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{ Ach, Ache } (&?;), n. [F. ache, L. apium parsley.] A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley. [Obs.] Holland.

{ A*chæ"an (&?;), A*cha"ian (&?;) } a. [L. Achaeus, Achaius; Gr. &?;.] Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian. -- n. A native of Achaia; a Greek.

||A*char"ne*ment (&?;), n. [F.] Savage fierceness; ferocity.

Ach"ate (&?;), n. An agate. [Obs.] Evelyn.

A*chate" (&?;), n. [F. achat purchase. See Cates.] 1. Purchase; bargaining. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. pl. Provisions. Same as Cates. [Obs.] Spenser.

||Ach`a*ti"na (&?;), n. [NL., from Gr. &?; agate.] (Zoöl.) A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

A*cha*tour" (&?;), n. [See Cater.] Purveyor; acater. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ache (&?;), n. [OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.] Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." Shak.

Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache, a toothache.

Ache (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ached (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aching (&?;).] [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. c, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and akin to agent.] To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. "My old bones ache." Shak.

The sins that in your conscience ache. Keble.

A*che"an (&?;), a. & n. See Achæan, Achaian.

{ A*chene" (&?;), A*che"ni*um (&?;) } n. [Gr. 'a priv. + &?; to gape.] (Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. [Written also akene and achænium.]

A*che"ni*al (&?;), a. Pertaining to an achene.

Ach"e*ron (&?;), n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] (Myth.) A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. Shak.

Ach`e*ron"tic (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.

A*chiev"a*ble (&?;), a. Capable of being achieved. Barrow.

A*chiev"ance (&?;), n. [Cf. OF. achevance.] Achievement. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.

A*chieve" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Achieved (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Achieving (&?;).] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; à (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief.] 1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.

Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor.

2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness. Shak.

Thou hast achieved our liberty. Milton.

Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. Prior.

He hath achieved a maid That paragons description. Shak.

3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] Shak.

Syn. -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish.