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<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.</def> <i>Crabb</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A genus of plants, called also <altname>hardgrass</altname>.</def>

<h1>\'92gis</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>\'92"gis</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aegis</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ a goat skin, a shield, <?/ goat, or fr. <?/ to rush.]</ety> <def>A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.</def>

<h1>\'92gophony</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>\'92*goph"o*ny</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Egophony</er>.</def>

<h1>\'92grotat</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>\'92*gro"tat</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., he is sick.]</ety> <fld>(Camb. Univ.)</fld> <def>A medical certificate that a student is ill.</def>

<h1>\'92neid</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>\'92*ne"id</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeneis</ets>, <ets>Aeneidis</ets>, or <ets>-dos</ets>: cf. F. <ets><?/n\'82de</ets>.]</ety> <def>The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is \'92neas.</def>

<h1>A\'89neous</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>A*\'89"ne*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>a\'89neus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Colored like bronze.</def>

<h1>\'92olian</h1> <Xpage=<hw>Ad`ver*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Adversaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>adversarie</ets>, direct fr. the Latin, and <ets>adversaire</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>adversier</ets>, <ets>aversier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>adversarius</ets> (a.) turned toward, (n.) an adversary. See <er>Adverse</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is turned against another or others with a design to oppose26 or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.</def>>

<hw>\'92*o"li*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeolius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to \'92olia or \'92olis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; \'91olic; <as>as, the <ex>\'92olian</ex> dialect</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pertaining to \'92olus, the mythic god of the winds; pertaining to, or produced by, the wind; a\'89rial.</def>

<blockquote>Viewless forms the <b>\'91olian</b> organ play. <i>Campbell.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the <hr> <page="27"> Page 27<p> volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>

<h1>\'92olic</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>\'92*ol"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>Aeolicus</ets>; Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>\'92olian, 1; <as>as, the <ex>\'92olic</ex> dialect; the <ex>\'92olic</ex> mode.</as></def>

<h1>\'92olipile, \'92olipyle</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw><hw>\'92*ol"i*pile</hw>, <hw>\'92*ol"i*pyle</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>aeolipilae</ets>; <ets>Aeolus</ets> god of the winds + <ets>pila</ets> a ball, or Gr. <?/ gate (<ets>i</ets>. <ets>e</ets>., doorway of \'92olus); cf. F. <ets>\'82olipyle</ets>.]</ety> <def>An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>eolipile</asp>.]</altsp>

<note>&hand; Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years <sc>b. c.</sc> It has often been called the first steam engine.</note>

<h1>\'92olotropic</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>\'92`o*lo*trop"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ changeful + <?/ a turning, <?/ to turn.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; not isotropic.</def>

<i>Sir W. Thomson.</i>

<h1>\'92olotropy</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>\'92`o*lot"ro*py</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Difference of quality or property in different directions.</def>

<h1>\'92olus</h1> <Xpage=<cs><col>\'92olian attachment</col>, <cd>a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the 27 volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- >mcol>\'92olian harp, \'92olian lyre</mcol>, <cd>a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. <i>Moore</i>.</cd> -- <col>\'92olian mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)<fld>, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.</cd></cs>>

<hw>\'92"o*lus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. & Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of the winds.</def>