Part 833

<h1>Axtree</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Ax"tree</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Axle or axletree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Drayton.</i>

<h1>Axunge</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Ax"unge</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>axonge</ets>, L. <ets>axungia</ets>; <ets>axis</ets> wheel + <ets>ungere</ets> to grease.]</ety> <def>Fat; grease; esp. the fat of pigs or geese; usually <fld>(Pharm.)</fld>, lard prepared for medical use.</def>

<h1>Ay</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Ay</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <def>Ah! alas!</def> "<i>Ay</i> me! I fondly dream \'bfHad ye been there.'"

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Ay</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Ay</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Aye</er>.</def>

<h1>Ayah</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>A"yah</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pg. <ets>aia</ets>, akin to Sp. <ets>aya</ets> a governess, <ets>ayo</ets> a tutor.]</ety> <def>A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>

<h1>Aye, Ay</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw><hw>Aye</hw>, <hw>Ay</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Perh. a modification of <ets>yea</ets>, or from the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. <ets>ei</ets>, <ets>ey</ets>, why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. <ets>ei</ets>, Dan. <ets>ej</ets>. Or perh. akin to <ets>aye</ets> ever.]</ety> <def>Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative answer to a question. It is much used in <i>viva voce</i> voting in legislative bodies, etc.</def>

<note>&hand; This word is written <i>I</i> in the early editions of Shakespeare and other old writers.</note>

<h1>Aye</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Aye</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; <as>as, "To call for the <ex>ayes</ex> and noes;" "The <ex>ayes</ex> have it."</as></def>

<h1>Aye, Ay</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw><hw>Aye</hw>, <hw>Ay</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Icel. <ets>ei</ets>, <ets>ey</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>\'be</ets>, <ets>\'bewa</ets>, always, Goth. <ets>aiws</ets> an age, Icel. <ets>\'91fi</ets>, OHG, <ets><?/wa</ets>, L. <ets>aevum</ets>, Gr. <?/ an age, <?/, <?/, ever, always, G. <ets>je</ets>, Skr. <ets><?/va</ets> course. <?/,<?/. Cf. <er>Age</er>, <ets>v</ets>., <er>Either</er>, <tt>a.</tt>, <er>Or</er>, <ets>conj</ets>.]</ety> <def>Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.</def>

<blockquote>For his mercies <b>aye</b> endure. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<cs><mcol><col>For aye</col>, <col>always</col></mcol><cd>; forever; eternally.</cd></cs>

<h1>Aye-aye</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Aye"-aye`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the native name, prob. from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar <spn>(Cheiromys Madagascariensis)</spn>, remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.</def>

<h1>Ayegreen</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw>Aye"green`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Aye</ets> ever + <ets>green</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The houseleek <spn>(Sempervivum tectorum)</spn>.</def>

<i>Halliwell.</i>

<h1>Ayen, Ayein, Ayeins</h1> <Xpage=108>

<hw><hw>A*yen"</hw>, <hw>A*yein"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>A*yeins"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>adv. & prep.</tt> <ety>[OE. <?/, <?/. See <er>Again</er>.]</ety> <def>Again; back against.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>