; reedy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aruru</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Akkadian mythology)</fld>  <def>mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag (Mama; Nintu).</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*rus"pex</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aruspices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aruspex</ets> or <ets>haruspex</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rus"pice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aruspex</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aruspice</ets>. Cf. <er>Aruspex</er>, <er>Haruspice</er>.]</ety> <def>A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as <er>Aruspex</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>haruspice</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*rus"pi*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aruspicium</ets>, <ets>haruspicium</ets>.]</ety> <def>Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"val</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W. <ets>arwyl</ets> funeral; <ets>ar</ets> over + <ets>wylo</ets> to weep, or cf. <ets>arf&ouml;l</ets>; Icel. <ets>arfr</ets> inheritance + Sw. <ets>&ouml;l</ets> ale. Cf. <er>Bridal</er>.]</ety> <def>A funeral feast.</def> <mark>[North of Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Grose.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Arvicola</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of mice in some classifications considered synonymous with <altname><gen>Microtus</gen></altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Arvicola</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"vi*cole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>arvum</ets> field + <ets>colere</ets> to inhabit.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A mouse of the genus <gen>Arvicola</gen>; the meadow mouse. There are many species.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"yan</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"y&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> &abreve;r"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>&amacr;rya</ets> excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country <ets>Iran</ets>, and perh. to <ets>Erin</ets>, <ets>Ireland</ets>, and the early name of this people, at least in Asia.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, and north of the Hindu Kush and Paropamisan Mountains, and to have been the stock from which sprang the Hindu, Persian, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Teutonic, Slavonic, and other races; one of that ethnological division of mankind called also Indo-European or Indo-Germanic.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The language of the original Aryans.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>Arian</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nazism)</fld> <def>a non-Jewish caucasian of Nordic stock; -- a classification used by Nazis, having no anthropological basis.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Arian</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"yan</hw> <pr>(&auml;r"y&aitalic_;n <it>or</it> &abreve;r"&ibreve_;*&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European; Indo-Germanic; <as>as, the <ex>Aryan</ex> stock, the <ex>Aryan</ex> languages</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ar"yan*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make Aryan (a language, or in language).</def>  <rj><au>K. Johnston.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ryt"e*noid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; shaped like a ladle; &unr_; a ladle + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>as</hw> <pr>(&abreve;z)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; conj.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>as</ets>, <ets>als</ets>, <ets>alse</ets>, <ets>also</ets>, <ets>al swa</ets>, AS. <ets>eal sw&amacr;</ets>, lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. <ets>als</ets> as, than, <ets>also</ets> so, then. See <er>Also</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree in which or to which; equally; no less than; <as>as, ye shall be <ex>as</ex> gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap <ex>as</ex> you sow; do <ex>as</ex> you are bidden.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>His spiritual attendants adjured him, <qex>as</qex> he loved his soul, to emancipate his brethren.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>As</xex> is often preceded by one of the antecedent or correlative words <xex>such</xex>, <xex>same</xex>, <xex>so</xex>, or <xex>as</xex>, in expressing an equality or comparison; as, give us <xex>such</xex> things <xex>as</xex> you please, and <xex>so</xex> long <xex>as</xex> you please, or <xex>as</xex> long <xex>as</xex> you please; he is not <xex>so</xex> brave <xex>as</xex> Cato; she is <xex>as</xex> amiable <xex>as</xex> she is handsome; come <xex>as</xex> quickly <xex>as</xex> possible. &ldquo;Bees appear fortunately to prefer the <xex>same</xex> colors <xex>as</xex> we do.&rdquo; <au>Lubbock.</au> <xex>As</xex>, in a preceding part of a sentence, has <xex>such</xex> or <xex>so</xex> to answer correlatively to it; <xex>as</xex> with the people, <xex>so</xex> with the priest.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the view to certain attributes or relations; <as>as, virtue considered <ex>as</ex> virtue; this actor will appear <ex>as</ex> Hamlet.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The beggar is greater <qex>as</qex> a man, than is the man merely <qex>as</qex> a king.</q> <rj><qau>Dewey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>While; during or at the same time that; when; <as>as, he trembled <ex>as</ex> he spoke</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>As</qex> I return I will fetch off these justices.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Because; since; it being the case that.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>As</qex> the population of Scotland had been generally trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently prepared.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>[See Synonym under <er>Because</er>.]<br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Expressing concession. (Often approaching <xex>though</xex> in meaning).</def><br/>
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<p><q>We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the interest, transient <qex>as</qex> it may be, which this work has excited.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence, after the correlatives <xex>so</xex> and <xex>such</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I can place thee in such abject state, <qex>as</qex> help shall never find thee.</q> <rj><qau>Rowe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>So as</b></col>, <cd>so that.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<q>The relations are <qex>so</qex> uncertain <qex>as</qex> they require a great deal of examination.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>As if; as though.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He lies, <qex>as</qex> he his bliss did know.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <def>For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>9.</sn> <def>Than.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them <qex>as</qex> they free to deal affronts to others their superiors.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>10.</sn> <def>Expressing a wish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>As</xex> have,&rdquo; <note><it>i. e.</it>, may he have.</note>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>As . . as</b></col>. <cd>See <cref>So . . as</cref>, under <er>So</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>As far as</b></col>, <cd>to the extent or degree.</cd> &ldquo;<xex>As far as</xex> can be ascertained.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> -- <col><b>As far forth as</b></col>, <cd>as far as.</cd>  <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>As for</b></col>, <it>or</it>  <col><b>As to</b></col></mcol>, <cd>in regard to; with respect to.</cd> -- <col><b>As good as</b></col>, <cd>not less than; not falling short of.</cd> -- <col><b>As good as one's word</b></col>, <cd>faithful to a promise.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>As if</b></col>, or <col><b>As though</b></col></mcol>, <cd>of the same kind, or in the same condition or manner, that it would be if.</cd> -- <col><b>As it were</b></col> (as if it were), <cd>a qualifying phrase used to apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner.</cd> -- <col><b>As now</b></col>, <cd>just now.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>As swythe</b></col>, <cd>as quickly as possible.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer.</au> -- <col><b>As well</b></col>, <cd>also; too; besides.</cd> <au>Addison.</au> -- <col><b>As well as</b></col>, <cd>equally with, no less than.</cd>  &ldquo;I have understanding <xex>as well as</xex> you.&rdquo; <au>Job xii. 3.</au> -- <col><b>As yet</b></col>, <cd>until now; up to or at the present time; still; now.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ace</er>.]</ety> <def>An ace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ambes-as</b></col>, <cd>double aces.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>the chemical symbol for <er>arsenic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Asses</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>as</ets>. See <er>Ace</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into twelve ounces.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12 oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and afterwards to half an ounce.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>asa</ets>, of oriental origin; cf. Per. <ets>az&amacr;</ets> mastic, Ar. <ets>as&amacr;</ets> healing, <ets>is&amacr;</ets> remedy.]</ety> <def>An ancient name of a gum.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`a*fet"i*da</hw>, <hw>As`a*f&oelig;t"i*da</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Asa</ets> + L. <ets>foetidus</ets> fetid.]</ety> <def>The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (<spn>Ferula asaf&oelig;tida</spn>) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>assaf&oelig;tida</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"a*phus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; indistinct, uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation. See <xex>Illust.</xex> in Append.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`a*ra*bac"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asarum</ets> + <ets>bacca</ets> a berry. See <er>Asarone</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An acrid herbaceous plant (<spn>Asarum Europ&aelig;um</spn>), the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is principally used in cephalic snuffs.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"a*rone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asarum</ets> hazelwort, wild spikenard, Gr. <grk>'a`saron</grk>]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from the <spn>Asarum Europ&aelig;um</spn>; -- called also <altname>camphor of asarum</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*bes"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling asbestus; inconsumable; asbestine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*bes"ti*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asbestus</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or structure of asbestus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*bes"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature; incombustible; asbestic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*bes"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asbestic.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*bes"tus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*bes"tos</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asbestos</ets> (NL. <ets>asbestus</ets>) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire, Gr. &unr_; (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to extinguish.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a similar variety of serpentine.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and cloth which are incombustible. The cloth was formerly used as a shroud for dead bodies, and has been recommended for firemen's clothes. Asbestus in also employed in the manufacture of iron safes, for fireproof roofing, and for lampwicks. Some varieties are called <xex>amianthus</xex>.  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj></note><!-- since the discovery, in the 1960's of the ability of certain types of asbestos to cause lung cancer, its use has been more restricted, and precautions are taken to avoid inhalation of asbestos dust.  also, a debilitating lung disease, termed asbestosis, has been attributed to its inhalation.
   Lawsuits against the Johns-Manville corporation by those claiming to have been injured by asbestos resulted in the bankruptcy of that corporation, and the transfer of its assets to the claimants. (ca. 1985)
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<p><hw>As"bo*lin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; soot.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ASC</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym: <ets>A</ets>merican <ets>S</ets>ociety of <ets>C</ets>inematographers.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>the American Society of Cinematographers.</def>
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<p><hw>ASCAP</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym: <ets>A</ets>merican <ets>S</ets>ociety of <ets>C</ets>omposers, <ets>A</ets>uthors and <ets>P</ets>uplishers.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>the American Society of Cinematographers.</def>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American Society of Composers, Authors and Puplishers</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascaphidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a natural family containing only one species of frog: the tailed frog.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ascaphidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascaphus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some classifications included in the family <fam>Leiopelmatidae</fam>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascaphus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`ca*ri"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; an intestinal worm.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea, caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal canal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"ca*rid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ascarides</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> or <er>Ascarids</er>.</plu> <ety>[NL. <ets>ascaris</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, <spn>Ascaris lumbricoides</spn>, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly applied to the pinworm (<gen>Oxyuris</gen>), often troublesome to children and aged persons.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascaridae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a natural family of large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Ascaridae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascaridia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a roundworm having a preanal sucker.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascaridia</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascaris</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascaris</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ascended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ascending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>ascendere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>scandere</ets> to climb, mount. See <er>Scan</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to <ant>descend</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Higher yet that star <qex>ascends</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bowring.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>ascend</qex> unto my father and your father.</q> <rj><qau>John xx. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>Formerly used with <xex>up</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><q>The smoke of it <qex>ascended up</qex> to heaven.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects, from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient times, from one note to another more acute, etc.; <as>as, our inquiries <ex>ascend</ex> to the remotest antiquity; to <ex>ascend</ex> to our first progenitor.</as></def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cend"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; <as>as, to <ex>ascend</ex> a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being ascended.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*cend"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*cend"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ascendency</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cend"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ascendant</ets>, L. <ets>ascendens</ets>; p. pr. of <ets>ascendere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ascent; height; elevation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Sciences that were then in their highest <qex>ascendant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Temple.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Hence the phrases <col><b>To be in the ascendant</b></col>, to have commanding power or influence, and <col><b>Lord of the ascendant</b></col>, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, <xex>lord of the ascendant</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; <as>as, one man has the <ex>ascendant</ex> over another</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the <qex>ascendant</qex> not only of a tutor, but of a parent.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to <ant>descendant</ant>.</def>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*cend"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*cend"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The constellation . . . about that time <qex>ascendant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Rising; ascending.</def>  <rj><au>Ruskin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Superior; surpassing; ruling.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>ascendant</qex> spirit over him.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>ascendant</qex> community obtained a surplus of wealth.</q> <rj><qau>J. S. Mill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an <qex>ascendent</qex> position.</q> <rj><qau>Grote.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cend"en*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; domination; power.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An undisputed <qex>ascendency</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Custom has an <qex>ascendency</qex> over the understanding.</q> <rj><qau>Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance; ascendence.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ascendent</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>tending or directed upward.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascendant, ascensive.</syn><br/>
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<p><q>rooted and <qex>ascendant</qex> strength like that of foliage.</q>  <qau>John Ruskin</qau><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>having the most important influence.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascendant, dominating, prestigious.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ascendent</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>position or state of being dominant or in control.</def> <illu>that idea was in the <ex>ascendant</ex></illu>.<br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascendant.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ancestor, ascendant, antecedent.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cend"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascendibilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being ascended; climbable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cend"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rising; moving upward; <as>as, an <ex>ascending</ex> kite</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*cend"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ascending latitude</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the increasing latitude of a planet.</cd> <au>Ferguson.</au> -- <col><b>Ascending line</b></col> <fld>(Geneol.)</fld>, <cd>the line of relationship traced backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the <xex>line</xex> direct <xex>ascending</xex>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ascending node</b></col> <cd>having, that node of the moon or a planet wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is also called the <altname>northern node</altname>.</cd> <au>Herschel.</au> -- <col><b>Ascending series</b></col>. <fld>(Math.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a quantity.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A series in which each term is greater than the preceding.</cd> -- <col><b>Ascending signs</b></col>, <cd>signs east of the meridian.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cen"sion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ascension</ets>, L. <ets>ascensio</ets>, fr. <ets>ascendere</ets>. See <er>Ascend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the fortieth day after his resurrection. (<au>Acts i. 9.</au>) Also, Ascension Day.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Vaporous <qex>ascensions</qex> from the stomach.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ascension Day</b></col>, <cd>the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into heaven after his resurrection; -- called also <altname>Holy Thursday</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Right ascension</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>that degree of the equinoctial, counted from the beginning of Aries, which rises with a star, or other celestial body, in a right sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the meridian with the star; -- expressed either in degrees or in time.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique ascension</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>an arc of the equator, intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator which rises together with a star, in an oblique sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the horizon with a star. It is little used in modern astronomy.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cen"sion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to ascension; connected with ascent; ascensive; tending upward; <as>as, the <ex>ascensional</ex> power of a balloon</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ascensional difference</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the difference between oblique and right ascension; -- used chiefly as expressing the difference between the time of the rising or setting of a body and six o'clock, or six hours from its meridian passage.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cen"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ascend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Augmentative; intensive.</def>  <rj><au>Ellicott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Formed like <ets>descent</ets>, as if from a F. <ets>ascente</ets>, fr. a verb <ets>ascendre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ascendere</ets>. See <er>Ascend</er>, <er>Descent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; <as>as, he made a tedious <ex>ascent</ex>; the <ex>ascent</ex> of vapors from the earth.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>To him with swift <qex>ascent</qex> he up returned.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The way or means by which one ascends.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An eminence, hill, or high place.</def>  <rj><au>Addison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade; <as>as, a road has an <ex>ascent</ex> of five degrees</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`cer*tain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ascertained</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ascertaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>acertener</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>certain</ets>. See <er>Certain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>When the blessed Virgin was so <qex>ascertained</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Muncer assured them that the design was approved of by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream <qex>ascertained</qex> him of its effects.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The divine law . . . <qex>ascertaineth</qex> the truth.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The very deferring [of his execution] shall increase and <qex>ascertain</qex> the condemnation.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The ministry, in order to <qex>ascertain</qex> a majority . . . persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers.</q> <rj><qau>Smollett.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The mildness and precision of their laws <qex>ascertained</qex> the rule and measure of taxation.</q> <rj><qau>Gibbon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know; <as>as, to <ex>ascertain</ex> the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a metal</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He was there only for the purpose of <qex>ascertaining</qex> whether a descent on England was practicable.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`cer*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be ascertained.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> -- <wf>As`cer*tain"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As`cer*tain"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ascertains.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`cer*tain"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The positive <qex>ascertainment</qex> of its limits.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>As*ces"san*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <hw>As*ces"sant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></mhw> <def>See <er>Acescency</er>, <er>Acescent</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cet"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to exercise, to practice gymnastics.]</ety> <def>Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere; severe.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The stern <qex>ascetic</qex> rigor of the Temple discipline.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cet"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse; hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in religious things.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I am far from commending those <qex>ascetics</qex> that take up their quarters in deserts.</q> <rj><qau>Norris.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ascetic theology</b></col>, <cd>the science which treats of the practice of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of perfection.</cd>  <au>Am. Cyc.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>ascetical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic</def> <illu><ex>ascetical</ex> practices</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>practicing great self-denial.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascetic, austere, spartan</syn><br/>
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<p><q>Be systematically <qex>ascetic</qex> . . . do . . . something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it.</q> <qau>William James.</qau><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cet"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"cham</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Roger <er>Ascham</er>, who was a great lover of archery.]</ety> <def>A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other implements of archery.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"ci</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See <er>Ascus</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"cian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the <xex>Ascii</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cid"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; bladder, pouch.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of the Tunicata. Also as an <pos>adj.</pos></def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cid`i*a"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Ascidium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a compound ascidian.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cid"i*form</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a pouch + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Shaped like an ascidian.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cid`i*oid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>ascidium</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>. See <er>Ascidium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle. The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument is usually leathery in texture. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cid`i*o*zo"oid</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ibreve_;d`&ibreve_;*&ouptack_;*z&omacr;"oid)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ascidium</ets> +  <ets>zooid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>One of the individual members of a compound ascidian. See <er>Ascidioidea</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cid"i*um</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ibreve_;d"&ibreve_;*&ubreve;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ascidia</plw> <pr>(-&adot_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. <ets>ascus</ets>. See <er>Ascus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia).</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly included most of the known species. It is sometimes used as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ascus</ets> + <ets>-gerous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having asci.</def>  <rj><au>Loudon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As"ci*i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"cians</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascii</ets>, pl. of <ets>ascius</ets>, Gr. &unr_; without shadow; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; shadow.]</ety> <def>Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who have, twice a year, a vertical sun.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ASCII</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Acronym: <ets>A</ets>merican <ets>S</ets>tandard <ets>C</ets>ode for <ets>I</ets>nformation <ets>I</ets>nterchange.]</ety><fld>(Computers)</fld> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a code consisting of a set of 128 7-bit combinations used in digital computers internally, for display purposes, and for exchanging data between computers.  It is very widely used, but because of the limited number of characters encoded must be supplemented or replaced by other codes for encoding special symbols or words in languages other than English.  Also used attributively; -- <as>as, an <ex>ASCII</ex> file</as>.</def>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American Standard Code for Information Interchange.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*ci"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc. &unr_; disease), fr. &unr_; bladder, belly.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*cit"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*cit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`ci*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adscititious</er>.]</ety> <def>Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Homer has been reckoned an <qex>ascititious</qex> name.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cle"pi*ad</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gr. &amp; L. Pros.)</fld> <def>A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Asclepiadaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus <gen>Asclepias</gen>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cle`pi*a*da"ceous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asclepias</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*cle"pi*as</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, named from <ets>Asclepios</ets> or <ets>Aesculapius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Asclepias butterfly</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, handsome, red and black butterfly (<spn>Danais Archippus</spn>), found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As"co*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'asko`s</grk> a bladder + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped body within which the asci are collected, and which constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also <altname>spore fruit</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ascocarpous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to an ascocarp.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`co*coc"cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ascococci</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'asko`s</grk> bladder, bag + &unr_; kernel.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ascolichen</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a <isa>lichen</isa> in which the fungus component is an ascomycete.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ascoma</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ascomycete</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any fungus of the class <class>Ascomycetes</class> (or subdivision <phylum>Ascomycota</phylum>) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ascomycetous fungus.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ascomycetous</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to ascomycetes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascomycetes</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>large class of higher fungi .</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> class <class>Ascomycetes</class>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`co*my*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>ascus</ets> + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fungus.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate hyph&aelig;, and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore sacs; the sac fungi. It comprises many orders, among which are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc.  The class is coextensive with the phylum <phylum>Ascomycota</phylum>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`co*my*ce"tous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascomycota</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascomycota</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a phylum of higher fungi, coextensive with the class <class><er>Ascomycetes</er></class>.  It comprises Hemiascomycetes; Plectomycetes; Pyrenomycetes; Discomycetessac fungi; in some classification systems it is considered a division of the kingdom Fungi.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision Ascomycotina.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascomycotina</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>Ascomycota</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycotina</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ascophyllum</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus of brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Ascophyllum</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As"co*spore</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ascus</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Ascus</er>.]</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>ascosporic</hw> <hw>ascosporous</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to an ascospore.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ascot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from the fashionable clothjing worn at the <etsep>Ascot</etsep> races.]</ety> <def>a cravat with wide square ends, tied so that the ends are laid flat; the ends are often secured with an ornamental pin; -- called <altname>cravat</altname> in Britain.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*crib"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being ascribed; attributable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*cribe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Ascribed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Ascribing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>ascribere</ets>, <ets>adscribere</ets>, to ascribe; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>scribere</ets> to write: cf. OF. <ets>ascrire</ets>. See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; <as>as, his death was <ex>ascribed</ex> to a poison; to <ex>ascribe</ex> an effect to the right cause; to <ex>ascribe</ex> such a book to such an author.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The finest [speech] that is <qex>ascribed</qex> to Satan in the whole poem.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Ascribe</er>, <er>Attribute</er>, <er>Impute</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Attribute</xex> denotes, 1. To refer some quality or attribute to a being; <as>as, to <ex>attribute</ex> power to God</as>. 2. To refer something to its cause or source; <as>as, to <ex>attribute</ex> a backward spring to icebergs off the coast</as>. <xex>Ascribe</xex> is used equally in both these senses, but involves a different image. To <xex>impute</xex> usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in general literature, has commonly a bad sense; <as>as, to <ex>impute</ex> unworthy motives</as>. The theological sense of <xex>impute</xex> is not here taken into view.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>More than good-will to me <qex>attribute</qex> naught.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Ascribes</qex> his gettings to his parts and merit.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And fairly quit him of the <qex>imputed</qex> blame.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"cript</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Adscript</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*crip"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascriptio</ets>, fr. <ets>ascribere</ets>. See <er>Ascribe</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`crip*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ascriptitius</ets>, fr. <ets>ascribere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Ascribed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Added; additional.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>ascriptitious</qex> and supernumerary God.</q> <rj><qau>Farindon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> Asci</plu> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a bladder.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A-sea</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>sea</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the sea; at sea; toward the sea.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*se"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; sign.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*sep"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + <ets>sepsis</ets>.]</ety> <def>State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of asepticizing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>septic</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>free from pathogenic microorganisms; sterile; <as>as, <ex>aseptic</ex> operating conditions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <mark>[metaphorical]</mark> <def>lacking emotion, human warmth, or excitement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sep"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aseptic substance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sex"u*al</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>sexual</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; <as>as, <ex>asexual</ex> reproduction</as>. See <er>Fission</er> and <er>Gemmation</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>not involving sexual activity or sexual attraction; <as>as, an <ex>asexual</ex> friendship</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>asexuality</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>having no evident sex or sex organs.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sexlessness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sex`u*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Asexual</ets> + <ets>-ize</ets> + <ets>-ation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of sterilizing an animal or human being, as by vasectomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sex"u*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an asexual manner; without sexual agency.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash</hw> <pr>(&abreve;sh)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asch</ets>, <ets>esh</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;sc</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>asc</ets>, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>ask</ets>, Icel. <ets>askr</ets>, D. <ets>esch</ets>, G. <ets>esche</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (<spn>Fraxinus excelsior</spn>) and the white ash (<spn>Fraxinus Americana</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Prickly ash</b></col> (<spn>Zanthoxylum Americanum</spn>) and <col><b>Poison ash</b></col> (<spn>Rhus venenata</spn>)</mcol> <cd>are shrubs of different families, somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain ash</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Roman tree</er>, and under <er>Mountain</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.</def><br/>
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<p><note><xex>Ash</xex> is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound term; as, <xex>ash</xex> bud, <ex>ash</ex> wood, <ex>ash</ex> tree, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><it>sing.</it> of <er>Ashes</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Ash</xex> is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products; as, soda <xex>ash</xex>, coal which yields a red <xex>ash</xex>, etc., or as a qualifying or combining word; as, <xex>ash</xex> bin, <xex>ash</xex> heap, <xex>ash</xex> hole, <xex>ash</xex> pan, <xex>ash</xex> pit, <xex>ash</xex>-grey, <xex>ash</xex>-colored, pearl<xex>ash</xex>, pot<xex>ash</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Bone ash</b></col>, <cd>burnt powered; bone earth.</cd> -- <col><b>Volcanic ash</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Ashes</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To strew or sprinkle with ashes.</def>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*shame</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>shame</ets>: cf. AS. <ets>&amacr;scamian</ets> to shame (where <ets>&amacr;-</ets> is the same as Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, G. <ets>er-</ets>, and orig. meant <ets>out</ets>), <ets>gescamian</ets>, <ets>gesceamian</ets>, to shame.]</ety> <def>To shame.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*shamed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Orig. a p. p. of <ets>ashame</ets>, v. t.]</ety> <def>Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety.</def> &ldquo;I am <xex>ashamed</xex> to beg.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>All that forsake thee shall be <qex>ashamed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. xvii. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I began to be <qex>ashamed</qex> of sitting idle.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Enough to make us <qex>ashamed</qex> of our species.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>ashamed</qex> person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Ashamed</xex> seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the Bible to mean <xex>disappointed</xex>, or <xex>defeated</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sham"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Bashfully.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash`an*tee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ashantees</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash`an*tee"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Ashantee.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ashcan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"-col`ored</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ash</er>, the tree.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the ash tree.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ashen</xex> poles.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"en</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>ashen</qex> hue of age.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def>obs. pl. for <er>Ashes</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"er*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A depository for ashes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A place where potash is made.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"es</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asche</ets>, <ets>aske</ets>, AS. <ets>asce</ets>, <ets>&aelig;sce</ets>, <ets>axe</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>asca</ets>, G. <ets>asche</ets>, D. <ets>asch</ets>, Icel. &amp; Sw. <ets>aska</ets>, Dan. <ets>aske</ets>, Goth. <ets>azgo</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or when &ldquo;returned to dust&rdquo; by natural decay.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Their martyred blood and <qex>ashes</qex> sow.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The coffins were broken open. The <qex>ashes</qex> were scattered to the winds.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The lip of <qex>ashes</qex>, and the cheek of flame.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>In dust and ashes</b></col>, <col><b>In sackcloth and ashes</b></col></mcol>, <cd>with humble expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of mourning in Eastern lands.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Volcanic ashes</b></col>, <it>or</it>  <col><b>Volcanic ash</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the loose, earthy matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by volcanoes.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"-fire</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A low fire used in chemical operations.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ash"-fur`nace</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ash"-ov`en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ash-gray</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>pale gray; ash-colored.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ash-grey, ashy.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ash-grey</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>pale gray; ash-colored.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ash-gray, ashy.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*shine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shining; radiant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ash-key</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the winged seed of the ash tree.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ash"lar</hw>, <hw>Ash"ler</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ascheler</ets>, <ets>achiler</ets>, OF. <ets>aiseler</ets>, fr. <ets>aiselle</ets>, dim. of <ets>ais</ets> plank, fr. L. <ets>axis</ets>, <ets>assis</ets>, plank, axle. See <er>Axle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Masonry)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared or hewn stone.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Rough <qex>ashlar</qex>, a block of freestone as brought from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known as common <qex>ashlar</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Knight.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ash"lar*ing</hw>, <hw>Ash"ler*ing</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See <er>Ashlar</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*shore"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>shore</ets>.]</ety> <def>On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); -- sometimes opposed to <contr>aboard</contr> or <contr>afloat</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Here shall I die <qex>ashore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I must fetch his necessaries <qex>ashore</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ash-pan</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes collect and are removed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"to*reth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Ashtaroth</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>The principal female divinity of the Ph&oelig;nicians, as Baal was the principal male divinity.</def>  <rj><au>W. Smith.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash` Wednes"day</hw> <pr>(&abreve;sh` w&ebreve_;nz"d&auptack_;)</pr>. <def>The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"weed`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <ety>[A corruption of <ets>ache</ets>-weed; F. <ets>ache</ets>. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of <ets>ache</ets> (celery).]</ety> <def>Goutweed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ash"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed with, ashes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ashy pale</b></col>, <cd>pale as ashes.</cd>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Asianus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, L. <ets>Asia</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Asian</xex> princes.&rdquo; <au>Jer. Taylor.</au>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An Asiatic.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A"si*arch</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Asiarcha</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; ruler.]</ety> <def>One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games and religious rites.</def>  <rj><au>Milner.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`si*at"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Asiaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native, or one of the people, of Asia.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A`si*at"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something peculiar to Asia or the Asiatics.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*side"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>side</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the way; apart.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thou shalt set <qex>aside</qex> that which is full.</q> <rj><qau>2 Kings iv. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>But soft! but soft! <qex>aside</qex>: here comes the king.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The flames were blown <qex>aside</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Out of one's thoughts; off; away; <as>as, to put <ex>aside</ex> gloomy thoughts</as>.</def> &ldquo;Lay <xex>aside</xex> every weight.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Heb. xii. 1.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>So as to be heard by others; privately.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Then lords and ladies spake <qex>aside</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To set aside</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>to annul or defeat the effect or operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; <as>as, to <ex>set aside</ex> a verdict or a judgment</as>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*side"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer which the other players are not supposed to hear.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*si"lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a gadfly.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large and voracious two-winged flies, including the bee killer and robber fly.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`i*ne"go</hw>, <hw>As`si*ne"go</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>asnico</ets>, dim. of <ets>asno</ets> an ass.]</ety> <def>A stupid fellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"i*nine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asininus</ets>, fr. <ets>asinus</ets> ass. See <er>Ass</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Asinine</xex> nature.&rdquo; <au>B. Jonson.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Asinine</xex> feast.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>As`i*nin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*si"phon*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many bivalve shells.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An asiphonate mollusk.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As`i*pho"ne*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>A*si`pho*na"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`i*phon"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a tube.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*si"ti*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; food.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want of appetite; loathing of food.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ask</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>asken</ets>, <ets>ashen</ets>, <ets>axien</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;scian</ets>, <ets>&amacr;csian</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>&emacr;sc&omacr;n</ets>, OHG. <ets>eisc&omacr;n</ets>, Sw. <ets>&amacr;ska</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;ske</ets>, D. <ets>eischen</ets>, G. <ets>heischen</ets>, Lith. <ets>j&euml;sk&oacute;ti</ets>, OSlav. <ets>iskati</ets> to seek, Skr. <ets>ish</ets> to desire. &radic;5.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to solicit; -- often with <xex>of</xex>, in the sense of <xex>from</xex>, before the person addressed.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Ask</qex> counsel, we pray thee, of God.</q> <rj><qau>Judg. xviii. 5.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall <qex>ask</qex> what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.</q> <rj><qau>John xv. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as, what price do you <xex>ask</xex>?</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Ask</qex> me never so much dowry.</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxxiv. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To whom men have committed much, of him they will <qex>ask</qex> the more.</q> <rj><qau>Luke xii. 48.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An exigence of state <qex>asks</qex> a much longer time to conduct a design to maturity.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a question to or about; to question.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He is of age; <qex>ask</qex> him: he shall speak for himself.</q> <rj><qau>John ix. 21.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>asked</qex> the way to Chester.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To invite; <as>as, to <ex>ask</ex> one to an entertainment</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the banns and the persons.</def>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat; beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim; exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See <er>Beg</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ask</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To request or petition; -- usually followed by <xex>for</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>ask for</ex> bread</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Ask</qex>, and it shall be given you.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. vii. 7.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed by <xex>after</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wherefore . . . dost <qex>ask</qex> after my name?</q> <rj><qau>Gen. xxxii. 29.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ask</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Asker</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A water newt.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; North of Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*skance"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*skant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>schuin</ets>, <ets>schuins</ets>, sideways, <ets>schuiven</ets> to shove, <ets>schuinte</ets> slope. Cf. <er>Asquint</er>.]</ety> <def>Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy, or suspicion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They dart away; they wheel <qex>askance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>My palfrey eyed them <qex>askance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Both . . . were viewed <qex>askance</qex> by authority.</q> <rj><qau>Gladstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*skance"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To turn aside.</def> <mark>[Poet.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>O, how are they wrapped in with infamies<br/>
That from their own misdeeds <qex>askance</qex> their eyes!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>askant</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>toward the side, rather than directly ahead; -- used of a glance.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> askance, sidelong.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ask"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ask"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of AS. <ets>a&unr_;exe</ets> lizard, newt.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An ask; a water newt.</def> <mark>[Local Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*skew"</hw>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>skew</ets>.]</ety> <def>Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ask"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation.</def>  <rj><au>Longfellow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The publishing of banns.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ASL</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>American sign language</er>, the sign language used in the US.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> American sign language, AMESLAN</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*slake"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*sl&amacr;k")</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;slacian</ets>, <ets>slacian</ets>, to slacken. Cf. <er>Slake</er>.]</ety> <def>To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*slant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>slant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[The shaft] drove through his neck <qex>aslant</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*slant"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>In a slanting direction over; athwart.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is a willow grows <qex>aslant</qex> a brook.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sleep"</hw>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>sleep</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fast <qex>asleep</qex> the giant lay supine.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>By whispering winds soon lulled <qex>asleep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the sleep of the grave; dead.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Concerning them which are <qex>asleep</qex> . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.</q> <rj><qau>1 Thess. iv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Numbed, and, usually, tingling.</def>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as we call it, <qex>asleep</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*slope"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>slope</ets>.]</ety> <def>Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction; sloping.</def> &ldquo;Set them not upright, but <xex>aslope</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*slug"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>slug</ets> to move slowly.]</ety> <def>Sluggishly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fotherby.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*smear"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>smear</ets>.]</ety> <def>Smeared over.</def>  <rj><au>Dickens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`mo*ne"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; <as>as, the <ex>Asmonean</ex> dynasty</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Asmon&aelig;an</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>As`mo*ne"an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Asmonean family.  The Asmoneans were leaders and rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 <sc>b. c.</sc></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*soak"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>soak</ets>.]</ety> <def>Soaking.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*so"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asomatus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; body.]</ety> <def>Without a material body; incorporeal.</def>  <rj><au>Todd.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"o*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>sonant</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not sounding or sounded.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>C. C. Felton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Asp</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Aspen</er>.</def> &ldquo;Trembling poplar or <xex>asp</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Martyn.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Asp</hw> <pr>(&adot_;sp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspis</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'aspi`s</grk>: cf. OF. <ets>aspe</ets>, F. <ets>aspic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the <spn>Naja haje</spn>. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to <spn>Vipera aspis</spn> of southern Europe. See <er>Haje</er>.</def><br/>
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&Verbar;<hw>As*pal"a*thus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspalathus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.</def> <au>Ecclus. xxiv. 15.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of plants of the natural order <ord>Leguminos&aelig;</ord>. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Asparagaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Asparagaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*par"a*gine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>asparagine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, <chform>C4H8N2O3+H2O</chform>, found in many plants, and first obtained from <ets>asparagus</ets>.  It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also <altname>altheine</altname>.</def><!-- an amino acid --><br/>
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<p><hw>As`pa*rag"i*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; <as>as, <ex>asparaginous</ex> vegetables</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*par"a*gus</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*p&abreve;r"&adot_;*g&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <grk>'aspa`ragos</grk>, <grk>'asfa`ragos</grk>; cf. <grk>sparga^n</grk> to swell with sap or juice, and Zend <ets>&ccedil;paregha</ets> prong, sprout, Pers. <ets>asparag</ets>, Lith. <ets>spurgas</ets> sprout, Skr. <ets>sphurj</ets> to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. <er>Sparrowgrass</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order <ord>Liliace&aelig;</ord>, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. <spn>Asparagus racemosus</spn> is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.  Specifically: The <spn>Asparagus officinalis</spn>, a species cultivated in gardens.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The young and tender shoots of <spn>Asparagus officinalis</spn>, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word was formerly pronounced <altname>sparrowgrass</altname>; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Asparagus beetle</b></col> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld>, <cd>a small beetle (<spn>Crioceris asparagi</spn>) injurious to asparagus.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>aspartame</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an artificial sweetener containing an <etsep>aspart</etsep>ic acid peptide, (<chform>C14H18N2O5</chform>); it is 160 times sweeter than sucrose (cane sugar) and is used as a calorie-free sweetener. Chemically it is <chname>N-L-&alpha;-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester</chname>.  It is sold also under the trade name <altname>Equal</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*par"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; <as>as, <ex>aspartic</ex> acid</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pect</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectus</ets>, fr. <ets>aspicere</ets>, <ets>aspectum</ets>, to look at; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>spicere</ets>, <ets>specere</ets>, to look, akin to E. <ets>spy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> &ldquo;The basilisk killeth by <xex>aspect</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His <qex>aspect</qex> was bent on the ground.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air.</def> &ldquo;Serious in <xex>aspect</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>[Craggs] with <qex>aspect</qex> open shall erect his head.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>aspect</xex> of affairs.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The true <qex>aspect</qex> of a world lying in its rubbish.</q> <rj><qau>T. Burnet.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass; <as>as, a house has a southern <ex>aspect</ex>, that is, a position which faces the south</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Prospect; outlook.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This town affords a good <qex>aspect</qex> toward the hill from whence we descended.</q> <rj><qau>Evelyn.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The situation of planets or stars with respect to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the earth.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The aspects which two planets can assume are five; sextile, &unr_;, when the planets are 60&deg; apart; quartile, or quadrate, &unr_;, when their distance is 90&deg; or the quarter of a circle; trine, &unr_;, when the distance is 120&deg;; opposition, &unr_;, when the distance is 180&deg;, or half a circle; and conjunction, &unr_;, when they are in the same degree. Astrology taught that the aspects of the planets exerted an influence on human affairs, in some situations for good and in others for evil.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>The influence of the stars for good or evil; <as>as, an ill <ex>aspect</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The astrologers call the evil influences of the stars evil <qex>aspects</qex>.</q>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>8.</sn> <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>A view of a plane from a given direction, usually from above; more exactly, the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through  which it is moving or to a current. If an immersed plane meets a current of fluid long side foremost, or in <xex>broadside aspect</xex>, it sustains more pressure than when placed short side foremost. Hence, long narrow wings are more effective than short broad ones of the same area.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aspect of a plane</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the direction of the plane.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pect"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectare</ets>, v. intens. of <ets>aspicere</ets>. See <er>Aspect</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To behold; to look at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pect"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being; visible.</def>   &ldquo;The <xex>aspectable</xex> world.&rdquo; <au>Ray.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Aspectable</xex> stars.&rdquo; <au>Mrs. Browning.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pect"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Facing each other.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pect"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an aspect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aspect ratio</hw>. <fld>(A&euml;ronautics)</fld> <def>The ratio of the long to the short side of an a&euml;roplane, a&euml;rocurve, or wing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pec"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspectio</ets>, fr. <ets>aspicere</ets> to look at.]</ety> <def>The act of viewing; a look.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Asp"en</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <hw>Asp</hw> <pr>(&adot_;sp)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;sp</ets>, <ets>&aelig;ps</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>aspa</ets>, Icel. <ets>&ouml;sp</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;sp</ets>, Sw. <ets>asp</ets>, D. <ets>esp</ets>, G. <ets>espe</ets>, <ets>&auml;spe</ets>, <ets>aspe</ets>; cf. Lettish <ets>apsa</ets>, Lith. <ets>apuszis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the <spn>Populus tremula</spn>, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Asp"en</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&ebreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the aspen, or resembling it; made of aspen wood.</def><!-- not different syllabification in HW and PR. sic. --><br/>
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<p><q>Nor <qex>aspen</qex> leaves confess the gentlest breeze.</q> <rj><qau>Gay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"per</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aspre</ets>, OF. <ets>aspre</ets>, F. <ets>&acirc;pre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>asper</ets> rough.]</ety> <def>Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;An <xex>asper</xex> sound.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"per</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. spiritus <ets>asper</ets> rough breathing.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Gram.)</fld> <def>The rough breathing; a mark (&asper_;) placed over an initial vowel sound or over &rho; to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with <xex>h</xex> before it; thus <grk>"ws</grk>, pronounced <pr>h&omacr;s</pr>, <grk>"rh`twr</grk>, pronounced <pr>hr&amacr;"t&omacr;r</pr>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"per</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aspre</ets> or It. <ets>aspro</ets>, fr. MGr. <grk>'a`spron</grk>, <grk>'a`spros</grk>, white (prob. from the whiteness of new silver coins).]</ety> <def>A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"per*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asperated</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asperating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>asperatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asperare</ets>, fr. <ets>asper</ets> rough.]</ety> <def>To make rough or uneven.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>asperated</qex> part of its surface.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`per*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.</def>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*per"ges</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., Thou shalt sprinkle.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"per*gill</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`per*gil"lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>aspergillum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aspergere</ets>. See <er>Asperse</er>, v. t.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling holy water on the people.</def> <altsp>[Also written <it>aspergillus</it>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Wateringpot shell</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`per*gil"li*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aspergillum</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling the aspergillum in form; <as>as, an <ex>aspergilliform</ex> stigma</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`per*i*fo"li*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As`per*i*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asper</ets> rough + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having rough leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; By some applied to the natural order now called <xex>Boraginace&aelig;</xex> or borageworts.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As*per"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Asperities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>asperitas</ets>, fr. <ets>asper</ets> rough: cf. F. <ets>asp&eacute;rit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to <ant>smoothness</ant>.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>asperities</xex> of dry bodies.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to <ant>mildness</ant>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Asperity</xex> of character.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Landor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is no very cynical <qex>asperity</qex> not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The acclivities and <qex>asperities</qex> of duty.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Acrimony; moroseness; crabbedness; harshness; sourness; tartness. See <er>Acrimony</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sper"ma*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Aspermous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sper"mous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of seeds; aspermatous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sperne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspernari</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>spernari</ets>.]</ety> <def>To spurn; to despise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"per*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asper</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Rough; uneven.</def>  <rj><au>Boyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*perse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aspersed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aspersing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aspersus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aspergere</ets> to scatter, sprinkle; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>spargere</ets> to strew. See <er>Sparse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything, or to besprinkle any one with a liquid or with dust.</def>  <rj><au>Heywood.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name; to slander or calumniate; <as>as, to <ex>asperse</ex> a poet or his writings; to <ex>asperse</ex> a man's character.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>With blackest crimes <qex>aspersed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To slander; defame; detract from; calumniate; vilify.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Asperse</er>, <er>Defame</er>, <er>Slander</er>, <er>Calumniate</er>. These words have in common the idea of falsely assailing the character of another. To <xex>asperse</xex> is figuratively to cast upon a character hitherto unsullied the imputation of blemishes or faults which render it offensive or loathsome. To <xex>defame</xex> is to detract from a man's honor and reputation by charges calculated to load him with infamy. <xex>Slander</xex> (etymologically the same as <xex>scandal</xex>) and <xex>calumniate</xex>, from the Latin, have in common the sense of circulating reports to a man's injury from unworthy or malicious motives. Men <xex>asperse</xex> their neighbors by malignant insinuations; they <xex>defame</xex> by advancing charges to blacken or sully their fair fame; they <xex>slander</xex> or <xex>calumniate</xex> by spreading injurious reports which are false, or by magnifying slight faults into serious errors or crimes.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>As*persed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having an indefinite number of small charges scattered or strewed over the surface.</def>  <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Bespattered; slandered; calumniated.</def>  <rj><au>Motley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pers"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who asperses; especially, one who vilifies another.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*per"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspersio</ets>, fr. <ets>aspergere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aspersion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Behold an immersion, not and <qex>aspersion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast wholesale <qex>aspersions</qex> on the entire body of professional teachers.</q> <rj><qau>Grote.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Who would by base <qex>aspersions</qex> blot thy virtue.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pers"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*pers"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`per`soir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An aspergill.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`per*so"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aspersoria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[LL. See <er>Asperse</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A brush for sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"phalt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*phal"tum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, of eastern origin: cf. F. <ets>asphalte</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called <xex>Asphaltites</xex>, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See <er>Bitumen</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Asphalt stone</b></col>, <col><b>Asphalt rock</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a limestone found impregnated with asphalt.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As"phalt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with asphalt; <as>as, to <ex>asphalt</ex> a roof; <ex>asphalted</ex> streets.</as></def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`phalte"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Asphalt</er>.]</ety> <def>Asphaltic mastic or cement. See <er>Asphalt</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*phal"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt; bituminous.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Asphaltic</xex> pool.&rdquo;  &ldquo;<xex>Asphaltic</xex> slime.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*phal"tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asphaltic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*phal"tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asphaltic.</def>  <rj><au>Bryant.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*phal"tus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Asphalt</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pho*del</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asphodelus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Daffodil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A general name for a plant of the genus <gen>Asphodelus</gen>. The asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The name is also popularly given to species of other genera. The <xex>asphodel</xex> of the early English and French poets was the daffodil. The <xex>asphodel</xex> of the Greek poets is supposed to be the <spn>Narcissus poeticus</spn>.</note>  <rj><au>Dr. Prior.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Pansies, and violets, and <qex>asphodel</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Asphodelus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family <fam>Asphodelaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Asphodelus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*phyc"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to asphyxia.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As*phyx"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*phyx"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>asphyxia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to throb, beat.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of poisonous or irrespirable gases.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*phyx"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to asphyxia; <as>as, <ex>asphyxial</ex> phenomena</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*phyx"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate. <note>[Used commonly in the past pple.]</note></def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>As*phyx"i*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*phyx"ied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>In a state of asphyxia; suffocated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*phyx`i*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Asp</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The venomous asp.</def> <mark>[Chiefly poetic]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a corrupt. of <ets>spic</ets> (OF. <ets>espi</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;pi</ets>), L. <ets>spica</ets> (<ets>spicum</ets>, <ets>spicus</ets>), ear, spike. See <er>Spike</er>.]</ety> <def>A European species of lavender (<spn>Lavandula spica</spn>), which produces a volatile oil. See <er>Spike</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., prob. fr. <ets>aspic</ets> an asp.]</ety> <def>A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish, hard boiled eggs, etc.</def>  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>aspidistra</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an evergreen perennial (<spn>Aspidistra elatio</spn>) with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cast-iron plant, bar-room plant</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aspidophoroides</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus comprising the alligatorfishes.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Aspidophoroides</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`pi*do*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, shield + &unr_; gills.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the abalone shells and keyhole limpets.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pir"ant</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aspirant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>aspirer</ets>. See <er>Aspire</er>.]</ety> <def>Aspiring.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pir"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aspirant</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or object of attainment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to greatness was left clear to a new set of <qex>aspirants</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pi*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aspirated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aspirating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>aspiratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aspirare</ets> to breathe toward or upon, to add the breathing <it>h</it>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>spirare</ets> to breathe, blow. Cf. <er>Aspire</er>.]</ety> <def>To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an <it>h</it> sound; <as>as, we <ex>aspirate</ex> the words <it>horse</it> and <it>house</it>; to <ex>aspirate</ex> a vowel or a liquid consonant.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pi*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of <it>h</it>; the breathing <it>h</it> or a character representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A mark of aspiration (&asper_;) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.</def>  <rj><au>Bentley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd, or nonvocal consonant; as, <xex>f</xex>, <xex>th</xex> in thin, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"pi*rate</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"p&ibreve_;*r&auptack_;t)</pr>, <hw>As"pi*ra"ted</hw> <pr>(-r&amacr;"t&ebreve_;d)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspiratus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Pronounced with the <xex>h</xex> sound or with audible breath.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But yet they are not <qex>aspirate</qex>, i. e., with such an aspiration as <it>h</it>.</q> <rj><qau>Holder.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`pi*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aspiratio</ets>, fr. <ets>aspirare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aspiration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of aspirating; the pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath; an aspirated sound.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If <qex>aspiration</qex> be defined to be an impetus of breathing.</q> <rj><qau>Wilkins.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish; high desire.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aspirations</xex> after virtue.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Vague <qex>aspiration</qex> after military renown.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pi*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for passing air or gases through or over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed vessel, by means of suction.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid contents of tumors or collections of blood.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pir"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to breathing; suited to the inhaling of air</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aspired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aspiring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>aspirer</ets>, L. <ets>aspirare</ets>. See <er>Aspirate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by <xex>to</xex> or <xex>after</xex>, and rarely by <xex>at</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>aspire</ex> to a crown; to <ex>aspire</ex> after immorality.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aspiring</qex> to be gods, if angels fell;<br/>
<qex>Aspiring</qex> to be angels, men rebel.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My own breath still foments the fire,<br/>
Which flames as high as fancy can <qex>aspire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Waller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pire"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>That gallant spirit hath <qex>aspired</qex> the clouds.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pire"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aspiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pire"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Aspiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who aspires.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"pi*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid (<chform>CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH</chform>) widely used as a drug for relief of pain and alleviation of fever.  It has analgesic, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory properties, and is one of a class of agents called <hypen>non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs</hypen> (NSAIDs).  The name was originally a trade name, but has become the preferred name for the substance.  It is actually a prodrug, liberating salicylic acid, the ultimate pharmacologically active agent, in the intestines. It is more effective when taken orally than is salicylic acid, because it dissolves more readily.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> 2-(acetyloxy)benzoic acid</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*pir"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That aspires; <as>as, an <ex>Aspiring</ex> mind</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*pir"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*pir"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Asp"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, an asp.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`por*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asportatio</ets>, fr. <ets>asportare</ets> to carry away; <ets>abs = ab</ets> + <ets>portare</ets> to bear, carry.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is adjudged to be larceny, though the goods are not carried from the house or apartment.</note>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sprawl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Sprawling.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*squat"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <def>Squatting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*squint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Askant</er>, <er>Squint</er>.]</ety> <def>With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; <as>as, to look <ex>asquint</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ass</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asse</ets>, AS. <ets>assa</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>asni</ets>, W. <ets>asen</ets>, <ets>asyn</ets>, L. <ets>asinus</ets>, dim. <ets>aselus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; also to AS. <ets>esol</ets>, OHG. <ets>esil</ets>, G. <ets>esel</ets>, Goth. <ets>asilus</ets>, Dan. <ets>&aelig;sel</ets>, Lith. <ets>asilas</ets>, Bohem. <ets>osel</ets>, Pol. <ets>osiel</ets>.  The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. <ets>ath&unr_;n</ets> she ass.  Cf. <er>Ease</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A quadruped of the genus <gen>Equus</gen> (<spn>Equus asinus</spn>), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears.  The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity.  There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Asses' Bridge</b></col>. <ety>[L. <ets>pons asinorum</ets>.]</ety> <cd>The fifth proposition of the first book of Euclid, &ldquo;The angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal to one another.&rdquo;</cd> <mark>[Sportive]</mark> &ldquo;A schoolboy, stammering out his <xex>Asses' Bridge</xex>.&rdquo; <au>F. Harrison.</au> -- <col><b>To make an ass of one's self</b></col>, <cd>to do or say something very foolish or absurd.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sa*f&oelig;t"i*da</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Asafetida</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>As"sa*gai</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"se*gai</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>azagaia</ets>, Sp. <ets>azagaya</ets>, fr. a Berber word. Cf. <er>Lancegay</er>.]</ety> <def>A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*sa"i</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>satis</ets> enough. See <er>Assets</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A direction equivalent to <xex>very</xex>; <as>as, adagio <ex>assai</ex>, very slow</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sail"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&amacr;l")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assailed</conjf> <pr>(-s&amacr;ld")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assailing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>assailen</ets>, <ets>asailen</ets>, OF. <ets>asaillir</ets>, <ets>assailler</ets>, F. <ets>assaillir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>saillir</ets> to burst out, project, fr. L. <ets>salire</ets> to leap, spring; cf. L. <ets>assilire</ets> to leap or spring upon. See <er>Sally</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile manner; to assault; to molest; <as>as, to <ex>assail</ex> a man with blows; to <ex>assail</ex> a city with artillery.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>No rude noise mine ears <qex>assailing</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>No storm can now <qex>assail</qex><br/>
The charm he wears within.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce <qex>assail</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>assail</ex> one with appeals, arguments, abuse, ridicule, and the like</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The papal authority . . . <qex>assailed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>They <qex>assailed</qex> him with keen invective; they <qex>assailed</qex> him with still keener irony.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See <er>Attack</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being assailed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sail"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assaillant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assaillir</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assailing; attacking.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sail"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assaillant</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an assailer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>assailant</qex> of the church.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sail"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assails.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or power of assailing; attack; assault.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His most frequent <qex>assailment</qex> was the headache.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"sa*mar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assare</ets> to roast + <ets>amarus</ets>, bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch, and the like, are roasted till they turn brown.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sam*ese"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Assam, a province of British India, or to its inhabitants.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &amp; pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of Assam.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw>&Verbar;<hw>As`sa*pan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`sa*pan"ic</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The American flying squirrel (<spn>Pteromys volucella</spn>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sart"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&auml;rt")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>essart</ets> the grubbing up of trees, fr. <ets>essarter</ets> to grub up or clear ground of bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. <ets>exartum</ets>, <ets>exartare</ets>, for <ets>exsaritare</ets>; L. <ets>ex</ets> + <ets>sarire</ets>, <ets>sarrire</ets>, <ets>saritum</ets>, to hoe, weed.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>The act or offense of grubbing up trees and bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a forest.</def>  <rj><au>Spelman.</au> <au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted for cultivation; a clearing.</def>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Assart land</b></col>, <cd>forest land cleared of woods and brush.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sart"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; <as>as, to <ex>assart</ex> land or trees</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Ashmole.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas"sin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. (cf. It. <ets>assassino</ets>), fr. Ar. <ets>&lsquo;hashishin</ets> one who has drunk of the <ets>hashish</ets>. Under its influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the <it>Shaikh al-Jabal</it> (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the murders required by their chief.]</ety> <def>One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas"sin</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assassinate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Stillingfleet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas"sin*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assassinated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assassinating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[LL. <ets>assassinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assassinare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be <qex>assassinated</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Your rhymes <qex>assassinate</qex> our fame.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Such usage as your honorable lords<br/>
Afford me, <qex>assassinated</qex> and betrayed.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To kill; murder; slay. See <er>Kill</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas"sin*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assassinat</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assassination, murder, or murderous assault.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>If I had made an <qex>assassinate</qex> upon your father.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assassin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas`si*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas"si*na`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assassin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas"sin*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Murderous.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sas"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>assatio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assare</ets> to roast.]</ety> <def>Roasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sault"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asaut</ets>, <ets>assaut</ets>, OF. <ets>assaut</ets>, <ets>asalt</ets>, F. <ets>assaut</ets>, LL. <ets>assaltus</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>saltus</ets> a leaping, a springing, <ets>salire</ets> to leap. See <er>Assail</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; <as>as, to make <ex>assault</ex> upon a man, a house, or a town</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The Spanish general prepared to renew the <qex>assault</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Unshaken bears the <qex>assault</qex><br/>
Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; <as>as, to make an <ex>assault</ex> on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Clarendon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a <xex>battery</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone. Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Practically, however, the word <qex>assault</qex> is used to include the battery.</q> <rj><qau>Mozley &amp; W.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Attack; invasion; incursion; descent; onset; onslaught; charge; storm.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sault"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assaulted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assaulting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Assault</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. OF. <ets>assaulter</ets>, LL. <ets>assaltare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Insnared, <qex>assaulted</qex>, overcome, led bound.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; <as>as, to <ex>assault</ex> a reputation or an administration</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . . <br/>
<qex>Assault</qex> his ears.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the latter sense, <xex>assail</xex> is more common.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See <er>Attack</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sault"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being assaulted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>assaulted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>sexually abused; -- a euphemism.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> molested, raped, criminally assaulted, sexually assaulted.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sault"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant.</def>  <rj><au>E. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>assaultive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>making an assault.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attacking(prenominal).</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*say"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>asai</ets>, <ets>essai</ets>, trial, F. <ets>essa</ets>. See <er>Essay</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Trial; attempt; essay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more easy in the <qex>assay</qex> than it now seems at distance.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Examination and determination; test; <as>as, an <ex>assay</ex> of bread or wine</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>This can not be, by no <qex>assay</qex> of reason.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Through many hard <qex>assays</qex> which did betide.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Tested purity or value.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>With gold and pearl of rich <qex>assay</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The alloy or metal to be assayed.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><usage><uex>Assay</uex> and <uex>essay</uex> are radically the same word; but modern usage has appropriated <uex>assay</uex> chiefly to experiments in metallurgy, and <uex>essay</uex> to intellectual and bodily efforts. See <er>Essay</er>.</usage><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Assay</xex> is used adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, <xex>assay</xex> balance, <xex>assay</xex> furnace.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Assay master</b></col>, <cd>an officer who assays or tests gold or silver coin or bullion.</cd> -- <col><b>Assay ton</b></col>, <cd>a weight of 29,166<frac>2/3</frac> grams.</cd></cs><!-- in orig. it looks like a decimal point, but must be a comma --><br/>
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<p><hw>As*say"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assayed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assaying</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>asaier</ets>, <ets>essaier</ets>, F. <ets>essayer</ets>, fr. <ets>essai</ets>. See <er>Assay</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Essay</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To try; to attempt; to apply.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>To-night let us <qex>assay</qex> our plot.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Soft words to his fierce passion she <qex>assayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To affect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>When the heart is ill <qex>assayed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To try tasting, as food or drink.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*say"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To attempt, try, or endeavor.</def> <mark>[Archaic. In this sense <xex>essay</xex> is now commonly used.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>She thrice <qex>assayed</qex> to speak.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*say"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be assayed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*say"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*say"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"say pound</hw>. <def>A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc., sometimes equaling 0.5 gram, but varying with the assayer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Assay ton</hw>. <def>A weight of 29.166 + grams used in assaying, for convenience. Since it bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton of 2000 avoirdupois pounds does to the troy ounce, the weight in milligrams of precious metal obtained from an assay ton of ore gives directly the number of ounces to the ton.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Asse</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small foxlike animal (<spn>Vulpes cama</spn>) of South Africa, valued for its fur.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`se*cu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assecuratio</ets>, fr. <ets>assecurare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assurance; certainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As`se*cure"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assecurare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make sure or safe; to assure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`se*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ass&eacute;cution</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assequi</ets> to obtain; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sequi</ets> to follow.]</ety> <def>An obtaining or acquiring.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"se*gai</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Assagai</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"blage</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assemblage</ets>. See <er>Assemble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In sweet <qex>assemblage</qex> every blooming grace.</q> <rj><qau>Fenton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of particular things; <as>as, a political <ex>assemblage</ex>; an <ex>assemblage</ex> of ideas.</as></def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering; meeting; convention.</syn> <usage> <er>Assemblage</er>, <er>Assembly</er>. An <xex>assembly</xex> consists only of persons; an <xex>assemblage</xex> may be composed of things as well as persons, <as>as, an <ex>assemblage</ex> of incoherent objects</as>. Nor is every <xex>assemblage</xex> of persons an <xex>assembly</xex>; since the latter term denotes a body who have met, and are acting, in concert for some common end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in music, dancing, etc. An <xex>assemblage</xex> of skaters on a lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an <xex>assembly</xex>, but might be turned into one by collecting into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to some object of common interest.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"blance</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>assemblance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resemblance; likeness; appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Care I for the . . . stature, bulk, and big <qex>assemblance</qex> of a man?  Give me the spirit.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assembling; assemblage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>To weete [know] the cause of their <qex>assemblance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assembled</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assembling</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>assembler</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>assimulare</ets> to bring together to collect; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>simul</ets> together; akin to <ets>similis</ets> like, Gr. &unr_; at the same time, and E. <ets>same</ets>. Cf. <er>Assimilate</er>, <er>Same</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thither he <qex>assembled</qex> all his train.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>All the men of Israel <qex>assembled</qex> themselves.</q> <rj><qau>1 Kings viii. 2.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To collect and put together the parts of; <as>as, to <ex>assemble</ex> a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate.</def>
 <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Parliament <qex>assembled</qex> in November.</q> <rj><qau>W. Massey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"ble</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To liken; to compare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Bribes may be <qex>assembled</qex> to pitch.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>assembled</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>brought together into a group or crowd.</def> <illu>the <ex>assembled</ex> letters in my office</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> accumulated, collected, congregate, massed.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>formed by fitting or joining components together.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> built(prenominal), made-up.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"bler</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assembles a number of individuals; also, one of a number assembled.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>a computer program that takes as input a set of instructions written in assembly language, and produces a corresponding executable computer program in machine language.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>same as <er>assembly language</er>.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"bly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Assemblies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>assembl&eacute;e</ets>, fr. <ets>assembler</ets>. See <er>Assemble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of inanimate objects.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Howell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a signal to troops to assemble.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In some of the United States, the legislature, or the popular branch of it, is called the <xex>Assembly</xex>, or the <xex>General Assembly</xex>. In the Presbyterian Church, the <xex>General Assembly</xex> is the highest ecclesiastical tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders delegated from each presbytery; as, the <xex>General Assembly</xex> of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, or of Scotland.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Assembly room</b></col>, <cd>a room in which persons assemble, especially for dancing.</cd> -- <col><b>Unlawful assembly</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a meeting of three or more persons on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable apprehension that they will disturb the peace tumultuously.</cd> -- <col><b>Westminster Assembly</b></col>, <cd>a convocation, consisting chiefly of divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1, 1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the &ldquo;Confession of Faith,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Larger Catechism,&rdquo; and the &ldquo;Shorter Catechism,&rdquo; which are still received as authority by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by Congregationalists.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Assemblage</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>assembly language</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>an artificial computer language with mnemonic codes representing the basic machine-language instructions of a computer, which can be interpreted by an assembler to produce a computer program in machine language.  Also informally referred to as <altname>assembler</altname>.</def> <note>Writing a program in assembly language is very much simpler than writing the machine instructions in binary code, and the use of such a language greatly increases the efficiency of the process of writing computer programs.  See also <er>programming language</er>, <er>FORTRAN</er>, <er>BASIC</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>assembly line</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A line of machinery, tools, and workers on which objects to be manufactured are moved from one post to the next, where different workers perform different steps in the manufacturing process; called also <altname>production line</altname>.  The objects to be manufactured usually move on a form of conveyor belt, which does not necessarily move only in a straight line, but may continue around the factory area for some distance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>assembly-line</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling an <er>assembly line</er>; <as>as, an <ex>assembly-line</ex> process; also used metaphorically, as an <ex>assembly-line</ex> educational system</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sem"bly*man</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ebreve_;m"bl&ybreve_;*m&aitalic_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Assemblymen</plw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;n)</pr>.</plu> <def>A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>assemblywoman</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a female member of a legislative body called an <membof>assembly</membof>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sent"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>assentir</ets>, L. <ets>assentire</ets>, <ets>assentiri</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sentire</ets> to feel, think. See <er>Sense</er>.]</ety> <def>To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement, acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also <qex>assented</qex>, saying that these things were so.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxiv. 9.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The princess <qex>assented</qex> to all that was suggested.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assent</ets>, fr. <ets>assentir</ets>. See <er>Assent</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; agreement; acquiescence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Faith is the <qex>assent</qex> to any proposition, on the credit of the proposer.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>assent</qex>, if not the approbation, of the prince.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Too many people read this ribaldry with <qex>assent</qex> and admiration.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Royal assent</b></col>, <cd>in England, the assent of the sovereign to a bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after which it becomes law.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Assent</er>, <er>Consent</er>. <xex>Assent</xex> is an act of the understanding, <xex>consent</xex> of the will or feelings. We <xex>assent</xex> to the views of others when our minds come to the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true, right, or admissible. We <xex>consent</xex> when there is such a concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes that we decide to comply with their requests. The king of England gives his <xex>assent</xex>, not his <xex>consent</xex>, to acts of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also use <xex>assent</xex> in cases where a proposal is made which involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may <xex>assent</xex> to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her <xex>consent</xex>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sen*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assentatio</ets>. See <er>Assent</er>, v.]</ety> <def>Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Abject flattery and indiscriminate <qex>assentation</qex> degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.</q> <rj><qau>Ld. Chesterfield.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sen*ta"tor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>assentari</ets> to assent constantly.]</ety> <def>An obsequious; a flatterer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sent"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Flattering; obsequious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"a*to*ri*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sent"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assents.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sen"tient</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Assenting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sent"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving or implying assent.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sent"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*sent"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sent"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Assent; agreement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asserted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asserting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asserere</ets> to join or fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>serere</ets> to join or bind together. See <er>Series</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nothing is more shameful . . . than to <qex>assert</qex> anything to be done without a cause.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To maintain; to defend.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>That . . . I may <qex>assert</qex> Eternal Providence,<br/>
And justify the ways of God to men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I will <qex>assert</qex> it from the scandal.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; <as>as, to <ex>assert</ex> our rights and liberties</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To assert one's self</b></col>, <cd>to claim or vindicate one's rights or position; to demand recognition.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To affirm; aver; asseverate; maintain; protest; pronounce; declare; vindicate.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Assert</er>, <er>Affirm</er>, <er>Maintain</er>, <er>Vindicate</er>. To <xex>assert</xex> is to fasten to one's self, and hence to <xex>claim</xex>. It is, therefore, adversative in its nature. We <xex>assert</xex> our rights and privileges, or the cause of tree institutions, as against opposition or denial. To <xex>affirm</xex> is to declare as true. We <xex>assert</xex> boldly; we <xex>affirm</xex> positively. To <xex>maintain</xex> is to uphold, and insist upon with earnestness, whatever we have once asserted; <as>as, to <ex>maintain</ex> one's cause, to <ex>maintain</ex> an argument, to <ex>maintain</ex> the ground we have taken</as>. To <xex>vindicate</xex> is to use language and measures of the strongest kind, in defense of ourselves and those for whom we act. We <xex>maintain</xex> our assertions by adducing proofs, facts, or arguments; we are ready to <xex>vindicate</xex> our rights or interests by the utmost exertion of our powers.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>assertable</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>capable of being affirmed or asserted.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affirmable.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>asserted</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>stated as a fact.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> alleged.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sert"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The inflexible <qex>asserter</qex> of the rights of the church.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>asserting</hw> <pos>adj. prenom.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>declaring.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> declaratory.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ser"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assertio</ets>, fr. <ets>asserere</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is a difference between <qex>assertion</qex> and demonstration.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Maintenance; vindication; <as>as, the <ex>assertion</ex> of one's rights or prerogatives</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sert"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In a confident and <qex>assertive</qex> form.</q> <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><wordforms><wf>As*sert"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*sert"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sert"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>asserere</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an asserter.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>assertors</qex> of liberty said not a word.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Faithful <qex>assertor</qex> of thy country's cause.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`ser*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asserting that a thing <xex>is</xex>; -- opposed to <contr>problematical</contr> and <contr>apodeictical</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sert"o*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assertorius</ets>, fr. <ets>asserere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affirming; maintaining.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Arguments . . . <qex>assertory</qex>, not probatory.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>assertory</qex>, not a promissory, declaration.</q> <rj><qau>Bentham.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A proposition is <qex>assertory</qex>, when it enounces what is known as actual.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sess"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assessed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assessing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>assesser</ets> to regulate, settle, LL. <ets>assessare</ets> to value for taxation, fr. L. <ets>assidere</ets>, supine as if <ets>assessum</ets>, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to assess, tax. Cf. <er>Assize</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Cess</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for the purpose of taxation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community, or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income) according to a rate or apportionment.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person, community, estate, or income); to tax; <as>as, the club <ex>assessed</ex> each member twenty-five cents</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To fix or determine the rate or amount of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This sum is <qex>assessed</qex> and raised upon individuals by commissioners in the act.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sess"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Liable to be assessed or taxed; <as>as, <ex>assessable</ex> property</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sess*ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is assessed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ses"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assessio</ets>, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit by or near; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sed&unr_;re</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>.]</ety> <def>A sitting beside or near.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sess"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assessamentum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; <as>as, an <ex>assessment</ex> of damages, or of taxes; an <ex>assessment</ex> of the members of a club.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A valuation of property or profits of business, for the purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of the proper sum to be levied on the property; <as>as, an <ex>assessment</ex> of property or an <ex>assessment</ex> on property</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; An <xex>assessment</xex> is a valuation made by authorized persons according to their discretion, as opposed to a sum certain or determined by law. It is a valuation of the property of those who are to pay the tax, for the purpose of fixing the proportion which each man shall pay.</note>  <rj><au>Blackstone. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The specific sum levied or assessed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An apportionment of a subscription for stock into successive installments; also, one of these installments (in England termed a &ldquo;call&rdquo;).</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sess"or</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., one who sits beside, the assistant of a judge, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets>. See <er>Assession</er>. LL., one who arranges of determines the taxes, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets>. See <er>Assess</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Cessor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided; as legal <xex>assessors</xex>, nautical <xex>assessors</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Mozley &amp; W.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an assistant and adviser; an associate in office.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whence to his Son,<br/>
The <qex>assessor</qex> of his throne, he thus began.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>With his ignorance, his inclinations, and his fancy, as his <qex>assessors</qex> in judgment.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One appointed to assess persons or property for the purpose of taxation.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`ses*so"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assessorial</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assessor</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an assessor, or to a court of assessors.</def>  <rj><au>Coxe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sess"or*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or function of an assessor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"set</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any article or separable part of one's assets.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"sets</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>asez</ets> enough, F. <ets>assez</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>satis</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_; enough, Goth. <ets>saps</ets> full. Cf. <er>Assai</er>, <er>Satisfy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the payment of his debts and legacies; -- called <xex>assets</xex> because <xex>sufficient</xex> to render the executor or administrator liable to the creditors and legatees, so far as such goods or estate may extend.</def> <au>Story.</au> <au>Blackstone.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Effects of an insolvent debtor or bankrupt, applicable to the payment of debts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The entire property of all sorts, belonging to a person, a corporation, or an estate; <as>as, the <ex>assets</ex> of a merchant or a trading association</as>; -- opposed to <contr>liabilities</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In balancing accounts the <xex>assets</xex> are put on the Cr. side and the debts on the Dr. side.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sev"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>asseverer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>asseverare</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Asseverate</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sev"er*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Asseverated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Asseverating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>asseveratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asseverare</ets> to assert seriously or earnestly; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>severus</ets>. See <er>Severe</er>.]</ety> <def>To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See <er>Affirm</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sev`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asseveratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated; positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement <qex>asseverations</qex> upon slight and trivial occasions.</q> <rj><qau>Ray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sev"er*a*tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sev"er*a*to*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Asseverative.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sib"i*late</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assibilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assibilare</ets> to hiss out; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sibilare</ets> to hiss.]</ety> <def>To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant.</def>  <rj><au>J. Peile.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sib`i*la"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -<xex>tion</xex> to -<xex>shun</xex>, <xex>duke</xex> to <xex>ditch</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`si*de"an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb. <ets>kh&amacr;sad</ets> to be pious.]</ety> <def>One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"si*dent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assidens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit by: cf. F. <ets>assident</ets>. See <er>Assession</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Usually attending a disease, but not always; <as>as, <ex>assident</ex> signs, or symptoms</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sid"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assiduatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assiduare</ets> to use assiduously.]</ety> <def>Unremitting; assiduous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Assiduate</xex> labor.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Fabyan.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`si*du"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Assiduities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>assiduitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assiduite</ets>. See <er>Assiduous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Constant or close application or attention, particularly to some business or enterprise; diligence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I have, with much pains and <qex>assiduity</qex>, qualified myself for a nomenclator.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually in the plural.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sid"u*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assiduus</ets>, fr. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit near or close; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sed&emacr;re</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.</def><br/>
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<p><q>She grows more <qex>assiduous</qex> in her attendance.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed with constant diligence or attention; unremitting; persistent; <as>as, <ex>assiduous</ex> labor</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To weary him with my <qex>assiduous</qex> cries.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Diligent; attentive; sedulous; unwearied; unintermitted; persevering; laborious; indefatigable.</syn><br/>
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<p><wordforms><wf>As*sid"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*sid"u*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*siege"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>asegen</ets>, OF. <ets>asegier</ets>, F. <ets>assi&eacute;ger</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>assediare</ets>, <ets>assidiare</ets>, to besiege. See <er>Siege</er>.]</ety> <def>To besiege.</def>   <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Assieged</xex> castles.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*siege"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A siege.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`si*en"tist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assientiste</ets>, Sp. <ets>asentista</ets>.]</ety> <def>A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to the Assiento contract.</def>  <rj><au>Bancroft.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`si*en"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>asiento</ets> seat, contract or agreement, fr. <ets>asentar</ets> to place on a chair, to adjust, to make an agreement; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>sentar</ets>, a participial verb; as if there were a L. <ets>sedentare</ets> to cause to sit, fr. <ets>sedens</ets>, <ets>sedentis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>sed&unr_;re</ets> to sit.]</ety> <def>A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, esp. the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assigned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assigning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>assignen</ets>, <ets>asignen</ets>, F. <ets>assigner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assignare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>signare</ets> to mark, mark out, designate, <ets>signum</ets> mark, sign. See <er>Sign</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In the order I <qex>assign</qex> to them.</q> <rj><qau>Loudon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The man who could feel thus was worthy of a better station than that in which his lot had been <qex>assigned</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He <qex>assigned</qex> to his men their several posts.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; <as>as, to <ex>assign</ex> a limit; to <ex>assign</ex> counsel for a prisoner; to <ex>assign</ex> a day for trial.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>All as the dwarf the way to her <qex>assigned</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is not easy to <qex>assign</qex> a period more eventful.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called <xex>assignees</xex>, for the benefit of creditors.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To assign dower</b></col>, <cd>to set out by metes and bounds the widow's share or portion in an estate.</cd>  <rj><au>Kent.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To transfer or pass over property to another, whether for the benefit of the assignee or of the assignor's creditors, or in furtherance of some trust.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Assign</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Six French rapiers and poniards, with their <qex>assigns</qex>, as girdles, hangers, and so.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Assignee</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; <as>as, a deed to a man and his heirs and <ex>assigns</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being assignable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being assigned, allotted, specified, or designated; <as>as, an <ex>assignable</ex> note or bill; an <ex>assignable</ex> reason; an <ex>assignable</ex> quantity.</as></def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`si`gnat"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assignat</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assignatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assignare</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of the notes, bills, or bonds, issued as currency by the revolutionary government of France (1790-1796), and based on the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which had been appropriated by the state.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sig*na"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assignatio</ets>, fr. <ets>assignare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assignation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This order being taken in the senate, as touching the appointment and <qex>assignation</qex> of those provinces.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview; -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a bad sense.</def><br/>
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<p><q>While nymphs take treats, or <qex>assignations</qex> give.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A making over by transfer of title; assignment.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>House of assignation</b></col>, <cd>a house in which appointments for sexual intercourse are fulfilled.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sign*ee"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>assign&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assigner</ets>. See <er>Assign</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Assign</er> an assignee.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; <as>as, an <ex>assignee</ex> of a bankrupt</as>. See <er>Assignment</er> <sd>(c)</sd>.   An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor.</def> <au>Cowell.</au>  <au>Blount.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign"er</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&imacr;n"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sign"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>assignamentum</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>assenement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest in lands.</def>  <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The writing by which an interest is transferred.</def>  <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called <xex>assignees</xex>, in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Assignment of dower</b></col>, <cd>the setting out by metes and bounds of the widow's thirds or portion in the deceased husband's estate, and allotting it to her.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Assignment</xex> is also used in law as convertible with <xex>specification</xex>; assignment of error in proceedings for review being specification of error; and assignment of perjury or fraud in indictment being specifications of perjury or fraud.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sign*or"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assignator</ets>. Cf. <er>Assigner</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest; <as>as, the <ex>assignor</ex> of a debt or other chose in action</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim`i*la*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being assimilable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim"i*la*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be assimilated; that may be likened, or appropriated and incorporated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim"i*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assimilated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assimilating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assimilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assimilare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>similare</ets> to make like, <ets>similis</ets> like. See <er>Similar</er>, <er>Assemble</er>, <er>Assimilate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>assimilate</qex> our law to the law of Scotland.</q> <rj><qau>John Bright.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes<br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To liken; to compa&unr_;e.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or appropriate, as nourishment; <as>as, food is <ex>assimilated</ex> and converted into organic tissue</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Hence also animals and vegetables may <qex>assimilate</qex> their nourishment.</q> <rj><qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His mind had no power to <qex>assimilate</qex> the lessons.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim"i*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become similar or like something else.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a part of the substance of the assimilating body.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Aliment easily <qex>assimilated</qex> or turned into blood.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To be converted into the substance of the assimilating body; to become incorporated; <as>as, some kinds of food <ex>assimilate</ex> more readily than others</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I am a foreign material, and cannot <qex>assimilate</qex> with the church of England.</q> <rj><qau>J. H. Newman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>assimilating</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being absorbed into or incorporated).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> assimilative, assimilatory.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim`i*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assimilatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assimilation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of being so assimilated; <as>as, the <ex>assimilation</ex> of one sound to another</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To aspire to an <qex>assimilation</qex> with God.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>assimilation</qex> of gases and vapors.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption, whether in plants or animals.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not conversing the body, not repairing it by <qex>assimilation</qex>, but preserving it by ventilation.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term <xex>assimilation</xex> has been limited by some to the final process by which the nutritive matter of the blood is converted into the substance of the tissues and organs.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim"i*la*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>assimilativus</ets>, F. <ets>assimilatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that assimilates or causes assimilation; <as>as, an <ex>assimilative</ex> process or substance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim"i*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; <as>as, <ex>assimilatory</ex> organs</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assimulatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assimulare</ets>, equiv. to <ets>assimilare</ets>. See <er>Assimilate</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate; to resemble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assimilate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sim`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assimulatio</ets>, equiv. to <ets>assimilatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assimilation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`si*ne"go</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Asinego</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ass"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling an ass; asinine; stupid or obstinate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Such . . . appear to be of the <qex>assich</qex> kind . . . </q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assisted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assisting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assistere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sistere</ets> to cause to stand, to stand, from <ets>stare</ets> to stand: cf. F. <ets>assister</ets>. See <er>Stand</er>.]</ety> <def>To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Assist</qex> me, knight. I am undone!</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor; befriend; sustain; favor. See <er>Help</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lend aid; to help.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With God not parted from him, as was feared,<br/>
But favoring and <qex>assisting</qex> to the end.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To be present as a spectator; <as>as, to <ex>assist</ex> at a public meeting</as>.</def> <mark>[A Gallicism]</mark>  <rj><au>Gibbon. Prescott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assistance</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Without the <qex>assistance</qex> of a mortal hand.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assistant or helper; a body of helpers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his <qex>assistance</qex>, . . . John Cavendish.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Persons present.</def> <mark>[Obs. or a Gallicism]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assistant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assister</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly <qex>assistant</qex> to each other.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Of the second grade in the staff of the army; <as>as, an <ex>assistant surgeon</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the English army it designates the third grade in any particular branch of the staff.</note>  <rj><au>Farrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a means of help.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Four <qex>assistants</qex> who his labor share.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Rhymes merely as <qex>assistants</qex> to memory.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Chapone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An attendant; one who is present.</def>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner to give aid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An assistant; a helper.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Helpful.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lending aid, helping.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without aid or help.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sist"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A assister.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sith"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Assythment</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*size"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assise</ets>, <ets>asise</ets>, OF. <ets>assise</ets>, F. <ets>assises</ets>, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them, tax, impost, fr. <ets>assis</ets>, <ets>assise</ets>, p. p. of <ets>asseoir</ets>, fr. L. <ets>assid&unr_;re</ets> to sit by; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sed&emacr;re</ets> to sit. See <er>Sit</er>, <er>Size</er>, and cf. <er>Excise</er>, <er>Assess</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A special kind of jury or inquest.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of writ or real action.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A statute regulating the weight, measure, and proportions of ingredients and the price of articles sold in the market; <as>as, the <ex>assize</ex> of bread and other provisions</as>; (2) A statute fixing the standard of weights and measures.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure, etc.; <as>as, rent of <ex>assize</ex></as>.</def>   <au>Glanvill.</au>  <au>Spelman.</au> <au>Cowell.</au>  <au>Blackstone.</au>  <au>Tomlins.</au>   <au>Burrill.</au> <note>[This term is not now used in England in the sense of a writ or real action, and seldom of a jury of any kind, but in Scotch practice it is still technically applied to the jury in criminal cases. <au>Stephen.</au> <au>Burrill.</au> <au>Erskine.</au>]</note> <sd>(f)</sd> <def>A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a judge and jury.</def> <au>Blackstone.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> <au>Encyc. Brit.</au> <sd>(g)</sd> <def>The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior courts in every county of England for the purpose of administering justice in the trial and determination of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural.</def> <au>Brande.</au> <au>Wharton.</au> <au>Craig.</au> <au>Burrill.</au> <sd>(h)</sd> <def>The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, <xex>assizes</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Measure; dimension; size.</def>   <altsp>[In this sense now corrupted into <asp>size</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>An hundred cubits high by just <qex>assize</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><altsp>[Formerly written, as in French, <asp>assise</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>As*size"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <er>Assize</er>, <pos>n.</pos>: cf. LL. <ets>assisare</ets> to decree in assize. Cf. <er>Asses</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To assess; to value; to rate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance or regulation of authority.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*siz"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*siz"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A juror.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ber</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>sober</ets>. Cf. <er>Ensober</er>.]</ety> <def>To make or keep sober.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Gower.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so`cia*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being associable, or capable of association; associableness.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>associability</xex> of feelings.&rdquo;  <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"cia*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Associate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being associated or joined.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We know feelings to be <qex>associable</qex> only by the proved ability of one to revive another.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spencer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sociable; companionable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts; -- said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The stomach, the most <qex>associable</qex> of all the organs of the animal body.</q> <rj><qau>Med. Rep.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"cia*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Associability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Associated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Associating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>associatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>associare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sociare</ets> to join or unite, <ets>socius</ets> companion. See <er>Social</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or confederate; <as>as, to <ex>associate</ex> others with us in business, or in an enterprise</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or connect; to combine in acting; <as>as, particles of gold <ex>associated</ex> with other substances</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To connect or place together in thought.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He succeeded in <qex>associating</qex> his name inseparably with some names which will last as long as our language.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accompany; to keep company with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Friends should <qex>associate</qex> friends in grief and woe.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; <as>as, congenial minds are disposed to <ex>associate</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a different part of the body.</def>  <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>associatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> judge</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>While I descend . . . to my <qex>associate</qex> powers.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> member</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected by habit or sympathy; <as>as, <ex>associate</ex> motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions</as>.</def>  <rj><au>E. Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A companion; one frequently in company with another, implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in a league.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One connected with an association or institution without the full rights or privileges of a regular member; <as>as, an <ex>associate</ex> of the Royal Academy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything closely or usually connected with another; an concomitant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The one [idea] no sooner comes into the understanding, than its <qex>associate</qex> appears with it.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner; coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Joined as a companion; brought into association; accompanying; combined.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Associated movements</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>consensual movements which accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness.</cd>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj>
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<p><hw>Associate in Applied Science</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an associate degree conferred for successful studies in applied science.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AAS</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Associate in Arts</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a college degree granted for successful completion of a two-year course of study in arts or general topics.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AA</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*ate*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of an associate, as in Academy or an office.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>association</ets>, LL. <ets>associatio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>associare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of associating, or state of being associated; union; connection, whether of persons of things.</def> &ldquo;Some . . . bond of <xex>association</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hooker.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Self-denial is a kind of holy <qex>association</qex> with God.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or associated with a thing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Words . . . must owe their powers <qex>association</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Why should . . . the holiest words, with all their venerable <qex>associations</qex>, be profaned?</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose; <as>as, the American <ex>Association</ex> for the Advancement of Science; a benevolent <ex>association</ex></as>.  Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society, consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors of neighboring churches, united for promoting the interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Association of ideas</b></col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>the combination or connection of states of mind or their objects with one another, as the result of which one is said to be revived or represented by means of the other. The relations according to which they are thus connected or revived are called the <xex>law of association</xex>. Prominent among them are reckoned the relations of time and place, and of cause and effect.</cd>  <au>Porter.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the theory held by the associationists.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine or theory held by associationists.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so`ci*a"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas; <it>e. g.</it>, Hartley, J. C. Mill.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to association; <as>as, the <ex>associative</ex> faculty</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hugh Miller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*so"ci*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An associate; a confederate or partner in any scheme.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How Pennsylvania's air agrees with Quakers,<br/>
And Carolina's with <qex>associators</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*soil"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>assoiler</ets>, <ets>absoiler</ets>, <ets>assoldre</ets>, F. <ets>absoudre</ets>, L. <ets>absolvere</ets>. See <er>Absolve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set free; to release.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Till from her hands the spright <qex>assoiled</qex> is.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To solve; to clear up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Any child might soon be able to <qex>assoil</qex> this riddle.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Jewel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set free from guilt; to absolve.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Acquitted and <qex>assoiled</qex> from the guilt.</q> <rj><qau>Dr. H. More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Many persons think themselves fairly <qex>assoiled</qex>, because they are . . . not of scandalous lives.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To expiate; to atone for.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Let each act <qex>assoil</qex> a fault.</q> <rj><qau>E. Arnold.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To remove; to put off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite <qex>assoil</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*soil"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>soil</ets>.]</ety> <def>To soil; to stain.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poet.]</mark>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Ne'er <qex>assoil</qex> my cobwebbed shield.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*soil"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*soil"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A soiling; defilement.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>As*soil"zie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*soil"yie</hw></mhw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Old form <ets>assoil&yogh_;e</ets>. See <er>Assoil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court.</def><br/>
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<p><q>God <qex>assoilzie</qex> him for the sin of bloodshed.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"so*nance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assonance</ets>. See <er>Assonant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resemblance of sound.</def> &ldquo;The disagreeable <xex>assonance</xex> of &lsquo;sheath' and &lsquo;sheathed.'&rdquo;  <rj><au>Steevens.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A peculiar species of rhyme, in which the last accented vowel and those which follow it in one word correspond in sound with the vowels of another word, while the consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; <as>as, <ex>calamo</ex> and <ex>platano</ex>, <ex>baby</ex> and <ex>chary</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>assonance</qex> is peculiar to the Spaniard.</q> <rj><qau>Hallam.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Incomplete correspondence.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Assonance</qex> between facts seemingly remote.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"so*nant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assonans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assonare</ets> to sound to, to correspond to in sound; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sonare</ets> to sound, <ets>sonus</ets> sound: cf. F. <ets>assonant</ets>. See <er>Sound</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a resemblance of sounds.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called <xex>assonance</xex>; not consonant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`so*nan"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Assonant.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"so*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assonare</ets>, <ets>assonatum</ets>, to respond to.]</ety> <def>To correspond in sound.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sort"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assorted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assorting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>assortir</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>sortir</ets> to cast or draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. <ets>sortiri</ets>, fr. <ets>sors</ets>, <ets>sortis</ets>, lot. See <er>Sort</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a like purpose; to classify; <as>as, to <ex>assort</ex> goods</as>. <note>[Rarely applied to persons.]</note></def><br/>
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<p><q>They appear . . . no ways <qex>assorted</qex> to those with whom they must associate.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety of goods; <as>as, to <ex>assort</ex> a cargo</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sort"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place.</def>  <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sort"ed</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*s&ocirc;rt"&ebreve_;d)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Selected; culled.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sort"ment</hw> <pr>(-m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>assortiment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or classes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds or sorts; a number of things assorted.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; <as>as, an <ex>assortment</ex> of goods</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sot"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>asoter</ets>, F. <ets>assoter</ets>; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>sot</ets> stupid. See <er>Sot</er>.]</ety> <def>To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Some ecstasy <qex>assotted</qex> had his sense.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sot"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dazed; foolish; infatuated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Willie, I ween thou be <qex>assot</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*suage"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assuaged</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assuaging</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>asuagen</ets>, <ets>aswagen</ets>, OF. <ets>asoagier</ets>, <ets>asuagier</ets>, fr. <ets>assouagier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>suavis</ets> sweet. See <er>Sweet</er>.]</ety> <def>To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Refreshing winds the summer's heat <qex>assuage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To <qex>assuage</qex> the sorrows of a desolate old man</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The fount at which the panting mind <qex>assuages</qex><br/>
Her thirst of knowledge.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm; tranquilize; relieve. See <er>Alleviate</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*suage"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To abate or subside.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The waters <xex>assuaged</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Gen. vii. 1.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to <qex>assuage</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>De Foe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*suage"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>assouagement</ets>, <ets>asuagement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mitigation; abatement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sua"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, assuages.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sua"sive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>assuage</ets>, as if this were fr. a supposed L. <ets>assuadere</ets> to persuade to; or from E. pref. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>-suasive</ets> as in per<ets>suasive</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Music her soft <qex>assuasive</qex> voice applies.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sub"ju*gate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>subjugate</ets>.]</ety> <def>To bring into subjection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`sue*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assuefacere</ets> to accustom to; <ets>assuetus</ets> (p. p. of <ets>assuescere</ets> to accustom to) + <ets>facere</ets> to make; cf. OF. <ets>assuefaction</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of accustoming, or the state of being accustomed; habituation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Custom and studies efform the soul like wax, and by <qex>assuefaction</qex> introduce a nature.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As"sue*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assuetudo</ets>, fr. <ets>assuetus</ets> accustomed.]</ety> <def>Accustomedness; habit; habitual use.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Assuetude</qex> of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sum"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may be assumed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sum"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of assumption.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sume"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assumed</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assuming</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>assumere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>sumere</ets> to take; <ets>sub</ets> + <ets>emere</ets> to take, buy: cf. F. <ets>assumer</ets>. See <er>Redeem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Trembling they stand while Jove <qex>assumes</qex> the throne.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The god <qex>assumed</qex> his native form again.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The consequences of <qex>assumed</qex> principles.</q> <rj><qau>Whewell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ambition <qex>assuming</qex> the mask of religion.</q> <rj><qau>Porteus.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Assume</qex> a virtue, if you have it not.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To receive or adopt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, <qex>assumed</qex> into that honorable company.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sume"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To undertake, as by a promise.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sumed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Supposed.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; <as>as, an <ex>assumed</ex> character</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sum"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By assumption.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sum"ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumentum</ets>, fr. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>suere</ets> to sew.]</ety> <def>A patch; an addition; a piece put on.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>John Lewis (1731).</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sum"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes.</def>  <rj><au>W. D. Whitney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sum"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous.</def>  <rj><au>Burke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*sump"sit</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., he undertook, pret. of L. <ets>assumere</ets>. See <er>Assume</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or <xex>indebitatus assumpsit</xex> is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special <xex>assumpsit</xex> is founded on an express promise or undertaking.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sumpt"</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>assumere</ets>. See <er>Assume</er>.]</ety> <def>To take up; to elevate; to assume.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sheldon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sumpt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumptum</ets>, p. p. neut. of <ets>assumere</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is assumed; an assumption.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The sun of all your <qex>assumpts</qex> is this.</q> <rj><qau>Chillingworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sump"tion</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assumpcioun</ets> a taking up into heaven, L. <ets>assumptio</ets> a taking, fr. <ets>assumere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>assomption</ets>. See <er>Assume</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the act of taking up or adopting.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>assumption</qex> of authority.</q> <rj><qau>Whewell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable <qex>assumption</qex> that the soul sleeps from the period of death to the resurrection of the body.</q> <rj><qau>Thodey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>That calm <qex>assumption</qex> of the virtues.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Hold! says the Stoic; your <qex>assumption's</qex> wrong.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The taking of a person up into heaven.</def> Hence: <fld>(Rom. Cath. &amp; Greek Churches)</fld> <def>A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sump"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assumptivus</ets>, fr. <ets>assumptus</ets>, fr. <ets>assumere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*sump"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Assumptive arms</b></col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>originally, arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.</cd>  <rj><au>Percy Smith.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Assur</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an ancient Assyrian city.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sur"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>assuraunce</ets>, F. <ets>assurance</ets>, fr. <ets>assurer</ets>. See <er>Assure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whereof he hath given <qex>assurance</qex> unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xvii. 31.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Assurances</qex> of support came pouring in daily.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let us draw with a true heart in full <qex>assurance</qex> of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.</q> <rj><qau>Heb. x. 22.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Brave men meet danger with <qex>assurance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Knolles.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Conversation with the world will give them knowledge and <qex>assurance</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; <as>as, his <ex>assurance</ex> is intolerable</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Betrothal; affiance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir P. Sidney.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Recently, <xex>assurance</xex> has been used, in England, in relation to life contingencies, and <xex>insurance</xex> in relation to other contingencies. It is called <xex>temporary assurance</xex>, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited. See <er>Insurance</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In England, the legal evidences of the conveyance of property are called the <xex>common assurances</xex> of the kingdom.</note>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sure</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Assured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Assuring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>ase&uuml;rer</ets>, F. <ets>assurer</ets>, LL. <ets>assecurare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>securus</ets> secure, sure, certain. See <er>Secure</er>, <er>Sure</er>, and cf. <er>Insure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . . <br/>
<qex>Assures</qex> me that the bitterness of death<br/>
Is past, and we shall live.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I dare <qex>assure</qex> thee that no enemy<br/>
Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To confirm; to make certain or secure.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And it shall be <qex>assured</qex> to him.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xxvii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall <qex>assure</qex> our hearts before him.</q> <rj><qau>1 John iii. 19.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To affiance; to betroth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See <er>Insure</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate; protest; persuade; convince.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sured"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sured"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose life or property is insured.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sur"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Certainly; indubitably.</def> &ldquo;The siege <xex>assuredly</xex> I'll raise.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sur"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sur"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who takes out a life assurance policy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sur"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act of rising.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The . . . <qex>assurgency</qex> of the spirit through the body.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sur"gent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>assurgens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>assurgere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>surgere</ets> to rise.]</ety> <def>Ascending</def>; <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>rising obliquely; curving upward.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*sur"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*sur"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*swage"</hw>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See <er>Assuage</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*syr"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Assyrius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>As*syr`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Assyriology; <as>as, <ex>Assyriological</ex> studies</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*syr`i*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed in Assyriology; a student of Assyrian arch&aelig;ology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*syr`i*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Assyria</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*syth"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From OF. <ets>aset</ets>, <ets>asez</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>enough</ets>. See <er>Assets</er>.]</ety> <def>Indemnification for injury; satisfaction.</def> <mark>[Chiefly in Scots law]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Astacura</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the family including the crayfish.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <fam>Astacidae</fam>, family <fam>Astacidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"ta*cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astacus</ets> a crab, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western North America. See <er>Crawfish</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*star"board</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*start"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Astert</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*tar"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; a Ph&oelig;nician goddess.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America and Europe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*state"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Estate; state.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>static</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle, when rendered <xex>astatic</xex>, loses its polarity, or tendency to point in a given direction.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Astatic pair</b></col> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld>, <cd>a pair of magnetic needles so mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some galvanometers.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stat"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an astatic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stat"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being astatic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"ta*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astatized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astatizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld> <def>To render astatic.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tat"ki</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Russ. <ets>ostatki</ets> remnants, pl. of <ets>ostatok</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thick liquid residuum obtained in the distillation of Russian petroleum, much used as fuel.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stay"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An anchor is said to be <xex>astay</xex>, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"te*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; refined and witty talk, fr. &unr_; of the town, polite, witty, fr. &unr_; city: cf. F. <ets>ast&eacute;isme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tel</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"t&etilde_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astelle</ets> piece of wood, OF. <ets>astele</ets> splinter, shaving, F. <ets>attelle</ets>, <ets>astelle</ets>: cf. L. <ets>astula</ets>, dim. of <ets>assis</ets> board.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads in a mine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"ter</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"t&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aster</ets> aster, star, Gr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star. See <er>Star</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Floriculture)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Callistephus</gen>. Many varieties (called <stype>China asters</stype>, <stype>German asters</stype>, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A star-shaped figure of achromatic substance found chiefly in cells dividing by mitosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Asteraceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a family of plants with heads composed of many florets, including the aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <fam>Compositae</fam>, family <fam>Compositae</fam>, family <fam>Asteraceae</fam>, aster family</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*te"ri*as</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; starred, fr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of echinoderms.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Formerly the group of this name included nearly all starfishes and ophiurans. Now it is restricted to a genus including the commonest shore starfishes.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As*te"ri*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asterias</er>.]</ety> <def>Radiated, with diverging rays; <as>as, <ex>asteriated</ex> sapphire</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`ter*id"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A starfish; one of the Asterioidea.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As*te`ri*oid"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, &Verbar;<hw>As`ter*id"e*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'asteri`as</grk> + <ets>-oid</ets>. See <er>Asterias</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below. The body is star-shaped or pentagonal.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*te"ri*on</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'aste`rion</grk> starry.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`ter*is"cus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an asterisk. See <er>Asterisk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of many fishes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"ter*isk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asteriscus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, dim. of <grk>'asth`r</grk> star. See <er>Aster</er>.]</ety> <def>The figure of a star, thus, &unr_;, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having a special character.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`ter*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star; cf. F. <ets>ast&eacute;risme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A constellation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A small cluster of stars.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An asterisk, or mark of reference.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Three asterisks placed in this manner, &asterism_;, to direct attention to a particular passage.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>An optical property of some crystals which exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>asterismal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to asterisms or constellations</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stern"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stern</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder part, or stern; backward; <as>as, to go <ex>astern</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Behind a ship; in the rear.</def>   &ldquo;A gale of wind right <xex>astern</xex>.&rdquo; <au>De Foe.</au> &ldquo;Left this strait <xex>astern</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Drake.</au><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To bake astern</b></col>, <cd>to go stern foremost.</cd> -- <col><b>To be astern of the reckoning</b></col>, <cd>to be behind the position given by the reckoning.</cd> -- <col><b>To drop astern</b></col>, <cd>to fall or be left behind.</cd> -- <col><b>To go astern</b></col>, <cd>to go backward, as from the action of currents or winds.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>sternal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Not sternal; -- said of ribs which do not join the sternum.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"ter*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; starlike, starry; <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form: cf. F. <ets>ast&eacute;ro&iuml;de</ets>. See <er>Aster</er>.]</ety> <def>A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also <altname>planetoids</altname> and <altname>minor planets</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`ter*oid"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an asteroid, or to the asteroids.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`te*rol"e*pis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + &unr_; scale.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of fishes, some of which were eighteen or twenty feet long, found in a fossil state in the Old Red Sandstone.</def>  <rj><au>Hugh Miller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ter"o*pe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, lit., lightning.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>  <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <def>One of the Pleiades; -- called also <altname>Sterope</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A double star in the Pleiades (21 <xex>k</xex> and 22 <xex>l</xex> Pleiadum, of the 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude respectively), appearing as a single star of the 5.3 magnitude to the naked eye.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`ter*oph"yl*lite</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s`t&etilde_;r*&obreve_;f"&ibreve_;l*l&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of calamites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stert</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>start</ets>; OE. <ets>asterten</ets>, <ets>asturten</ets>.]</ety> <def>To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stert"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To escape.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>As`the*ni"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"the*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>asthenia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'asqe`nia</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>sqe`nos</grk> strength.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital forces.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*then"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'asqeniko`s</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>sqe`nos</grk> strength.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak; debilitating.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As`the*no"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>sqe`nos</grk> strength + <grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.]</ety> <def>Weakness of sight.</def>  <au>Quain.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>As`the*nop"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>asthenosphere</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the lower layer of the earth's crust, below the lithosphere.  It is estimated as from fifty to several hundred miles thick. It is less rigid than the lithosphere, but still rigid enough to transmit some transverse seismic waves.</def> <au>[RHUD]</au><br/>
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<p><hw>astheny</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an abnormal loss of strength.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Asth"ma</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; short-drawn breath, fr. &unr_; to blow, for &unr_;: cf. Skr. <ets>v&amacr;</ets>, Goth. <ets>waian</ets>, to blow, E. <ets>wind</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Asth"ma pa"per</hw>. <def>Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Asth*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Asth*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>asthmaticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to asthma; <as>as, an <ex>asthmatic</ex> cough</as>; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; <as>as, an <ex>asthmatic</ex> patient</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>Asth*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Asth*mat"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person affected with asthma.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tig*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med. &amp; Opt.)</fld> <def>Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; <as>as, <ex>astigmatic</ex> eyes</as>; also, remedying astigmatism; <as>as, <ex>astigmatic</ex> lenses</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stig"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, a prick of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. &unr_; to prick: cf. F. <ets>astigmatisme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med. &amp; Opt.)</fld> <def>A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of vision.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term is applied especially to the defect causing images of lines having a certain direction to be indistinct, or imperfectly seen, while those of lines transverse to the former are distinct, or clearly seen.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tip"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astipulari</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>stipulari</ets> to stipulate.]</ety> <def>To assent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tip`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astipulatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stipulation; agreement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stir</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stirring; in a state of activity or motion; out of bed.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*stom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As"to*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, mouth.]</ety> <def>Not possessing a mouth.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As*ton"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As*tone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astoned</conjf>, <conjf>Astond</conjf>, or <conjf>Astound</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Astonish</er>.]</ety> <def>To stun; to astonish; to stupefy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ton"ied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Stunned; astonished. See <er>Astony</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And I <qex>astonied</qex> fell and could not pray.</q> <rj><qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ton"ish</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astonished</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astonishing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>astonien</ets>, <ets>astunian</ets>, <ets>astonen</ets>, OF. <ets>estoner</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;tonner</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ex</ets> out + <ets>tonare</ets> to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. <ets>stun</ets>. See <er>Thunder</er>, <er>Astound</er>, <er>Astony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Enough, captain; you have <qex>astonished</qex> him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol].</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The very cramp-fish [<it>i. e.</it>, torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to <qex>astonish</qex> others.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Musidorus . . . had his wits <qex>astonished</qex> with sorrow.</q> <rj><qau>Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I, Daniel . . . was <qex>astonished</qex> at the vision.</q> <rj><qau>Dan. viii. 27.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Astonished</er>, <er>Surprised</er>. We are <xex>surprised</xex> at what is unexpected. We are <xex>astonished</xex> at what is above or beyond our comprehension. We are <xex>taken</xex> by surprise. We are <xex>struck</xex> with astonishment. <au>C. J. Smith.</au> See <er>Amaze</er>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ton"ish*ed*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an astonished manner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ton"ish*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; <as>as, an <ex>astonishing</ex> event</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous.</syn><br/>
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<p><wordforms><wf>As*ton"ish*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*ton"ish*ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ton"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>estonnement</ets>, F. <ets>&eacute;tonnement</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss of sensation; stupor; loss of sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A coldness and <qex>astonishment</qex> in his loins, as folk say.</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Dismay; consternation.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The overpowering emotion excited when something unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Lest the place<br/>
And my quaint habits breed <qex>astonishment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The object causing such an emotion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thou shalt become an <qex>astonishment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxviii. 37.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Amazement; wonder; surprise.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*ton"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astonied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astonying</conjf>. See <er>Astone</er>.]</vmorph> <def>To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled <qex>astonied</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>This sodeyn cas this man <qex>astonied</qex> so,<br/>
That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stoop"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stoop</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a stooping or inclined position.</def>  <rj><au>Gay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tound"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astouned</ets>, <ets>astound</ets>, <ets>astoned</ets>, p. p. of <ets>astone</ets>. See <er>Astone</er>.]</ety> <def>Stunned; astounded; astonished.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Thus Ellen, dizzy and <qex>astound</qex>.<br/>
As sudden ruin yawned around.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tound"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astounded</conjf>, <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <conjf>Astound</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astounding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[See <er>Astound</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To stun; to stupefy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No puissant stroke his senses once <qex>astound</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fairfax.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear.</def><br/>
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<p><q>These thoughts may startle well, but not <qex>astound</qex><br/>
The virtuous mind.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>astounded</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>struck with an intense and usually sudden surprise sufficient to produce wonder or perplexity</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tound"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; <as>as, an <ex>astounding</ex> force, statement, or fact</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*tound"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tound"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Amazement.</def>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tra*chan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; n.</pos> <def>See <er>Astrakhan</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*strad"dle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>straddle</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a straddling position; astride; bestriding; <as>as, to sit <ex>astraddle</ex> a horse</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tr&aelig;"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; starry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the genus <gen>Astr&aelig;a</gen> or the family <fam>Astr&aelig;id&aelig;</fam>.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A coral of the family <fam>Astr&aelig;id&aelig;</fam>; a star coral.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tra*gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astragalus</ets>, Gr. &unr_; the ankle bone, a molding in the capital of the Ionic column.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A convex molding of rounded surface, generally from half to three quarters of a circle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trag"a*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the astragalus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trag"a*loid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astragalus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Resembling the astragalus in form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trag"a*lo*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; ankle bone, die + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of small bones or dice.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*trag"a*lus</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Astragal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe <fam>Galege&aelig;</fam>, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, <stype>milk vetch</stype> and <stype>licorice vetch</stype>.  <prod>Gum tragacanth</prod> is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the <spn>Astragalus gummifer</spn> and <spn>Astragalus verus</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Astragal</er>, 1.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tra*khan"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to <geog>Astrakhan</geog> in <country>Russia</country> or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astralis</ets>, fr. <ets>astrum</ets> star, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>astral</ets>. See <er>Star</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Shines only with an <qex>astral</qex> luster.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Some <qex>astral</qex> forms I must invoke by prayer.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an aster; <as>as, <ex>astral</ex> rays; <ex>astral</ex> sphere</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theosophy)</fld> <def>Consisting of, belonging to, or designating, a kind of supersensible substance alleged to be next above the tangible world in refinement; <as>as, <ex>astral</ex> spirits; <ex>astral</ex> bodies of persons; <ex>astral</ex> current</as>; the <ex>astral</ex> plane.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Astral lamp</b></col>, <cd>an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table by the flattened ring-shaped reservoir in which the oil is contained.</cd> -- <col><b>Astral spirits</b></col>, <cd>spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the a&euml;rial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*strand"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>strand</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stranded.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stray"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Estray</er>, <er>Stray</er>.]</ety> <def>Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; <as>as, to lead one <ex>astray</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ye were as sheep going <qex>astray</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>1 Pet. ii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trict"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astricted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astricting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>astrictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>astringere</ets>. See <er>Astringe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The solid parts were to be relaxed or <qex>astricted</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The mind is <qex>astricted</qex> to certain necessary modes or forms of thought.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To restrict the tenure of; <as>as, to <ex>astrict</ex> lands</as>. See <er>Astriction</er>, 4.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trict"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Concise; contracted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Weever.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tric"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astrictio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance on the animal economy.</def> <au>Dunglison.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Constipation.</def>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Astringency.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>An obligation to have the grain growing on certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a toll.</def>  <rj><au>Bell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The lands were said to be <xex>astricted</xex> to the mill.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tric"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Binding; astringent.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An astringent.</def></def2> -- <wordforms><wf>As*tric"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tric"to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Astrictive.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stride"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>stride</ets>.]</ety> <def>With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Placed <qex>astride</qex> upon the bars of the palisade.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Glasses with horn bows sat <qex>astride</qex> on his nose.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(acr/s*tr&ibreve_;f"&etilde_;r*&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astrifer</ets>; <ets>astrum</ets> star + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing stars.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tringe"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*tr&ibreve_;nj")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Astringed</conjf> <pr>(-tr&ibreve_;njd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Astringing</conjf> <pr>(-j&ibreve_;ng)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>astringere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>stringere</ets> to draw tight. Cf. <er>Astrict</er>, and see <er>Strain</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Which contraction . . . <qex>astringeth</qex> the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bind by moral or legal obligation.</def>  <rj><au>Wolsey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trin"gen*cy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*tr&ibreve_;n"j&eitalic_;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; <as>as, the <ex>astringency</ex> of tannin</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trin"gent</hw> <pr>(-j&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astringens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>astringere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>astringent</ets>. See <er>Astringe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; -- opposed to <contr>laxative</contr>; <as>as, <ex>astringent</ex> medicines; a butter and <ex>astringent</ex> taste; <ex>astringent</ex> fruit.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Stern; austere; <as>as, an <ex>astringent</ex> type of virtue</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trin"gent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><q>External <qex>astringents</qex> are called styptics.</q> <rj><qau>Dunglison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trin"gent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an astringent manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trin"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ostreger</ets>, OF. <ets>ostrucier</ets>, F. <ets>autoursier</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>austour</ets>, <ets>ostor</ets>, hawk, F. <ets>autour</ets>; cf. L. <ets>acceptor</ets>, for <ets>accipiter</ets>, hawk.]</ety> <def>A falconer who keeps a goshawk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak.</au> <au>Cowell.</au> <altsp>[Written also <asp>austringer</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tro-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The combining form of the Greek word <grk>'a`stron</grk>, meaning <itrans>star</itrans>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>astrobiology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>exobiology; -- not used technically.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> exobiology.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>astrochemistry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the branch of science involving astronomy and chemistry which studies the chemical composition,  chemical reactions, and evolution of matter in outer space.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>as`tro*chem"ic*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>as`tro*chem"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>astrocyte</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a large star-shaped neuroglial cell in nervous tissue.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>astrocytoma</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a tumor of nervous tissue derived from interstitial cells, in which the cells are relatively well-differentiated and resemble astrocytes.  The occur primarily in the crebrum and cerebellum.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As"tro*fel</hw>, <hw>As"tro*fell</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bitter herb, probably the same as aster, or starwort.</def>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; birth.]</ety> <def>The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spencer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trog"no*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; knowledge.]</ety> <def>The science or knowledge of the stars, esp. the fixed stars.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trog"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Astrogeny</er>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As`*tro*gon"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro'cf</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tro*ite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astroites</ets>: cf. F. <ets>astroite</ets>.]</ety> <def>A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>astrite</asp> and <asp>astrion</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tro*labe</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s"tr&ouptack_;*l&amacr;b)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astrolabie</ets>, <ets>astrilabe</ets>, OF. <ets>astrelabe</ets>, F. <ets>astrolabe</ets>, LL. <ets>astrolabium</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'astrola`bon</grk>; <grk>'a`stron</grk> star + &unr_;, &unr_;, to take.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An instrument for observing or showing the positions of the stars. It is now disused.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Among the ancients, it was essentially the armillary sphere. A graduated circle with sights, for taking altitudes at sea, was called an astrolabe in the 18th century. It is now superseded by the quadrant and sextant.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a planisphere.</def>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trol"a*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worshiper of the stars.</def>  <rj><au>Morley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; service, worship: cf. F. <ets>astrol&acirc;trie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The worship of the stars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*li*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>lithology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of a&euml;rolites.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astrology</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who studies the stars; an astronomer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell events by the aspects and situation of the stars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>astrologien</ets>.]</ety> <def>An astrologer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`tro*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As`tro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'astrologiko`s</grk>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology.</def>   &ldquo;<xex>Astrologic</xex> learning.&rdquo; <au>Hudibras.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Astrological</xex> prognostication.&rdquo; <au>Cudworth.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>As`tro*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;s*tr&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>astrologie</ets>, L. <ets>astrologia</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'astrologi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'astrolo`gos</grk> astronomer, astrologer; <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse, <grk>le`gein</grk> to speak. See <er>Star</er>.]</ety> <def>In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with <xex>astronomy</xex>; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Astrology</xex> was much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and became the parent of modern astronomy, as alchemy did of chemistry. It was divided into two kinds: <xex>judicial astrology</xex>, which assumed to foretell the fate and acts of nations and individuals, and <xex>natural astrology</xex>, which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature, such as changes of the weather, etc.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*man"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; astrology.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dr. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>meteorology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The investigation of the relation between the sun, moon, and stars, and the weather.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As`*tro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> -- <wf>As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gist</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for comparing the relative amount of the light of stars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*trom"e*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of making measurements among the stars, or of determining their relative magnitudes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>as"tro*naut</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; one who travels in a spacecraft; -- called in the Soviet Union and Russia <altname>cosmonaut</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> spaceman, cosmonaut</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>astronautic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to astronautics.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> astronautical</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>astronautical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos>  <def>of or pertaining to astronautics.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> astronautic</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>as`tro*naut"ics</hw> <pos>n.</pos>  <def>the theory and practice of navigation through the upper atmosphere or outer space; the science of travel in space.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>astronavigation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>navigating according to the positions of the stars.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> celestial navigation</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tron"o*mer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astronomy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An astrologer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An undevout <qex>astronomer</qex> is mad.</q> <rj><qau>Young.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*no"mi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. &amp; OF. <ets>astronomien</ets>. See <er>Astronomy</er>.]</ety> <def>An astrologer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*nom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Astronomical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*nom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(-&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astronomicus</ets>, Gr. <grk>'astronomiko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>astronomique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods or principles of astronomy.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As`tro*nom"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Astronomical clock</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Clock</er>.</cd> --  <col><b>Astronomical day</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Day</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Astronomical fractions</b></col>, <col><b>Astronomical numbers</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Sexagesimal</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tron"o*mize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To study or to talk astronomy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They <qex>astronomized</qex> in caves.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tron"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>astronomie</ets>, F. <ets>astronomie</ets>, L. <ets>astronomia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; astronomer; <grk>'asth`r</grk> star + &unr_; to distribute, regulate. See <er>Star</er>, and <er>Nomad</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Astrology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;<br/>
And yet methinks I have <qex>astronomy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Physical astronomy</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Physical</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tro*phel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Astrofel</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*pho*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets>  + <ets>photography</ets>.]</ety> <def>The application of photography to the delineation of the sun, moon, and stars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*pho*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>astro-</ets> + <ets>photometer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*pho*tom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the sun, moon, and planets.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>As`tro*pho`to*met"ric*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*phys"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the physics of astronomical science.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>astrophysicist</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>astrophysics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the  concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*phys"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>physics</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The science treating of the physical characteristics of the stars and other heavenly bodies, their chemical constitution, light, heat, atmospheres, etc.  It is a branch of astronomy.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Its observations were traditionally made with the spectroscope, bolometer, etc., usually in connection with the telescope.  In modern times, radiotelescopes, infrared telescopes, X-ray and gamma ray detectors and neutrino detection equipment located deep underground are all put into service to observe and test theories about astronomical phenomena.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As*troph"y*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fyton</grk> a plant.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As"tro*scope</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An old astronomical instrument, formed of two cones, on whose surface the constellations were delineated.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tros"co*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Observation of the stars.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As`tro*the*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Astro-</ets> + <ets>theology</ets>.]</ety> <def>Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.</def>  <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*struc"tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astructus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>astruere</ets> to build up; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>struere</ets> to build.]</ety> <def>Building up; constructive; -- opposed to <ant>destructive</ant>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*strut"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Inflated and <qex>astrut</qex> with self-conceit.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tu"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>astucieux</ets>. See <er>Astute</er>.]</ety> <def>Subtle; cunning; astute.</def>  <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Sir W. Scott.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>As*tu"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tu"ci*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astucious</er>.]</ety> <def>Craftiness; astuteness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carlyle.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*stun"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Astony</er>, <er>Stun</er>.]</ety> <def>To stun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Breathless and <xex>astunned</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Somerville.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tu"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Asturias.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>As*tute"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>astutus</ets>, fr. <ets>astus</ets> craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. <ets>acute</ets>.]</ety> <def>Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty.</syn><br/>
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<p><wordforms><wf>As*tute"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>As*tute"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sty"lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; pillar.]</ety> <fld>(arch.)</fld> <def>Without columns or pilasters.</def>  <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*styl"len</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or level.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sun"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>sunder</ets>.]</ety> <def>Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two; separately; into or in different pieces or places.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it <qex>asunder</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Zech. xi. 10.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>As wide <qex>asunder</qex> as pole and pole.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*su"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and giants.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>As"wail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The sloth bear (<spn>Melursus labiatus</spn>) of India.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sweve"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>aswebban</ets>; <ets>a</ets> + <ets>swebban</ets>. See <er>Sweven</er>.]</ety> <def>To stupefy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*swing"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a state of swinging.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*swoon"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a swoon.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*swooned"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a swoon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sy"lum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Asylums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Asyla</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>asylum</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; exempt from spoliation, inviolable; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; right of seizure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege.</def><br/>
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<p><q>So sacred was the church to some, that it had the right of an <qex>asylum</qex> or sanctuary.</q> <rj><qau>Ayliffe.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The name was anciently given to temples, altars, statues of the gods, and the like. In later times Christian churches were regarded as asylums in the same sense.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any place of retreat and security.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Earth has no other <qex>asylum</qex> for them than its own cold bosom.</q> <rj><qau>Southey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; <as>as, an <ex>asylum</ex> for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a lunatic <ex>asylum</ex>; an orphan <ex>asylum</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sym"me*tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>D. H. More.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>As`ym*met"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>As`ym*met"ri*cal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asymmetrous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Incommensurable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sym"me*trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Asymmetrical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sym"me*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; symmetry.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a thing, esp. lack of bilateral symmetry.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Incommensurability.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>asymptomatic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>showing no symptoms of disease.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> symptomless.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As"ymp*tote</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not falling together; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to fall together; &unr_; with + &unr_; to fall. Cf. <er>Symptom</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an infinite distance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*syn"ar*tete`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not united, disconnected; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; with + &unr_; to fasten to.]</ety> <def>Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A*syn"ar*tet"ic</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Asynartete verse</b></col> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>, <cd>a verse of two members, having different rhythms; as when the first consists of iambuses and the second of trochees.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>asynchronism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*syn"chro*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; not + <ets>synchronous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to <ant>synchronous</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Paleontology)</fld> <def>occurring in different geologic times; -- of taxa/</def> <ant>synchronous</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> allochronic</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time or era</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Computers)</fld> <def>occurring at different speeds in different computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said of methods data of transmission between computers.  Opposite of <ant>synchronous</ant>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>asynchrony</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> asynchronism, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>As`yn*det"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Asyndeton</er>.]</ety> <def>Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by conjunctions.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>As`yn*det"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*syn"de*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; unconnected; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; bound together, fr. &unr_;; &unr_; with + &unr_; to bind.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure which omits the connective; <as>as, <ex>I came, I saw, I conquered</ex></as>. It stands opposed to <contr>polysyndeton</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sys"to*le</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>systole</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the heart.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*sys"to*lism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;t</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>az</ets>, Goth., OS., &amp; Icel. <ets>at</ets>, Sw. <ets>&aring;t</ets>, Dan. &amp; L. <ets>ad</ets>.]</ety> <def>Primarily, this word expresses the relations of <xex>presence</xex>, <xex>nearness in place or time</xex>, or <xex>direction toward</xex>; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> the ninth hour; <ex>at</ex> the house; to aim <ex>at</ex> a mark.</as> It is less definite than <it>in</it> or <it>on</it>; <ex>at</ex> the house may be <it>in</it> or <it>near</it> the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of <ex>at</ex>.</def>  It expresses: -<br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on, something; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> the door; <ex>at</ex> your shop; <ex>at</ex> home; <ex>at</ex> school; <ex>at</ex> hand; <ex>at</ex> sea and on land.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The relation of some state or condition; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> war; <ex>at</ex> peace; <ex>at</ex> ease; <ex>at</ex> your service; <ex>at</ex> fault; <ex>at</ex> liberty; <ex>at</ex> risk; <ex>at</ex> disadvantage.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The relation of some employment or action; occupied with; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> engraving; <ex>at</ex> husbandry; <ex>at</ex> play; <ex>at</ex> work; <ex>at</ex> meat (eating); except <ex>at</ex> puns.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The relation of a point or position in a series, or of degree, rate, or value; <as>as, with the thermometer <ex>at</ex> 80&deg;; goods sold <ex>at</ex> a cheap price; a country estimated <ex>at</ex> 10,000 square miles; life is short <ex>at</ex> the longest.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The relations of time, age, or order; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> ten o'clock; <ex>at</ex> twenty-one; <ex>at</ex> once; <ex>at</ex> first.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or effect; <as>as, <ex>at</ex> the sight; <ex>at</ex> this news; merry <ex>at</ex> anything; <ex>at</ex> this declaration; <ex>at</ex> his command; to demand, require, receive, deserve, endure <ex>at</ex> your hands.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>Relation of direction toward an object or end; <as>as, look <ex>at</ex> it; to point <ex>at</ex> one; to aim <ex>at</ex> a mark; to throw, strike, shoot, wink, mock, laugh <ex>at</ex> any one.</as></def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>At all</b></col>, <col><b>At home</b></col>, <col><b>At large</b></col>, <col><b>At last</b></col>, <col><b>At length</b></col>, <col><b>At once</b></col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under <er>All</er>, <er>Home</er>, <er>Large</er>, <er>Last</er> (phrase and syn.), <er>Length</er>, <er>Once</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>At it</b></col>, <cd>busily or actively engaged.</cd> -- <col><b>At least</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Least</er> and <er>However</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>At one</b></col>. <cd>See <er>At one</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>In</er>, <er>At</er>.</syn> <usage> When reference to the <xex>interior</xex> of any place is made prominent <xex>in</xex> is used. It is used before the names of countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live <xex>in</xex> America, <xex>in</xex> New York, <xex>in</xex> the South. <xex>At</xex> is commonly employed before names of houses, institutions, villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated <xex>at</xex> Christ's College; money taken in <xex>at</xex> the Customhouse; I saw him <xex>at</xex> the jeweler's; we live <xex>at</xex> Beachville. <xex>At</xex> may be used before the name of a city when it is regarded as a mere point of locality. &ldquo;An English king was crowned <xex>at</xex> Paris.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au> &ldquo;Jean Jacques Rousseau was born <xex>at</xex> Geneva, June, 28, 1712.&rdquo; <au>J. Morley.</au> In regard to time, we say <xex>at</xex> the hour, <xex>on</xex> the day, <xex>in</xex> the year; as, <xex>at</xex> 9 o'clock, <xex>on</xex> the morning of July 5th, <xex>in</xex> the year 1775.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>At"a*bal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>atabal</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>at-tabl</ets> the drum, <ets>tabala</ets> to beat the drum. Cf. <er>Tymbal</er>.]</ety> <def>A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors.</def> <au>Croly.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>Atabrine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Trademark.]</ety> <def>a drug once used to treat malaria (<chform>C23H30ClN3O</chform>); chemically it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine: <chname>6-chloro-9-[[4-(diethylamino-1-methylbutyl)]amino]-2-methoxyacridine</chname>.  It also has some anthelmintic activity against cestodes. <ex>Atabrine</ex> is a trademark.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> quinacrine, mepacrine.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tac"a*mite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the desert of <etsep>Atacama</etsep>, where found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`aft"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>After.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"a*ghan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Yataghan</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*take"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To overtake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"a*man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ. <ets>ataman'</ets>: cf. Pol. <ets>hetman</ets>, G. <ets>hauptmann</ets> headman, chieftain. Cf. <er>Hetman</er>.]</ety> <def>A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`a*mas"co lil"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Atamasco</ets> is fr. North American Indian.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See under <er>Lily</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>atar</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attar, athar, ottar</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>ataractic</hw> <hw>ataraxic</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> calming, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>ataractic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ataraxic</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>At`a*rax"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At"a*rax`y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>ataraxia</ets>, Gr. <grk>'ataraxi`a</grk>; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>tarakto`s</grk> disturbed, <grk>tara`ssein</grk> to disturb.]</ety> <def>Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>ataraxic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ataractic</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*taunt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*taunt"o</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>autant</ets> as much (as possible).]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set; set on end or set right.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tav"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atavique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"a*vism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atavus</ets> an ancestor, fr. <ets>avus</ets> a grandfather.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an intermission for a generation or two.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Now and then there occur cases of what physiologists call <qex>atavism</qex>, or reversion to an ancestral type of character.</q> <rj><qau>J. Fiske</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>recurrence of or <isa>reversion</isa> to a past style, outlook, approach, or manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>atavistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atavic, throwback(prenominal)</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A*tax"i*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At"ax*y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>ataxia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; out of order; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; ordered, arranged, &unr_; to put in order: cf. F. <ets>ataxie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disorder; irregularity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Hall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The state of disorder that characterizes nervous fevers and the nervous condition.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles, especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a staggering gait.  See also <cref>locomotor ataxia</cref>, an <ex>ataxia</ex> which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated muscular movements.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> ataxy</syn><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Locomotor ataxia</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Locomotor</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tax"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ataxique</ets>. See <er>Ataxia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by ataxy, that is, <sd>(a)</sd> by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or <sd>(b)</sd> by a lack of coordinating power in movements.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Ataxic fever</b></col>, <cd>malignant typhus fever.</cd>  <rj><au>Pinel.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At`a*zir"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF., fr. Ar. <ets>al-tas&imacr;r</ets> influence.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ate</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <def>the preterit of <er>Eat</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Greek. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>-ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[From the L. suffix -<ets>atus</ets>, the past participle ending of verbs of the 1st conj.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it is equivalent to -<xex>ed</xex>; <as>as, situ<ex>ate</ex> or situated; anim<ex>ate</ex> or animated.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>As the ending of a verb, it means <xex>to make</xex>, <xex>to cause</xex>, <xex>to act</xex>, etc.; <as>as, to propiti<ex>ate</ex> (to make propitious); to anim<ex>ate</ex> (to give life to).</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>As a noun suffix, it marks the agent; <as>as, cur<ex>ate</ex>, deleg<ex>ate</ex></as>. It also sometimes marks the office or dignity; <as>as, tribun<ex>ate</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end <xex>-ic</xex> (excepting binary or halogen acids); <as>as, sulph<ex>ate</ex> from sulphur<ex>ic</ex> acid, nitr<ex>ate</ex> from nitr<ex>ic</ex> acid, etc.</as>  It is also used in the case of certain basic salts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tech"nic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>technic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Without technical or artistic knowledge.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Difficult to convey to the <qex>atechnic</qex> reader.</q> <rj><qau>Etching &amp; Engr.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At"e*les</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; incomplete; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; completion.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See <er>Spider monkey</er>, and <er>Coaita</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`te*lets" sauce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <it>or</it>  &Verbar;<hw>Sauce` aux ha`te*lets"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[F. <ets>h&acirc;telet</ets> skewer.]</ety> <def>A sauce (such as egg and bread crumbs) used for covering bits of meat, small birds, or fish, strung on skewers for frying.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`te*lier"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A workshop; a studio.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tel"lan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atellanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Atella</ets>, an ancient town of the Osci, in Campania.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; <as>as, <ex>Atellan</ex> plays</as>; farcical; ribald.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A farcical drama performed at Atella.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A*thal"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; nuptial bed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, as the thallus of certain lichens.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"a*maunt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adamant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Written in the table of <qex>athamaunt</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Ath`a*na"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>A*than"a*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>athanasia</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;;  &unr_; priv. + &unr_; death.]</ety> <def>The quality of being deathless; immortality.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Is not a scholiastic <qex>athanasy</qex> better than none?</q>  <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath`a*na"sian</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the 4th century.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Athanasian creed</b></col>, <cd>a formulary, confession, or exposition of faith, formerly supposed to have been drawn up by Athanasius; but this opinion is now rejected, and the composition is ascribed by some to Hilary, bishop of Arles (5th century). It is a summary of what was called the orthodox faith.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"a*nor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Ar. <ets>at-tann&umacr;r</ets>, fr. Heb. <ets>tann&umacr;r</ets> an oven or furnace.]</ety> <def>A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.</def>  <rj><au>Chambers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>athar</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attar, atar, ottar, otto</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Atharva-Veda</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <def>a collection of mantras and formulas.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ath`e*ca"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; chest, box.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See <er>Tubularian</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"the*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ath&eacute;isme</ets>. See <er>Atheist</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Atheism</qex> is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness.</q> <rj><qau>R. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Atheism</qex> and pantheism are often wrongly confounded.</q> <rj><qau>Shipley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Godlessness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"the*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without god; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; god: cf. F. <ets>ath&eacute;iste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A godless person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Infidel; unbeliever.</syn><br/>
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<p><note>See <er>Infidel</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A`the*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A`the*is"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; <as>as, <ex>atheistic</ex> doctrines, opinions, or books</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Atheistical</qex> explications of natural effects.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; -- applied to persons; <as>as, an <ex>atheistic</ex> writer</as>.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>A`the*is"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A`the*is"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A"the*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render atheistic or godless.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They endeavored to <qex>atheize</qex> one another.</q> <rj><qau>Berkeley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"the*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  -- <wordforms><wf>A"the*i`zer</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"el*ing</hw> <pr>(&abreve;th"&ebreve_;l*&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aelig;&eth;eling</ets> noble, fr. <ets>&aelig;&eth;ele</ets> noble, akin to G. <ets>adel</ets> nobility, <ets>edel</ets> noble. The word <ets>&aelig;&eth;el</ets>, E. <ets>ethel</ets>, is in many AS. proper names, as <ets>Ethel</ets>wolf, noble wolf; <ets>Ethel</ets>bald, noble bold; <ets>Ethel</ets>bert, noble bright.]</ety> <def>An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Adeling</asp> and <asp>&AElig;theling</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Ath`e*ne"um</hw>, <hw>Ath`e*n&aelig;"um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Atheneums</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Athen&aelig;a</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Athenaeum</ets>, Gr. <grk>'Aqhn`aion</grk> a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. <grk>'Aqhna^</grk>, contr. fr. <grk>'Aqhna`a</grk>, <grk>'Aqhnai`a</grk>, in Homer <grk>'Aqh`nh</grk>, <grk>'Aqhnai`n</grk>, Athene (called <xex>Minerva</xex> by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of Athens.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A literary or scientific association or club.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*the"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>Ath&eacute;nien</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or citizen of Athens.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>A`the*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Opposed to theology; atheistic.</def>  <rj><au>Bp. Montagu.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A`the*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>theology</ets>.]</ety> <def>Antagonism to theology.</def>  <rj><au>Swift.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"the*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; without God. See <er>Atheist</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Atheistic; impious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.</def><br/>
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<p><q>I should say science was <qex>atheous</qex>, and therefore could not be atheistic.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. of Carlisle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"er*ine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>atherina</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; a kind of smelt.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A small marine fish of the family <fam>Atherinid&aelig;</fam>, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (<spn>Atherina presbyter</spn>) is used as food. The American species (<spn>Menidia notata</spn>) is called <stype>silversides</stype> and <stype>sand smelt</stype>. See <er>Silversides</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ther"man*cy</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*th&etilde_;r"m&abreve;n*s&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Athermanous</er>.]</ety> <def>Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.</def>  <rj><au>Tyndall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ther"ma*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + <grk>qermai`nein</grk> to heat, <grk>qe`rma</grk> heat: cf. F. <ets>athermane</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to <contr>diathermanous</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ther"mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Athermanous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"er*oid</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a beard, or an ear, of grain + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like an ear of grain.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ath`e*ro"ma</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; gr&unr_;ats, meal.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A disease characterized by thickening and fatty degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath`e*rom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma.</def>  <rj><au>Wiseman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>ath`er*o*scle*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(&abreve;th`&etilde_;r*&ouptack_;*skl&euptack_;*r&omacr;"s&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by irregular fatty deposits on the inner surface of large and medium-sized arteries; the deposits are associated with fibrosis and calcification of the inner layer of the arteries.  Similar conditions may be found in swine and fowl.  The deposits may become large enough to impede the blood circulation and in some cases may restrict the blood supply to the heart.</def> <au>Stedman</au><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"e*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Athetized</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Athetizing</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; set aside, not fixed; &unr_; not + &unr_; to place.]</ety> <def>To set aside or reject as spurious, as by marking with an obelus.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ath`e*to"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; not fixed; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to set.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the fingers and toes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*think"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To repent; to displease; to disgust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Athiorhodaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family of small motile sulphur bacteria.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Athiorhodaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*thirst"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ofthurst</ets>, AS. <ets>ofpyrsted</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ofpyrstan</ets>; pref. <ets>of-</ets>, intensive + <ets>pyrstan</ets> to thirst. See <er>Thirst</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting drink; thirsty.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Athirst</xex> for battle.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"lete</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>athleta</ets>, Gr. &unr_; prizefighter, fr. &unr_; to contend for a prize, &unr_;, Hom. &unr_;, contest, &unr_; prize; fr. the same root as E. <ets>wed</ets>: cf. F. <ets>athl&egrave;te</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; <as>as, <ex>athletes</ex> of debate</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath`let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>athleticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Athlete</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; <as>as, <ex>athletic</ex> games or sports</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; <as>as, <ex>athletic</ex> Celts</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Athletic</xex> soundness.&rdquo; <au>South.</au>  -- <wordforms><wf>Ath*let"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath*let"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath*let"ics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and sports of athletes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ath"le*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*threp"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; nourishment.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*threp"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*thwart"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>thwart</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Across; from side to side of.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Athwart the thicket lone.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Across the direction or course of; <as>as, a fleet standing <ex>athwart</ex> our course</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Athwart hawse</b></col>, <cd>across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance.</cd> -- <col><b>Athwart ships</b></col>, <cd>across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to <contr>fore and aft</contr>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*thwart"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Sometimes <qex>athwart</qex>, sometimes he strook him straight.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All <qex>athwart</qex> there came<br/>
A post from Wales loaden with heavy news.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Athyriaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family <fam>Polypodiaceae</fam> has been subdivided in some classification systems.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> <fam>Dryopteridaceae</fam>, family <fam>Dryopteridaceae</fam>, family <fam>Athyriaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Athyrium</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some classifications placed in family <fam>Polypodiaceae</fam> or in the genus <altname><gen>Asplenium</gen></altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Athyrium</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tilt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>tilt</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the action, of one making a thrust.</def>   &ldquo;To run <xex>atilt</xex> at men.&rdquo; <au>Hudibras.</au><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>In the position of a cask tilted, or with one end raised. <note>[In this sense sometimes used as an adjective.]</note></def><br/>
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<p><q>Abroach, <qex>atilt</qex>, and run<br/>
Even to the lees of honor.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"i*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; honor.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>Public disgrace or stigma; infamy; loss of civil rights.</def>  <rj><au>Mitford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>-a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>-ation</ets>em. See <er>-tion</er>.]</ety> <def>A suffix forming nouns of <xex>action</xex>, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -<xex>ing</xex>. It sometimes has the further meanings of <xex>state</xex>, and <xex>that which</xex> results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -<xex>ate</xex>; <as>as, alliter<ex>ate</ex> -<ex>ation</ex>, narr<ex>ate</ex> -<ex>ation</ex></as>; many are derived through the French; <as>as, alter<ex>ation</ex>, visit<ex>ation</ex></as>; and many are formed on verbs ending in the Greek formative -<xex>ize</xex> (Fr. -<xex>ise</xex>); <as>as, civiliz<ex>ation</ex>, demoraliz<ex>ation</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A-tip"toe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On tiptoe; eagerly expecting.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We all feel <qex>a-tiptoe</qex> with hope and confidence.</q> <rj><qau>F. Harrison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*lan"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at the surface in mid ocean. See <er>Heteropod</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*lan"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Relating to the atlas.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Anterior; cephalic.</def>  <rj><au>Barclay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`lan*te"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atlant&unr_;us</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With <qex>Atlantean</qex> shoulders, fit to bear<br/>
The weight of mightiest monarchies.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*lan"tes</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. of &unr_;. See <er>Atlas</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an entablature; -- called also <altname>telamones</altname>.  See <er>Caryatides</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Oxf. Gloss.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*lan"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atlanticus</ets>, fr. <ets>Atlas</ets>. See <er>Atlas</er> and <er>Atlantes</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the east and America on the west; <as>as, the <ex>Atlantic</ex> Ocean (called also <ex>the Atlantic</ex>); the <ex>Atlantic</ex> basin; the <ex>Atlantic</ex> telegraph.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Descended from Atlas.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The seven <qex>Atlantic</qex> sisters.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*lan"ti*des</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Atlantes</er>.]</ety> <def>The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the daughters of Atlas.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"las</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Atlases</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>Atlas</ets>, -<ets>antis</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of heaven; also Mt. <ets>Atlas</ets>, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar of heaven. It is from the root of <grk>tlh^nai</grk> to bear. See <er>Tolerate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who sustains a great burden.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The first vertebra of the neck, articulating immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of the head, whence the name.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A collection of maps in a volume</def>; -- <note>supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas supporting the world, prefixed to some collections. This name is said to have been first used by Mercator, the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A volume of plates illustrating any subject.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from or arrangement; <as>as, an historical <ex>atlas</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; -- called also <altname>atlas folio</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <def>A drawing paper of large size. See under <er>Paper</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Atlas powder</b></col>, <cd>see <er>Atlas powder</er> in the vocabulary; a blasting compound containing nitroglycerin.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At"las</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar., smooth.]</ety> <def>A rich kind of satin manufactured in India.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"las pow"der</hw>. <def>A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>&amacr;tman</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hinduism)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The life principle, soul, or individual essence.</def>  <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The universal ego from whom all individual atmans arise. This sense is a European excrescence on the East Indian thought.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*mi"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor + <ets>&unr_;</ets> medical treatment, healing.]</ety> <def>Treatment of disease by vapors or gases, as by inhalation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`mi*dom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, smoke, vapor + <ets>-meter</ets>; cf. F. <ets>atmidom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice, or snow.</def>  <rj><au>Brande &amp; C.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"mo</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>atmosphere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0&deg; Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Thomson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`mo*log"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`mo*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to atmology.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Atmological</xex> laws of heat.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*mol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is versed in atmology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapor.</def>  <rj><au>Whewell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*mol"y*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor + &unr_; a loosing, &unr_; to loose.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal diffusibility by transmission through porous substances.  See also <er>gaseous diffusion</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`mol*y*za"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Separation by atmolysis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"mo*lyze</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To subject to atmolysis; to separate by atmolysis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"mo*ly`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for effecting atmolysis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; smoke, vapor + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>atmom&egrave;tre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a moist surface; an evaporometer.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"mos*phere</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; vapor (akin to Skr. <ets>&amacr;tman</ets> breath, soul, G. <ets>athem</ets> breath) + &unr_; sphere: cf. F. <ets>atmosph&egrave;re</ets>. See <er>Sphere</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The whole mass of a&euml;riform fluid surrounding the earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any celestial orb, or other body; <as>as, the <ex>atmosphere</ex> of Mars</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any gaseous envelope or medium.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>atmosphere</qex> of cold oxygen.</q> <rj><qau>Miller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A supposed medium around various bodies; <as>as, <ex>electrical atmosphere</ex>, a medium formerly supposed to surround electrical bodies</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Franklin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650 <qex>atmospheres</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The chillest of social <qex>atmospheres</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a special physical or sanitary condition; <as>as, the <ex>atmosphere</ex> of the room; a moist or noxious <ex>atmosphere</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`mos*pher"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`mos*pher"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atmosph&eacute;rique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or resembling, the atmosphere; <as>as, <ex>atmospheric</ex> air; the <ex>atmospheric</ex> envelope of the earth.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The lower <qex>atmospheric</qex> current.</q> <rj><qau>Darwin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; <as>as, an <ex>atmospheric</ex> effect; an <ex>atmospheric</ex> engine.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Dependent on the atmosphere.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>In am so <qex>atmospherical</qex> a creature.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Atmospheric engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine whose piston descends by the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which raised it is condensed within the cylinder.</cd> <au>Tomlinson.</au> -- <col><b>Atmospheric line</b></col> <fld>(Steam Engin.)</fld>, <cd>the equilibrium line of an indicator card. Steam is expanded &ldquo;down to the atmosphere&rdquo; when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See <er>Indicator card</er>.)</cd> -- <col><b>Atmospheric pressure</b></col>, <cd>the pressure exerted by the atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction. In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.</cd> -- <col><b>Atmospheric railway</b></col>, <cd>one in which pneumatic power, obtained from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the propelling force.</cd> -- <col><b>Atmospheric tides</b></col>. <cd>See under <er>Tide</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At`mos*pher"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In relation to the atmosphere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`mos*phe*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Atmosphere</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"o*kous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; barren; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; offspring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Producing only asexual individuals, as the eggs of certain annelids.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*to"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mex. Sp.]</ety> <def>A porridge or gruel of maize meal and water, milk, or the like.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*toll"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name in the Indian Ocean.]</ety> <def>A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or depression; a lagoon island.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"om</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atomus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, uncut, indivisible; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_;, verbal adj. of &unr_; to cut: cf. F. <ets>atome</ets>. See <er>Tome</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible; a molecule.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A constituent particle of matter, or a molecule supposed to be made up of subordinate particles.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; These three definitions correspond to different views of the nature of the ultimate particles of matter. In the case of the last two, the particles are more correctly called <xex>molecules</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Dana.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a molecule.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There was not an <qex>atom</qex> of water.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Ross.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"om</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to atoms.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Feltham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>At"om bomb`</hw>, <hw>A*tom"ic bomb`</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a bomb of great power in which the explosive energy is derived from the nuclear fission of a fissionable material, such as plutonium or uranium-235. It is a type of <hypen>nuclear weapon</hypen>.  The strength of an atom bomb is measured in <it>kilotons</it>, i.e. the equivalent energy released by explosion of a thousand tons of TNT.  The first atomic bomb was manufactured in 1945.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> A-bomb, fission bomb.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to atoms.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Extremely minute; tiny.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Atomic bomb</b></col>, <cd>see <er>atom bomb</er> in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Atomic philosophy</b></col>, or <altname>Doctrine of atoms</altname>, <cd>a system which, assuming that atoms are endued with gravity and motion, accounted thus for the origin and formation of all things. This philosophy was first broached by Leucippus, was developed by Democritus, and afterward improved by Epicurus, and hence is sometimes denominated the <xex>Epicurean</xex> philosophy.</cd> -- <col><b>Atomic theory</b></col>, or the <altname>Doctrine of definite proportions</altname> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>teaches that chemical combinations take place between the supposed ultimate particles or <xex>atoms</xex> of bodies, in some simple ratio, as of one to one, two to three, or some other, always expressible in whole numbers.</cd> -- <col><b>Atomic weight</b></col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the weight of the atom of an element as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken as a standard.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tom"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic philosophy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`o*mi"cian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An atomist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tom"i*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Atomism.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At`o*mic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomicit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Degree of atomic attraction; equivalence; valence; also (a later use) the number of atoms in an elementary molecule. See <er>Valence</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>atomisation</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>separating something into fine particles.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomization, fragmentation</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>annihilation by reducing something to atoms.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomization</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>atomiser</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine spray.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomizer, spray</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At"om*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of atoms. See <cref>Atomic philosophy</cref>, under <er>Atomic</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"om*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atomiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`om*is"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to atoms; relating to atomism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It is the object of the mechanical <qex>atomistic</qex> philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>divided into separate and often disparate elements; -- the opposite of <ant>holistic</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomistical.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>atomistical</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>divided into separate and often disparate elements.</def> <ant>holistic</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atomistic.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At`om*i*za"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The reduction of fluids into fine spray.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"om*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The liquids in the form of spray are said to be pulverized, nebulized, or <qex>atomized</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Dunglison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"om*i`zer</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"&ubreve;m*&imacr;`z&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, atomizes; esp., an instrument for reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, or perfuming.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`om*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t`&ubreve;m*&obreve_;l"&ouptack_;*j&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Atom</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of atoms.</def>  <rj><au>Cudworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"om*y</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"&ubreve;m*&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An atom; a mite; a pigmy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>anatomy</ets>, taken as <ets>an atomy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A skeleton.</def> <mark>[Ludicrous]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ton"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitting an atonement; capable of being atoned for; expiable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>atonalistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to atonalism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>atonality</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atonalism.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At one"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[OE. <ets>at on</ets>, <ets>atone</ets>, <ets>atoon</ets>, <ets>attone</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In concord or friendship; in agreement (with each other); <as>as, to be, bring, make, or set, <ex>at one</ex>, i</as>. e., to be or bring in or to a state of agreement or reconciliation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If gentil men, or othere of hir contree<br/>
Were wrothe, she wolde bringen hem <qex>atoon</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the same opinion; agreed; <as>as, on these points we are <ex>at one</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tone"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*t&omacr;n")</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Atoned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Atoning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[From <ets>at one</ets>, , i. e., to be, or cause to be, at one.  See <er>At one</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To agree; to be in accordance; to accord.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He and Aufidius can no more <qex>atone</qex><br/>
Than violentest contrariety.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The murderer fell, and blood <qex>atoned</qex> for blood.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The ministry not <qex>atoning</qex> for their former conduct by any wise or popular measure.</q> <rj><qau>Junius.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tone"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as parties at variance; to appease.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>I would do much<br/>
To <qex>atone</qex> them, for the love I bear to Cassio.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite in making.</def> <mark>[Obs. &amp; R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The four elements . . . have <qex>atoned</qex><br/>
A noble league.</q> <rj><qau>Ford.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To make satisfaction for; to expiate.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Or each <qex>atone</qex> his guilty love with life.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tone"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>(Literally, a setting <ets>at one</ets>.)</ety> <def>Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>By whom we have now received the <qex>atonement</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Rom. v. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He desires to make <qex>atonement</qex><br/>
Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be received in satisfaction for an offense or injury; expiation; amends; -- with <xex>for</xex>. Specifically, in theology: The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal suffering, and death of Christ.</def><br/>
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<p><q>When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best <qex>atonement</qex> be can make for it is, to warn others.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that they were thought to have made a sufficient <qex>atonement</qex> for their former offense.</q> <rj><qau>Potter.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Day of Atonement</b></col> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld>, <cd>the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called <altname>Yom Kippur</altname>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ton"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes atonement.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*ones</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>At one</er>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Down he fell <qex>atones</qex> as a stone.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atonique</ets>. See <er>Atony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy; <as>as, an <ex>atonic</ex> disease</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Unaccented; <as>as, an <ex>atonic</ex> syllable</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Destitute of tone vocality; surd.</def>  <rj><au>Rush.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ton"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word that has no accent.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd consonant; a breathing.</def>  <rj><au>Rush.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>atonicity</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atony.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; slackness; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; tone, strength, &unr_; to stretch: cf. F. <ets>atonie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ, especially of such as are contractile.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*top"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>On or at the top.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>atrabilarius</ets>, fr. L. <ets>atra bilis</ets> black bile: cf. F. <ets>atrabilaire</ets>, fr. <ets>atrabile</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affected with melancholy; atrabilious.</def>  <rj><au>Arbuthnot.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ra*bi*la"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac.</def>  <rj><au>I. Disraeli.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ra*bil"iar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Melancholy; atrabilious.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ra*bil"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to <xex>atra bilis</xex> or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Atrabiliary arteries</b></col>, <col><b>capsules</b></col>, and <col><b>veins</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also <xex>renal</xex> arteries, capsules, and veins.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ra*bil"ious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglision.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A hard-faced, <qex>atrabilious</qex>, earnest-eyed race.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He was constitutionally <qex>atrabilious</qex> and scornful.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ra*men*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atramentum</ets> ink, fr. <ets>ater</ets> black.]</ety> <def>Black, like ink; inky; atramental.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At`ra*men"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At`ra*men"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ink; inky; black, like ink; <as>as, <ex>atramental</ex> galls; <ex>atramentous</ex> spots.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ra*men*ta"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>atramentaire</ets>. See <er>Atramentaceous</er>.]</ety> <def>Like ink; suitable for making ink. Sulphate of iron (copperas, green vitriol) is called <xex>atramentarious</xex>, as being used in making ink.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*rede</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>at</ets> (AS. <ets>&aelig;t</ets>) out + <ets>rede</ets>.]</ety> <def>To surpass in council.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Men may the olde atrenne, but hat <qex>atrede</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*renne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>at</ets> + <ets>renne</ets> to run.]</ety> <def>To outrun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*tre"si*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; not perforated.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the body; imperforation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"tri*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an atrium.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Atrichornis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the type genus of the <fam>Atrichornithidae</fam>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Atrichornis</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Atrichornithidae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a antural family comprising the scrubbirds.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Atrichornithidae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>atrioventricular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.</def> <illu><ex>atrioventricular</ex> disease</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> auriculoventricular.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*trip"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>trip</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming; -- said of sails.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of yards.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Atriplex</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the goosefoot family (<fam>Chenopodiaceae</fam>); its members include species called <stype>orach</stype> and <stype>saltbush</stype>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Atriplex</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"tri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Atria</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., the fore court of a Roman house.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A square hall lighted from above, into which rooms open at one or more levels.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An open court with a porch or gallery around three or more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica or other church. The name was extended in the Middle Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole articular portion of the heart.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A cavity in ascidians into which the intestine and generative ducts open, and which also receives the water from the gills. See <er>Ascidioidea</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A cavity, entrance, or passage; <as>as, the <ex>atrium</ex>, or atrial cavity, in the body wall of the amphioxus; an <ex>atrium</ex> of the infundibula of the lungs, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At`ro*cha</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a circle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of ch&aelig;topod larva in which no circles of cilia are developed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tro"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atrox</ets>, <ets>atrocis</ets>, cruel, fierce: cf. F. <ets>atroce</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; <as>as, <ex>atrocious</ex> guilt or deeds</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Revelations . . . so <qex>atrocious</qex> that nothing in history approaches them.</q> <rj><qau>De Quincey.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Very grievous or violent; terrible; <as>as, <ex>atrocious</ex> distempers</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cheyne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Atrocious</er>, <er>Flagitious</er>, <er>Flagrant</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Flagitious</xex> points to an act as grossly wicked and vile; <as>as, a <ex>flagitious</ex> proposal</as>. <xex>Flagrant</xex> marks the vivid impression made upon the mind by something strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a <xex>flagrant</xex> misrepresentation; a <xex>flagrant</xex> violation of duty. <xex>Atrocious</xex> represents the act as springing from a violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of saying &ldquo;the <xex>atrocious</xex> crime of being a young man,&rdquo; had used either of the other two words, his irony would have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.</usage><br/>
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<p> -- <wordforms><wf>A*tro"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>A*tro"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>atrociousness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*troc"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Atrocities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>atrocit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>atrocitas</ets>, fr. <ets>atrox</ets>, <ets>atrocis</ets>, cruel.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The atrocities which attend a victory.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Atropa</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the <stype>belladonna</stype> (<spn>Atropa belladonna</spn>).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Atropa</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*troph"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to atrophy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ro*phied</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in development at a very early stage; rudimentary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ro*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>atrophia</ets>, Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to nourish: cf. F. <ets>atrophie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk or slow emaciation of the body or of any part.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ro*phy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Atrophied</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <def>To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ro*phy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To waste away; to dwindle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tro"pi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Atropine</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ro*pine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; inflexible; hence &unr_; &unr_;, one of the three Parc&aelig;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the <spn>Atropa belladonna</spn>, or deadly nightshade, and the <spn>Datura Stramonium</spn>, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also <altname>daturine</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A condition of the system produced by long use of belladonna.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Not inverted; orthotropous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ater</ets>.]</ety> <def>Coal-black; very black.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*try"pa</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; a hole.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A extinct genus of Branchiopoda, very common in Silurian limestones.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ta*bal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Atabal</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At*tac"ca</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[It., fr. <ets>attaccare</ets> to tie, bind. See <er>Attach</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to show that the next is to follow immediately, without any pause.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attached</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attaching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>atachier</ets>, F. <ets>attacher</ets>, to tie or fasten: cf. Celt. <ets>tac</ets>, <ets>tach</ets>, nail, E. <ets>tack</ets> a small nail, <ets>tack</ets> to fasten. Cf. <er>Attack</er>, and see <er>Tack</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; <as>as, to <ex>attach</ex> one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The shoulder blade is . . . <qex>attached</qex> only to the muscles.</q> <rj><qau>Paley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A huge stone to which the cable was <qex>attached</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by authority; to appoint; <as>as, an officer is <ex>attached</ex> to a certain regiment, company, or ship</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To win the heart of; to connect by ties of love or self-interest; to attract; to fasten or bind by moral influence; -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, <ex>attached</ex> to a friend; <ex>attaching</ex> others to us by wealth or flattery.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Incapable of <qex>attaching</qex> a sensible man.</q> <rj><qau>Miss Austen.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>God . . . by various ties <qex>attaches</qex> man to man.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or attribute; to affix; -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>attach</ex> great importance to a particular circumstance</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Top this treasure a curse is <qex>attached</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bayard Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To take, seize, or lay hold of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To take by legal authority: <sd>(a)</sd> To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a taking of the person by a <xex>civil</xex> process; being now rarely used for the arrest of a criminal. <sd>(b)</sd> To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment which may be rendered in the suit. See <er>Attachment</er>, 4.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The earl marshal <qex>attached</qex> Gloucester for high treason.</q> <rj><qau>Miss Yonge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Attached column</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a column engaged in a wall, so that only a part of its circumference projects from it.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin; annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tach"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To adhere; to be attached.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The great interest which <qex>attaches</qex> to the mere knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.</q> <rj><qau>Brougham.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come into legal operation in connection with anything; to vest; <as>as, dower will <ex>attach</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Cooley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tach"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An attachment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tach"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ or precept.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>At`ta*ch&eacute;"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., p. p. of <ets>attacher</ets>. See <er>Attach</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>attached</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fastened together.</def> <illu>a picnic table with <ex>attached</ex> benches</illu><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>being joined in close association; -- of people or organizations.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> affiliated, connected</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than the main object.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Architecture)</fld> <def>connected by a common wall or passageway; -- used of buildings.</def> <ant>detached</ant><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn>  <fld>(Biology)</fld> <def> permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.</def> <illu>an <ex>attached</ex> oyster</illu> <ant>vagile</ant><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sessile</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn>  <def>associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; -- opposite of <ant>unattached</ant>.</def> <note>Narrower terms include: <stype>affianced, bespoken, betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate)</stype>; <stype>married</stype>.</note> <see>Also See: <ex>loving</ex>.</see><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> committed.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tach"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>attachment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an&unr_; passion of affection that binds a person; <as>as, an <ex>attachment</ex> to a friend, or to a party</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; <as>as, to cut the <ex>attachments</ex> of a muscle</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The human mind . . . has exhausted its forces in the endeavor to rend the supernatural from its <qex>attachment</qex> to this history.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; <as>as, a sewing machine <ex>attachment</ex> (<it>i. e.</it>, a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.)</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Giv. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The term is applied to a seizure or taking either of persons or property. In the serving of process in a civil suit, it is most generally applied to the taking of property, whether at common law, as a species of distress, to compel defendant's appearance, or under local statutes, to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff may recover in the action. The terms <xex>attachment</xex> and <xex>arrest</xex> are both applied to the taking or apprehension of a defendant to compel an appearance in a civil action. <xex>Attachments</xex> are issued at common law and in chancery, against persons for contempt of court. In England, <xex>attachment</xex> is employed in some cases where <xex>capias</xex> is with us, as against a witness who fails to appear on summons. In some of the New England States a writ of <xex>attachment</xex> is a species of <xex>mesne process</xex> upon which the property of a defendant may be seized at the commencement of a suit and before summons to him, and may be held to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff may recover. In other States this writ can issue only against absconding debtors and those who conceal themselves. See <er>Foreign</er>, <er>Garnishment</er>, <er>Trustee process</er>.</note>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au>  <au>Burrill.</au> <au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Attachment</er>, <er>Affection</er></syn>. <usage>The leading idea of <xex>affection</xex> is that of warmth and tenderness; the leading idea of <xex>attachment</xex> is that of being bound to some object by strong and lasting ties. There is more of sentiment (and sometimes of romance) in <xex>affection</xex>, and more of principle in preserving <xex>attachment</xex>. We speak of the ardor of the one, and the fidelity of the other. There is another distinction in the use and application of these words. The term <xex>attachment</xex> is applied to a wider range of objects than <xex>affection</xex>. A man may have a strong <xex>attachment</xex> to his country, to his profession, to his principles, and even to favorite places; in respect to none of these could we use the word <xex>affection</xex>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tack"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attacked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attacking</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>attaquer</ets>, orig. another form of <ets>attacher</ets> to attack: cf. It. <ets>attacare</ets> to fasten, attack. See <er>Attach</er>, <er>Tack</er> a small nail.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Attack</xex> their lines.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; <as>as, to <ex>attack</ex> a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.</def><br/>
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<p><q>On the fourth of March he was <qex>attacked</qex> by fever.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Hydrofluoric acid . . . <qex>attacks</qex> the glass.</q> <rj><qau>B. Stewart.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attack</er>, <er>Assail</er>, <er>Assault</er>, <er>Invade</er>.</syn> <usage> These words all denote a violent onset; <xex>attack</xex> being the generic term, and the others specific forms of attack. To <xex>attack</xex> is to commence the onset; to <xex>assail</xex> is to make a sudden and violent attack, or to make repeated attacks; to <xex>assault</xex> (literally, to leap upon) is to attack physically by a had-to-hand approach or by unlawful and insulting violence; to <xex>invade</xex> is to enter by force on what belongs to another. Thus, a person may <xex>attack</xex> by offering violence of any kind; he may <xex>assail</xex> by means of missile weapons; he may <xex>assault</xex> by direct personal violence; a king may <xex>invade</xex> by marching an army into a country.  Figuratively, we may say, men <xex>attack</xex> with argument or satire; they <xex>assail</xex> with abuse or reproaches; they may be <xex>assaulted</xex> by severe temptations; the rights of the people may be <xex>invaded</xex> by the encroachments of the crown.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tack"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an onset or attack.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tack"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attaque</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to <recipr>defense</recipr>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A setting to work upon some task, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An access of disease; a fit of sickness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tack"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attacked.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>at*tacked"</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>affected by disease.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> infected.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tack"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attacks.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At"ta*gas</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At"ta*gen</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attagen</ets> a kind of bird, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A species of sand grouse (<spn>Syrrghaptes Pallasii</spn>) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ta*ghan</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"t&adot_;*g&abreve;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Yataghan</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t*t&amacr;n")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attained</conjf> <pr>(-t&amacr;nd")</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attaining</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Of. <ets>atteinen</ets>, <ets>atteignen</ets>, <ets>atainen</ets>, OF. <ets>ateindre</ets>, <ets>ataindre</ets>, F. <ets>atteindre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>attingere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tangere</ets> to touch, reach. See <er>Tangent</er>, and cf. <er>Attinge</er>, <er>Attaint</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to gain; to compass; <as>as, to <ex>attain</ex> rest</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Is he wise who hopes to <qex>attain</qex> the end without the means?</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire.</def> <mark>[Obs. with a material object.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Not well <qex>attaining</qex> his meaning.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at.</def> &ldquo;Canaan he now <xex>attains</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To overtake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attain</er>, <er>Obtain</er>, <er>Procure</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Attain</xex> always implies <xex>an effort toward</xex> an object. Hence it is not synonymous with <xex>obtain</xex> and <xex>procure</xex>, which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion. We <xex>procure</xex> or <xex>obtain</xex> a thing by <xex>purchase</xex> or <xex>loan</xex>, and we <xex>obtain</xex> by inheritance, but we do not <xex>attain</xex> it by such means.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If by any means they might <qex>attain</qex> to Phenice.</q> <rj><qau>Acts xxvii. 12.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Nor nearer might the dogs <qex>attain</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To see your trees <qex>attain</qex> to the dignity of timber.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Few boroughs had as yet <qex>attained</qex> to power such as this.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I can not <qex>attain</qex> unto it.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. cxxxix. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attainment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being attainable; attainableness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The highest pitch of perfection <qex>attainable</qex> in this life.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Obtainable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and they were not <qex>attainable</qex> in the country.</q> <rj><qau>Marshall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being attainable; attainability.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"der</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ataindre</ets>, <ets>ateindre</ets>, to accuse, convict. <ets>Attainder</ets> is often erroneously referred to F. <ets>teindre</ets> tie stain. See <er>Attaint</er>, <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted; the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; <as>as, an act of <ex>attainder</ex></as>.</def>  <rj><au>Abbott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Formerly <xex>attainder</xex> was the inseparable consequence of a judicial or legislative sentence for treason or felony, and involved the forfeiture of all the real and personal property of the condemned person, and such &ldquo;corruption of blood&rdquo; that he could neither receive nor transmit by inheritance, nor could he sue or testify in any court, or claim any legal protection or rights. In England <xex>attainders</xex> are now abolished, and in the United States the Constitution provides that no bill of attainder shall be passed; and no attainder of treason (in consequence of a judicial sentence) shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the life of the person attainted.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or condemnation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He lived from all <qex>attainder</qex> of suspect.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Bill of attainder</b></col>, <cd>a bill brought into, or passed by, a legislative body, condemning a person to death or outlawry, and attainder, without judicial sentence.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>attainment</qex> of every desired object.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Jones.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion; acquirement; acquisition; <plu>(pl.)</plu>, mental acquirements; knowledge; <as>as, literary and scientific <ex>attainments</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*taint"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attainted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attainting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>atteynten</ets> to convict, fr. <ets>atteynt</ets>, OF. <ets>ateint</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ateindre</ets>, <ets>ataindre</ets>. The meanings 3, 4, 5, and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with <ets>taint</ets>. See <er>Attain</er>, <er>Attainder</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attain; to get act; to hit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a jury on trial for giving a false verdict.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Upon sufficient proof <qex>attainted</qex> of some open act by men of his own condition.</q> <rj><qau>Blackstone.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To subject (a person) to the legal condition formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry, pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by attainder.</def><br/>
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<p><q>No person shall be <qex>attainted</qex> of high treason where corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of two witnesses.</q> <rj><qau>Stat. 7 &amp; 8 Wm. III.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My tender youth was never yet <qex>attaint</qex><br/>
With any passion of inflaming love.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with infamy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For so exceeding shone his glistring ray,<br/>
That Ph&unr_;bus' golden face it did <qex>attaint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Lest she with blame her honor should <qex>attaint</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*taint"</hw>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Attainted; corrupted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*taint"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>attainte</ets>. See <er>Attaint</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A touch or hit.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by overreaching.</def>  <rj><au>White.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record; also, the convicting of the jury so tried.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A stain or taint; disgrace. See <er>Taint</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>An infecting influence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*taint"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attainder; attainture; conviction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tain"ture</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attainder; disgrace.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Attle</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tame"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>atamer</ets>, from Latin. See <er>Attaminate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pierce; to attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To broach; to begin.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And right anon his tale he hath <qex>attamed</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chaucer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tam"i*nate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attaminare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + root of <ets>tangere</ets>. See <er>Contaminate</er>.]</ety> <def>To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>'atar</ets> perfume, essence, Ar. <ets>'itr</ets>, fr. <ets>'atara</ets> to smell sweet. Cf. <er>Otto</er>.]</ety> <def>A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses.</def> <altsp>[Also written <asp>otto</asp> and <asp>ottar</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>At*task"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>task</ets>.]</ety> <def>To take to task; to blame.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*taste</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>taste</ets>.]</ety> <def>To taste or cause to taste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"te</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>At the.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>attelet</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[fr. L. <ets>hasta</ets>, rod, staff.]</ety> <fld>(Cooking)</fld> <def>a type of skewer with an ornamental handle which is used for holding foods for presentation at the table, but not while cooking.</def> <altsp>[formerly spelled <asp>hatelet</asp>]</altsp> <au>Larousse Gastronomique</au><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem"per</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attempered</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attempering</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>atemprer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>attemperare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>temperare</ets> to soften, temper. See <er>Temper</er>, and cf. <er>Attemperate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to regulate, as temperature.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If sweet with bitter . . . were not <qex>attempered</qex> still.</q> <rj><qau>Trench.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; <as>as, to <ex>attemper</ex> rigid justice with clemency</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To mix in just proportion; to regulate; <as>as, a mind well <ex>attempered</ex> with kindness and justice</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Arts . . . <qex>attempered</qex> to the lyre.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is now not much used, the verb <xex>temper</xex> taking its place.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem"per*a*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>attemprement</ets>.]</ety> <def>A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem"per*ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>atemprance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Temperance; attemperament.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem"per*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attemperatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attemperare</ets>. See <er>Attemper</er>.]</ety> <def>Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Hope must be . . . <qex>attemperate</qex> to the promise.</q> <rj><qau>Hammond.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem"per*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To attemper.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem`per*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of attempering or regulating.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem"per*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Temperately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tem"per*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attemperament.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tempt"</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attempted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attempting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>atenter</ets>, also spelt <ets>atempter</ets>, F. <ets>attenter</ets>, fr. L. <ets>attentare</ets> to attempt; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tentare</ets>, <ets>temptare</ets>, to touch, try, v. intens. of <ets>tendere</ets> to stretch. See <er>Tempt</er>, and cf. <er>Attend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; <as>as, to <ex>attempt</ex> to sing; to <ex>attempt</ex> a bold flight.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Something <qex>attempted</qex>, something done,<br/>
Has earned a night's repose.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It made the laughter of an afternoon<br/>
That Vivien should <qex>attempt</qex> the blameless king.</q> <rj><qau>Thackeray.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To try to win, subdue, or overcome; <as>as, one who <ex>attempts</ex> the virtue of a woman</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dear sir, of force I must <qex>attempt</qex> you further:<br/>
Take some remembrance of us, as a tribute.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; <as>as, to <ex>attempt</ex> the enemy's camp</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Without <qex>attempting</qex> his adversary's life.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Try</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tempt"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an attempt; -- with <xex>upon</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tempt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted with a successful, effort.</def><br/>
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<p><q>By his blindness maimed for high <qex>attempts</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Attempt to commit a crime</b></col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>such an intentional preparatory act as will apparently result, if not extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed to effect.</cd>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Attempt</er>, <er>Endeavor</er>, <er>Effort</er>, <er>Exertion</er>, <er>Trial</er></syn>. <usage>These words agree in the idea of calling forth our powers into action. <xex>Trial</xex> is the generic term; it denotes a putting forth of one's powers with a view to determine what they can accomplish; <as>as, to make <ex>trial</ex> of one's strength</as>. An <xex>attempt</xex> is always directed to some definite and specific object; <as>as, &ldquo;The <ex>attempt</ex>, and not the deed, confounds us</as>.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> An <xex>endeavor</xex> is a continued attempt; <as>as, &ldquo;His high <ex>endeavor</ex> and his glad success</as>.&rdquo; <au>Cowper.</au> <xex>Effort</xex> is a specific putting forth of strength in order to carry out an attempt. <xex>Exertion</xex> is the putting forth or active exercise of any faculty or power. &ldquo;It admits of all degrees of effort and even natural action without effort.&rdquo; <au>C. J. Smith.</au> See <er>Try</er>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tempt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tempt"er</hw> <pr>(?; 215)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who attempts; one who essays anything.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An assailant; also, a temper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tempt"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disposed to attempt; adventurous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Daniel.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attended</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attending</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>atenden</ets>, OF. <ets>atendre</ets>, F. <ets>attendre</ets>, to expect, to wait, fr. L. <ets>attendre</ets> to stretch, (sc. <ets>animum</ets>), to apply the mind to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tendere</ets> to stretch. See <er>Tend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give heed to; to regard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not <qex>attend</qex> the unskillful words of the passenger.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch over.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to serve.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The fifth had charge sick persons to <qex>attend</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Attends</qex> the emperor in his royal court.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to <qex>attend</qex> William thither.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be present with; to accompany; to be united or consequent to; <as>as, a measure <ex>attended</ex> with ill effects</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What cares must then <qex>attend</qex> the toiling swain.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To be present at; <as>as, to <ex>attend</ex> church, school, a concert, a business meeting</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The state that <qex>attends</qex> all men after this.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Three days I promised to <qex>attend</qex> my doom.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attend</er>, <er>Mind</er>, <er>Regard</er>, <er>Heed</er>, <er>Notice</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Attend</xex> is generic, the rest are specific terms. To <xex>mind</xex> is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to <xex>regard</xex> is to look on a thing as of importance; to <xex>heed</xex> is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution; to <xex>notice</xex> is to think on that which strikes the senses. <au>Crabb.</au> See <er>Accompany</er>.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed; to listen; -- usually followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Attend</qex> to the voice of my supplications.</q> <rj><qau>Ps. lxxxvi. 6.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Man can not at the same time <qex>attend</qex> to two objects.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He was required to <qex>attend</qex> upon the committee.</q> <rj><qau>Clarendon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>(with <xex>to</xex>) To take charge of; to look after; <as>as, to <ex>attend</ex> to a matter of business</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To wait; to stay; to delay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>For this perfection she must yet <qex>attend</qex>,<br/>
Till to her Maker she espoused be.</q> <rj><qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Attend</er>, <er>Listen</er>, <er>Hearken</er>.</syn> <usage> We <xex>attend</xex> with a view to hear and learn; we <xex>listen</xex> with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or to consider what has been said; we <xex>hearken</xex> when we listen with a willing mind, and in reference to obeying.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>attendance</ets>, OF. <ets>atendance</ets>, fr. <ets>atendre</ets>, F. <ets>attendre</ets>. See <er>Attend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Attention; regard; careful application.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Till I come, give <qex>attendance</qex> to reading.</q> <rj><qau>1 Tim. iv. 13.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service; ministry; the fact of being present; presence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Constant <qex>attendance</qex> at church three times a day.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Waiting for; expectation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Languishing <qex>attendance</qex> and expectation of death.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The persons attending; a retinue; attendants.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If your stray <qex>attendance</qex> by yet lodged.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"an*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an attendant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>attendant</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attendre</ets>. See <er>Attend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.</def><br/>
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<p><q>From the <qex>attendant</qex> flotilla rang notes triumph.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Cherub and Seraph . . . <qex>attendant</qex> on their Lord.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; <as>as, intemperance with all its <ex>attendant</ex> evils</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The natural melancholy <qex>attendant</qex> upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Depending on, or owing duty or service to; <as>as, the widow <ex>attendant</ex> to the heir</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Attendant keys</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the keys or scales most nearly related to, or having most in common with, the principal key; those, namely, of its fifth above, or dominant, its fifth below (fourth above), or subdominant, and its relative minor or major.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor.</def> &ldquo;A train of <xex>attendants</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hallam.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; <as>as, an <ex>attendant</ex> at a meeting</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>That which accompanies; a concomitant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[A] sense of fame, the <qex>attendant</qex> of noble spirits.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"e*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Intent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, attends.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tend"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>atendement</ets>.]</ety> <def>An attendant circumstance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The uncomfortable <qex>attendments</qex> of hell.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tent"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attentus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attendere</ets>. See <er>Attend</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Attentive; heedful.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Let thine ears be <qex>attent</qex> unto the prayer.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron. vi. 40.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tent"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attention; heed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At*ten"tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At*ten"tat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attentatum</ets>, pl. <ets>attentata</ets>, fr. <ets>attentare</ets> to attempt: cf. F. <ets>attentat</ets> criminal attempt. See <er>Attempt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An attempt; an assault.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an inhibition is decreed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by an inferior judge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*ten"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attentio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attention</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They say the tongues of dying men<br/>
Enforce <qex>attention</qex> like deep harmony.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Attention</xex> is consciousness and something more. It is consciousness voluntarily applied, under its law of limitations, to some determinate object; it is consciousness concentrated.</note>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; <as>as, <ex>attentions</ex> paid to a stranger</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>To pay attention to</b></col>, <col><b>To pay one's attentions to</b></col></mcol>, <cd>to be courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to court.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Care; heed; study; consideration; application; advertence; respect; regard.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>attentional</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to attention.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>attention-getting</hw> <hw>attention-grabbing</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>seizing the attention</def> <illu><ex>attention-getting</ex> demonstration</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> eye-catching.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>likely to attract interest.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> catchy</syn>.<br/>
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<p><hw>At*ten"tive</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t*t&ebreve_;n"t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attentif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Attentive</xex> is applied to the senses of hearing and seeing, as, an <xex>attentive</xex> ear or eye; to the application of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person is <xex>attentive</xex> to the words, and to the manner and matter, of a speaker at the same time.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful; circumspect; watchful.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>At*ten"tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>At*ten"tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>at*ten"tive*ness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the quality of paying careful attention; <as><ex>attentiveness</ex> to detail</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heed, regard, paying attention.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> heed, regard, paying attention.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tent"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Attentively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*ten"u*ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attenuare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>att&eacute;nuant</ets>. See <er>Attenuate</er>.]</ety> <def>Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent.</def>  -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine that thins or dilutes the fluids; a diluent.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>At*ten"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attenuated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attenuating</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attenuare</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tenuare</ets> to make thin, <ets>tenuis</ets> thin. See <er>Thin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less complex; to weaken.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To undersell our rivals . . . has led the manufacturer to . . . <qex>attenuate</qex> his processes, in the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>We may reject and reject till we <qex>attenuate</qex> history into sapless meagerness.</q> <rj><qau>Sir F. Palgrave.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*ten"u*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The attention <qex>attenuates</qex> as its sphere contracts.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At*ten"u*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At*ten"u*a`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made thin or slender.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Made thin or less viscid; rarefied.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*ten`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attenuatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>att&eacute;nuation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of attenuating; the act of making thin or less dense, or of rarefying, as fluids or gases.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of virulence; <as>as, the <ex>attenuation</ex> of virus</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&aemacr_;tter</ets>.]</ety> <def>Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ter*cop</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>attercoppa</ets> a spider; <ets>&aemacr_;tter</ets> poison + <ets>coppa</ets> head, cup.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spider.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A peevish, ill-natured person.</def> <mark>[North of Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At*ter*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>atterrare</ets> (cf. LL. <ets>atterrare</ets> to cast to earth); L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>terra</ets> earth, land.]</ety> <def>To fill up with alluvial earth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ter*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At"test"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attested</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attesting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attestari</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>testari</ets> to bear witness: cf. F. <ets>attester</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; <as>as, to <ex>attest</ex> the truth of a writing, a copy of record</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Facts . . . <qex>attested</qex> by particular pagan authors.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give proof of; to manifest; <as>as, the ruins of Palmyra <ex>attest</ex> its ancient magnificence</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To call to witness; to invoke.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state<br/>
<qex>Attests</qex> in oaths, and fears to violate.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*test"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Witness; testimony; attestation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>attest</qex> of eyes and ears.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tes"tant</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> witness.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At`tes*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attestatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attestation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the <xex>attestation</xex> of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an <xex>attestation</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*test"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of attestation.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>At*test"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>At*test"or</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attests.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*test"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Attesting; furnishing evidence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Atticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Attic base</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and &ldquo;Roman Doric&rdquo; orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic faith</b></col>, <cd>inviolable faith.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic purity</b></col>, <cd>special purity of language.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Attic salt</b></col>, <col><b>Attic wit</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians.</cd> -- <col><b>Attic story</b></col>. <cd>See <er>Attic</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Attic style</b></col>, <cd>a style pure and elegant.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[In sense (<it>a</it>) from F. <ets>attique</ets>, orig. meaning Attic. See <er>Attic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An Athenian; an Athenian author.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Attic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ti*cize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ti*cize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To side with the Athenians.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tig"u*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attiguus</ets>, fr. <ets>attingere</ets> to touch. See <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <def>Touching; bordering; contiguous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>At*tig"u*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tinge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attingere</ets> to touch. See <er>Attain</er>.]</ety> <def>To touch lightly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coles.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tire"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attired</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attiring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>atiren</ets> to array, dispose, arrange, OF. <ets>atirier</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + F. <ets>tire</ets> rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. <ets>tier</ets> row, OHG. <ets>ziar&imacr;</ets>, G. <ets>zier</ets>, ornament, <ets>zieren</ets> to adorn. Cf. <er>Tire</er> a headdress.]</ety> <def>To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Finely <qex>attired</qex> in a robe of white.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>With the linen miter shall he be <qex>attired</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lev. xvi. 4.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tire"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Earth in her rich <qex>attire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I 'll put myself in poor and mean <qex>attire</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her <qex>attire</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Jer. ii. 32.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tired"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Provided with antlers, as a stag.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tire"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attire; adornment.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tir"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attires.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. <ets>attitudine</ets>, LL. <ets>aptitudo</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aptus</ets> suited, fitted: cf. F. <ets>attitude</ets>. Cf. <er>Aptitude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; <xex>Sculp</xex>.)</fld> <def>The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; <as>as, a threatening <ex>attitude</ex>; an <ex>attitude</ex> of entreaty.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; <as>as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm <ex>attitude</ex>; one's mental <ex>attitude</ex> in respect to religion.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>attitude</qex> of the country was rapidly changing.</q> <rj><qau>J. R. Green.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To strike an attitude</b></col>, <cd>to take an attitude for mere effect.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Attitude</er>, <er>Posture</er>.</syn> <usage> Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs. <xex>Posture</xex> relates to their position merely; <xex>attitude</xex> refers to their fitness for some specific object. The object of an <xex>attitude</xex> is to set forth exhibit some internal feeling; <as>as, <ex>attitude</ex> of wonder, of admiration, of grief, etc.</as>  It is, therefore, essentially and designedly <xex>expressive</xex>. Its object is the same with that of gesture; viz., to hold forth and represent. <xex>Posture</xex> has no such design. If we speak of <xex>posture</xex> in prayer, or the <xex>posture</xex> of devotion, it is only the natural disposition of the limbs, without any intention to show forth or exhibit.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>'T is business of a painter in his choice of <qex>attitudes</qex> (<qex>positur&aelig;</qex>) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Never to keep the body in the same <qex>posture</qex> half an hour at a time.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ti*tu"di*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to attitude.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A practicing of attitudes; posture making.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ti*tu"di*nize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to <qex>attitudinize</qex> at the harp.</q> <rj><qau>Hannah More.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`ti*tu"di*ni`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices attitudes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Addle</er> mire.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore.</def>  <rj><au>Weale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tol"lent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attollens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attollere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tollere</ets> to lift.]</ety> <def>Lifting up; raising; <as>as, an <ex>attollent</ex> muscle</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Derham.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tonce"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>At</ets> + <ets>once</ets>.]</ety> <def>At once; together.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tone"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>See <er>At one</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>At*torn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>atorner</ets>, <ets>aturner</ets>, <ets>atourner</ets>, to direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. <ets>atornen</ets> to return, adorn); <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>torner</ets> to turn; cf. LL. <ets>attornare</ets> to commit business to another, to attorn; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tornare</ets> to turn, L. <ets>tornare</ets> to turn in a lathe, to round off. See <er>Turn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Feudal Law)</fld> <def>To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Modern Law)</fld> <def>To agree to become tenant to one to whom reversion has been granted.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tor"ney</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Attorneys</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>aturneye</ets>, OF. <ets>atorn&eacute;</ets>, p. p. of <ets>atorner</ets>: cf. LL. <ets>atturnatus</ets>, <ets>attornatus</ets>, fr. <ets>attornare</ets>. See <er>Attorn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A substitute; a proxy; an agent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And will have no <qex>attorney</qex> but myself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an <xex>attorney in fact</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an <xex>attorney at law</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; An attorney is either <xex>public</xex> or <xex>private</xex>. A <xex>private attorney</xex>, or an <xex>attorney in fact</xex>, is a person appointed by another, by a letter or power of attorney, to transact any business for him out of court; but in a more extended sense, this class includes any agent employed in any business, or to do any act <xex>in pais</xex>, for another. A <xex>public attorney</xex>, or <xex>attorney at law</xex>, is a practitioner in a court of law, legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court, on the retainer of clients. <au>Bouvier.</au> -- The attorney at law answers to the <xex>procurator</xex> of the civilians, to the <xex>solicitor</xex> in chancery, and to the <xex>proctor</xex> in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts, and all of these are comprehended under the more general term <xex>lawyer</xex>. In Great Britain and in some states of the United States, attorneys are distinguished from counselors in that the business of the former is to carry on the practical and formal parts of the suit. In many states of the United States however, no such distinction exists. In England, since 1873, attorneys at law are by statute called <xex>solicitors</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>A power</b></col>, <col><b>letter</b></col>, or <col><b>warrant</b></col>, <col><b>of attorney</b></col></mcol>, <cd>a written authority from one person empowering another to transact business for him.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tor"ney</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tor"ney-gen"er*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>(pl. Attorney-generals or Attorneys-general).</plu> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tor"ney*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tor"ney*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or profession of an attorney; agency for another.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*torn"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>attornement</ets>, LL. <ets>attornamentum</ets>. See <er>Attorn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord.</def>  <rj><au>Burrill. Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attracted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attracting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attractus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attrahere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>trahere</ets> to draw. See <er>Trace</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually <qex>attract</qex> themselves and one another.</q> <rj><qau>Derham.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure; <as>as, to <ex>attract</ex> admirers</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Attracted</qex> by thy beauty still to gaze.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attraction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or fact of being attractable.</def>  <rj><au>Sir W. Jones.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attracted; subject to attraction.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>At*tract"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, attracts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"ile</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having power to attract.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That attracts.</def>  -- <wordforms><wf>At*tract"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trac"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attractio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attraction</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Attraction</xex> is exerted at both <xex>sensible</xex> and <xex>insensible</xex> distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at <xex>sensible</xex> distances, there are, --<pbr/>
<subtypes>(1.) <col><b>Attraction of gravitation</b></col>, which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart.<pbr/>
(2.) <mcol><col><b>Magnetic</b></col>, <col><b>diamagnetic</b></col>, and <col><b>electrical attraction</b></col></mcol>, each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the <xex>quality</xex> or <xex>condition</xex> of matter, and not on its quantity.<pbr/>
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(1.) <col><b>Adhesive attraction</b></col>, attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance.<pbr/>
(2.) <col><b>Cohesive attraction</b></col>, attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion.<pbr/>
(3.) <col><b>Capillary attraction</b></col>, attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction.<pbr/>
(4.) <col><b>Chemical attraction</b></col>, or <col><b>affinity</b></col>, that peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.</subtypes></note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction.</def>  <rj><au>Newton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; <as>as, the <ex>attraction</ex> of beauty or eloquence</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Allurement; enticement; charm.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trac"tion sphere</hw>.  <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell division; centrosphere.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <specif>Less often,</specif> <def>the mass of archoplasm left by the aster in the resting cell.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an important function in mitosis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"ive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attractif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; <as>as, the <ex>attractive</ex> force of bodies</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Sir I. Newton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Attractive</xex> graces.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Attractive</xex> eyes.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Thackeray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most <qex>attractive</qex> to flies.</q> <rj><qau>Lubbock.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>At*tract"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>At*tract"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"ive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Speaks nothing but <qex>attractives</qex> and invitation.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`trac*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t`tr&abreve;k*t&ibreve_;v"&ibreve_;*t&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or degree of attractive power.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tract"or</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t*tr&abreve;kt"&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, attracts.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tra*hent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attrahens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>attrahere</ets>. See <er>Attract</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Attracting; drawing; attractive.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tra*hent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which attracts, as a magnet.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The motion of the steel to its <qex>attrahent</qex></q>. <rj><qau>Glanvill.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trap"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>attraper</ets> to catch; &agrave; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>trappe</ets> trap. See <er>Trap</er> (for taking game).]</ety> <def>To entrap; to insnare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Grafton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trap"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>trap</ets> to adorn.]</ety> <def>To adorn with trapping; to array.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Shall your horse be <qex>attrapped</qex> . . . more richly?</q> <rj><qau>Holland.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At`trec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attrectatio</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tractare</ets> to handle.]</ety> <def>Frequent handling or touching.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Jer. Taylor.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trib"u*ta*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Errors . . . <qex>attributable</qex> to carelessness.</q> <rj><qau>J. D. Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trib"ute</hw> <pr>(&abreve;t"tr&ibreve_;*b&umacr;t)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attributed</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attributing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>attributus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>attribuere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>tribuere</ets> to bestow.  See <er>Tribute</er>.]</ety> <def>To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (<xex>to</xex>); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (<xex>to</xex>).</def><br/>
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<p><q>We <qex>attribute</qex> nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it.</q> <rj><qau>Abp. Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The merit of service is seldom <qex>attributed</qex> to the true and exact performer.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Ascribe</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>At"tri*bute</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attributum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.</def><br/>
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<p><q>But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .<br/>
It is an <qex>attribute</qex> to God himself.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reputation.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Paint. &amp; Sculp.)</fld> <def>A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; <as>as, a club is the <ex>attribute</ex> of Hercules</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At`tri*bu"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attributio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attribution</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is ascribed or attributed.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trib"u*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>attributif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trib"u*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>, <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trib"u*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an attributive manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*trite"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attritus</ets>, <ets>p. p. of atterere</ets>; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>terere</ets> to rub. See <er>Trite</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rubbed; worn by friction.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to <contr>contrite</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attritio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>attrition</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Effected by <qex>attrition</qex> of the inward stomach.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being worn.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See <er>Contrition</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Wallis.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>attritional</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to attrition (definition 4).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tri"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>attritus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>atterere</ets>; <ets>ad + terere</ets> to rub.]</ety> <def>Matter pulverized by attrition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>At"try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Atter</er>.]</ety> <def>Poisonous; malignant; malicious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>At*tune"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Attuned</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Attuning</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ad-</ets> + <ets>tune</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; <as>as, to <ex>attune</ex> the voice to a harp</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To arrange fitly; to make accordant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wake to energy each social aim,<br/>
<qex>Attuned</qex> spontaneous to the will of Jove.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*twain"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>atwaine</ets>, <ets>atwinne</ets>; pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>twain</ets>.]</ety> <def>In twain; asunder.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poetic]</mark> &ldquo;Cuts <xex>atwain</xex> the knots.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*tween"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv. <plain>or</plain> prep.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Atwain</er>, and cf. <er>Between</er>.]</ety> <def>Between.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser. Tennyson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*twirl"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a. &amp; adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>twist</ets>.]</ety> <def>Twisted; distorted; awry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*twite"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>attwyten</ets>, AS. <ets>&aelig;tw&imacr;tan</ets>. See <er>Twit</er>.]</ety> <def>To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*twixt"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Betwixt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser.</au><br/>
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<p><hw>A*two"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>two</ets>.]</ety> <def>In two; in twain; asunder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*typ"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*typ"ic*al</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> not + <ets>typic</ets>, <ets>typical</ets>.]</ety> <def>That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular; unlike the type.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`bade"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>aube</ets> the dawn, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white.]</ety> <def>An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning.</def>  <rj><au>Grove.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The crowing cock . . .<br/>
Sang his <qex>aubade</qex> with lusty voice and clear.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`baine"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>aubain</ets> an alien, fr. L. <ets>alibi</ets> elsewhere.]</ety> <def>Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized.</def>  <rj><au>Littr&eacute;.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Droit d'aubaine</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <cd>the right, formerly possessed by the king of France, to all the personal property of which an alien died possessed. It was abolished in 1819.</cd>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aube</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ale</er>.]</ety> <def>An alb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`berge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An inn.</def>  <rj><au>Beau. &amp; Fl.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"bin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; -- commonly called a <altname>Canterbury gallop</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"burn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auburne</ets> blonde, OF. <ets>alborne</ets>, <ets>auborne</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>alburnus</ets> whitish, fr. L. <ets>albus</ets> white. Cf. <er>Alburn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Flaxen-colored.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Florio.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reddish brown.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His <qex>auburn</qex> locks on either shoulder flowed.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*che"ni*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; the neck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The part of the neck nearest the back.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Auc"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctarium</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which is superadded; augmentation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Baxter.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Auc"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctio</ets> an increasing, a public sale, where the price was called out, and the article to be sold was adjudged to the last increaser of the price, or the highest bidder, fr. L. <ets>augere</ets>, <ets>auctum</ets>, to increase. See <er>Augment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The things sold by auction or put up to auction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ask you why Phryne the whole <qex>auction</qex> buys ?</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the United States, the more prevalent expression has been &ldquo;sales <xex>at</xex> auction,&rdquo; that is, by an <xex>increase</xex> of bids (Lat. <xex>auctione</xex>). This latter form is preferable.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Dutch auction</b></col>, <cd>the public offer of property at a price beyond its value, then gradually lowering the price, till some one accepts it as purchaser.</cd>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Auc"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sell by auction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Auc"tion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctionarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q> With <qex>auctionary</qex> hammer in thy hand.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Auc"tion bridge</hw>. <def>A variety of the game of bridge in which the players, beginning with the dealer, bid for the privilege of naming the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there being heavy penalties for a player's failure to make good his bid. The score value of each trick more than six taken by the successful bidder is as follows: when the trump is spades, 2; clubs, 6; diamonds, 7; hearts, 8; royal spades (lilies), 9; and when the deal is played with no trump, 10.</def><!-- ##?? = contract bridge?, rules need updating --><br/>
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<p><hw>Auction pitch</hw>. <def>A game of cards in which the players bid for the privilege of determining or &ldquo;pitching&rdquo; the trump suit.</def>  <rj><au>R. F. Foster.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Auc`tion*eer"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who sells by auction; a person whose business it is to dispose of goods or lands by public sale to the highest or best bidder.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Auc`tion*eer"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sell by auction; to auction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Estates . . . advertised and <qex>auctioneered</qex> away.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`cu*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aucupatio</ets>, fr. <ets>auceps</ets>, contr. for <ets>aviceps</ets>; <ets>avis</ets> bird + <ets>capere</ets> to take.]</ety> <def>Birdcatching; fowling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*da"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>audacieux</ets>, as if fr. LL. <ets>audaciosus</ets> (not found), fr. L. <ets>audacia</ets> audacity, fr. <ets>audax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, bold, fr. <ets>audere</ets> to dare.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Daring; spirited; adventurous.</def><br/>
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<p><q>As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides<br/>
<qex>Audacious</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent.</def> &ldquo; Audacious traitor.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au>  &ldquo; Such <xex>audacious</xex> neighborhood.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or contempt of law, morality, or decorum.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Audacious</xex> cruelty.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Audacious</xex> prate.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*da"cious*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*da"cious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*dac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The freedom and <qex>audacity</qex> necessary in the commerce of men.</q> <rj><qau>Tatler.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a contempt of law or moral restraints.</def><br/>
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<p><q>With the most arrogant <qex>audacity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Joye.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>audad</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>aoudad</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep, Ammotragus lervia.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Auden</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>An English poet in the U. S.   Born 1907, died 1973.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Wystan Hugh Auden</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Audenesque</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to <person>W. H. Auden</person>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`di*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being audible; power of being heard; audible capacity.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>audibilis</ets>, fr. L. <ets>audire</ets>, <ets>auditum</ets>, to hear: cf. Gr. &unr_; ear, L. <ets>auris</ets>, and E. <ets>ear</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; <as>as, an <ex>audible</ex> voice or whisper</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which may be heard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than <qex>audibles</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being audible.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to be heard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*ence</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>audience</ets>, L. <ets>audientia</ets>, fr. <ets>audire</ets> to hear. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of hearing; attention to sounds.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thou, therefore, give due <qex>audience</qex>, and attend.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business.</def><br/>
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<p><q>According to the fair play of the world,<br/>
Let me have <qex>audience</qex>: I am sent to speak.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Fit <qex>audience</qex> find, though few.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He drew his <qex>audience</qex> upward to the sky.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Court of audience</b></col>, or <col><b>Audience court</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Eng.)</fld>, <cd>a court long since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury; also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York.</cd> <au>Mozley &amp; W.</au> -- <mcol><col><b>In general</b></col> (or <col><b>open</b></col>) <col><b>audience</b></col></mcol>, <cd>publicly.</cd> -- <col><b>To give audience</b></col>, <cd>to listen; to admit to an interview.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*ent</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audiens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>audire</ets>. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Listening; paying attention; <as>as, <ex>audient</ex> souls</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Mrs. Browning.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hearer; especially a catechumen in the early church.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shelton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"dile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audire</ets> to hear.]</ety> <fld>(Psychol.)</fld> <def>One whose thoughts take the form of mental sounds or of internal discourse rather than of visual or motor images.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>audio</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the part of a transmitted signal which conveys the sound of the event represented by the signal, such as that of a television program.</def>  &ldquo;they always raise the <ex>audio</ex> for commercials&rdquo;<br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sound.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an audible acoustic wave frequency.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audio frequency</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>the sound elements of television.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>audiocassette</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a cassette for audio tape.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>audio-lingual</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>pertaining to a method of teaching language that focuses on listening and speaking.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>audiology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>the measurement of hearing.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audiometry.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`di*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audire</ets> to hear + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Acous.)</fld> <def>An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and recorded on a scale.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>audiometry</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the measurement of hearing.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audiology</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>measuring sensitivity of hearing.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>audio system</hw>, <hw>audio-system</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sound system.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>audiotape</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>magnetic tape for use in recording sound.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a tape recording of sound.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>audiovisual</hw> <hw>audio-visual</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>pertaining to or using audiovisual aids in teaching or exposition</def> <illu>the school's <ex>audiovisual</ex> department</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>audiovisual</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>materials using sight or sound to present information; -- usually used in the plural.</def> &ldquo;language tapes and videocassettes and other audiovisuals&rdquo;<br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> audiovisual aid.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*phone</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>audire</ets> to hear + Gr. &unr_; sound.]</ety> <def>An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly; a dentiphone.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"dit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditus</ets> a hearing, fr. <ets>audire</ets>. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An audience; a hearing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>He appeals to a high <qex>audit</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An examination in general; a judicial examination.</def><br/>
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<p><note>Specifically: An examination of an account or of accounts, with the hearing of the parties concerned, by proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose, who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine witnesses, and state the result.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Yet I can make my <qex>audit</qex> up.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>A general receptacle or receiver.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>It [a little brook] paid to its common <qex>audit</qex> no more than the revenues of a little cloud.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Audit ale</b></col>, <cd>a kind of ale, brewed at the English universities, orig. for the day of audit.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Audit house</b></col>, <col><b>Audit room</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of its business.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"dit</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Audited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Auditing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; <as>as, to <ex>audit</ex> the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a suit depending in court</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"dit</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To settle or adjust an account.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Let Hocus <qex>audit</qex>; he knows how the money was disbursed.</q> <rj><qau>Arbuthnot.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*di"ta que*re"la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[L., the complaint having been heard.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to prevent such judgment.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*di"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of hearing or listening; hearing.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Audition</qex> may be active or passive; hence the difference between listening and simple hearing.</q> <rj><qau>Dunglison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>auditif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to hearing; auditory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cotgrave.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditor</ets>, fr. <ets>audire</ets>. See <er>Audible</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hearer or listener.</def>  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject charges, and state the balance.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>One who hears judicially, as in an audience court.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In the United States government, and in the State governments, there are <xex>auditors</xex> of the treasury and of the public accounts. The name is also applied to persons employed to check the accounts of courts, corporations, companies, societies, and partnerships.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`di*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Auditory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`di*to"ri*um</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See <er>Auditory</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The part of a church, theater, or other public building, assigned to the audience.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In ancient churches the <xex>auditorium</xex> was the nave, where hearers stood to be instructed; in monasteries it was an apartment for the reception of strangers.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a building, or a room within a building, containing a large open space for public gatherings, and often having a raised stage  where speakers or presentations may be easily viewed by the audience.</def> <illu>The students assembled to hear the president speak in the <ex>auditorium</ex>.</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*tor*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or function of auditor.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing; <as>as, the <ex>auditory</ex> nerve</as>. See <er>Ear</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Auditory canal</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the tube from the <xex>auditory meatus</xex> or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auditorium</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An assembly of hearers; an audience.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An auditorium.</def>  <rj><au>Udall.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"di*tress</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female hearer.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*dit"u*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Auditory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coleridge.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Auf</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;f)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auph</ets>, <ets>aulf</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>&amacr;lfr</ets> elf. See <er>Elf</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Also spelt <asp>oaf</asp>, <asp>ouphe</asp>.]</altsp> <def>A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` fait"</hw> <pr>(&omacr;` f&auptack_;")</pr>. <ety>[F. Lit., to the deed, act, or point. <ets>Fait</ets> is fr. L. <ets>factum</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <def>Expert; skillful; well instructed.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Auf"kl&auml;*rung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., enlightenment.]</ety> <def>A philosophic movement of the 18th century characterized by a lively questioning of authority, keen interest in matters of politics and general culture, and an emphasis on empirical method in science. It received its impetus from the unsystematic but vigorous skepticism of Pierre Bayle, the physical doctrines of Newton, and the epistemological theories of Locke, in the preceding century. Its chief center was in France, where it gave rise to the skepticism of Voltaire , the naturalism of Rousseau, the sensationalism of Condillac, and the publication of the &ldquo;Encyclopedia&rdquo; by D'Alembert and Diderot. In Germany, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and Herder were representative thinkers, while the political doctrines of the leaders of the American Revolution and the speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine represented the movement in America.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` fond"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., at the bottom.]</ety> <def>At bottom; fundamentally; essentially.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ge"an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis, whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Augean stable</b></col> (Fig.), <cd>an accumulation of corruption or filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>augend</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a number to which another number (the addend) is added.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>augoure</ets>, <ets>nauger</ets>, AS. <ets>nafeg&amacr;r</ets>, fr. <ets>nafu</ets>, <ets>nafa</ets>, nave of a wheel + <ets>g&amacr;r</ets> spear, and therefore meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See <er>Nave</er> (of a wheel) and 2d <er>Gore</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A <xex>pod auger</xex> is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A <xex>screw auger</xex> has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining water.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Auger bit</b></col>, <cd>a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an anger.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*get"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of <ets>auge</ets> trough, fr. L. <ets>alveus</ets> hollow, fr. <ets>alvus</ets> belly.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the gallery, or place where the slow match is applied.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aught</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aucht</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>&unr_;ht</ets>, fr. <ets>&amacr;gan</ets> to own, p. p. <ets>&amacr;hte</ets>.]</ety> <def>Property; possession.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Scott.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aught</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aught</ets>, <ets>ought</ets>, <ets>awiht</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;wiht</ets>, <ets>&amacr;</ets> ever + <ets>wiht</ets>. &radic;136.  See <er>Aye</er> ever, and <er>Whit</er>, <er>Wight</er>.]</ety> <def>Anything; any part.</def>  <altsp>[Also written <asp>ought</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><q>There failed not <qex>aught</qex> of any good thing which the Lord has spoken.</q> <rj><qau>Josh. xxi. 45</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>But go, my son, and see if <qex>aught</qex> be wanting.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aught</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;t)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>At all; in any degree.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gite</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"j&imacr;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augites</ets>, Gr. <grk>a'ygi`ths</grk>, fr. <grk>a'ygh`</grk> brightness: cf. F. <ets>augite</ets>.]</ety> <def>A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the general term <isa>pyroxene</isa>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*git"ic</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*j&ibreve_;t"&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a principal constituent; <as>as, <ex>augitic</ex> rocks</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug*ment"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Augmented</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Augmenting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>augmentare</ets>, fr. <ets>augmentum</ets> an increase, fr. <ets>augere</ets> to increase; perh. akin to Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, E. <ets>wax</ets>, v., and <ets>eke</ets>, v.: cf. F. <ets>augmenter</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to swell; to make bigger; <as>as, to <ex>augment</ex> an army by re&euml;forcements; rain <ex>augments</ex> a stream; impatience <ex>augments</ex> an evil.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>But their spite still serves<br/>
His glory to <qex>augment</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>To add an augment to.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug*ment"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; <as>as, a stream <ex>augments</ex> by rain</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augmentum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>augment</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Enlargement by addition; increase.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In Greek, the <xex>syllabic augment</xex> is a prefixed &unr_;, forming an intial syllable; the <xex>temporal augment</xex> is an increase of the quantity (time) of an initial vowel, as by changing &unr_; to &unr_;.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug*ment"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of augmentation.</def>  <rj><au>Walsh.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug`men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>augmentatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>augmentation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being augmented; enlargement.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The thing added by way of enlargement.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.</def>  <rj><au>Cussans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Augmentation court</b></col> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a court erected by Stat. 27 Hen. VIII., to <xex>augment</xex> the revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.</cd>  <rj><au>Encyc. Brit.</au></rj>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession; addition.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug*ment"a*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>augmentatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing augmentation.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Aug*ment"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug*ment"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the properties of the term from which it is derived; <as>as, <ex>dullard</ex>, one very dull</as>. Opposed to <ant>diminutive</ant>.</def>  <rj><au>Gibbs.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aug*ment"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, augments or increases anything.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` gra`tin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>With a crust made by browning in the oven, especially by sprinkling with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browning in a broiler; <as>as, spaghetti may be served <ex>au gratin</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"grim</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Algorism</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Augrim stones</b></col>, <cd>pebbles formerly used in numeration.</cd> -- <col><b>Noumbres of Augrim</b></col>, <cd>Arabic numerals.</cd>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gur</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perh. fr. L. <ets>avis</ets> bird, and the last syllable, <ets>gur</ets>, equiv. to the Skr. <ets>gar</ets> to call, akin to L. <ets>garrulus</ets> garrulous.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Augur</qex> of ill, whose tongue was never found<br/>
Without a priestly curse or boding sound.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gur</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Augured</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Auguring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.</def><br/>
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<p><q>My <qex>auguring</qex> mind assures the same success.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; <as>as, to <ex>augur</ex> well or ill</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gur</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It seems to <qex>augur</qex> genius.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>augur</qex> everything from the approbation the proposal has met with.</q> <rj><qau>J. F. W. Herschel.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To predict; forebode; betoken; portend; presage; prognosticate; prophesy; forewarn.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gu*ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auguralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; <as>as, an <ex>augural</ex> staff; <ex>augural</ex> books.</as></def> &ldquo;Portents <xex>augural</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gu*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auguratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>augurari</ets> to augur.]</ety> <def>To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>C. Middleton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gu*rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an augur.</def>  <rj><au>Merivale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`gu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auguratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The practice of augury.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gur*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An augur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*gu"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augurialis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to augurs or to augury.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gu*rist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An augur.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>An"gur*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To augur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Blount.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gu*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of augury; foreboding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;Augurous hearts.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Chapman.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gur*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office, or period of office, of an augur.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gu*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Auguries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aucurium</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>From their flight strange <qex>auguries</qex> she drew.</q> <rj><qau>Drayton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little <qex>augury</qex> of his future greatness.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*gust"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>augustus</ets>; cf. <ets>augere</ets> to increase; in the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F. <ets>auguste</ets>. See <er>Augment</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence; having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime; majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or authority.</def>  &ldquo;Forms <xex>august</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Pope.</au> &ldquo;<xex>August</xex> in visage.&rdquo; <au>Dryden.</au> &ldquo;To shed that <xex>august</xex> blood.&rdquo; <au>Macaulay.</au><br/>
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<p><q>So beautiful and so <qex>august</qex> a spectacle.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To mingle with a body so <qex>august</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble; stately; dignified; imposing.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"gust</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Augustus</ets>. See note below, and <er>August</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The old Roman name was <xex>Sextilis</xex>, the <xex>sixth</xex> month from March, the month in which the primitive Romans, as well as Jews, began the year. The name was changed to <xex>August</xex> in honor of Augustus C&aelig;sar, the first emperor of Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on his first consulate in that month.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*gus"tan</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Augustanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Augustus</ets>. See <er>August</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Augustus C&aelig;sar or to his times.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Augustan age</b></col> <cd>of any national literature, the period of its highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called because the reign of Augustus C&aelig;sar was the golden age of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b. 1638) has been called the <xex>Augustan age</xex> of French literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the <xex>Augustan age</xex> of English literature.</cd> -- <col><b>Augustan confession</b></col> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>, <cd>or confession of Augsburg, drawn up at <xex>Augusta Vindelicorum</xex>, or Augsburg, by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for separating from the Roman Catholic church.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*gus"tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A member of one of the religious orders called after St. Augustine; an Austin friar.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Augustinian canons</b></col>, <cd>an order of monks once popular in England and Ireland; -- called also <altname>regular canons of St. Austin</altname>, and <altname>black canons</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Augustinian hermits</b></col> or <col><b>Austin friars</b></col></mcol>, <cd>an order of friars established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.</cd> -- <col><b>Augustinian nuns</b></col>, <cd>an order of nuns following the rule of St. Augustine.</cd> -- <col><b>Augustinian rule</b></col>, <cd>a rule for religious communities based upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the Augustinian orders.</cd></cs>
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<p><hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine, maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and creatively, not relatively and conditionally.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`gus*tin"i*an*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*gus"tin*ism</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*gust"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an august manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*gust"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being august; dignity of mien; grandeur; magnificence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Auk</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E. <ets>alk</ets>; akin to Dan. <ets>alke</ets>, Icel. &amp; Sw. <ets>alka</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family <fam>Alcid&aelig;</fam>. The great auk, now extinct, is <spn>Alca impennis</spn> (<it>or</it>  <spn>Plautus impennis</spn>) . The razor-billed auk is <spn>Alca torda</spn>.  See <er>Puffin</er>, <er>Guillemot</er>, and <er>Murre</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Auk"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Awkward</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*la"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aula</ets> hall. Cf. LL. <ets>aularis</ets> of a court.]</ety> <def>Relating to a hall.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*la"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>At Oxford, England, a member of a hall, distinguished from a collegian.</def>  <rj><au>Chalmers.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Auld</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Old</er>.]</ety> <def>Old; <as>as, <ex>Auld</ex> Reekie (old smoky), <it>i. e.</it>, Edinburgh</as>.</def> <mark>[Scot. &amp; Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Auld` lang syne"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times <xex>long since</xex> past.</def> &ldquo;The days of <xex>auld lang syne</xex>.&rdquo;<br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Auld licht</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Auld light</hw>  }</mhw>. <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A member of the conservative party in the Church of Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as <er>Burgher</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*let"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auleticus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; flute.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a pipe (flute) or piper.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ash.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"lic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aulicus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; hall, court, royal court.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to a royal court.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Ecclesiastical wealth and <qex>aulic</qex> dignities.</q> <rj><qau>Landor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aulic council</b></col> <fld>(Hist.)</fld>, <cd>a supreme court of the old German empire; properly the supreme court of the emperor. It ceased at the death of each emperor, and was renewed by his successor. It became extinct when the German empire was dissolved, in 1806. The term is now applied to a council of the war department of the Austrian empire, and the members of different provincial chanceries of that empire are called <xex>aulic councilors</xex>.</cd>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj>
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<p><hw>Au"lic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of divinity in some European universities. It begins by a harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also called the <xex>aulic</xex>).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Auln</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An ell. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Aune</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aul"nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Aul"na*ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Alnage</er> and <er>Alnager</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aam</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*mail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. for <ets>amel</ets>, <ets>enamel</ets>.]</ety> <def>To figure or variegate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aum"bry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Ambry</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"me*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A form of <er>Ambry</er>, a closet; but confused with <er>Almonry</er>, as if a place for <xex>alms</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aun"cel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly used in England.</def>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aun"cet*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ancestry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aune</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Alnage</er>.]</ety> <def>A French cloth measure, of different parts of the country (at Paris, 0.95 of an English ell); -- now superseded by the <xex>meter</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aunt</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ante</ets>, F. <ets>tante</ets>, L. <ets>amita</ets> father's sister. Cf. <er>Amma</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to <xex>nephew</xex> or <xex>niece</xex>. Also applied to an uncle's wife.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Aunt</xex> is sometimes applied as a title or term of endearment to a kind elderly woman not thus related.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An old woman; and old gossip.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A bawd, or a prostitute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aunt Sally</b></col>, <cd>a puppet head placed on a pole and having a pipe in its mouth; also a game, which consists in trying to hit the pipe by throwing short bludgeons at it.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aunt"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Adventure; hap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>In aunters</b></col>, <cd>perchance.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aun"ter</hw>, <hw>Aun"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adventure</er>.]</ety> <def>To venture; to dare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aunt"ie</hw>, <hw>Aunt"y</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aun"trous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Adventurous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aur&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aura</ets> air, akin to Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of flowers, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head, a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Electric aura</b></col>, <cd>a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it, called the <xex>electric atmosphere</xex>. See <er>Atmosphere</er>, 2.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aura</ets> air.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the air, or to an aura.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ral</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the ear; <as>as, <ex>aural</ex> medicine and surgery</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ran`ti*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the <xex>Aurantiace&aelig;</xex>, an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"rate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aurare</ets> to gild, fr. <ets>aurum</ets> gold: cf. F. <ets>aurate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combination of auric acid with a base; <as>as, <ex>aurate</ex> or potassium</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ra*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aurate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined with auric acid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ra*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ears. See <er>Aurited</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"re*ate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aureatus</ets>, fr. <ets>aureus</ets> golden, fr. <ets>aurum</ets> gold.]</ety> <def>Golden; gilded.</def>  <rj><au>Skelton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*re"li*a</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold: cf. F. <ets>aur&eacute;lie</ets>. Cf. <er>Chrysalis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of jellyfishes. See <er>Discophora</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*re"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the aurelia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*re"li*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An amateur collector and breeder of insects, esp. of butterflies and moths; a lepidopterist.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>Au*re"o*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au"re*ole</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aur&eacute;ole</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aureola</ets>, (fem adj.) of gold (sc. <ets>corona</ets> crown), dim. of <ets>aureus</ets>. See <er>Aureate</er>, <er>Oriole</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Theol.)</fld> <def>A celestial crown or accidental glory added to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins, martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ, saints, and others held in special reverence.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a <xex>nimbus</xex>; when it envelops the whole body, an <xex>aureola</xex>.</note>  <rj><au>Fairholt.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A halo, actual or figurative.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The glorious <qex>aureole</qex> of light seen around the sun during total eclipses.</q> <rj><qau>Proctor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>aureole</qex> of young womanhood.</q> <rj><qau>O. W. Holmes.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Areola</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible from earth during a solar eclipse, or in outer space by the use of special instruments; a <er>corona{5}</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> corona.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aureomycin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <ety>[a trademark.]</ety> <def>a yellow crystalline antibiotic (generic name <altname>chlortetracycline</altname>) used to treat certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chlortetracycline.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au` re*voir"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., lit., to the seeing again.]</ety> <def>Good-by until we meet again.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ric</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to gold.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence; <as>as, <ex>auric</ex> oxide; <ex>auric</ex> chloride.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ri*chal"ce*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurichalcum</ets>, for <ets>orichalcum</ets> brass.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Brass-colored.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ri*chal"cite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Aurichalceous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ri*cle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auricula</ets>, dim. of <ets>auris</ets> ear. See <er>Ear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See <er>Heart</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An angular or ear-shaped lobe.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet.</def>  <rj><au>Mansfield.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ri*cled</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; <as>as, <ex>auricled</ex> leaves</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*ric"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Auricul&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, E. <plw>Auriculas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>auricula</ets>. See <er>Auricle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> (a) <def>A species of <gen>Primula</gen>, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, <altname>bear's-ear</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A species of <gen>Hirneola</gen> (<spn>Hirneola auricula</spn>), a membranaceous fungus, called also <altname>auricula Jud&aelig;</altname>, or <altname>Jew's-ear</altname>.</def>  <rj><au>P. Cyc.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ric"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*r&ibreve_;k"&uuptack_;*l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>auricularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>auriculaire</ets>. See <er>Auricle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; <as>as, <ex>auricular</ex> nerves</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Told in the ear, <it>i. e.</it>, told privately; <as>as, <ex>auricular</ex> confession to the priest</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was <qex>auricular</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; <as>as, <ex>auricular</ex> evidence</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Auricular</xex> assurance.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Received by the ear; known by report.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Auricular</xex> traditions.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Auricular finger</b></col>, <cd>the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*ric`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Neut. pl., fr. LL. <ets>auricularis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ric"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an auricular manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ric"u*lars</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*ric"u*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*ric"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auricle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having ears or appendages like ears; eared.</def> <specif>Esp.:</specif> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Auriculate leaf</b></col>, <cd>one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>auriculoventricular</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>   <def>relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> atrioventricular.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*rif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurifer</ets>; <ets>aurum</ets> gold + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. <ets>aurif&egrave;re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Whence many a bursting stream <qex>auriferous</qex> plays.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Auriferous pyrites</b></col>, <cd>iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ri*flamme</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Oriflamme</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ri*form</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aurify</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to transform into gold.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>to turn golden.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*ri"ga</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., charioteer.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ri"gal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurigalis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a chariot.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ri*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurigatio</ets>, fr. <ets>aurigare</ets> to be a charioteer, fr. <ets>auriga</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*rig"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of writing with or in gold.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ri*lave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear + <ets>lavare</ets> to wash.]</ety> <def>An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"rin</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&ibreve_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A red coloring matter derived from phenol; -- called also, in commerce, <altname>yellow corallin</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ri*phryg"i*ate</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;`r&ibreve_;*fr&ibreve_;"j&ibreve_;*&auptack_;t)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>auriphrigiatus</ets>; L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold + LL. <ets>phrygiare</ets> to adorn with Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery; perhaps corrupted from some other word. Cf. <er>Orfrays</er>.]</ety> <def>Embroidered or decorated with gold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ri*pig"ment</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;`r&ibreve_;*p&ibreve_;g"m&eitalic_;nt)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Orpiment</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ri*scalp</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&ibreve_;*sk&abreve;lp)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear + <ets>scalpere</ets> to scrape.]</ety> <def>An earpick.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ri*scope</hw> <pr>(-sk&omacr;p)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ris"co*py</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*r&ibreve_;s"k&ouptack_;*p&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"rist</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&ibreve_;st)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auris</ets> ear.]</ety> <def>One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"ri*ted</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auritus</ets>, fr. <ets>auris</ets> ear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*riv"o*rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aurum</ets> gold + <ets>vorare</ets> to devour.]</ety> <def>Gold-devouring.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>H. Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ro*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aurum</ets> + <ets>cephalous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Having a gold-colored head.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ro*chlo"ride</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aurum</ets> + <ets>chloride</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also <altname>chloraurate</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"rochs</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"r&obreve_;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>auerochs</ets>, OHG. <ets>&umacr;rohso</ets>; <ets>&umacr;r</ets> (cf. AS. <ets>&umacr;r</ets>) + <ets>ohso</ets> ox, G. <ets>ochs</ets>. Cf. <er>Owre</er>, <er>Ox</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The European bison (<spn>Bison bonasus</spn>, <it>or</it> <spn>Bison Europ&aelig;us</spn>), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of C&aelig;sar, with which it has often been confused.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`ro*cy"a*nide</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aurum</ets> + <ets>cyanide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical; -- called also <altname>cyanaurate</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ro"ra</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Auroras</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. (rarely used) <plw>Auror&aelig;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aurora</ets>, for <ets>ausosa</ets>, akin to Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, dawn, Skr. <ets>ushas</ets>, and E. <ets>east</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The rise, dawn, or beginning.</def>  <rj><au>Hawthorne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a chariot, with rosy fingers dropping gentle dew.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A species of crowfoot.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or southern lights).</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aurora borealis</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <it>i. e.</it>, northern daybreak; popularly called <xex>northern lights</xex>. <cd>A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin. This species of light usually appears in streams, ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the <xex>corona</xex>, about a spot in the heavens toward which the dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as an arch of light across the heavens from east to west. Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of light are then called <xex>merry dancers</xex>. They assume a variety of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or blood color.</cd> The <col><b>Aurora australis</b></col> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> <cd>is a corresponding phenomenon in the southern hemisphere, the streams of light ascending in the same manner from near the southern horizon.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ro"ral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the northern lights); rosy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Her cheeks suffused with an <qex>auroral</qex> blush.</q> <rj><qau>Longfellow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>aurorean</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>of or pertaining to the dawn.</def> <illu>a dim <ex>aurorean</ex> glow</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> auroral.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"rous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Containing gold.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its lower valence; <as>as, <ex>aurous</ex> oxide</as>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"rum</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Gold.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aurum fulminans</b></col> (&unr_;). <cd>See <er>Fulminate</er>.</cd> -- <col><b>Aurum mosaicum</b></col> (&unr_;). <cd>See <er>Mosaic</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*cult"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <def>To auscultate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"cul*tate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i. &amp; t.</pos> <def>To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus`cul*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ausculcatio</ets>, fr. <ets>auscultare</ets> to listen, fr. a dim. of <ets>auris</ets>, orig. <ets>ausis</ets>, ear. See <er>Auricle</er>, and cf. <er>Scout</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of listening or hearkening to.</def>  <rj><au>Hickes.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An examination by listening either directly with the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized as a sign of health or of disease.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"cul*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices auscultation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*cul"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to auscultation.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*so"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Ausonia</ets>, poetic name for <ets>Italy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Italian.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"pi*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auspicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>auspicari</ets> to take auspices, fr. <ets>auspex</ets> a bird seer, an augur, a contr. of <ets>avispex</ets>; <ets>avis</ets> bird + <ets>specere</ets>, <ets>spicere</ets>, to view. See <er>Aviary</er>, <er>Spy</er>.]</ety> <def>Auspicious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"pi*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To foreshow; to foretoken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the <xex>auspicium</xex>, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.</def><br/>
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<p><q>They <qex>auspicate</qex> all their proceedings.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"pice</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Auspices</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>auspicium</ets>, fr. <ets>auspex</ets>: cf. F. <ets>auspice</ets>. See <er>Auspicate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Protection; patronage and care; guidance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Which by his <qex>auspice</qex> they will nobler make.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the word is generally plural, <xex>auspices</xex>; as, under the <xex>auspices</xex> of the king.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*pi"cial</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*pi"cious</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auspice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; <as>as, an <ex>auspicious</ex> beginning</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Auspicious</qex> union of order and freedom.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Prosperous; fortunate; <as>as, <ex>auspicious</ex> years</as>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Auspicious</xex> chief.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things.</def>  &ldquo;Thy <xex>auspicious</xex> mistress.&rdquo; <au>Shak.</au> &ldquo;<xex>Auspicious</xex> gales.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Propitious</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Aus*pi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Aus*pi"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Aussie</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a native or inhabitant of Australia.</def> <mark>[informal]</mark> <br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Australian.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>austenite</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <ety>[From <person>W. C. Roberts-<ex>Austen</ex></person>, an English metallurgist.]</ety> <def>a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; -- it cools to form pearlite or martensite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>austenitic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to austenite.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aus"ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auster</ets> a dry, hot, south wind; the south.]</ety> <def>The south wind.</def>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*tere"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>aust&egrave;re</ets>, L. <ets>austerus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to parch, dry. Cf. <er>Sear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; <as>as, an <ex>austere</ex> crab apple; <ex>austere</ex> wine.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; <as>as, an <ex>austere</ex> man, look, life</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>From whom the <qex>austere</qex> Etrurian virtue rose.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*tere"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Severely; rigidly; sternly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A doctrine <qex>austerely</qex> logical.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*tere"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Severity; strictness; austerity.</def>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*ter"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Austerities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[F. <ets>aust&eacute;rit&eacute;</ets>, L. <ets>austerias</ets>, fr. <ets>austerus</ets>. See <er>Austere</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Sourness and harshness to the taste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Horsley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>austerity</qex> of John the Baptist.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Partly owing to the studied <qex>austerity</qex> of her dress, and partly to the lack of demonstration in her manners.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Austerlitz</hw> <pos>n.</pos>  <def>a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian and Austrian armies of Czar Alexander I and Emperor Francis II.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> battle of Austerlitz.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"tin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Augustinian; <as>as, <ex>Austin</ex> friars</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"tral</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>australis</ets>, fr. <ets>auster</ets>: cf. F. <ets>austral</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Southern; lying or being in the south; <as>as, <ex>austral</ex> land; <ex>austral</ex> ocean.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biogeography)</fld> <def>Designating, or pertaining to, a zone extending across North America between the Transition and Tropical zones, and including most of the United States and central Mexico except the mountainous parts.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Austral signs</b></col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the last six signs of the zodiac, or those south of the equator.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus`tral*a"sian</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Australasia; <as>as, <ex>Australasian</ex> regions</as>.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*tra"li*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. Terra <ets>Australis</ets> southern land.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Australia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Australia.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus*tra"li*an bal"lot</hw>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A system of balloting or voting in public elections, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained, and the ballot used is an official ballot printed and distributed by the government.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"tral*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Austral</er>.]</ety> <def>To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and <qex>australize</qex> at another.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>australopithecine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal primates of the genus <gen>Australopithecus</gen>; they existed from 1 to 4 million years ago.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>australopithecine</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the genus <spn>Australopithecus</spn>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"tri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Austria, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Austria.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"trine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>austrinus</ets>, from <ets>auster</ets> south.]</ety> <def>Southern; southerly; austral.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bailey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Austrocedrus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus having but one species; formerly included in genus <altname><gen>Libocedrus</gen></altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Austrocedrus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"tro-Hun*ga"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and Hungary.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aus"tro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auster</ets> south wind + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Austronesia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the area comprising the islands of central and S Pacific (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Austronesian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to Austronesia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Austrotaxus</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a genus having but one species; the New Caledonian yew.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Austrotaxus</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aus"zug`</hw> <pr>(ous"ts&oomacr_;k)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>Ger. pl.</it> <plw>-z&Uuml;ge</plw> <pr>(-ts&uuml;`g&etilde_;)</pr></plu>. <ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See <er>Army organization</er>, <xex>Switzerland</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autacoid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autocoid.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>autacoidal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an autacoid.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>autarchic</hw>, <hw>autarchical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>of or pertaining to autocracy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autarchical</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"tar*chy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; independence; <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + <grk>'arkei^n</grk> to be sufficient.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Self-sufficiency, especially economic self-sufficiency as applied to nations.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>same as <er>autarky</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autarky.</syn><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>autarkic</hw> <hw>autarkical</hw></mhw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not relying on imports; -- of countries.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autarky</hw> <pos>n.</pos>  <def>economic independence as a national policy.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autarchy.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>autentik</ets>, OF. <ets>autentique</ets>, F. <ets>authentique</ets>, L. <ets>authenticus</ets> coming from the real author, of original or firsthand authority, from Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; suicide, a perpetrator or real author of any act, an absolute master; <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + a form <grk>"enths</grk> (not found), akin to L. <ets>sons</ets> and perh. orig. from the p. pr. of <grk>e'i^nai</grk> to be, root <ets>as</ets>, and meaning <ets>the one it really is</ets>. See <er>Am</er>, <er>Sin</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Effendi</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of doubtful origin; real; <as>as, an <ex>authentic</ex> paper or register</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To be avenged<br/>
On him who had stole Jove's <qex>authentic</qex> fire.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Authoritative.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; <as>as, an <ex>authentic</ex> writer; an <ex>authentic</ex> portrait; <ex>authentic</ex> information.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Vested with all due formalities, and legally attested.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in distinction from <xex>plagal</xex>, which has a correspondent relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Authentic</er>, <er>Genuine</er>.</syn> <usage> These words, as here compared, have reference to historical documents. We call a document <xex>genuine</xex> when it can be traced back ultimately to the author or authors from whom it professes to emanate. Hence, the word has the meaning, &ldquo;not changed from the original, uncorrupted, unadulterated:&rdquo; as, a <xex>genuine</xex> text. We call a document <xex>authentic</xex> when, on the ground of its being thus traced back, it may be relied on as true and authoritative (from the primary sense of &ldquo;having an author, vouched for&rdquo;); hence its extended signification, in general literature, of trustworthy, as resting on unquestionable authority or evidence; <as>as, an <ex>authentic</ex> history; an <ex>authentic</ex> report of facts.</as></usage><br/>
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<p><q>A <qex>genuine</qex> book is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An <qex>authentic</qex> book is that which relates matters of fact as they really happened. A book may be <qex>genuine</qex> without being, <qex>authentic</qex>, and a book may be <qex>authentic</qex> without being <qex>genuine</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Watson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>It may be said, however, that some writers use <xex>authentic</xex> (as, an <xex>authentic</xex> document) in the sense of &ldquo;produced by its professed author, not counterfeit.&rdquo;</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An original (book or document).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Authentics</xex> and transcripts.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"tic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Authentic.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine authority.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then*tic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being authentic; authenticity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Barrow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"ti*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Authenticated</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Authenticating</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>authenticare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof, attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient to entitle to credit.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The king serves only as a notary to <qex>authenticate</qex> the choice of judges.</q> <rj><qau>Burke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; <as>as, to <ex>authenticate</ex> a portrait</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Walpole.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>authenticated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>established or certified as genuine.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> attested, documented.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>authentication</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> hallmark, assay-mark.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>validating the authenticity of something or someone.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> certification.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`then*tic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>authenticit&eacute;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being authentic or of established authority for truth and correctness.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Genuineness; the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In later writers, especially those on the evidences of Christianity, <xex>authenticity</xex> is often restricted in its use to the first of the above meanings, and distinguished from <xex>qenuineness</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"tic*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Authentically.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"tic*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being authentic; authenticity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*then"tics</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ciwil Law)</fld> <def>A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian, by an anonymous author; -- so called on account of its <xex>authenticity</xex>.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>authour</ets>, <ets>autour</ets>, OF. <ets>autor</ets>, F. <ets>auteur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>auctor</ets>, sometimes, but erroneously, written <ets>autor</ets> or <ets>author</ets>, fr. <ets>augere</ets> to increase, to produce. See <er>Auction</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Eternal King; thee, <qex>Author</qex> of all being.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The chief glory of every people arises from its <qex>authors</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The editor of a periodical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>An informant.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To occasion; to originate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Such an overthrow . . . I have <qex>authored</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Chapman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To tell; to say; to declare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>More of him I dare not <qex>author</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Massinger.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female author.</def>  <rj><au>Glover.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word is not very much used, <xex>author</xex> being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tho"ri*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an author.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>authorial</xex> &unr_;we.'&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hare.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>authorise</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>grant authorization or clearance for.  Same as <er>authorize</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> authorize, pass, clear, permit officially.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*ism</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"th&etilde_;r*&ibreve_;z'm)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Authorship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>authoritarian</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty; -- of governments or rulers; <as>as, an <ex>authoritarian</ex> regime</as></def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dictatorial, overbearing</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>authoritarian</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>behaves like a tyrant.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> dictator</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*thor"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The sacred functions of <qex>authoritative</qex> teaching.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; <as>as, an <ex>authoritative</ex> tone</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The mock <qex>authoritative</qex> manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other.</q> <rj><qau>Swift.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>authorities</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> government, regime.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*thor"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Authorities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[OE. <ets>autorite</ets>, <ets>auctorite</ets>, F. <ets>autorit&eacute;</ets>, fr. L. <ets>auctoritas</ets>, fr. <ets>auctor</ets>. See <er>Author</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; <as>as, the <ex>authority</ex> of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the <ex>authority</ex> of a court.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Thus can the demigod, <qex>Authority</qex>,<br/>
Make us pay down for our offense.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>By what <qex>authority</qex> doest thou these things ?</q> <rj><qau>Matt. xxi. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; <as>as, the local <ex>authorities</ex> of the States; the military <ex>authorities</ex>.</as></def> <mark>[Chiefly in the plural.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn>  <def>The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; <as>as, an historian of no <ex>authority</ex>; a magistrate of great <ex>authority</ex>.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn>  <def>That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc.</def> Hence: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Testimony; witness.</def> &ldquo;And on that high <xex>authority</xex> had believed.&rdquo; <au>Milton.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Justification; warrant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern<br/>
<qex>Authority</qex> for sin, warrant for blame.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*i`za*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>authorisabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being authorized.</def>  <rj><au>Hammond.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`thor*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>autorisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>authorization</qex> of laws.</q> <rj><qau>Motley.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>A special <qex>authorization</qex> from the chief.</q> <rj><qau>Merivale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*ize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Authorized</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Authorizing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>autorize</ets>, F. <ets>autoriser</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>auctorizare</ets>, <ets>authorisare</ets>. See <er>Author</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; <as>as, to <ex>authorize</ex> commissioners to settle a boundary</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; <as>as, to <ex>authorize</ex> a marriage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; <as>as, idioms <ex>authorized</ex> by usage</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to warrant; <as>as, to <ex>authorize</ex> a report</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A woman's story at a winter's fire,<br/>
<qex>Authorized</qex> by her grandam.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To justify; to furnish a ground for.</def>  <rj><au>Locke.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To authorize one's self</b></col>, <cd>to rely for authority.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<q><qex>Authorizing himself</qex>, for the most part, upon other histories.</q> <rj><qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau></rj>
</cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*ized</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessed of or endowed with authority; <as>as, an <ex>authorized</ex> agent</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Sanctioned by authority.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>The Authorized Version</b></col> <cd>of the Bible is the English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction of King James I. It was &ldquo;appointed to be read in churches,&rdquo; and has been the accepted English Bible. The Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*i`zer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who authorizes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an author; without authority; anonymous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Authorial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"thor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Source; origin; origination; <as>as, the <ex>authorship</ex> of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"tho*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A type or block containing a facsimile of an autograph.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>autism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>a mental disorder characterized by inability to engage in normal social interactions and intense self-absorption, and usually accompanied by other symptoms such as language dysfunctions and repetitive behavior.</def> <note>autism usually manifests itself at an early age</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>behavior showing an abnormal level of absorption with one's own thoughts and disregard for external realities.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autistic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>afflicted with <er>autism</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>au"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,  <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self.]</ety> <def>An abbreviation of <altname>automobile</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> car, automobile, machine, motorcar</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>au"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,  <pos>a.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to an automobile; <as>as, an <ex>auto</ex> mechanic</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>au"to-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combining form, with the meaning of <xex>self</xex>, <xex>one's self</xex>, <xex>one's own</xex>, <xex>itself</xex>, <xex>its own</xex>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a prefix with the meaning of <xex>self-moving</xex>, <xex>self-propelling</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>auto</ex>car, an <ex>auto</ex>carriage, an <ex>auto</ex>truck, etc.</as>, an automobile car, carriage, truck, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autobahn</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[German: equivalent of auto + road.]</ety> <def>an expressway or superhighway in a German-speaking country.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*bi*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>biographer</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who writes his own life or biography.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; <as>as, an <ex>autobiographical</ex> sketch</as>.</def> &ldquo;Such traits of the <xex>autobiographic</xex> sort.&rdquo; <au>Carlyle.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*bi*og"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who writes his own life; an autobiographer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*bi*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autobiographies</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>biography</ets>.]</ety> <def>A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's life written by one's self.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*car"pous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*car"pi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>catalysis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Self-catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by reduction of a small portion of it.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; independent; &unr_; self + &unr_; head.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>auto-changer</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an automatic device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> record changer, changer.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*chron"o*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>chronograph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or printing of time.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*toch"thon</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> E. <plw>Authochthons</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, L. <plw>Autochthones</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, from the land itself; <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + &unr_; earth, land.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the Athenians.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is original to a particular country, or which had there its origin.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*toch"tho*nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`thoch*thon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*toch"tho*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Aboriginal; indigenous; native.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*toch"tho*nism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being autochthonal.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*toch"tho*ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An aboriginal or autochthonous condition.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auto-</er>; <er>Clastic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Broken in place; -- said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*clave</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Gr. <grk>a'yto`s</grk> self + L. <ets>clavis</ets> key.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid.</def>  <rj><au>Knight.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a temperature above the normal boiling point of water).  It consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into the chamber.  <ex>Autoclaves</ex> are made in various sizes, and are much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render instruments and equipment sterile.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*co*her"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>coherer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Wireless Teleg.)</fld> <def>A self-restoring coherer, as a microphonic detector.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autocoid</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autacoid.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*toc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autocracies</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>autocratie</ets>. See <er>Autocrat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The divine will moves, not by the external impulse or inclination of objects, but determines itself by an absolute <qex>autocracy</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority, or right of governing in a single person, as of an autocrat.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a state); autonomy.</def>  <rj><au>Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle.</def>  <altsp>[In this sense, written also <asp>autocrasy</asp>.]</altsp>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*crat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; strength, &unr_; strong: cf. F. <ets>autocrate</ets>. See <er>Hard</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not subject to restriction; <as>as, <ex>Autocrat</ex> of all the Russias (a title of the Czar)</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or relation; a despot.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>autocrat</qex> of the breakfast table.</q> <rj><qau>Holmes.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*crat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*crat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*toc"ra*tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>An autocrat.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*cra*tor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to an autocrator; absolute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Pearson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*toc"ra*trix</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a title given to the empresses of Russia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*crat*ship</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office or dignity of an autocrat.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>auto-da-fe</hw>, &Verbar;<hw>Au"to-da-f&eacute;"</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autos-da-f&eacute;</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Pg., act of the faith; <ets>auto</ets> act, fr. L. <ets>actus</ets> + <ets>da</ets> of the + <ets>f&eacute;</ets> faith, fr. L. <ets>fides</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious offenses.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp. the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday, and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms and ceremonies.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A session of the court of Inquisition.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au"to-de-fe"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Autos-de-fe</plw>.</plu> <ety>[Sp., act of faith.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Auto-da-f&eacute;</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*di*dact`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self-taught.]</ety> <def>One who is self-taught; an automath.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>dynamic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Supplying its own power, as a hydraulic ram.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*t&oelig;"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; house.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with <contr>heter&oelig;cious</contr>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*t&oelig;"cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being aut&oelig;cious.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autoerotic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>autoeroticism</hw>, <hw>autoerotism</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>using you own body as a sexual object.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*fec`un*da"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>fecundation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Self-impregnation.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>autofluorescence</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>self induced fluorescence.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tog"a*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Characterized by autogamy; self-fertilized.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tog"a*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*ge"ne*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Self-produced; autogenous.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`to*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Spontaneous generation.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to autogenesis; self-generated.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, controlled by, or designating, a system of self-determined drainage.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Autogenetic drainage</hw>. <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld> <def>A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent streams through headwater erosion.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Autogenetic topography</hw>. <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld>  <def>A system of land forms produced by the free action of rain and streams on rocks of uniform texture.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autogenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>self-generated; self-produced.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogenous</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiology)</fld> <def>originating within the body; -- oposite of <ant>heterogenous</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogenous</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>autogenics</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>training patients in self-induced relaxation.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogenic therapy, autogenic training</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + root of &unr_; to be born.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Self-generated; produced independently.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Developed from an independent center of ossification.</def>  <rj><au>Owen.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Autogenetic.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Autogenous soldering</b></col>, <cd>the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tog"e*nous*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>autogiro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>autogyro</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogyro, gryoplane</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>autographe</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_; autographic; &unr_; self + &unr_; to write.]</ety> <def>That which is written with one's own hand; an original manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*graph</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In one's own handwriting; <as>as, an <ex>autograph</ex> letter; an <ex>autograph</ex> will.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tog"ra*phal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Autographic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own handwriting; of the nature of an autograph.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; <as>as, <ex>autographic</ex> ink, paper, or press</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>autographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an autograph.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.</def>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>autogyro</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autogiro, gryoplane</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*harp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>harp</ets>.]</ety> <def>A zitherlike musical instrument, provided with dampers which, when depressed, deaden some strings, leaving free others that form a chord.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*hyp*not"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>  <def>An autohypnotic person.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*hyp"no*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>hypnotism</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on some object or idea.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to-in*fec"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>infection</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Poisoning caused by a virus that originates and develops in the organism itself.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to-in*oc`u*la"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>inoculation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inoculation of a person with virus from his own body.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to-in*tox`i*ca"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>intoxication</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Poisoning, or the state of being poisoned, from toxic substances produced within the body; autotox&aelig;mia.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`to*ki*ne"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; motion.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an internal cause.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*ki*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>kinetic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Self-moving; moving automatically.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Autokinetic system</hw>. <def>In fire-alarm telegraphy, a system so arranged that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tol"a*try</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; worship.]</ety> <def>Self-worship.</def>  <rj><au>Farrar.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>autolysis</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>lysis of cells or tissues due to enzymatic activity from within the cell, as contrasted with externally induced lysis.</def>  <note>Autolysis occurs to tissues of higher animals when they are detached from the organism.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>autolytic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of, pertaining to, or causing autolysis.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>proceeding by autolysis.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>automat</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a vending machine from which you can get food.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a type of cafeteria where food is served from machines.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>automate</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>make automatic; to change [a process] so that it is mostly automatic; to substitute machinery for human labor in an activity.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatize.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>automated</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>accomplished by machinary without the intervention of a human operator; -- of processes.</def> <illu>Development of the <ex>automated</ex> sequence analyzer made practical a project to sequence the human genome.</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> machine-controlled, machine-driven.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*math</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_;, &unr_;, to learn.]</ety> <def>One who is self-taught.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Young.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>automatique</ets>. See <er>Automaton</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having an inherent power of action or motion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Nothing can be said to be <qex>automatic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir H. Davy.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under fixed conditions; operating with minimal human intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are done by the machine or device itself; <as>as, the <ex>automatic</ex> feed of a lathe; <ex>automatic</ex> gas lighting; an <ex>automatic</ex> engine or switch; an <ex>automatic</ex> mouse; an <ex>automatic</ex> transmission.</as>  The opposite of <ant>manual</ant>.</def> <note>Narrower terms are: <stype>autoloading(prenominal), semiautomatic </stype>; <stype>automated, machine-controlled, machine-driven </stype>; <stype>self-acting, self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating </stype>; <stype>self-locking </stype>; <stype>self-winding </stype>.</note> <see>Also See: <ex>mechanical</ex>.</see><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system; without conscious control; <as>as, <ex>automatic</ex> movements or functions</as>.  The opposite of <ant>voluntary</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary</syn><br/>
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<p><q>Unconscious or <qex>automatic</qex> reasoning.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>like the unthinking functioning of a machine.</def> <illu>an <ex>automatic</ex> `thank you'</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, machine-like, robotlike.</syn><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Automatic arts</b></col>, <cd>such economic arts or manufacture as are carried on by self-acting machinery.</cd>  <rj><au>Ure.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>automatic</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>light machine gun.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatic rifle, machine rifle</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released; <as>as, a .45 <ex>automatic</ex></as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatic pistol.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*mat"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an automatic manner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tom"a*tism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being automatic; the power of self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action.</def> <specif>Specifically:</specif> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>A theory as to the activity of matter.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>automatize</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>same as <er>automate</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automate.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tom"a*ton</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> L. <plw>Automata</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, E. <plw>Automatons</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; self-moving; &unr_; self + a root <ets>ma</ets>, <ets>man</ets>, to strive, think, cf. &unr_; to strive. See <er>Mean</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any thing or being regarded as having the power of spontaneous motion or action.</def>  <rj><au>Huxley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>So great and admirable an <qex>automaton</qex> as the world.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>These living <qex>automata</qex>, human bodies.</q> <rj><qau>Boyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings, such as men, birds, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>automatus</ets>, Gr. &unr_;. See <er>Automaton</er>.]</ety> <def>Automatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Automatous</xex> organs.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*mixte" system</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A system (devised by <person>Henri Pieper</person>, a Belgian) of driving automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes called <altname>Pieper system</altname>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Automixte car</wf>, etc.</wordforms><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au"to*mo*bile`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>a self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers, suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially, possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a <stype>convertible</stype>), different braking systems, different propulsion systems, and varied styling.  Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels.  Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H. P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars. An automobile is commonly called a <altname>car</altname> or an <altname>auto</altname>, and generally in British usage, <altname>motor cars</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> car, auto, machine, motorcar.</syn><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> <source>+PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>automobile</hw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to travel in an automobile.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> motor.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*mo"bil*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the like, of those who use them.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Au`to*mo*bil"ist</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; for, shape.]</ety> <def>Patterned after one's self.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The conception which any one frames of another's mind is more or less after the pattern of his own mind, -- is <qex>automorphic</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Automorphic characterization.</def>  <rj><au>H. Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>automotive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to the automobile.</def> <illu><ex>automotive</ex> supplies</illu> <illu><ex>automotive</ex> engineering</illu><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement.</def> <illu>an <ex>automotive</ex> vehicle</illu><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> self-propelled, self-propelling.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*nom"a*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a name, fr. &unr_; a name; or for E. <ets>antonomasia</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The use of a word of common or general signification for the name of a particular thing; <as>as, &ldquo;He has gone to <ex>town</ex>,&rdquo; for, &ldquo;He has gone to <ex>London</ex>.&rdquo;</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*nom"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the power of self-government; autonomous.</def>  <rj><au>Hickok.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to"o*mist</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>automiste</ets>. See <er>Autonomy</er>.]</ety> <def>One who advocates autonomy.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ton"o*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + &unr_; to assign, hold, sway.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having independent existence or laws.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*ton"o*my</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. <ets>autonomie</ets>. See <er>Autonomous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The power or right of self-government; self-government, or political independence, of a city or a state.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the true nature and only possible proof of liberty.</def>  <rj><au>Fleming.</au></rj><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Auto-</er>, and <er>Pathic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic; <as>as, an <ex>autopathic</ex> disease; an <ex>autopathic</ex> theory of diseases</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au*toph"a*gi</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; self + &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Birds which are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as hatched.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*toph"a*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; self + &unr_; to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition by consumption of one's own tissues.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au*toph"o*by</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; fear.]</ety> <def>Fear of one's self; fear of being egotistical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hare.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*toph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; a sound.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.</def>  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>autopilot</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> automatic pilot.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to autoplasty.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>-plasty</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*pneu*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>pneumatic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*top"sic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Au*top"sic*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*top"so*rin</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; the itch.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>That which is given under the doctrine of administering a patient's own virus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"top*sy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; seen by one's self; &unr_; self + &unr_; seen: cf. F. <ets>autopsie</ets>. See <er>Optic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own eyes; ocular view.</def><br/>
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<p><q>By <qex>autopsy</qex> and experiment.</q> <rj><qau>Cudworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a post-mortem examination.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au*top"tic</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*t&obreve_;p"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Au*top"tic*al</hw> <pr>(-t&ibreve_;k*&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>a'ytoptiko`s</grk>: cf. F. <ets>autoptique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation; <as>as, <ex>autoptic</ex> testimony or experience</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*top"tic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;*t&obreve_;p"t&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By means of ocular view, or one's own observation.</def>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*ra"di*o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>radiogram</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biochemistry)</fld> <def>an image produced upon photographic film by exposure of the film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to (usually in contact with) the film.</def> <note>Recording the distribution of radioactive materials on an autoradiogram is a technique much used in biochemical research as part of analytical procedures, in which radioactively labeled substances are subjected to a separation process (such as electrophoresis) which can help to characterize the substance, and the resulting distribution of the labeled substance is recorded on an autoradiogram.  In microbiology and cell biology, autoradiograms may be made on the same film as a photomicrograph, permitting observation of the distribution of labeled compounds within a cell.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*ra"di*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <def>same as <er>autoradiogram</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*ra*di*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <def>the process of producing an <er>autoradiogram</er> by exposing photographic film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to the film.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Au`to*sche`di*as"tic</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;`t&ouptack_;*sk&emacr;`d&ibreve_;*&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;k)</pr>, <hw>Au`to*sche`di*as"tic*al</hw> <pr>(-&abreve;s"t&ibreve_;*k&aitalic_;l)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. <grk>schedia`zein</grk> to do hastily. See <er>Schediasm</er>.]</ety> <def>Extemporary; offhand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dean Martin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*sta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>stability</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mechanics)</fld> <def>Automatic stability; also, inherent stability. An a&euml;roplane is inherently stable if it keeps in steady poise by virtue of its shape and proportions alone; it is automatically stable if it keeps in steady poise by means of self-operative mechanism.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>autostrada</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>an expressway in an Italian-speaking country.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*styl"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. <grk>sty^los</grk> pillar.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au`to*sug*ges"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>suggestion</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, especially in hypnotism. <ex>Autosuggestion</ex> is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>hypnosis induced by oneself.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> self-hypnosis, self-suggestion.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>autotelic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to autotelism.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>autotelism</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au"to*the`ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + theism.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine of God's self-existence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Deification of one's self; self-worship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"to*the`ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One given to self-worship.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>autotomy</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>autotomic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to autotomy.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>autotomize</hw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>cause a body part to undergo autotomy.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p>&Verbar;<hw>Au`to*tox*&aelig;"mi*a</hw>, <hw>-tox*e"mi*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Auto-</er>, and <er>Tox&aelig;mia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Self-intoxication. See <er>Auto-intoxication</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*tox"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>toxic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or causing, autotox&aelig;mia.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*tox`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>toxication</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Auto-intoxication</er>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*trans*form"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>transformer</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a <altname>compensator</altname> or <altname>balancing coil</altname>.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>autotroph</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an organism which is <er>autotrophic</er>, i. e., an organism (such as most plants and certain microorganisms) which are capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances, requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; the energy required is derived from photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.  Opposed to <contr>heterotroph</contr>.  See also <er>auxotroph</er>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> autophyte, autophytic plant, autotrophic organism.</syn><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source> + <source>PJC</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*troph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>trophic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Plant Physiol.)</fld> <def>Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, and certain bacteria.  It is opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source> + <source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to an autotroph.</def><br/>
[<source>WordNet 1.5</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au*tot"ro*pism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>  <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + Gr. &unr_; to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Plant Physiol.)</fld> <def>The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when uninfluenced by external stimuli.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au"to*type</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>: cf. F. <ets>autotype</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A facsimile.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A photographic picture produced in sensitized pigmented gelatin by exposure to light under a negative; and subsequent washing out of the soluble parts; a kind of picture in ink from a gelatin plate.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au`to*ty*pog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Auto-</ets> + <ets>typography</ets>.]</ety> <def>A process resembling &ldquo;nature printing,&rdquo; by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which the printing is done as from copperplate.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Au*tot"y*py</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or process of making autotypes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"tumn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctumnus</ets>, <ets>autumnus</ets>, perh. fr. a root <ets>av</ets> to satisfy one's self: cf. F. <ets>automne</ets>. See <er>Avarice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called &ldquo;the <altname>fall</altname>.&rdquo; Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In England, according to Johnson, <xex>autumn</xex> popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the <xex>autumn</xex> corresponds to our spring.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The harvest or fruits of autumn.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Dr. Preston was now entering into the <qex>autumn</qex> of the duke's favor.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Life's <qex>autumn</qex> past, I stand on winter's verge.</q> <rj><qau>Wordsworth.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Au*tum"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auctumnalis</ets>, <ets>autumnalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>automnal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; <as>as, an <ex>autumnal</ex> tint</as>; produced or gathered in autumn; <as>as, <ex>autumnal</ex> fruits</as>; flowering in autumn; <as>as, an <ex>autumnal</ex> plant</as>.</def><br/>
[<source>1913 Webster</source>]</p>

<p><q>Thick as <qex>autumnal</qex> leaves that strow the brooks<br/>
In Vallombrosa.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Past the middle of life; in the third stage.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>autumnal</qex> matron.</q> <rj><qau>Hawthorne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Autumnal equinox</b></col>, <cd>the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the autumnal point.</cd> -- <col><b>Autumnal point</b></col>, <cd>the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra.</cd> -- <col><b>Autumnal signs</b></col>, <cd>the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Au"tun*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>Autun</ets>, France, its locality.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A lemon-yellow phosphate of uranium and calcium occurring in tabular crystals with basal cleavage, and in micalike scales. H., 2-2.5. Sp. gr., 3.05-3.19.</def><br/>
[<source>Webster 1913 Suppl.</source>]</p>

<p><hw>Auvergne</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a region in central France.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux`a*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to cause to increase + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument to measure the growth of plants.</def>  <rj><au>Goodale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>auxenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to <er>auxins</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Aux*e"sis</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., Gr. &unr_; increase, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to increase.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the proper word; amplification; hyperbole.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*et"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, auxesis; amplifying.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*e"to*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; that may be increased + &unr_; sound, voice.]</ety> <def>A pneumatic reproducer for a phonograph, controlled by the recording stylus on the principle of the relay. It produces much clearer and louder tones than does the ordinary vibrating disk reproducer.</def> <mark>[obsolescent]</mark> <br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*il"iar</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auxiliaris</ets>: cf. F. <ets>auxiliaire</ets>. See <er>Auxiliary</er>.]</ety> <def>Auxiliary.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>auxiliar</qex> troops and Trojan hosts appear.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*il"iar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An auxiliary.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*il"iar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of help.</def>  <rj><au>Harris.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*il"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 106)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>auxiliarius</ets>, fr. <ets>auxilium</ets> help, aid, fr. <ets>augere</ets> to increase.]</ety> <def>Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting; subsidiary; as <xex>auxiliary</xex> troops.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Auxiliary scales</b></col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the scales of relative or attendant keys. See under <er>Attendant</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col><b>Auxiliary verbs</b></col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>. <cd>See <er>Auxiliary</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*il"ia*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Auxiliaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or enterprise.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Foreign troops in the service of a nation at war; (rarely in <pos>sing.</pos>), a member of the allied or subsidiary force.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A verb which helps to form the voices, modes, and tenses of other verbs; -- called, also, an <altname>auxiliary verb</altname>; <as>as, <examp>have</examp>, <examp>be</examp>, <examp>may</examp>, <examp>can</examp>, <examp>do</examp>, <examp>must</examp>, <examp>shall</examp>, and <examp>will</examp>, in English; <examp>&ecirc;tre</examp> and <examp>avoir</examp>, in French; <examp>avere</examp> and <examp>essere</examp>, in Italian; <examp>estar</examp> and <examp>haber</examp>, in Spanish.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A quantity introduced for the purpose of simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in equations or trigonometrical formul&aelig;.</def>  <rj><au>Math. Dict.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*il"ia*to*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Auxiliary; helping.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>aux"in</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a substance which, in small concentrations, promotes root formation, bud growth, or certain other processes such as fruit ripening or leaf drop in plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aux*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_; to increase + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Optics)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or system of lenses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August).</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Ab</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"va</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Kava</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Johnston.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`a*da*vat"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Amadavat</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Availed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Availing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>availen</ets>, fr. F. &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>valoir</ets> to be worth, fr. L. <ets>valere</ets> to be strong, to be worth. See <er>Valiant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to profit; to benefit; to help; <as>as, artifices will not <ex>avail</ex> the sinner in the day of judgment</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O, what <qex>avails</qex> me now that honor high !</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To promote; to assist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Pope.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To avail one's self of</b></col>, <cd>to make use of; take advantage of.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Then shall they seek to <qex>avail themselves</qex> of names.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>I have <qex>availed myself</qex> of the very first opportunity.</q> <rj><qau>Dickens.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object; <as>as, the plea in bar must <ex>avail</ex>, that is, be sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not <ex>avail</ex>; medicines will not <ex>avail</ex> to check the disease.</as></def> &ldquo;What signs <xex>avail</xex> ?&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Words <qex>avail</qex> very little with me, young man.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; <as>as, labor, without economy, is of little <ex>avail</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>avail</qex> of a deathbed repentance.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Proceeds; <as>as, the <ex>avails</ex> of a sale by auction</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>avails</qex> of their own industry.</q> <rj><qau>Stoddard.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>See <er>Avale</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Availabilities</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being available; availableness.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of &ldquo;mere availableness,&rdquo; or capability of success without regard to worthiness.</note><br/>
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<p><q>He was . . . nominated for his <qex>availability</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Lowell.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is available.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the object; effectual; valid; <as>as, an <ex>available</ex> plea</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Laws human are <qex>available</qex> by consent.</q> <rj><qau>Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Such as one may avail one's self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose; usable; profitable; advantageous; convertible into a resource; <as>as, an <ex>available</ex> measure; an <ex>available</ex> candidate.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>Struggling to redeem, as he did, the <qex>available</qex> months and days out of so many that were unavailable.</q> <rj><qau>Carlyle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Having no <qex>available</qex> funds with which to pay the calls on new shares.</q> <rj><qau>H. Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Competent power; validity; efficacy; <as>as, the <ex>availableness</ex> of a title</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Quality of being available; capability of being used for the purpose intended.</def>  <rj><au>Sir M. Hale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vai"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an available manner; profitably; advantageously; efficaciously.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vail"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Profit; advantage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"a*lanche`</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avalanche</ets>, fr. <ets>avaler</ets> to descend, to let down, from <ets>aval</ets> down, downward; &unr_; (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>val</ets>, L. <ets>vallis</ets>, valley. See <er>Valley</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an avalanche of snow or ice.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of anything.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vale"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avaler</ets> to descend, to let down. See <er>Avalanche</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring low; to abase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir H. Wotton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(v. i.)</fld> <def>To descend; to fall; to dismount.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>And from their sweaty courses did <qex>avale</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vant"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>avant-guard</ets>. Cf. <er>Avaunt</er>, <er>Van</er>.]</ety> <def>The front of an army. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Van</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*vant"-cou`ri*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>avant</ets> before + <ets>courrier</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>, and <er>Courier</er>.]</ety> <def>A person dispatched before another person or company, to give notice of his or their approach.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*vant`-garde"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&auml;nt"-g&auml;rd`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avant</ets> before + E. <ets>guard</ets>, F. <ets>avant-garde</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>.]</ety> <def>The most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor, especially in literary and artistic work, usually characterized by new ideas and experimental techniques.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*vant`-garde"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&auml;nt"-g&auml;rd`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the avant-garde.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by the use of experimental techniques; modern; daring; radical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>a*vant"-guard`</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&auml;nt"-g&auml;rd`; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avant</ets> before + E. <ets>guard</ets>, F. <ets>avant-garde</ets>. See <er>Avaunt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The van or advanced body of an army. See <er>Vanguard</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Same as <er>avant-garde</er>, <pos>n.</pos>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>avaram</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>an evergreen Indian shrub (<spn>Senna auriculata</spn> or <spn>Cassia auriculata</spn>) with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in tanning; it is sometimes placed in the genus <gen>Cassia</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> tanner's cassia</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"a*rice</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&adot_;*r&ibreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avaritia</ets>, fr. <ets>avarus</ets> avaricious, prob. fr. <ets>av&emacr;re</ets> to covet, fr. a root <ets>av</ets> to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. <grk>'a`menai</grk>, <grk>'a^sai</grk>, to satiate, Skr. <ets>av</ets> to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness for wealth; covetousness; cupidity.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is <qex>avarice</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Beattie.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An inordinate desire for some supposed good.</def><br/>
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<p><q>All are taught an <qex>avarice</qex> of praise.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`a*ri"cious</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v`&adot_;*r&ibreve_;sh"&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>avaricieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Avaricious</er>, <er>Covetous</er>, <er>Parsimonious</er>, <er>Penurious</er>, <er>Miserly</er>, <er>Niggardly</er>. The <xex>avaricious</xex> eagerly desire wealth with a view to hoard it.  The <xex>covetous</xex> grasp after it at the expense of others, though not of necessity with a design to save, since a man may be covetous and yet a spendthrift. The <xex>penurious</xex>, <xex>parsimonious</xex>, and <xex>miserly</xex> save money by disgraceful self-denial, and the <xex>niggardly</xex> by meanness in their dealing with others. We speak of persons as <xex>covetous</xex> in getting, <xex>avaricious</xex> in retaining, <xex>parsimonious</xex> in expending, <xex>penurious</xex> or <xex>miserly</xex> in modes of living, <xex>niggardly</xex> in dispensing.</usage><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Av`a*ri"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Av`a*ri"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>avaritia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); avarice; greed.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"a*rous</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&adot_;*r&ubreve;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avarus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Avaricious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vast"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&adot_;st")</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from D. <ets>houd vast</ets> hold fast. See <er>Hold</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>Fast</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Cease; stop; stay.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Avast</xex> heaving.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`a*tar"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v`&adot_;*t&asuml_;r")</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr. <ets>avat&acirc;ra</ets> descent; <ets>ava</ets> from + root <ets>t&rsdot_;</ets> to cross, pass over.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Hindu Myth.)</fld> <def>The descent of a deity to earth, and his incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated with the incarnations of <persfn>Vishnu</persfn>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An incarnation, embodiment or personification of a principle, quality, or attitude; -- used of people, mostly in a positive sense as a manifestation of a behavior or character worthy of admiration.</def><br/>
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<p><q><person>Martha Stewart</person>, the home-and-hearth <ex>avatar</ex> whose products are now available at <corpn>Kmart</corpn> stores, is making upscale design touches like 200-thread-count cotton bed sheets something that most every American can aspire to.</q>  <rj><qau>Leslie Kaufman (N. Y. Times, May 7, 1999).</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vaunce"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&asuml_;ns")</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; 
i.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Advance</er>.]</ety> <def>To advance; to profit.</def>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&asuml_;nt" <it>or</it> &adot_;*v&auml;nt")</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avant</ets> forward, fr. L. <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>ante</ets> before. Cf. <er>Avant</er>, <er>Advance</er>.]</ety> <def>Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence, equivalent to the phrase &ldquo;Get thee gone.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To advance; to move forward; to elevate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To depart; to move away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Coverdale.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avanter</ets>; <ets>&agrave;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>vanter</ets>. See <er>Vaunt</er>.]</ety> <def>To vaunt; to boast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vaunt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vaunt; to boast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vaunt"our</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avanteur</ets>.]</ety> <def>A boaster.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ve</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., hail.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ave Maria.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He repeated <qex>Aves</qex> and Credos.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A reverential salutation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Their loud applause and <qex>aves</qex> vehement.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vel</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avellere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To pull away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Yet are not these parts <qex>avelled</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vel"lane</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>avellana</ets> a filbert, fr. L. <ets>Avella</ets> or <ets>Abella</ets> a city of Campania.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>In the form of four unhusked filberts; <as>as, an <ex>avellane</ex> cross</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ &Verbar;<hw>A"ve Ma*ri"a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A"ve Ma"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. }</mhw> <ety>[From the first words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary; L. <ets>ave</ets> hail, <ets>Maria</ets> Mary.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To number <qex>Ave Maries</qex> on his beads.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Ave Maria</qex> ! blessed be the hour !</q> <rj><qau>Byron.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ve"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of grasses, including the common oat (<spn>Avena sativa</spn>); the oat grasses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`e*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avenaceus</ets>, fr. <ets>avena</ets> oats.]</ety> <def>Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"e*nage</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avenage</ets>, fr. L. <ets>avena</ets> oats.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent.</def>  <rj><au>Jacob.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ven"a*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avena</ets> eats.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline globulin, contained in oat kernels, very similar in composition to excelsin, but different in reactions and crystalline form.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"e*ner</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avenier</ets>, fr. <ets>aveine</ets>, <ets>avaine</ets>, <ets>avoine</ets>, oats, F. <ets>avoine</ets>, L. <ets>avena</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Feud. Law)</fld> <def>An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide oats for the horses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*venge"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avenged</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avenging</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>avengier</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vindicare</ets> to lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See <er>Vengeance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.</def><br/>
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<p><q>He will <qex>avenge</qex> the blood of his servants.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxxii. 43.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Avenge</qex>, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones<br/>
Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He had <qex>avenged</qex> himself on them by havoc such as England had never before seen.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thy judgment in <qex>avenging</qex> thine enemies.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Hall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To <er>Avenge</er>, <er>Revenge</er>.</syn> <usage> To <xex>avenge</xex> is to inflict punishment upon evil doers in behalf of ourselves, or others for whom we act; <as>as, to <ex>avenge</ex> one's wrongs; to <ex>avenge</ex> the injuries of the suffering and innocent</as>. It is to inflict pain for the sake of vindication, or retributive justice. To <xex>revenge</xex> is to inflict pain or injury for the indulgence of resentful and malicious feelings. The former may at times be a duty; the latter is one of the worst exhibitions of human character.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>I <qex>avenge</qex> myself upon another, or I <qex>avenge</qex> another, or I <qex>avenge</qex> a wrong. I <qex>revenge</qex> only myself, and that upon another.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*venge"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take vengeance.</def>
 <rj><qau>Levit. xix. 18.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*venge"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vengeance; revenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*venge"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vengeance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*venge"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Vengeful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*venge"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ven"ger</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who avenges or vindicates; <as>as, an <ex>avenger</ex> of blood</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who takes vengeance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ven"ger*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female avenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ve"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + L. <ets>vena</ets> a vein.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Being without veins or nerves, as the leaves of certain plants.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"e*nor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Avener</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>av"ens</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&ebreve_;nz)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>avens</plw>.</plu> <ety>[OF. <ets>avence</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <gen>Geum</gen>, of the rose family, esp. <spn>Geum urbanum</spn>, or herb bennet.  They may bear red, yellow, or white flowers.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"en*tail</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>esventail</ets>. Cf. <er>Ventail</er>.]</ety> <def>The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"en*tine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to <ets>Mons Aventinus</ets>, one of the seven hills on which Rome stood.</def>  <rj><au>Bryant.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"en*tine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A post of security or defense.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Into the castle's tower,<br/>
The only <qex>Aventine</qex> that now is left him.</q> <rj><qau>Beau. &amp; Fl.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ven"tre</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Adventure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Accident; chance; adventure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A mischance causing a person's death without felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ven"tu*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aventurine</ets>: cf. It. <ets>avventurino</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (<xex>par aventure</xex>) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Aventurine feldspar</b></col>, <cd>a variety of oligoclase with internal firelike reflections due to the presence of minute crystals, probably of hematite; sunstone.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"e*nue</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avenue</ets>, fr. <ets>avenir</ets> to come to, L. <ets>advenire</ets>. See <er>Advene</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of exit.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>avenues</xex> leading to the city by land.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Macaulay.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>On every side were expanding new <qex>avenues</qex> of inquiry.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>avenue</qex> of tall elms and branching chestnuts.</q> <rj><qau>W. Black.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A broad street; <as>as, the Fifth <ex>Avenue</ex> in New York</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ver</hw> <pr>(&amacr;"v&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aver</ets> domestic animal, whence LL. <ets>averia</ets>, pl. cattle. See <er>Habit</er>, and cf. <er>Average</er>.]</ety> <def>A work horse, or working ox.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Dial. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ver"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&etilde_;r")</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Averred</conjf> (&adot_;*v&etilde_;rd"); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Averring</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>av&eacute;rer</ets>, LL. <ets>adverare</ets>, <ets>averare</ets>; L. <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>versus</ets> true. See <er>Verity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To assert, or prove, the truth of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See <er>Averment</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.</def><br/>
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<p><q>It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously <qex>aver</qex> is the case.</q> <rj><qau>Fielding.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Then all <qex>averred</qex> I had killed the bird.</q> <rj><qau>Coleridge.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; affirm; asseverate. See <er>Affirm</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>average</ets>, LL. <ets>averagium</ets>, prob. fr. OF. <ets>aver</ets>, F. <ets>avoir</ets>, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. <ets>habere</ets> to have. Cf. F. <ets>av&eacute;rage</ets> small cattle, and <ets>avarie</ets> (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. <er>Aver</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Avercorn</er>, <er>Averpenny</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(OLd Eng. Law)</fld> <def>That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>avarie</ets> damage to ship or cargo.]</ety> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tariff or duty on goods, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>General average</b></col>, <cd>a contribution made, by all parties concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called <xex>general average</xex>, because it falls upon the gross amount of ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the sacrifice.</cd> <au>Kent.</au> -- <col><b>Particular average</b></col> <cd>signifies the damage or partial loss happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident; and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles damaged, or by their insurers.</cd> -- <col><b>Petty averages</b></col> <cd>are sundry small charges, which occur regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of lading, &ldquo;primage and <xex>average</xex> accustomed,&rdquo; <xex>average</xex> means a kind of composition established by usage for such charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average.</cd> <au>Arnould.</au>  <au>Abbott.</au> <au>Phillips.</au></cs><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. <as>Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the <ex>average</ex> 10.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual size, quantity, quality, rate, etc.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>average</xex> of sensations.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Paley.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>In the English corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>On an average</b></col>, <cd>taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; <as>as, an <ex>average</ex> rate of profit; an <ex>average</ex> amount of rain; the <ex>average</ex> Englishman; beings of the <ex>average</ex> stamp.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>According to the laws of averages; <as>as, the loss must be made good by <ex>average</ex> contribution</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Averaged</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Averaging</conjf>.]</vmorph> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; <as>as, to <ex>average</ex> a loss</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"er*age</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; <as>as, the losses of the owners will <ex>average</ex> twenty five dollars each; these spars <ex>average</ex> ten feet in length.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"ver*corn`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aver</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>corn</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers.</def>  <rj><au>Kennet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ver"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>averement</ets>, LL. <ets>averamentum</ets>. See <er>Aver</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of averring, or that which is averred; affirmation; positive assertion.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Signally has this <qex>averment</qex> received illustration in the course of recent events.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Verification; establishment by evidence.</def>  <rj><au>Bacon.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an offer to justify or prove what is alleged.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In any stage of pleadings, when either party advances new matter, he <xex>avers</xex> it to be true, by using this form of words: &ldquo;and this he is ready to verify.&rdquo; This was formerly called an <xex>averment</xex>. It modern pleading, it is termed a <xex>verification</xex>.  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj></note><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*ver"nal</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*ver"ni*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy, famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It was represented by the poets to be connected with the infernal regions.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"er*pen`ny</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aver</ets>, <pos>n.</pos> + <ets>penny</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ver"ro*ism</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The tenets of the Averroists.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ver"ro*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He held the doctrine of monopsychism.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`er*run"cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>averruncare</ets> to avert; <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets>, off + <ets>verruncare</ets> to turn; formerly derived from <ets>ab</ets> and <ets>eruncare</ets> to root out. Cf. <er>Aberuncate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To avert; to ward off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Hudibras.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To root up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`er*run*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>averroncation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of averting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Eradication.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>De Quincey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`er*run*ca"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for pruning trees, having two blades, or a blade and a hook, fixed on a long rod and operated by a string or wire; a tree pruner.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`er*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aversatio</ets>, fr. <ets>aversari</ets> to turn away, v. intens. of <ets>avertere</ets>. See <er>Avert</er>.]</ety> <def>A turning from with dislike; aversion.</def> <mark>[Obs.or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Some men have a natural <qex>aversation</qex> to some vices or virtues, and a natural affection to others.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*verse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aversus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>avertere</ets>. See <er>Avert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Turned away or backward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The tracks <qex>averse</qex> a lying notice gave,<br/>
And led the searcher backward from the cave.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Averse</qex> alike to flatter, or offend.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Men who were <qex>averse</qex> to the life of camps.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Pass by securely as men <qex>averse</qex> from war.</q> <rj><qau>Micah ii. 8.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The prevailing usage now is to employ <xex>to</xex> after <xex>averse</xex> and its derivatives rather than <xex>from</xex>, as was formerly the usage. In this the word is in agreement with its kindred terms, <xex>hatred</xex>, <xex>dislike</xex>, <xex>dissimilar</xex>, <xex>contrary</xex>, <xex>repugnant</xex>, etc., expressing a relation or an affection of the mind to an object.</note><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Averse</er>, <er>Reluctant</er>, <er>Adverse</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Averse</xex> expresses an habitual, though not of necessity a very strong, dislike; <as>as, <ex>averse</ex> to active pursuits; <ex>averse</ex> to study</as>. <xex>Reluctant</xex>, a term of the of the will, implies an internal struggle as to making some sacrifice of interest or feeling; <as>as, <ex>reluctant</ex> to yield</as>; <xex>reluctant</xex> to make the necessary arrangements; a <xex>reluctant</xex> will or consent. <xex>Adverse</xex> denotes active opposition or hostility; <as>as, <ex>adverse</ex> interests</as>; <xex>adverse</xex> feelings, plans, or movements; the <xex>adverse</xex> party.</usage><br/>
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<p><hw>A*verse"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To turn away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>B. Jonson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*verse"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Backward; in a backward direction; <as>as, emitted <ex>aversely</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*verse"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aversio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>aversion</ets>. See <er>Avert</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A turning away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Adhesion to vice and <qex>aversion</qex> from goodness.</q> <rj><qau>Bp. Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Mutual <qex>aversion</qex> of races.</q> <rj><qau>Prescott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His rapacity had made him an object of general <qex>aversion</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is now generally followed by <xex>to</xex> before the object. [See <er>Averse</er>.] Sometimes <xex>towards</xex> and <xex>for</xex> are found; <xex>from</xex> is obsolete.</note><br/>
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<p><q>A freeholder is bred with an <qex>aversion to</qex> subjection.</q> <rj><qau>Addison.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His <qex>aversion towards</qex> the house of York.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an <qex>aversion for</qex> him.</q> <rj><qau>Spectator.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The Khasias . . . have an <qex>aversion to</qex> milk.</q> <rj><qau>J. D. Hooker.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The object of dislike or repugnance.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Pain their <qex>aversion</qex>, pleasure their desire.</q> <rj><qau>Pope.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See <er>Dislike</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>aversive</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to aversion.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>exhibiting avoidance or causing avoidance.</def> <illu><ex>aversive</ex> conditioning</illu> <illu><ex>aversive</ex> behavior</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vert"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Averted</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Averting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[L. <ets>avertere</ets>; <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>vertere</ets> to turn: cf. OF. <ets>avertir</ets>. See <er>Verse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To turn aside, or away; <as>as, to <ex>avert</ex> the eyes from an object</as>; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; <as>as, how can the danger be <ex>averted</ex>?</as>  &ldquo;To <xex>avert</xex> his ire.&rdquo;</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth <qex>avert</qex> them from the church.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Till ardent prayer <qex>averts</qex> the public woe.</q> <rj><qau>Prior.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vert"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To turn away.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Cold and <qex>averting</qex> from our neighbor's good.</q> <rj><qau>Thomson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vert"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Who scornful pass it with <qex>averted</qex> eye.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vert"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, averts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vert"i*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being averted; preventable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ver"ti*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advertisement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"ves</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl. of <ets>avis</ets> bird.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; <xex>Aves</xex>, or birds, have a complete double circulation, oviparous, reproduction, front limbs peculiarly modified as wings; and they bear feathers. All existing birds have a horny beak, without teeth; but some Mesozoic fossil birds (Odontornithes) had conical teeth inserted in both jaws. The principal groups are: <er>Carinat&aelig;</er>, including all existing flying birds; <er>Ratit&aelig;</er>, including the ostrich and allies, the apteryx, and the extinct moas; <er>Odontornithes</er>, or fossil birds with teeth.</note><br/>
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<p><note>The ordinary birds are classified largely by the structure of the beak and feet, which are in direct relation to their habits. See <er>Beak</er>, <er>Bird</er>, <er>Odontonithes</er>.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*ves"ta</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Zoroastrian scriptures; the sacred text of Zoroastrianism. See <er>Zend-Avesta</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ves"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>  <def>The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian language); -- less properly called <altname>Zend</altname>.</def></def2><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> Zend</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`vi*a"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>One who works a mine with means provided by another.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer. &amp; Southwestern U. S.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A"vi*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or instrument to birds.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>avianise</hw>, <hw>avianize</hw></mhw> <pos>v.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>aviate</hw> <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>fly an airplane.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> fly, pilot.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A"vi*a*ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Aviaries</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>aviarium</ets>, fr. <ets>aviarius</ets> pertaining to birds, fr. <ets>avis</ets> bird, akin to Gr, &unr_;, Skr. <ets>vi</ets>.]</ety> <def>A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Lincolnshire may be termed the <qex>aviary</qex> of England.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>  <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Aviated</conjf> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Aviating</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To fly, or navigate the air, in an a&euml;roplane or heavier-than-air flying machine.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A`vi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art or science of flying.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"vi*a`tor</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>An experimenter in aviation.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A flying machine.</def> <mark>[archaic]</mark> <br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The driver or pilot of an aircraft, especially of an airplane.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"vi*a`tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>A`vi*a"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman aviator (in senses 1 or 3).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Avicenniaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>a family name used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus <gen>Avicennia</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Avicenniaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*vic"u*la</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., small bird.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avicula</ets> a small bird, dim. of <ets>avis</ets> bird.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*vic`u*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Avicular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often having the shape of a bird's bill.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A"vi*cul`ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avis</ets> bird + <ets>cultura</ets> culture.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Rearing and care of birds.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"id</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avidus</ets>, fr. <ets>av&unr_;re</ets> to long: cf. F. <ets>avide</ets>. See <er>Avarice</er>.]</ety> <def>Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Avid</xex> of gold, yet greedier of renown.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Southey.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vid"i*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Avid.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vid"i*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Eagerly; greedily.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>aviditas</ets>, fr. <ets>avidus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>avidit&eacute;</ets>. See <er>Avid</er>.]</ety> <def>Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of desire; <as>as, to eat with <ex>avidity</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>His books were received and read with <qex>avidity</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milward.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vie"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>vie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Emulously.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A`vi*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power is furnished solely by the aviator.</def><br/>
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<p><note>In the 1980's and 1990's, using modern light-weight but strong films and supporting structures, planes such as the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross were built, powered by a human using pedals to drive the propeller, which could fly for tens of miles.  These machines, however, were seldom if ever referred to as <ex>aviettes</ex>.</note><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A`vi*fau"na</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>avis</ets> bird + E. <ets>fauna</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`i*ga"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Avocado</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A`vignon" ber"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of the <spn>Rhamnus infectorius</spn>, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also <altname>French berry</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vile"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>aviler</ets>, F. <ets>avilir</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>vil</ets> vile. See <er>Vile</er>.]</ety> <def>To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Want makes us know the price of what we <qex>avile</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>B. Jonson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vis"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avis</ets>. See <er>Advice</er>.]</ety> <def>Advice; opinion; deliberation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vise"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>aviser</ets>. See <er>Advise</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To look at; to view; to think of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To advise; to counsel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To avise one's self</b></col>, <cd>to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj></cs><br/>
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<p><q>Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be,<br/>
<qex>Avise thee</qex> well, and change thy willful mood.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vise"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To consider; to reflect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vise"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Watchful; circumspect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>With sharp, <qex>aviseful</qex> eye.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vise"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Advisedly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vise"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Advisement; observation; deliberation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Vision.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vi"so</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Information; advice.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An advice boat, or dispatch boat.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Av`o*ca"do</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted from the Mexican <ets>ahuacatl</ets>: cf. Sp. <ets>aguacate</ets>, F. <ets>aguacat&eacute;</ets>, <ets>avocat</ets>, G. <ets>avogado</ets>baum.]</ety> <def>The pulpy fruit of <spn>Persea gratissima</spn>, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also <altname>avocado pear</altname>, <altname>alligator pear</altname>, <altname>midshipman's butter</altname>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Av`o*cat</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>An advocate.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"o*cate</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avocatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>avocare</ets>; <ets>a</ets>, <ets>ab</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. Cf. <er>Avoke</er>, and see <er>Vocal</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another tribunal.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>One who <qex>avocateth</qex> his mind from other occupations.</q> <rj><qau>Barrow.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He, at last, . . . <qex>avocated</qex> the cause to Rome.</q> <rj><qau>Robertson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`o*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avocatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A calling away; a diversion.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Impulses to duty, and powerful <qex>avocations</qex> from sin.</q> <rj><qau>South.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Heaven is his vocation, and therefore he counts earthly employments <qex>avocations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>By the secular cares and <qex>avocations</qex> which accompany marriage the clergy have been furnished with skill in common life.</q> <rj><qau>Atterbury.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In this sense the word is applied to the smaller affairs of life, or occasional calls which summon a person to leave his ordinary or principal business. <xex>Avocation</xex> (in the singular) for <xex>vocation</xex> is usually avoided by good writers.</note><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There are professions, among the men, no more favorable to these studies than the common <qex>avocations</qex> of women.</q> <rj><qau>Richardson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>In a few hours, above thirty thousand men left his standard, and returned to their ordinary <qex>avocations</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An irregularity and instability of purpose, which makes them choose the wandering avocations of a shepherd, rather than the more fixed pursuits of agriculture.</q> <rj><qau>Buckle.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vo"ca*tive</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*v&omacr;"k&adot_;*t&ibreve_;v)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Calling off.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vo"ca*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which calls aside; a dissuasive.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Av"o*cet</hw>, <hw>Av"o*set</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;v"&ouptack_;*s&ebreve_;t)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avocette</ets>: cf. It. <ets>avosetta</ets>, Sp. <ets>avoceta</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A grallatorial bird, of the genus <gen>Recurvirostra</gen>; the scooper.  The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip.  The American species is <spn>Recurvirostra Americana</spn>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>avocette</asp>.]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>A*void"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avoided</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avoiding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>esvuidier</ets>, <ets>es</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + <ets>vuidier</ets>, <ets>voidier</ets>, to empty. See <er>Void</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To empty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To emit or throw out; to void; <as>as, to <ex>avoid</ex> excretions</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir T. Browne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Six of us only stayed, and the rest <qex>avoided</qex><br/>
the room.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.</def><br/>
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<p><q>How can these grants of the king's be <qex>avoided</qex>?</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; <as>as, to <ex>avoid</ex> the company of gamesters</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>What need a man forestall his date of grief.<br/>
And run to meet what he would most <qex>avoid</qex> ?</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He carefully <qex>avoided</qex> every act which could goad them into open hostility.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>To get rid of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Pleading)</fld> <def>To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and <xex>avoid</xex> it by stating new matter.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To escape; elude; evade; eschew.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Avoid</er>, <er>Shun</er>. <xex>Avoid</xex> in its commonest sense means, <xex>to keep clear of</xex>, an extension of the meaning, <xex>to withdraw one's self from</xex>. It denotes care taken not to come near or in contact; <as>as, to <ex>avoid</ex> certain persons or places</as>. <xex>Shun</xex> is a stronger term, implying more prominently the idea of intention. The words may, however, in many cases be interchanged.</usage><br/>
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<p><q>No man can pray from his heart to be kept from temptation, if the take no care of himself to <qex>avoid</qex> it.</q> <rj><qau>Mason.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>So Chanticleer, who never saw a fox,<br/>
Yet <qex>shunned</qex> him as a sailor <qex>shuns</qex> the rocks.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*void"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To retire; to withdraw.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>David <qex>avoided</qex> out of his presence.</q> <rj><qau>1 Sam. xviii. 11.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To become void or vacant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Ayliffe.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*void"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The charters were not <qex>avoidable</qex> for the king's nonage.</q> <rj><qau>Hale.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*void"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of annulling; annulment.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant; -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Wolsey, . . . on every <qex>avoidance</qex> of St. Peter's chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some one or other clapped in before him.</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>avoidance</xex> of pain.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Beattie.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>The courts by which anything is carried off.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Avoidances</qex> and drainings of water.</q> <rj><qau>Bacon.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*void"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in which things are carried away.</def>  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*void"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unavoidable; inevitable.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`oir*du*pois"</hw> <pr>(&abreve;v`&etilde_;r*d&uuptack_;*poiz")</pr>, <pos>n. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aver de peis</ets>, goods of weight, where <ets>peis</ets> is fr. OF. <ets>peis</ets> weight, F. <ets>poids</ets>, L. <ets>pensum</ets>. See <er>Aver</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and <er>Poise</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Goods sold by weight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Avoirdupois weight.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Weight; heaviness; <as>as, a woman of much <ex>avoirdupois</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Avoirdupois weight</b></col>, <cd>a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivalent to the weight of 27.7015 cubic inches of distilled water at 62&deg; Fahrenheit, the barometer being at 30 inches, and the water weighed in the air with brass weights. In this system of weights 16 drams make 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 25 pounds 1 quarter, 4 quarters 1 hundred weight, and 20 hundred weight 1 ton. The above pound contains 7,000 grains, or 453.54 grams, so that 1 pound avoirdupois is equivalent to 1 31-144 pounds troy. (See <er>Troy weight</er>.) Formerly, a hundred weight was reckoned at 112 pounds, the ton being 2,240 pounds (sometimes called a <xex>long ton</xex>).</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*voke"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Avocate</er>.]</ety> <def>To call from or back again.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Bp. Burnet.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"o*late</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avolare</ets>; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>volare</ets> to fly.]</ety> <def>To fly away; to escape; to exhale.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Av`o*la"tion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>avolatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of flying; flight; evaporation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Av"o*set</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Avocet</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vouch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avouched</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avouching</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>avochier</ets>, LL. <ets>advocare</ets> to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. <ets>advocare</ets> to call to; <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. Cf. <er>Avow</er> to declare, <er>Advocate</er>, and see <er>Vouch</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>They <qex>avouch</qex> many successions of authorities.</q> <rj><qau>Coke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To maintain a just or true; to vouch for.</def><br/>
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<p><q>We might be disposed to question its authenticity, it if were not <qex>avouched</qex> by the full evidence.</q> <rj><qau>Milman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly.</def><br/>
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<p><q>If this which he <qex>avouches</qex> does appear.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Such antiquities could have been <qex>avouched</qex> for the Irish.</q> <rj><qau>Spenser.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Thou hast <qex>avouched</qex> the Lord this day to be thy God.</q> <rj><qau>Deut. xxvi. 17.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vouch"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Evidence; declaration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>The sensible and true <qex>avouch</qex><br/>
Of mine own eyes.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vouch"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being avouched.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vouch"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who avouches.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vouch"ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of avouching; positive declaration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vou"trer</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Advoutrer</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vou"trie</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>Adultery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Avowed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Avowing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[F. <ets>avouver</ets>, fr. L. <ets>advocare</ets> to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); <ets>ad</ets> + <ets>vocare</ets> to call. See <er>Advocate</er>, <er>Avouch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; <as>as, a man <ex>avows</ex> his principles or his crimes</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Which I to be the of Israel's God<br/>
<qex>Avow</qex>, and challenge Dagon to the test.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See <er>Avowry</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To acknowledge; own; confess. See <er>Confess</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aveu</ets>.]</ety> <def>Avowal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"</hw>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>avouer</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>votare</ets> to vow, fr. L. <ets>votun</ets>. See <er>Vote</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To bind, or to devote, by a vow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Wyclif.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vow or determination.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"a*ble</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged, with confidence.</def>  <rj><au>Donne.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; <as>as, an <ex>avowal</ex> of such principles</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Hume.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"ance</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Act of avowing; avowal.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Upholding; defense; vindication.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Can my <qex>avowance</qex> of king-murdering be collected from anything here written by me?</q> <rj><qau>Fuller.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"ant</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The defendant in replevin, who <xex>avows</xex> the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking.</def>  <rj><au>Cowell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vowed"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*vow"ed*ly</wf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow`ee"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>avou&eacute;</ets>. Cf. <er>Advowee</er>, <er>Advocate</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the patron; an advowee. See <er>Advowson</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who avows or asserts.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>avouerie</ets> protection, authority, OF. <ets>avouerie</ets>. See <er>Avow</er> to declare.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An advocate; a patron; a patron saint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Let God alone be our <qex>avowry</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Latimer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right.</def>  <rj><au>Blackstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer either makes <xex>avowry</xex>, that is, <xex>avours</xex> taking the distress in his own right, or the right of his wife, and states the reason if it, as for arrears of rent, damage done, or the like; or makes <xex>cognizance</xex>, that is, <xex>acknowledges</xex> the taking, but justifies in an another's right, as his bailiff or servant.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vow"try</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Adultery. See <er>Advoutry</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*voy"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vulse"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avulsus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>avellere</ets> to tear off; <ets>a</ets> (<ets>ab</ets>) + <ets>vellere</ets> to pluck.]</ety> <def>To pluck or pull off.</def>  <rj><au>Shenstone.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vul"sion</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avulsio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>avulsion</qex> of two polished superficies.</q> <rj><qau>Locke.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A fragment torn off.</def>  <rj><au>J. Barlow.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate of one man to that of another by an inundation or a current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and joined to the estate of another. The property in the part thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original owner.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton. Burrill.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*vun"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>avunculus</ets> uncle.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an uncle.</def><br/>
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<p><q>In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether direct or <qex>avuncular</qex>, gives way.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wait"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awaited</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awaiting</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>awaitier</ets>, <ets>agaitier</ets>; <ets>&unr_;</ets> (L. <ets>ad</ets>) + <ets>waitier</ets>, <ets>gaitier</ets> to watch, F. <ets>guetter</ets>. See <er>Wait</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To watch for; to look out for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wait on, serve, or attend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See <er>Expect</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,<br/>
Chief of the angelic guards, <qex>awaiting</qex> night.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; <as>as, a glorious reward <ex>awaits</ex> the good</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>O Eve, some farther change <qex>awaits</qex> us night.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wait"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To watch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To wait (<xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>To wait; to stay in waiting.</def>  <rj><au>Darwin.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wait"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>awaited</hw> <pos>pred. adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>expected.  Opposite of <ant>unexpected</ant>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> anticipated, hoped-for, prospective.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wake"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp.</pos> <conjf>Awoke</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <conjf>Awaked</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awaked</conjf>; (Obs.) <conjf>Awaken</conjf>, <conjf>Awoken</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awaking</conjf>. The form <conjf>Awoke</conjf> is sometimes used as a <pos>p. p.</pos>]</vmorph> <ety>[AS. <ets>&amacr;w&aelig;cnan</ets>, v. i. (imp. <ets>aw&omacr;c</ets>), and <ets>&amacr;wacian</ets>, v. i. (imp. <ets>awacode</ets>). See <er>Awaken</er>, <er>Wake</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Where morning's earliest ray . . . <qex>awake</qex> her.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>And his disciples came to him, and <qex>awoke</qex> him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.</q> <rj><qau>Matt. viii. 25.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; <as>as, to <ex>awake</ex> the dead; to <ex>awake</ex> the dormant faculties.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>I was soon <qex>awaked</qex> from this disagreeable reverie.</q> <rj><qau>Goldsmith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>It way <qex>awake</qex> my bounty further.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>No sunny gleam <qex>awake</qex>s the trees.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wake"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The national spirit again <qex>awoke</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Freeman.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Awake</qex> to righteousness, and sin not.</q> <rj><qau>1 Cor. xv. 34.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wake"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>awaken</ets>, old p. p. of <ets>awake</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Before whom <qex>awake</qex> I stood.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>She still beheld,<br/>
Now wide <qex>awake</qex>, the vision of her sleep.</q> <rj><qau>Keats.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>He was <qex>awake</qex> to the danger.</q> <rj><qau>Froude.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wak"en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awakened</conjf> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awakening</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OE. <ets>awakenen</ets>, <ets>awaknen</ets>, AS. <ets>&amacr;w&aelig;cnan</ets>, <ets>&amacr;w&aelig;cnian</ets>, v. i.; pref. <ets>on-</ets> + <ets>w&aelig;cnan</ets> to wake. Cf. <er>Awake</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.</def><br/>
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<p><q>[He] is dispatched<br/>
Already to <qex>awaken</qex> whom thou nam'st.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Their consciences are thoroughly <qex>awakened</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tillotson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wak"en*er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, awakens.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wak"en*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; <as>as, the <ex>awakening</ex> city; an <ex>awakening</ex> discourse; the <ex>awakening</ex> dawn.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>A*wak"en*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wak"en*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wak"en*ment</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An awakening.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*want"ing</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wanting</ets>.]</ety> <def>Missing; wanting.</def> <mark>[Prov. Scot. &amp; Eng.]</mark>  <rj><au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ward"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awarded</conjf>; <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awarding</conjf>.]</vmorph> <ety>[OF. <ets>eswarder</ets> to look at, consider, decide, judge; <ets>es</ets> (L. <ets>ex</ets>) + <ets>warder</ets>, <ets>garder</ets>, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. <ets>wart&emacr;n</ets> to watch, guard. See <er>Ward</er>.]</ety> <def>To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; <as>as, the arbitrators <ex>awarded</ex> damages to the complainant</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To review<br/>
The wrongful sentence, and <qex>award</qex> a new.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ward"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To determine; to make an award.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ward"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>award</ets>, <ets>awart</ets>, <ets>esgart</ets>. See <er>Award</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.</def>&ldquo;Impatient for the <xex>award</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Cowper.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>award</qex> had been given against.</q> <rj><qau>Gilpin.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded.</def>  <rj><au>Bouvier.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ward"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*ware"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>iwar</ets>, AS. <ets>gew&aelig;r</ets>, fr. <ets>w&aelig;r</ets> wary. The pref. <ets>ge-</ets> orig. meant <ets>together</ets>, <ets>completely</ets>. &unr_;. See <er>Wary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; <as>as, he was <ex>aware</ex> of the enemy's designs</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q><qex>Aware</qex> of nothing arduous in a task<br/>
They never undertook.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>awareness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>conscious knowledge; <as>as, he had no <ex>awareness</ex> of his mistakes</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> cognizance, knowingness.</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>a state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; <as>as, the crash intruded on his <ex>awareness</ex></as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> sentience.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>A*warn"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>warn</ets>, AS. <ets>gewarnian</ets>. See <er>Warn</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To warn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>a*wash"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wash</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore;</def> <specif>or specifically:</specif> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it; -- of an anchor, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Abounding; filled; covered; -- used mostly with <ptcl>in</ptcl> or <ptcl>with</ptcl>, in phrases such as &ldquo;stores <ex>awash</ex> with customers&rdquo;.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*way"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>aweg</ets>, <ets>anweg</ets>, <ets>onweg</ets>; <ets>on</ets> on + <ets>weg</ets> way.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>From a place; hence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The sound is going <qex>away</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Have me <qex>away</qex>, for I am sore wounded.</q> <rj><qau>2 Chron. xxxv. 23.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Absent; gone; at a distance; <as>as, the master is <ex>away</ex> from home</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Aside; off; in another direction.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The axis of rotation is inclined <qex>away</qex> from the sun.</q> <rj><qau>Lockyer.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>From a state or condition of being; out of existence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Be near me when I fade <qex>away</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Tennyson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.</def><br/>
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<p><q>And the Lord said . . . <qex>Away</qex>, get thee down.</q> <rj><qau>Exod. xix. 24.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <def>On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; <as>as, sing <ex>away</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go <xex>away</xex>, run <xex>away</xex>, etc.; all signifying departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes without the verb; as, whither <xex>away</xex> so fast ? &ldquo;Love hath wings, and will <xex>away</xex>.&rdquo; <au>Waller.</au> It serves to modify the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal, loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw <xex>away</xex>; to trifle <xex>away</xex>; to squander <xex>away</xex>, etc. Sometimes it has merely an intensive force; as, to blaze <xex>away</xex>.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Away with</b></col>, <cd>bear, abide</cd>. <mark>[Obs. or Archaic]</mark> &ldquo;The calling of assemblies, I can not <ex>away with</ex>.&rdquo; (<au>Isa. i. 13</au>), i. e., &ldquo;I can not bear or endure [it].&rdquo; -- <col><b>Away with</b></col> one, <cd>signifies, take him <xex>away</xex>.</cd>  &ldquo;<xex>Away</xex> with him, crucify him.&rdquo; <au>John xix. 15.</au> -- <col><b>To make away with</b></col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To kill or destroy.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To carry off.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*way"-go"ing</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*w&amacr;"go"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops.</def>  <rj><au>Wharton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>awayness</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>the state of being elsewhere than in particular place.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*way"ward</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*w&amacr;"w&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Turned away; away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awe</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>a&yogh_;e</ets>, <ets>aghe</ets>, fr. Icel. <ets>agi</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>ege</ets>, <ets>&omacr;ga</ets>, Goth. <ets>agis</ets>, Dan. <ets>ave</ets> chastisement, fear, Gr. <grk>'a`chos</grk> pain, distress, from the same root as E. <ets>ail</ets>. &radic;3. Cf. <er>Ugly</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dread; great fear mingled with respect.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Obsolescent]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>His frown was full of terror, and his voice<br/>
Shook the delinquent with such fits of <qex>awe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Cowper.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.</def><br/>
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<p><q>There is an <qex>awe</qex> in mortals' joy,<br/>
A deep mysterious fear.</q> <rj><qau>Keble.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>To tame the pride of that power which held the Continent in <qex>awe</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The solitude of the desert, or the loftiness of the mountain, may fill the mind with <qex>awe</qex> -- the sense of our own littleness in some greater presence or power.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>To stand in awe of</b></col>, <cd>to fear greatly; to reverence profoundly.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Reverence</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Awe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Awed</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Awing</conjf>.]</vmorph> <def>To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.</def><br/>
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<p><q>That same eye whose bend doth <qex>awe</qex> the world.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>His solemn and pathetic exhortation <qex>awed</qex> and melted the bystanders.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wea"ried</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>Wearied.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wea"ry</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>weary</ets>.]</ety> <def>Weary.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> &ldquo;I begin to be <xex>aweary</xex> of thee.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*weath"er</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>weather</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to <contr>alee</contr>; <as>as, helm <ex>aweather</ex>!</as></def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*weigh"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>weigh</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.</def>  <rj><au>Totten.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awe"less</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Awless</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awe"some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Causing awe; appalling; awful; <as>as, an <ex>awesome</ex> sight</as>.</def>  <rj><au>Wright.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressive of awe or terror.</def><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>awesome</qex> glance up at the auld castle.</q> <rj><qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awe"some*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being awesome.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awe"-strick`en</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Awe-struck.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awe"-struck`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Struck with awe.</def>  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aw"ful</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; <as>as, an <ex>awful</ex> scene</as>.</def> &ldquo;The hour of Nature's <xex>awful</xex> throes.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Hemans.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Heaven's <qex>awful</qex> Monarch.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>A weak and <qex>awful</qex> reverence for antiquity.</q> <rj><qau>I. Watts.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <def>Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thrust from the company of <qex>awful</qex> men.</q> <rj><qau>Shak.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <def>Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; <as>as, an <ex>awful</ex> bonnet; an <ex>awful</ex> boaster.</as></def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- See <er>Frightful</er>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Aw"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Very; excessively.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Aw"ful*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; <as>as, the <ex>awfulness</ex> of this sacred place</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>The <qex>awfulness</qex> of grandeur.</q> <rj><qau>Johnson.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Producing in us reverence and <qex>awfulness</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*whape"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <ets>whap</ets> blow.]</ety> <def>To confound; to terrify; to amaze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*while"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Adj. <ets>a</ets> + <ets>while</ets> time, interval.]</ety> <def>For a while; for some time; for a short time.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wing"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wing</ets>.]</ety> <def>On the wing; flying; fluttering.</def>  <rj><au>Wallace.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awk</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;k)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>auk</ets>, <ets>awk</ets> (properly) turned away; (hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. <ets>&ouml;figr</ets>, <ets>&ouml;fugr</ets>, <ets>afigr</ets>, turning the wrong way, fr. <ets>af</ets> off, away; cf. OHG. <ets>abuh</ets>, Skr. <ets>ap&amacr;c</ets> turned away, fr. <ets>apa</ets> off, away + a root <ets>ak</ets>, <ets>a&ubreve;k</ets>, to bend, from which come also E. <ets>angle</ets>, <ets>anchor</ets>.]</ety><br/>
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<p><sn>1.</sn> <def>Odd; out of order; perverse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; <as>as, the <ex>awk</ex> end of a rod (the but end)</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Golding.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Awk</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Perversely; in the wrong way.</def>  <rj><au>L'Estrange.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awk"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an unlucky (left-handed) or perverse manner.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Holland.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Awkwardly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Fuller.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awk"ward</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;k"we&etilde_;rd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Awk</ets> + <ets>-ward</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; <as>as, he was <ex>awkward</ex> at a trick; an <ex>awkward</ex> boy.</as></def><br/>
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<p><q>And dropped an <qex>awkward</qex> courtesy.</q> <rj><qau>Dryden.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.</def><br/>
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<p><q>A long and <qex>awkward</qex> process.</q> <rj><qau>Macaulay.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>An <qex>awkward</qex> affair is one that has gone wrong, and is difficult to adjust.</q> <rj><qau>C. J. Smith.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>Perverse; adverse; untoward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;<xex>Awkward</xex> casualties.&rdquo; &ldquo;<xex>Awkward</xex> wind.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>O blind guides, which being of an <qex>awkward</qex> religion, do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel.</q> <rj><qau>Udall.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- Ungainly; unhandy; clownish; lubberly; gawky; maladroit; bungling; inelegant; ungraceful; unbecoming.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Awkward</er>, <er>Clumsy</er>, <er>Uncouth</er>. <xex>Awkward</xex> has a special reference to outward deportment. A man is <xex>clumsy</xex> in his whole person, he is <xex>awkward</xex> in his gait and the movement of his limbs. <xex>Clumsiness</xex> is seen at the first view. <xex>Awkwardness</xex> is discovered only when a person begins to move. Hence the expressions, a <xex>clumsy</xex> appearance, and an <xex>awkward</xex> manner. When we speak figuratively of an <xex>awkward</xex> excuse, we think of a lack of ease and grace in making it; when we speak of a <xex>clumsy</xex> excuse, we think of the whole thing as coarse and stupid. We apply the term <xex>uncouth</xex> most frequently to that which results from the lack of instruction or training; as, <xex>uncouth</xex> manners; <xex>uncouth</xex> language.</usage><br/>
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<p>-- <wordforms><wf>Awk"ward*ly</wf> <pr>(&asuml_;k"we&etilde_;rd*l&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Awk"ward*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms><br/>
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<p><hw>Awk"ward squad</hw>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A squad of inapt recruits assembled for special drill.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awl</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>aul</ets>, <ets>awel</ets>, <ets>al</ets>, AS. <ets>&aemacr_;l</ets>, <ets>awel</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>alr</ets>, OHG. <ets>&amacr;la</ets>, G. <ets>ahle</ets>, Lith. <ets>yla</ets>, Skr. <ets>&amacr;r&amacr;</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the <stype>brad awl</stype>, <stype>saddler's awl</stype>, <stype>shoemaker's awl</stype>, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aw"less</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;"l&ebreve_;s)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Awless</xex> insolence.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dryden.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Inspiring no awe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> &ldquo;The <xex>awless</xex> throne.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj>
<altsp> [Written also <asp>aweless</asp>]</altsp><br/>
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<p><hw>Aw"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being awless.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awl"-shaped`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"sh&amacr;pt`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Shaped like an awl.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Subulate. See <er>Subulate</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awl"wort`</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;l"w&ucirc;rt`)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Awl</ets> + <ets>wort</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Subularia aquatica</spn>), with awl-shaped leaves.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awm</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;m)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aam</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awn</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.  <ets>awn</ets>, <ets>agune</ets>, from Icel. <ets>&ouml;gn</ets>, pl. <ets>agnir</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>agn</ets>, Dan. <ets>avne</ets>, Goth. <ets>ahana</ets>, OHG. <ets>agana</ets>, G. <ets>agen</ets>, <ets>ahne</ets>, chaff, Gr. <grk>'a`chnh</grk>, AS. <ets>egla</ets>; prob. from same root as E. <ets>acute</ets>. See 3d <er>Ear</er>. &radic;1.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awned</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;nd)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Awn"ing</hw> <pr>(&asuml_;n"&ibreve_;ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Origin uncertain: cf. F. <ets>auvent</ets> awing, or Pers. <ets>&amacr;wan</ets>, <ets>&amacr;wang</ets>, anything suspended, or LG. <ets>havening</ets> a place sheltered from wind and weather, E. <ets>haven</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awn"inged</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with an awning.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awn"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without awns or beard.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Awn"y</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having awns; bearded.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*work"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>work</ets>.]</ety> <def>At work; in action.</def> &ldquo;Set <xex>awork</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*work"ing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>working</ets>.]</ety> <def>At work; in action.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Colloq.]</mark>  <rj><au>Spenser.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*wreak"</hw>, <hw>A*wreke"</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <def>To avenge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <see>See <er>Wreak</er>.</see><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wrong"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wrong</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wrongly.</def>  <rj><au>Ford.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*wry"</hw> <pr>(&adot_;*r&imacr;")</pr>, <pos>adv. &amp; a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>wry</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; <as>as, to glance <ex>awry</ex></as>.</def> &ldquo;Your crown's <xex>awry</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Blows them transverse, ten thousand leagues <qex>awry</qex>.<br/>
Into the devious air.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Or by her charms<br/>
Draws him <qex>awry</qex>, enslaved.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><q>Nothing more <qex>awry</qex> from the law of God and nature than that a woman should give laws to men.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Aw"some</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Awesome</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax</hw>, <hw>Axe</hw>, }</mhw> <pr>(&abreve;ks)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ax</ets>, <ets>axe</ets>, AS. <ets>eax</ets>, <ets>&aelig;x</ets>, <ets>acas</ets>; akin to D. <ets>akse</ets>, OS. <ets>accus</ets>, OHG. <ets>acchus</ets>, G. <ets>axt</ets>, Icel. <ets>&ouml;x</ets>, <ets>&ouml;xi</ets>, Sw. <ets>yxe</ets>, Dan. <ets>&ouml;kse</ets>, Goth. <ets>aqizi</ets>, Gr. <grk>'axi`nh</grk>, L. <ets>ascia</ets>; not akin to E. <ets>acute</ets>.]</ety> <def>A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, etc. It is wielded by a wooden helve or handle, so fixed in a socket or eye as to be in the same plane with the blade. The <xex>broadax</xex>, or carpenter's ax, is an ax for hewing timber, made heavier than the chopping ax, and with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle.</def><br/>
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<p><note>The ancient <xex>battle-ax</xex> had sometimes a double edge.</note><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; The word is used adjectively or in combination; as, <xex>ax</xex>head or <xex>ax</xex> head; <xex>ax</xex> helve; <xex>ax</xex> handle; <xex>ax</xex> shaft; <xex>ax</xex>-shaped; <xex>ax</xex>like.</note><br/>
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<p><note>This word was originally spelt with <xex>e</xex>, <xex>axe</xex>; and so also was nearly every corresponding word of one syllable: as, <xex>flaxe</xex>, <xex>taxe</xex>, <xex>waxe</xex>, <xex>sixe</xex>, <xex>mixe</xex>, <xex>pixe</xex>, <xex>oxe</xex>, <xex>fluxe</xex>, etc. This superfluous <xex>e</xex> is not dropped; so that, in more than a hundred words ending in <xex>x</xex>, no one thinks of retaining the <xex>e</xex> except in <xex>axe</xex>. Analogy requires its exclusion here.</note><br/>
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<p><note>&ldquo;The spelling <xex>ax</xex> is better on every ground, of etymology, phonology, and analogy, than <xex>axe</xex>, which has of late become prevalent.&rdquo;  <rj><au>New English Dict. (Murray).</au></rj></note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks)</pr>, <pos>v. t. &amp; i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>axien</ets> and <ets>asken</ets>. See <er>Ask</er>.]</ety> <def>To ask; to inquire or inquire of.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is from Saxon, and is as old as the English language. Formerly it was in good use, but now is regarded as a vulgarism. It is still dialectic in England, and is sometimes heard among the uneducated in the United States. &ldquo;And Pilate <xex>axide</xex> him, Art thou king of Jewis?&rdquo; &ldquo;Or if he <xex>axe</xex>a fish.&rdquo; <au>Wyclif.</au> 'bdThe king <xex>axed</xex> after your Grace's welfare.&rdquo;  <au>Pegge.</au></note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>[See <er>Axial</er>.]</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Axe</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Axe"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, etc.}</mhw> <def>See <er>Ax</er>, <er>Axman</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>axenic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>raised under sterile conditions; -- of experimental animals; <as>as, <ex>axenic</ex> conditions</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>pure or completely free of the presence of other organisms; -- used of cultures of microorganisms; <as>as, an <ex>axenic</ex> culture</as>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> uncontaminated; germ-free.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>axerophthol</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a vitamin essential for normal vision (<chform>C20H30O</chform>); it prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes; same as <altname>vitamin A</altname>.  One U.S.P. unit of vitamin A is equivalent to 0.30 micrograms of pure vitamin A alcohol.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> vitamin A; vitamin A alcohol; antiophthalmic factor; biosterol; retinol; A.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or resembling, an axis; around an axis.</def><br/>
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<p><q>To take on an <qex>axial</qex>, and not an equatorial, direction.</q> <rj><qau>Nichol.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the axis of the body; <as>as, the <ex>axial</ex> skeleton</as>; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; <as>as, the <ex>axial</ex> bones</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Axial line</b></col> <fld>(Magnetism)</fld>, <cd>the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other.</cd>  <rj><au>Faraday.</au></rj>
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<p><hw>Ax"i*al*ly</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial (magnetic) line.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"il</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>axilla</ets>. Cf. <er>Axle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"ile</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ax*il"la</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks*&ibreve_;l"l&adot_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Axillae</plw> <pr>(&abreve;ks*&ibreve_;l"l&aemacr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An axil.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"il*lar</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks*&ibreve_;l"l&etilde_;r)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Axillary.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax"il*la*ries</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l*l&auptack_;*r&ibreve_;z)</pr>, <hw>Ax"il*lars</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l*l&etilde_;rz)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"il*la*ry</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"&ibreve_;l*l&auptack_;*r&ybreve_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Axil</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; <as>as, <ex>axillary</ex> gland, artery, nerve</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or pertaining to an axil.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Axillary</xex> buds.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"i*nite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named in allusion to the form of the crystals, fr. Gr. &unr_; an ax.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax*in"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>axinomantia</ets>, Gr. &unr_; ax + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>axiological</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to axiology.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>axiology</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>the study of values and value judgments.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"i*om</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>axioma</ets>, Gr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> that which is thought worthy, that which is assumed, a basis of demonstration, a principle, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to think worthy, fr. <ets>&unr_;</ets> worthy, weighing as much as; cf. <ets>&unr_;</ets> to lead, drive, also to weigh so much: cf F. <ets>axiome</ets>. See <er>Agent</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Logic &amp; Math.)</fld> <def>A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer; a proposition which it is necessary to take for granted; as, &ldquo;The whole is greater than a part;&rdquo;  &ldquo;A thing can not, at the same time, be and not be.&rdquo;</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>An established principle in some art or science, which, though not a necessary truth, is universally received; <as>as, the <ex>axioms</ex> of political economy</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><syn><b>Syn.</b> -- <er>Axiom</er>, <er>Maxim</er>, <er>Aphorism</er>, <er>Adage</er>.</syn> <usage> An <xex>axiom</xex> is a self-evident truth which is taken for granted as the basis of reasoning. A <xex>maxim</xex> is a guiding principle sanctioned by experience, and relating especially to the practical concerns of life. An <xex>aphorism</xex> is a short sentence pithily expressing some valuable and general truth or sentiment. An <xex>adage</xex> is a saying of long-established authority and of universal application.</usage><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax`i*o*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom; self-evident; characterized by axioms.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Axiomatical</xex> truth.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Johnson.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><q>The stores of <qex>axiomatic</qex> wisdom.</q> <rj><qau>I. Taylor.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ax"is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The spotted deer (<spn>Cervus axis</spn> or <spn>Axis maculata</spn>) of India, where it is called <altname>hog deer</altname> and <altname>parrah</altname> (Moorish name).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"is</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Axes</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[L. <ets>axis</ets> axis, axle. See <er>Axle</er>.]</ety> <def>A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are symmetrically arranged.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; <as>as, the <ex>axis</ex> of a cylinder, <it>i. e.</it>, the <ex>axis</ex> of a cone, that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the center of the base; the <ex>axis</ex> of a circle, any straight line passing through the center.</as></def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The stem; the central part, or longitudinal support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the central line of any body.</def>  <rj><au>Gray.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The second vertebra of the neck, or <altname>vertebra dentata</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head to turn upon.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>The primary or secondary central line of any design.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Anticlinal axis</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a line or ridge from which the strata slope downward on the two opposite sides.</cd> -- <col><b>Synclinal axis</b></col>, <cd>a line from which the strata slope upward in opposite directions, so as to form a valley.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis cylinder</b></col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the neuraxis or essential, central substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also <altname>axis band</altname>, <altname>axial fiber</altname>, and <altname>cylinder axis</altname>.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis in peritrochio</b></col>, <cd>the wheel and axle, one of the mechanical powers.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of a curve</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a straight line which bisects a system of parallel chords of a curve; called a <stype>principal axis</stype>, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two axes of the ellipse are the <stype>major axis</stype> and the <stype>minor axis</stype>, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the <stype>transverse axis</stype> and the <stype>conjugate axis</stype>.</cd>  -- <col><b>Axis of a lens</b></col>, <cd>the straight line passing through its center and perpendicular to its surfaces.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Axis of a microscope</b></col> <it>or</it> <col><b>Axis of a telescope</b></col></mcol>, <cd>the straight line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which compose it.</cd> -- <col><b>Axes of co&ouml;rdinates in a plane</b></col>, <cd>two straight lines intersecting each other, to which points are referred for the purpose of determining their relative position: they are either rectangular or oblique.</cd> -- <col><b>Axes of co&ouml;rdinates in space</b></col>, <cd>the three straight lines in which the co&ouml;rdinate planes intersect each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of a balance</b></col>, <cd>that line about which it turns.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of oscillation</b></col>, <cd>of a pendulum, a right line passing through the center about which it vibrates, and perpendicular to the plane of vibration.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of polarization</b></col>, <cd>the central line around which the prismatic rings or curves are arranged.</cd> <au>Brewster.</au> -- <col><b>Axis of revolution</b></col> <fld>(Descriptive Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a straight line about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the several points of the line or plane shall describe circles with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.</cd> -- <col><b>Axis of symmetry</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Axis of the</b></col> <col><b>equator, ecliptic, horizon</b></col> (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies)</mcol>, <cd>the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the plane of the circle.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au> -- <col><b>Axis of the Ionic capital</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>a line passing perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the volute.</cd> -- <col><b>Neutral axis</b></col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>the line of demarcation between the horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression, exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder.</cd> -- <col><b>Optic axis of a crystal</b></col>, <cd>the direction in which a ray of transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All crystals, not of the isometric system, are either <xex>uniaxial</xex> or <xex>biaxial</xex>.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Optic axis</b></col>, <col><b>Visual axis</b></col></mcol> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the straight line passing through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the surface of the eye.</cd> -- <col><b>Radical axis of two circles</b></col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the straight line perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles shall be equal to each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Spiral axis</b></col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>the axis of a twisted column drawn spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without.</cd> -- <mcol><col><b>Axis of abscissas</b></col> and <col><b>Axis of ordinates</b></col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Abscissa</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"le</hw> <pr>(&abreve;ks"'l)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>axel</ets>, <ets>exel</ets>, shoulder, AS. <ets>eaxl</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>eax</ets> axle, Sw. &amp; Dan. <ets>axel</ets> shoulder, axle, G. <ets>achse</ets> axle, <ets>achsel</ets> shoulder, L. <ets>axis</ets> axle, Gr. <grk>'a`xwn</grk>, Skr. <ets>aksha</ets>, L. <ets>axilla</ets> shoulder joint: cf. F. <ets>essieu</ets>, axle, OF. <ets>aissel</ets>, fr. dim. of L. <ets>axis</ets>. &radic;205.  Cf. 2d <er>Axis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; an axletree.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>An axis; <as>as, the sun's <ex>axle</ex></as>.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Had from her <qex>axle</qex> torn<br/>
The steadfast earth.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; Railway axles are called <xex>leading</xex> and <xex>trailing</xex> from their position in the front or in the rear of a car or truck respectively.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"le box`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle passes.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In railway construction, the axle guard, or pedestal, with the superincumbent weight, rests on the top of the box (usually with a spring intervening), and holds it in place by flanges. The box rests upon the journal bearing and key, which intervene between the inner top of the box and the axle.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"led</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an axle; -- used in composition.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Merlin's agate-<qex>axled</qex> car.</q> <rj><qau>T. Warton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"le guard`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <def>The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a <xex>jaw</xex> in the United States, and a <xex>housing</xex> in England.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"le*tree`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>&ouml;xultr&unr_;</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels revolve.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>A spindle or axle of a wheel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"man</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Axmen</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who wields an ax.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Ax"min*ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <it>or</it> <hw>Axminster carpet</hw>  }</mhw>. <sd>(a)</sd> <ety>[More fully <ets>chenille Axminster</ets>.]</ety> <def>A variety of Turkey carpet, woven by machine or, when more than 27 inches wide, on a hand loom, and consisting of strips of worsted chenille so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout jute backing. It has a fine soft pile. So called from <etsep>Axminster</etsep>, England, where it was formerly (1755 -- 1835) made.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of better material.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Ax"o*lotl</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true salamanders of the genus <gen>Amblystoma</gen>. This also occurs naturally under favorable conditions, in its native localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a larval state, with persistent external gills. See <er>Siredon</er>.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"stone`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of jade. It is used by some savages, particularly the natives of the South Sea Islands, for making axes or hatchets.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"tree</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Axle or axletree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ax"unge</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>axonge</ets>, L. <ets>axungia</ets>; <ets>axis</ets> wheel + <ets>ungere</ets> to grease.]</ety> <def>Fat; grease; esp. the fat of pigs or geese;</def> <specif>usually</specif> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld>, <def>lard prepared for medical use.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Ay</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Ah! alas!</def> &ldquo;<xex>Ay</xex> me! I fondly dream &lsquo;Had ye been there.'&rdquo;  <rj><au>Milton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ay</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Aye</er>.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A"yah</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>aia</ets>, akin to Sp. <ets>aya</ets> a governess, <ets>ayo</ets> a tutor.]</ety> <def>A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid.</def> <mark>[India]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aye</hw>, <hw>Ay</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Perh. a modification of <ets>yea</ets>, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. <ets>ei</ets>, <ets>ey</ets>, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. &amp; G. <ets>ei</ets>, Dan. <ets>ej</ets>. Or perh. akin to <ets>aye</ets> ever.]</ety> <def>Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in <xex>viva voce</xex> voting in legislative bodies, etc.</def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; This word is written <xex>I</xex> in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.</note><br/>
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<p><hw>Aye</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; <as>as, &ldquo;To call for the <ex>ayes</ex> and noes;&rdquo; &ldquo;The <ex>ayes</ex> have it.&rdquo;</as></def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Aye</hw>, <hw>Ay</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>ei</ets>, <ets>ey</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>&amacr;</ets>, <ets>&amacr;wa</ets>, always, Goth. <ets>aiws</ets> an age, Icel. <ets>&aelig;fi</ets>, OHG, <ets>&unr_;wa</ets>, L. <ets>aevum</ets>, Gr. &unr_; an age, &unr_;, &unr_;, ever, always, G. <ets>je</ets>, Skr. <ets>&unr_;va</ets> course. &unr_;, &unr_;. Cf. <er>Age</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Either</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>Or</er>, <ets>conj</ets>.]</ety> <def>Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.</def><br/>
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<p><q>For his mercies <qex>aye</qex> endure.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>For aye</b></col>, <col><b>always</b></col></mcol><cd>; forever; eternally.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Aye"-aye`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the native name, prob. from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (<spn>Cheiromys Madagascariensis</spn>), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Aye"green`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Aye</ets> ever + <ets>green</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The houseleek (<spn>Sempervivum tectorum</spn>).</def>  <rj><au>Halliwell.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A*yen"</hw>, <hw>A*yein"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <hw>A*yeins"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>adv. &amp; prep.</pos> <ety>[OE. &unr_;, &unr_;. See <er>Again</er>.]</ety> <def>Again; back against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*yen"ward</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Backward.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <rj><au>Chaucer.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ayle</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>ayel</ets>, <ets>aiel</ets>, OF. <ets>aiol</ets>, <ets>aiel</ets>, F. <ets>a&iuml;eul</ets>, a dim. of L. <ets>avus</ets> grandfather.]</ety> <def>A grandfather.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Writ of Ayle</b></col>, <cd>an ancient English writ which lay against a stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of which his grandfather died seized.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Ay"me`</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ahi</ets> interj.]</ety> <def>The utterance of the ejaculation &ldquo;Ay me !&rdquo; <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Ay</er>, <xex>interj</xex>.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Aymees</xex> and hearty heigh-hoes.&rdquo;  <rj><au>J. Fletcher.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*yond"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Beyond.</def> <mark>[North of Eng.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>A*yont"</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>prep. &amp; adv.</pos> <def>Beyond.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>A"y*rie</hw>, <hw>A"y*ry</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Aerie</er>.</def>  <rj><au>Drayton.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Ayr"shire</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Agric.)</fld> <def>One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland. Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their milk.</def><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*yun`ta*mi*en"to</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr. OSp. <ets>ayuntar</ets> to join.]</ety> <def>In Spain and Spanish America, a corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Azadirachta</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of large important East Indian trees: the neem trees.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Azadirachta</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>azadirachtin</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a triterpenoid (<chform>C35H44O16</chform>) isolated from the seeds of the <prodby>neem tree</prodby> (<spn>Azadirachta indica</spn>), used as an insecticide.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*za"le*a</hw> <pr>(?; 97)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu><it>pl.</it> <plw>Azaleas</plw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry ground.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from <gen>Rhododendron</gen>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"a*role</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>azerole</ets>, the name of the fruit, fr. Ar. <ets>az-zo'r&unr_;r</ets>: cf. It. <ets>azzeruolo</ets>, Sp. <ets>acerolo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The Neapolitan medlar (<spn>Crat&aelig;gus azarolus</spn>), a shrub of southern Europe; also, its fruit.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>A*zed"a*rach</hw>, <hw>azederach</hw></mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>az&eacute;darac</ets>, Sp. <ets>acederaque</ets>, Pers. <ets>&amacr;z&amacr;ddirakht</ets> noble tree.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>a handsome tree (<spn>Melia azedarach</spn>) of the mahogany family, native to Northern India and China, having long clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental but inedible yellow fruits.  It has been naturalized as a shade tree and is common in the southern United States; -- called also, <altname>chinaberry</altname>, <altname>China tree</altname>, <altname>Pride of India</altname>, <altname>Pride of China</altname>, and <altname>Bead tree</altname>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia azedarach</syn><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The bark of the roots of the <prodby>azedarach</prodby>, used as a cathartic and emetic.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw><hw>Azerbaidzhan</hw>, <hw>Azerbaijan</hw></mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a country in the Caucuses, formerly an Asian Soviet.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Azerbaijani</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>azide</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>a compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>az"ide</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>any chemical compound containing the azido group <chform>-N3</chform>, such as <stype>sodium azide</stype> (ionic and inorganic) or <stype>ethyl azide</stype> (organic and nonionic).</def><br/>
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<p><hw>azido</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>relating to or containing the azido group <chform>-N3</chform>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>azidothymidine</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fr>1</fr>  <def>an antiviral drug, (<chform>C10H13N5O4</chform>) used in the treatment of AIDS.  It has the generic name of <altname>zidovudine</altname>.</def> <note>an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of the viral chromosome.</note><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> AZT, zidovudine[generic], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[Trademark]</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"i*muth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>azimut</ets>, F. <ets>azimut</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>as-sum&unr_;t</ets>, pl. of <ets>as-samt</ets> a way, or perh., a point of the horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, <ets>as</ets> being the Arabic article: cf. It. <ets>azzimutto</ets>, Pg. <ets>azimuth</ets>, and Ar. <ets>samt-al-r&amacr;'s</ets> the vertex of the heaven. Cf. <er>Zenith</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron. &amp; Geodesy)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The quadrant of an azimuth circle.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object; <as>as, the <ex>azimuth</ex> of a star; the <ex>azimuth</ex> or bearing of a line surveying.</as></def><br/>
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<p><note>&hand_; In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon the azimuth of a line from the south point of the horizon around by the west from 0&deg; to 360&deg;.</note><br/>
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<p><cs><mcol><col><b>Azimuth circle</b></col>, or <col><b>Vertical circle</b></col></mcol>, <cd>one of the great circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au> -- <col><b>Azimuth compass</b></col>, <cd>a compass resembling the mariner's compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the needle.</cd> -- <col><b>Azimuth dial</b></col>, <cd>a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right angles to the plane of the horizon.</cd> <au>Hutton.</au> -- <col><b>Magnetic azimuth</b></col>, <cd>an arc of the horizon, intercepted between the vertical circle passing through any object and the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the object with an azimuth compass.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"i*muth`al</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Azimuthal error</b></col> <cd>of a transit instrument, its deviation in azimuth from the plane of the meridian.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"o-</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Azote</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combining form of <xex>azote</xex></def>; <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in <xex>azo</xex>benzene, <xex>azo</xex>benzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many artificial dyes. See <er>Diazo-</er>.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az`o*ben"zene</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Azo-</ets> + <ets>benzene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance (<chform>C6H5.N2.C6H5</chform>) derived from nitrobenzene, forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; life, from &unr_; to live.]</ety> <def>Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; <as>as, the <ex>azoic</ex></as>. rocks.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Azoic age</b></col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>the age preceding the existence of animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. <xex>Azoic</xex> is also used as a noun, <xex>age</xex> being understood. See <er>Arch&aelig;an</er>, and <er>Eozoic</er>.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zo"gue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. See <er>Azoth</er>.]</ety> <def>Lit.: Quicksilver</def>; <specif>hence:</specif> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>Silver ores suitable for treatment by amalgamation with mercury.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Azote</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Org. Chem.)</fld> <def>Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur). The prefixes <xex>furo-</xex>, <xex>thio</xex>, and <xex>pyrro-</xex> are used to distinguish three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by replacement of the <chform>CH</chform> group by nitrogen; <as>as, <ex>furo</ex>-monazole</as>. Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also used; <as>as, <ex>oxazole</ex>, <ex>diazole</ex>, etc.</as></def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az`o*le"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Azo-</ets> + <ets>oleic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric acid.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Azolla</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a genus of ferns, someties placed in its own family <fam>Azollaceae</fam>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> genus <gen>Azolla</gen>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>Azollaceae</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>a family designation used in some classifications for the genus <gen>Azolla</gen>.</def><br/>
<syn><b>Syn. --</b> family <fam>Azollaceae</fam>.</syn><br/>
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<p><hw>azonal</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <def>not divided into zones; -- opposite of <ant>zonal</ant>.</def> <illu><ex>azonal</ex> heating</illu><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zon"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; zone, region.]</ety> <def>Confined to no zone or region; not local.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zo"ri*an</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Azores.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>  <def>A native of the Azores.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"ote</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>azote</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of supporting life.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Nitrogen</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>A*zo"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A switch or whip.</def> <mark>[Sp. Amer.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"ot*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nitrogenized; nitrogenous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>azotemia</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>  <def>the accumulation of an abnormally large amount of nitrogen-containing waste products, such as urea, in the blood; uremia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>azotemic</hw> <pos>adj.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>of or pertaining to azotemia.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"oth</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>azoch</ets>, <ets>azoth</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>az-zauq</ets> mercury.]</ety> <fld>(Alchemy)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The first principle of metals, <it>i. e.</it>, mercury, which was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to be extractable from them.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The universal remedy of Paracelsus.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zot"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote; nitric; <as>as, <ex>azotic</ex> gas; <ex>azotic</ex> acid.</as></def> <mark>[R.]</mark>  <rj><au>Carpenter.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Az"o*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <it>Also</it> <hw>-tin</hw>  }</mhw>. <ety>[<ets>Azote</ets> + <ets>-ine</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>  <def>An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal, sulphur, and petroleum.</def><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn>  <def>same as 1st <er>Ammonite</er>, 2.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"o*tite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid with a base; a nitrite.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"o*tize</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <vmorph>[<pos>imp. &amp; p. p.</pos> <conjf>Azotized</conjf> (&unr_;); <pos>p. pr. &amp; vb. n.</pos> <conjf>Azotizing</conjf> (&unr_;).]</vmorph> <def>To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az`o*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Azote</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen; a nitrometer.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zo"tous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nitrous; <as>as, <ex>azotous</ex> acid</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark><br/>
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<p>&Verbar;<hw>Az`o*tu"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.; <ets>azote</ets> + Gr. &unr_; urine.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>AZT</hw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>same as <er>azidothymidine</er>.</def> <mark>[acronym]</mark> <br/>
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<p><hw>Az"tec</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1519.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Aztec race or people.</def></def2><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. &amp; OSp. <ets>azur</ets>, Sp. <ets>azul</ets>, through Ar. from Per. <ets>l&amacr;jaward</ets>, or <ets>l&amacr;juward</ets>, lapis lazuli, a blue color, <ets>l&amacr;jaward&imacr;</ets>, <ets>l&amacr;juward&imacr;</ets>, azure, cerulean, the initial <it>l</it> having been dropped, perhaps by the influence of the Ar. <ets>azr-aq</ets> azure, blue.  Cf. G. <ets>lasur</ets>, <ets>lasur</ets>stein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis <ets>lazuli</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.</def><br/>
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<p><cs><col><b>Azure stone</b></col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.</cd></cs><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"ure</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lapis lazuli.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><sn>2.</sn> <def>The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this color.</def> &ldquo;In robes of <xex>azure</xex>.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Wordsworth.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>3.</sn> <def>The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.</def><br/>
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<p><q>Not like those steps<br/>
On heaven's <qex>azure</qex>.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A blue color, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"ure</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To color blue.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"ured</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of an azure color; sky-blue.</def> &ldquo;The <xex>azured</xex> harebell.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Shak.</au></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zu"re*ous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>Of a fine blue color; azure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"u*rine</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Azurn</er>.]</ety> <def>Azure.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"u*rine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo&ouml;l.)</fld> <def>The blue roach of Europe (<spn>Leuciscus c&aelig;ruleus</spn>); -- so called from its color.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"u*rite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"urn</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>azurin</ets>, <ets>asurin</ets>, LL. <ets>azurinus</ets>. See <er>Azure</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Azure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><br/>
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<p><q>Thick set with agate, and the <qex>azurn</qex> sheen<br/>
Of turkis blue, and emerald green.</q> <rj><qau>Milton.</qau></rj><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"y*gous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; yoke.]</ety> <def>Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; <as>as, the <ex>azygous</ex> muscle of the uvula</as>.</def><br/>
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<p><mhw>{ <hw>Az"ym</hw>, <hw>Az"yme</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>azyme</ets> unleavened, L. <ets>azymus</ets>, fr. Gr. &unr_;; <grk>'a</grk> priv. + &unr_; leaven.]</ety> <def>Unleavened bread.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>A*zym"ic</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Azymous.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"y*mite</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>azymite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; -- a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the Latins.</def><br/>
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<p><hw>Az"y*mous</hw> <pr>(&unr_;)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Azym</er>.]</ety> <def>Unleavened; unfermented.</def> &ldquo;<xex>Azymous</xex> bread.&rdquo;  <rj><au>Dunglison.</au></rj><br/>
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