Part 44

<i>Gwilt.</i>

<h1>Abricock</h1> <Xpage=6>

<hw>A"bri*cock</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Apricot</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Abridge</h1> <Xpage=6>

<hw>A*bridge"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Abridged</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Abridging</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>abregen</ets>, OF. <ets>abregier</ets>, F. <ets>abr\'82ger</ets>, fr. L. <ets>abbreviare</ets>; <ets>ad + brevis</ets> short. See <er>Brief</er> and cf. <er>Abbreviate</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> labor; to <ex>abridge</ex> power or rights.</as></def> "The bridegroom . . . <i>abridged</i> his visit."

<i>Smollett.</i>

<blockquote>She retired herself to Sebaste, and <b>abridged</b> her train from state to necessity. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> a history or dictionary</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by <i>of</i>, and formerly by <i>from</i>; <as>as, to <ex>abridge</ex> one of his rights</as>.</def>

<h1>Abridger</h1> <Xpage=6>

<hw>A*bridg"er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who abridges.</def>

<h1>Abridgment</h1> <Xpage=6>

<hw>A*bridg"ment</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>abregement</ets>. See <er>Abridge</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; <as>as, an <ex>abridgment</ex> of pleasures or of expenses</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.</def>

<blockquote>Ancient coins as <b>abridgments</b> of history. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>What <b>abridgment</b> have you for this evening? What mask? What music? <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Abridgment</er>, <er>Compendium</er>, <er>Epitome</er>, <er>Abstract</er>, <er>Synopsis</er>.</syn> <usage> An <i>abridgment</i> is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an <i>abridgment</i> of a dictionary. A <i>compendium</i> is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a <i>compendium</i> of American literature. An <i>epitome</i> corresponds to a <i>compendium</i>, and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an <i>epitome</i> of history. An <i>abstract</i> is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A <i>synopsis</i> is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts.</usage>

<h1>Abroach</h1> <Xpage=6>

<hw>A*broach"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>abrochen</ets>, OF. <ets>abrochier</ets>. See <er>Broach</er>.]</ety> <def>To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Abroach</h1> <Xpage=6>

<hw>A*broach"</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>broach</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped.</def>

<blockquote>Hogsheads of ale were set <b>abroach</b>. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir.</def> "Mischiefs that I set <i>abroach</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Abroad</h1> <Xpage=6>

<hw>A*broad"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>broad</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; <as>as, a tree spreads its branches <ex>abroad</ex></as>.</def>