Part 486

<hw>An`te*ni"cene</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first council of Nice, held <sc>a. d.</sc> 325; <as>as, <ex>antenicene</ex> faith</as>.</def>

<h1>Antenna</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An*ten"na</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Antenn\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>antenna</ets> sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called <i>horns</i>, and also <i>feelers</i>. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.</def>

<h1>Antennal</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An*ten"nal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the antenn\'91.</def>

<i>Owen.</i>

<h1>Antenniferous</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`ten*nif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Antenna</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bearing or having antenn\'91.</def>

<h1>Antenniform</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An*ten"ni*form</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Antenna</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like antenn\'91.</def>

<h1>Antennule</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An*ten"nule</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>antenna</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antenn\'91 or feelers of Crustacea.</def>

<h1>Antenumber</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*num"ber</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A number that precedes another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Antenuptial</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*nup"tial</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Preceding marriage; <as>as, an <ex>antenuptial</ex> agreement</as>.</def>

<i>Kent.</i>

<h1>Anteorbital</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*or"bit*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Antorbital</er>.</def>

<h1>Antepaschal</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*pas"chal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.</def>

<h1>Antepast</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An"te*past</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ante-</ets> + L. <ets>pastus</ets> pasture, food. Cf. <er>Repast</er>.]</ety> <def>A foretaste.</def>

<blockquote><b>Antepasts</b> of joy and comforts. <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Antependium</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*pen"di*um</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL., fr. L. <ets>ante + pendere</ets> to hang.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth; the frontal.</def>

<i>Smollett.</i>