<p><b>3.</b> <def>To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.</def>
<blockquote>She could not <b>abide</b> Master Shallow. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>4.</b> <note>[Confused with <i>aby</i> to pay for. See <er>Aby</er>.]</note> <def>To stand the consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.</def>
<blockquote>Dearly I <b>abide</b> that boast so vain. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Abider</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>A*bid"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who abides, or continues.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Speedy goers and strong <i>abiders</i>."
<i>Sidney.</i>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>One who dwells; a resident.</def>
<i>Speed.</i>
<h1>Abiding</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>A*bid"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Continuing; lasting.</def>
<h1>Abidingly</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>A*bid"ing*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Permanently.</def>
<i>Carlyle.</i>
<h1>Abies</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>A"bi*es</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fir tree.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also referred to this genus.</def>
<h1>Abietene</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>Ab"i*e*tene</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>abies</ets>, <ets>abietis</ets>, a fir tree.]</ety> <def>A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut pine <spn>(Pinus sabiniana)</spn> of California.</def>
<h1>Abietic</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>Ab`i*et"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products; <as>as, <ex>abietic</ex> acid, called also <ex>sylvic</ex> acid</as>.</def>
<i>Watts.</i>
<h1>Abietin, Abietine</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw><hw>Ab"i*e*tin</hw>, <hw>Ab"i*e*tine</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Abietene</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in strong acetic acid, and in ether.</def>
<i>Watts.</i>
<h1>Abietinic</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>Ab`i*e*tin"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to abietin; <as>as, <ex>abietinic</ex> acid</as>.</def>
<h1>Abietite</h1> <Xpage=4>
<hw>Ab"i*e*tite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the common silver fir of Europe <spn>(Abies pectinata)</spn>.</def>
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