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Syn. -- Amidst; between. See Amidst, Between.

||A*mon`til*la"do (&?;), n. [Sp.] A dry kind of cherry, of a light color. Simmonds.

Am"o*ret (&?;), n. [OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour.] 1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs.] J. Warton.

2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks. [Obs.]

3. A petty love affair or amour. [Obs.]

Am"o*rette" (&?;), n. An amoret. [Obs.] Rom. of R.

Am"o*rist (&?;), n. [L. armor love. See Amorous.] A lover; a gallant. [R.] Milton.

It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. Southey.

A-morn"ings (&?;), adv. [See Amorwe. The -s is a genitival ending. See -wards.] In the morning; every morning. [Obs.]

And have such pleasant walks into the woods A-mornings. J. Fletcher.

||Am`o*ro"sa (&?;), n. [It. amoroso, fem. amorosa.] A wanton woman; a courtesan. Sir T. Herbert.

Am`o*ros"i*ty (&?;), n. The quality of being amorous; lovingness. [R.] Galt.

||Am`o*ro"so (&?;), n. [It. amoroso, LL. amorosus.] A lover; a man enamored.

||Am`o*ro"so, adv. [It.] (Mus.) In a soft, tender, amatory style.

Am"o*rous (&?;), a. [OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus, fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.] 1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition.

2. Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of; formerly with on.

Thy roses amorous of the moon. Keats.

High nature amorous of the good. Tennyson.

Sure my brother is amorous on Hero. Shak.

3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love. "Amorous delight." Milton. "Amorous airs." Waller.

Syn. -- Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted; ardent.

Am"o*rous*ly, adv. In an amorous manner; fondly.

Am"o*rous*ness, n. The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love; lovingness.

A*mor"pha (&?;), n.; pl. Amorphas (&?;). [Gr. &?; shapeless.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Longfellow.

A*mor"phism (&?;), n. [See Amorphous.] A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of amorphism.

A*mor"phous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?;; 'a priv. + &?; form.] 1. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless. Kirwan.

2. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.

3. Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.