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<h1>Agricultural</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged in, tillage; <as>as, the <ex>agricultural</ex> class; <ex>agricultural</ex> implements, wages, etc.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<cs><col>Agricultural ant</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a species of ant which gathers and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable species <spn>(Myrmica barbata)</spn> found in Texas clears circular areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known as ant rice.</cd></cs>

<h1>Agriculturalist</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An agriculturist (which is the preferred form.)</def>

<h1>Agriculture</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"ri*cul`ture</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>agricultura</ets>; <ets>ager</ets> field + <ets>cultura</ets> cultivation: cf. F. <ets>agriculture</ets>. See <er>Acre</er> and <er>Culture</er>.]</ety> <def>The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.</def>

<h1>Agriculturism</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*ism</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Agriculture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Agriculturist</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag`ri*cul"tur*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman.</def>

<blockquote>The farmer is always a practitioner, the <b>agriculturist</b> may be a mere theorist. <i>Crabb.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Agrief</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A*grief"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grief</ets>.]</ety> <def>In grief; amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Agrimony</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"ri*mo*ny</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>agremoyne</ets>, OF. <ets>aigremoine</ets>, L. <ets>agrimonia</ets> for <ets>argemonia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of plants of the Rose family.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The name is also given to various other plants; <as>as, hemp <ex>agrimony</ex> <spn>(Eupatorium cannabinum)</spn>; water <ex>agrimony</ex> (<spn>Bidens</spn>).</as></def>

<note>&hand; The <spn>Agrimonia eupatoria</spn>, or common agrimony, a perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.</note>

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<h1>Agrin</h1> <Xpage=34>

<hw>A*grin"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv. & a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>grin</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the act of grinning.</def> "His visage all <i>agrin</i>."

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Agriologist</h1> <Xpage=34>

<hw>Ag`ri*ol"o*gist</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One versed or engaged in agriology.</def>

<h1>Agriology</h1> <Xpage=34>

<hw>Ag`ri*ol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wild, savage + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or uncivilized tribes.</def>

<h1>Agrise</h1> <Xpage=34>

<hw>A*grise"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>\'begr\'c6san</ets> to dread; <ets>\'be-</ets> (cf. Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, Ger. <ets>er-</ets>, orig. meaning <ets>out</ets>) + <ets>gr\'c6san</ets>, for <ets>gr<?/san</ets> (only in comp.), akin to OHG. <ets>gr<?/is<?/n</ets>, G. <ets>grausen</ets>, to shudder. See <er>Grisly</er>.]</ety> <def>To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>