Part 533

<h1>Aphrodisiac, Aphrodisiacal</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw><hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ pertaining to sensual love, fr. <?/. See <er>Aphrodite</er>.]</ety> <def>Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery.</def>

<h1>Aphrodisiac</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*ac</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery.</def>

<h1>Aphrodisian</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph`ro*dis"i*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. "<i>Aphrodisian</i> dames" [that is, courtesans].</def>

<i>C. Reade.</i>

<h1>Aphrodite</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph`ro*di"te</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Classic Myth.)</fld> <def>The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike set\'91; the sea mouse.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A beautiful butterfly <spn>(Argunnis Aphrodite)</spn> of the United States.</def>

<h1>Aphroditic</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph`ro*dit"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Venereal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Aphtha</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph"tha</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sing. of <er>Aphth\'91</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the whitish specks called aphth\'91.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The disease, also called thrush.</def>

<h1>Aphth\'91</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph"th\'91</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/ (mostly in pl. <?/, Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. <?/ to set on fire, inflame.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush.</def>

<h1>Aphthoid</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph"thoid</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Aphtha</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of aphth\'91; resembling thrush.</def>

<h1>Aphthong</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph"thong</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ silent; <?/ priv. + <?/ voice, sound, fr. <?/ to sound.]</ety> <def>A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Aph*thon"gal</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Aphthous</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph"thous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>aphtheux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or caused by, aphth\'91; characterized by apht\'91; <as>as, <ex>aphthous</ex> ulcers; <ex>aphthous</ex> fever.</as></def>

<h1>Aphyllous</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>Aph"yl*lous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ priv. + <?/ leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain euphorbiaceous plants, etc.</def>

<h1>Apiaceous</h1> <Xpage=68>

<hw>A`pi*a"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Umbelliferous.</def>