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2. (Eng. Hist.) One of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; - - called also adjutators. Clarendon.

3. An implement for shaking or mixing.

A*gleam" (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gleam.] Gleaming; as, faces agleam. Lowell.

{ Ag"let (g"lt), Aig"let (g"lt), } n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle, pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See Acute, and cf. Aiguillette.] 1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (Shak.), an aglet image.

2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. Beck.

A*gley" (&?;), adv. Aside; askew. [Scotch] Burns.

A*glim"mer (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glimmer.] In a glimmering state. Hawthorne.

A*glit"ter (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glitter.] Glittering; in a glitter.

A*glos"sal (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;.] (Zoöl.) Without tongue; tongueless.

A*glow" (&?;), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glow.] In a glow; glowing; as, cheeks aglow; the landscape all aglow.

Ag`lu*ti"tion (&?;), n. [Pref. a- not + L. glutire to swallow.] (Med.) Inability to swallow.

Ag"mi*nal (&?;), a. [L. agminalis; agmen, agminis, a train.] Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train. [R.]

{ Ag"mi*nate (&?;), Ag"mi*na`ted (&?;), } a. [L. agmen, agminis, a train, crowd.] (Physiol.) Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the small intestine.

Ag"nail (&?;), n. [AS. angnægl; ange vexation, trouble + nægel nail. Cf. Hangnail.] 1. A corn on the toe or foot. [Obs.]

2. An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a hangnail.

Ag"nate (&?;), a. [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf. Adnate.] 1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor.

2. Allied; akin. "Agnate words." Pownall.

Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor.

Ag"nate, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law) A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively through males.

Ag*nat"ic (&?;), a. [Cf. F. agnatique.] Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. "The agnatic succession." Blackstone.

Ag*na"tion (&?;), n. [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.] 1. (Civil Law) Consanguinity by a line of males only, as distinguished from cognation. Bouvier.

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Ag*ni"tion (g*nsh"n), n. [L. agnitio, fr. agnoscere. See Notion.] Acknowledgment. [Obs.] Grafton.

Ag*nize" (g*nz"), v. t. [Formed like recognize, fr. L. agnoscere.] To recognize; to acknowledge. [Archaic]

I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity. Shak.

Ag`noi*ol"o*gy (g`noi*l"*j), n. [Gr. 'a`gnoia ignorance + -logy.] (Metaph.) The doctrine concerning those things of which we are necessarily ignorant.

||Ag*no"men (g*n"mn), n. [L.; ad + nomen name.] 1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.

2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as, Aristides the Just.