Part 157

<h1>Adductor</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>Ad*duc"tor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <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 <i>abductor</i>; <as>as, the <ex>adductor</ex> of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose</as>.</def>

<blockquote>In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the values of the shell are called <b>adductor</b> muscles. <i>Verrill.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Addulce</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>Ad*dulce"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <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>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Adeem</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A*deem"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <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>

<h1>Adelantadillo</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A`de*lan`ta*dil"lo</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.</def>

<h1>Adelantado</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A`de*lan*ta"do</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., prop. p. of <ets>adelantar</ets> to advance, to promote.]</ety> <def>A governor of a province; a commander.</def>

<i>Prescott.</i>

<h1>Adelaster</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>Ad*e*las"ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ not manifest + <?/ 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>

<h1>Adeling</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>Ad"el*ing</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Atheling</er>.</def>

<h1>Adelocodonic</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A*del`o*co*don"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ invisible + <?/ a bell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike form and do not become free; -- opposed to <i>phanerocodonic</i>.</def>

<h1>Adelopod</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A*del"o*pod</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ invisible + <?/, <?/, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal having feet that are not apparent.</def>

<h1>Adelphia</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A*del"phi*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ brother.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; -- used in composition, as in the class names, Mon<i>adelphia</i>, Di<i>adelphia</i>, etc.</def>

<h1>Adelphous</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A*del"phous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ 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>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Adempt</h1> <Xpage=20>

<hw>A*dempt"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ademptus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>adimere</ets> to take away.]</ety> <def>Takes away.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>