Part 367

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.</def> "The <i>amber</i> morn."

<i>Tennyson.</i>

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

<hw>Am"ber</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>p. p. & p. a.</tt> <er>Ambered</er> .]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To scent or flavor with ambergris; <as>as, <ex>ambered</ex> wine</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To preserve in amber; <as>as, an <ex>ambered</ex> fly</as>.</def>

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

<hw>Am"ber fish</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the southern Atlantic coast <spn>(Seriola Carolinensis.)</spn></def>

<h1>Ambergrease</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"ber*grease</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Ambergris</er>.</def>

<h1>Ambergris</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"ber*gris</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>ambre gris</ets>, i. e., gray amber; F. <ets>gris</ets> gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. <ets>gr\'8cs</ets>, G. <ets>greis</ets>, gray-haired. See <er>Amber</er>.]</ety> <def>A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale <spn>(Physeter macrocephalus)</spn>, which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212&deg; Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.</def>

<i>Dana.</i>

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

<hw>Am"ber seed`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>Seed of the <spn>Hibiscus abelmoschus</spn>, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed.</def>

<i>Chambers.</i>

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

<hw>Am"ber tree`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>A species of <spn>Anthospermum</spn>, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.</def>

<h1>Ambes-as</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Ambes"-as</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Ambs-ace.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Ambidexter</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am"bi*dex"ter</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>ambo</ets> both + <ets>dexter</ets> right, <ets>dextra</ets> (sc. <ets>manus</ets>) the right hand.]</ety> <def>Using both hands with equal ease.</def>

<i>Smollett.</i>

<h1>Ambidexter</h1> <Xpage=46>

<hw>Am`bi*dex"ter</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A person who uses both hands with equal facility.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hence; A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes.</def>

<blockquote>The rest are hypocrites, <b>ambidexters</b>, so many turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on the other. <i>Burton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict.</def>