Part 69

<i>Hume.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; <as>as, the French <ex>Academy</ex>; the American <ex>Academy</ex> of Arts and Sciences; <ex>academies</ex> of literature and philology.</as></def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>A school or place of training in which some special art is taught; <as>as, the military <ex>academy</ex> at West Point; a riding <ex>academy</ex>; the <ex>Academy</ex> of Music.</as></def>

<cs><col>Academy figure</col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a drawing usually half life-size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.</cd></cs>

<h1>Acadian</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>A*ca"di*an</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia.</def> "<i>Acadian</i> farmers." <i>Longfellow</i>. -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native of Acadie.</def></def2>

<cs><col>Acadian epoch</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>an epoch at the beginning of the American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American rocks known to be fossiliferous. See <er>Geology</er>.</cd> -- <col>Acadian owl</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small North American owl <spn>(Nyctule Acadica)</spn>; the saw-whet.</cd></cs>

<h1>Acajou</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ac"a*jou</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Cashew</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See <er>Cashew</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mahogany tree; also, its timber.</def>

<h1>Acaleph, Acalephan</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw><hw>Ac"a*leph</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ac`a*le"phan</hw> <tt>(#)</tt><hw> <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Acalephs</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <plw>Acalephans</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[See <er>Acaleph\'91</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Acaleph\'91.</def>

<h1>Acaleph\'91</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ac`a*le"ph\'91</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, a nettle.]</ety> <def>A group of C\'d2lenterata, including the Medus\'91 or jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called <altname>sea nettles</altname>.</def>

<h1>Acalephoid</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ac`ale"phoid</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Acaleph</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to or resembling the Acaleph\'91 or jellyfishes.</def>

<mhw><h1>Acalycine, Acalysinous</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>A*cal"y*cine</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>Ac`a*lys`i*nous</hw></mhw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ priv. + <?/ calyx.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.</def>

<h1>Acanth</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>A*canth"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Acanthus</er>.</def>

<h1>Acantha</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>A*can"tha</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/ thorn, fr. <?/ point. See <er>Acute</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A prickle.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A spine or prickly fin.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.</def>

<i>Dunglison.</i>

<h1>Acanthaceous</h1> <Xpage=7>

<hw>Ac"an*tha"ceous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Armed with prickles, as a plant.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.</def>

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