Part 677

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Ascitic, Ascitical</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw><hw>As*cit"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>As*cit"ic*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical.</def>

<h1>Ascititious</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As`ci*ti"tious</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Adscititious</er>.]</ety> <def>Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.</def>

<blockquote>Homer has been reckoned an <b>ascititious</b> name. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Asclepiad</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As*cle"pi*ad</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Gr. & L. Pros.)</fld> <def>A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias, consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus.</def>

<h1>Asclepiadaceous</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As*cle`pi*a*da"ceous</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Asclepias</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family.</def>

<h1>Asclepias</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As*cle"pi*as</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/, named from <ets>Asclepios</ets> or <ets>Aesculapius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and some other species having medicinal properties.</def>

<cs><col>Asclepias butterfly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, handsome, red and black butterfly <spn>(Danais Archippus)</spn>, found in both hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.</cd></cs>

<h1>Ascococcus</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As`co*coc"cus</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Ascococci</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ bladder, bag + <?/ kernel.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions, occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical micrococci.</def>

<h1>Ascospore</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As"co*spore</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ascus</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Ascus</er>.]</def>

<h1>Ascribable</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As*crib"a*ble</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable of being ascribed; attributable.</def>

<h1>Ascribe</h1> <Xpage=88>

<hw>As*cribe"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Ascribed</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Ascribing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>ascribere</ets>, <ets>adscribere</ets>, to ascribe; <ets>ad + scribere</ets> to write: cf. OF. <ets>ascrire</ets>. See <er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; <as>as, his death was <ex>ascribed</ex> to a poison; to <ex>ascribe</ex> an effect to the right cause; to <ex>ascribe</ex> such a book to such an author.</as></def>

<blockquote>The finest [speech] that is <b>ascribed</b> to Satan in the whole poem. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or allege to belong.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To <er>Ascribe</er>, <er>Attribute</er>, <er>Impute</er>.</syn> <usage> <i>Attribute</i> denotes, 1. To refer some quality or attribute to a being; <as>as, to <ex>attribute</ex> power to God</as>. 2. To refer something to its cause or source; <as>as, to <ex>attribute</ex> a backward spring to icebergs off the coast</as>. <i>Ascribe</i> is used equally in both these senses, but involves a different image. To <i>impute</i> usually denotes to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in general literature, has commonly a bad sense; <as>as, to <ex>impute</ex> unworthy motives</as>. The theological sense of <i>impute</i> is not here taken into view.</usage>

<blockquote>More than good-will to me <b>attribute</b> naught. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Ascribes</b> his gettings to his parts and merit. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>And fairly quit him of the <b>imputed</b> blame. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Ascript</h1> <Xpage=88>