Part 372

<h1>Amboyna wood</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am*boy"na wood</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the <spn>Pterocarpus Indicus</spn> of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.</def>

<h1>Ambreate</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am"bre*ate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical.</def>

<h1>Ambreic</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am*bre"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.</def>

<h1>Ambrein</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am"bre*in</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ambr\'82ine</ets>. See <er>Amber</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris.</def>

<h1>Ambrite</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am"brite</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>amber</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand.</def>

<h1>Ambrose</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am"brose</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See <er>Ambrosia</er>, 3.</def>

<i>Turner.</i>

<h1>Ambrosia</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am*bro"sia</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosia</ets>, Gr. <?/, properly fem. of <?/, fr. <?/ immortal, divine; <?/ priv. + <?/ mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). <?/ stands for <?/, akin to Skr. <ets>mrita</ets>, L. <ets>mortuus</ets>, dead, and to E. <ets>mortal</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An unguent of the gods.</def>

<blockquote>His dewy locks distilled <b>ambrosia</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called <i>ragweed</i>, <i>hogweed</i>, etc.</def>

<h1>Ambrosiac</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am"bro"si*ac</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosiacus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ambrosiaque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>"<i>Ambrosiac</i> odors."

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Ambrosial</h1> <Xpage=47>

<hw>Am*bro"sial</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ambrosius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious.</def> "<i>Ambrosial</i> food." "<i>Ambrosial</i> fragrance."

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Divinely excellent or beautiful.</def> "Shakes his <i>ambrosial</i> curls."

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Ambrosially</h1> <Xpage=47>