Part 403

<hw><hw>Am"pul*late</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Am"pul*la`ted</hw> <tt>(#)</tt><hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.</def>

<h1>Ampulliform</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am*pul"li*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ampulla</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Flask-shaped; dilated.</def>

<h1>Amputate</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am"pu*tate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Amputated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Amputating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>amputatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>amputare</ets>: <ets>amb-</ets> + <ets>putare</ets> to prune, <ets>putus</ets> clean, akin to E. <ets>pure</ets>. See <er>Putative</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>To cut off (a limb or projecting part (of the body)</def>.

<i>Wiseman.</i>

<h1>Amputation</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am`pu*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amputatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amputation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act amputating; esp. the operation of cutting of a limb or projecting part of the body.</def>

<h1>Amputator</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am"pu*ta"tor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who amputates.</def>

<h1>Ampyx</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am"pyx</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Antiq.)</fld> <def>A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair.</def>

<h1>Amrita</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am*ri"ta</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Skr. <ets>amrita</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>Immorality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. -- <i>a</i>. Ambrosial; immortal.</def>

<mhw><h1>Amsel, Amzel</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am"sel</hw>, <hw>Am"zel</hw></mhw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ger. See <er>Ousel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European ring ousel <spn>(Turdus torquatus)</spn>.</def>

<h1>Amuck</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>A*muck"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a. & adv.</tt> <ety>[Malay <ets>amoq</ets> furious.]</ety> <def>In a frenzied and reckless.</def>

<cs><col>To run amuck</col>, <cd>to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of "bhang," and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately.</cd></cs>

<blockquote>Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run <b>amuck</b>, and tilt at all I meet. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Amulet</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am"u*let</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>amuletum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>amulette</ets>.]</ety> <def>An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. <note>[Also used figuratively.]</note></def>

<h1>Amuletic</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>Am`u*let"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.</def>

<h1>Amurcous</h1> <Xpage=51>

<hw>A*mur"cous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>amurcous</ets>, L. <ets>amurca</ets> the dregs of olives, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to pluck.]</ety> <def>Full off dregs; foul.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Knowles.</i>