Part 120

<hw>A*cock"bill`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Prefix <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>cock + 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>

<h1>Acold</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*cold"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Prob. p. p. of OE. <ets>acolen</ets> to grow cold or cool, AS. <ets>\'bec\'d3lian</ets> to grow cold; pref. <ets>a-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>c\'d3lian</ets> to cool. See <er>Cool</er>.]</ety> <def>Cold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Poor Tom's <i>acold</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Acologic</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`o*log"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to acology.</def>

<h1>Acology</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*col"o*gy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ remedy + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Materia medica; the science of remedies.</def>

<h1>Acolothist</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*col"o*thist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Acolythist</er>.</def>

<h1>Acolyctine</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`o*lyc"tine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the name of the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from <i>Aconitum lycoctonum</i>.</def>

<i>Eng. Cyc.</i>

<h1>Acolyte</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`o*lyte</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>acolythus</ets>, <ets>acoluthus</ets>, Gr. <?/ following, attending: cf. F. <ets>acolyte</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <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>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who attends; an assistant.</def> "With such chiefs, and with James and John as <i>acolytes</i>."

<i>Motley.</i>

<h1>Acolyth</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac"o*lyth</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Acolyte</er>.</def>

<h1>Acolythist</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>A*col"y*thist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An acolyte.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Aconddylose, Acondylous</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw><hw>A*cond"dy*lose`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*con"dy*lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ priv. + <?/ joint.]</ety> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Being without joints; jointless.</def>

<h1>Aconital</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac`o*ni"tal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of the nature of aconite.</def>

<h1>Aconite</h1> <Xpage=16>

<hw>Ac"o*nite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aconitum</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>aconit</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus <spn>Aconitum</spn> (tribe <spn>Hellebore</spn>), all the species of which are poisonous.</def>