Part 261

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Agora</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"o*ra</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the market place, in an ancient Greek city.</def>

<h1>Agouara</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*gou"a*ra</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The crab-eating raccoon <spn>(Procyon cancrivorus)</spn>, found in the tropical parts of America.</def>

<h1>Agouta</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*gou"ta</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small insectivorous mammal <spn>(Solenodon paradoxus)</spn>, allied to the moles, found only in Hayti.</def>

<h1>Agouti, Agouty</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw><hw>A*gou"ti</hw>, <hw>A*gou"ty</hw><hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>agouti</ets>, <ets>acouti</ets>, Sp. <ets>aguti</ets>, fr. native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A rodent of the genus <spn>Dasyprocta</spn>, about the size of a rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the <spn>Dasyprocta agouti</spn>.</def>

<h1>Agrace</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*grace"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. & v.</tt> <def>See <er>Aggrace</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Agraffe</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*graffe"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>agrafe</ets>, formerly <ets>agraffe</ets>, OF. <ets>agrappe</ets>. See <er>Agrappes</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A hook or clasp.</def>

<blockquote>The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an <b>agraffe</b> set with brilliants. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is so held as to limit the vibration.</def>

<h1>Agrammatist</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*gram"ma*tist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ illiterate; <?/ priv. + <?/ letters, fr. <?/ to write.]</ety> <def>A illiterate person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Agraphia</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*graph"i*a</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ priv. + <?/ to write.]</ety> <def>The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by written signs. It is one form of aphasia.</def>

<h1>Agraphic</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*graph"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Characterized by agraphia.</def>

<h1>Agrappes</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*grappes"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>agrappe</ets>, F. <ets>agrafe</ets>; <ets>a + grappe</ets> (see <er>Grape</er>) fr. OHG. <ets>kr\'bepfo</ets> hook.]</ety> <def>Hooks and eyes for armor, etc.</def>

<i>Fairholt.</i>

<h1>Agrarian</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*gra"ri*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>agrarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ager</ets> field.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp., relating to am equal or equitable division of lands; <as>as, the <ex>agrarian</ex> laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens</as>.</def>

<blockquote>His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an <b>agrarian</b> experiment. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>