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<i>Wiseman.</i>

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<h1>Angustifoliate, Angustifolious</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw><hw>An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>angustus</ets> narrow (see <er>Anguish</er>) + <ets>folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having narrow leaves.</def>

<i>Wright.</i>

<h1>Angustura bark</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`gus*tu"ra bark`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>See <er>Angostura bark</er>.</def>

<h1>Angwantibo</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`gwan*ti"bo</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small lemuroid mammal (<spn>Arctocebus Calabarensis</spn>) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.</def>

<h1>Anhang</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An*hang"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>onhangian</ets>.]</ety> <def>To hang.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Anharmonic</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`har*mon"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>anharmonique</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ priv. + <?/ harmonic.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not harmonic.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>The anharmonic function</col> or <col>ratio</col></mcol> of four points <i>abcd<i> on a straight line is <cd>the quantity <mathex>(<ratio>ac/ad</ratio>):(<ratio>bc/bd</ratio>)</mathex>, where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.</cd></cs>

<h1>Anhelation</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An`he*la"tion</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>anhelatio</ets>, fr. <ets>anhelare</ets> to pant; <ets>an</ets> (perh. akin to E. <ets>on</ets>) + <ets>halare</ets> to breathe: cf. F. <ets>anh\'82lation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma.</def>

<i>Glanvill.</i>

<h1>Anhele</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An*hele"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>aneler</ets>, <ets>anheler</ets>. See <er>Anhelation</er>.]</ety> <def>To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (<i>for</i>).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>They <b>anhele</b> . . . for the fruit of our convocation. <i>Latimer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Anhelose</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An"he*lose</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Anhelous; panting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Anhelous</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An*he"lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>anhelus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Short of breath; panting.</def>

<h1>Anhima</h1> <Xpage=58>

<hw>An"hi*ma</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Brazilian name.]</ety> <def>A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (<spn>Palamedea cornuta</spn>). See <er>Kamichi</er>.</def>

<h1>Anhinga</h1> <Xpage=58>

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