Part 366

<hw>Am*bas"sa*dor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Em*bas"sa*dor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt></mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Embassador</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A minister of the highest rank sent a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.</def>

<note>&hand; <i>Ambassador</i> are either <i>ordinary</i> [or <i>resident</i>] or <i>extraordinary</i>, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand.</note>

<i>Abbott.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An official messenger and representative.</def>

<h1>Ambassadorial</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to an ambassador.</def>

<i>H. Walpole.</i>

<h1>Ambassadorship</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am*bas`sa*dor*ship</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.</def>

<h1>Ambassadress</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am*bas"sa*dress</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.</def>

<i>Prescott.</i>

<h1>Ambassage</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"bas*sage</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Embassage</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<i>Luke xiv. 32.</i>

<h1>Ambassy</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"bas*sy</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Embassy</er>, the usual spelling.</def>

<i>Helps.</i>

<h1>Amber</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"ber</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>aumbre</ets>, F. <ets>ambre</ets>, Sp. <ets>\'a0mbar</ets>, and with the Ar. article, <ets>al\'a0mbar</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>'anbar</ets> ambergris.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light yellow; <as>as, the <ex>amber</ex> of the sky</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Ambergris.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>You that smell of <b>amber</b> at my charge. <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The balsam, liquidambar.</def>

<cs><col>Black amber</col>, <cd>and old and popular name for <i>jet<i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Amber</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"ber</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Consisting of amber; made of amber.</def> "<i>Amber</i> bracelets."

<i>Shak.</i>