Part 10

Shall by him be amerced with penance due. Spenser. AÏmerce¶aÏble (?), a. Liable to be amerced. AÏmerce¶ment (?), n. [OF. amerciment.] The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and certain sum prescribed by statue for an offense; but an amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of affeering. [See Affeer.] Blackstone. µ This word, in old books, is written amerciament. ÷ royal, a penalty imposed on an officer for a misdemeanor in his office. Jacobs. AÏmer¶cer (?), n. One who amerces. AÏmer¶ciaÏment (?), n. [LL. amerciamentum.] Same as Amercement. Mozley & W. AÏmer¶iÏcan (?), a. [Named from Ameri?us Vespucius.] 1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians. 2. Of or pertaining to the United States. ½A young officer of the American navy.¸ Lyell. ÷ ivy. See Virginia creeper. Ð ÷ Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreignÐborn citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power. Ð Native ~ Party (U. S. Politics), a party of principles similar to those of the ÷ party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out. AÏmer¶iÏcan (?), n. A native of America; Ð originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States. The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism. Washington. AÏmer¶iÏcanÏism (?), n. 1. Attachment to the United States. 2. A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea. 3. A word or phrase peculiar to the United States. AÏmer·iÏcanÏiÏza¶tion (?), n. The process of Americanizing. AÏmer¶iÏcanÏize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Americanizer (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Americanizing.] To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics. Ames¶Ðace (?), n. Same as AmbsÐace. Am¶ess (?), n. (Eccl.) Amice, a hood or cape. See 2d Amice. Ø Am·eÏtab¶oÏla (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo”l.) A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis. [Written also Ametabolia.] AÏmet·aÏbo¶liÏan (?), a. [Gr. ? unchangeable; ? priv. + ? changeable, ? to change.] (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis. { AÏme·aÏbol¶ic (?), Am·eÏtab¶oÏlous, } a. (Zo”l.) Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects. AÏmeth¶oÏdist (?), n. [Pref. aÏ not + methodist.] One without method; a quack. [Obs.] Am¶eÏthyst (?), [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. am‚thyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. ? without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this power; ? priv. + ? to be drunken, ? strong drink, wine. See Mead.] 1. (Min.) A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone. Oriental ~, the violetÐblue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire. 2. (Her.) A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms. Am·eÏthys¶tine (?), a. [L. amethystinus, Gr. ?.] 1. Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet. 2. Composed of, or containing, amethyst. Ø Am·eÏtro¶piÏa (?), n. [Gr. ? irregular + ?, ?, eye.] (Med.) Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye. Ð Am·eÏtrop¶ic (?), a. AmÏhar¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. Ð n. The Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia). Ø Am¶iÏa (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a kind of tunny.] (Zo”l.) A genus of freshÐwater ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South Carolina, etc. See Bowfin. A·miÏaÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition. Every excellency is a degree of amiability. Jer. Taylor. A¶miÏaÏble (?), a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, Amorous, Amability.] 1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.] So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert. 2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper or mood; amiable ideas. 3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of temper, kindÐheartedness, etc., which causes one to be liked; as, an amiable woman. 4. Done out of love. [Obs.] Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's wife. Shak. A·miÏaÏbleÏness, n. The quality of being amiable; amiability. A¶miÏaÏbly, adv. In an amiable manner. Am¶iÏanth (?), n. See Amianthus. [Poetic] Am·iÏan¶thiÏform (?), a. [Amianthus + Ïform.] Resembling amianthus in form. Am·iÏan¶thoid (?), a. [Amianthus + Ïoid: cf. F. amianto‹de.] Resembling amianthus. Am·iÏan¶thus (?), n. [L. amiantus, Gr. ? ? (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; ? priv. + ? to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.] (Min.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus. Am¶ic (?), a. [L. ammonia + Ïic.] (Chem.) Related to, or derived, ammonia; Ð used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid. ÷ acid (Chem.), one of a class of nitrogenized acids somewhat resembling amides. Am·iÏcaÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness. Ash. Am¶iÏcaÏble (?), a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See Amiable.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable disposition, or arrangement. That which was most remarkable in this contest was... the amicable manner in which it was managed. Prideoux. ÷ action (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted by ~ consent of the parties, for the purpose of obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law involved in it. Bouvier. Burrill. Ð ÷ numbers (Math.), two numbers, each of which is equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other. Syn. - Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious. Ð Amicable, Friendly. Neither of these words denotes any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It does, however, imply something of real cordiality; while amicable supposes very little more than that the parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel. Hence, we speak of amicable relations between two countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties. ½Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each other can live amicably together.¸ Am¶iÏcaÏbleÏness (?), n. The quality of being amicable; amicability. Am¶iÏcaÏbly, adv. In an amicable manner. Am¶ice (?), n. [OE. amyse, prob. for amyt, OF. amit, ameit, fr. L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice, almuce, a hood or cape. See next word.] A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass. µ Examples of the use of the words amice, a square of linen, and amice, amess, or amyss, a hood or cape, show confusion between them from an early date. Am¶ice, n. [OE. amuce, amisse, OF. almuce, aumuce, F. aumusse, LL. almucium, almucia, aumucia: of unknown origin; cf. G. mtze cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf. Mozetta.] (Eccl.) A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur, formerly worn by the clergy; Ð written also amess, amyss, and almuce. AÏmid¶ (?), prep. See Amidst. Am¶ide (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + Ïide.] (Chem.) A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an acid atom or radical. Acid ~, a neutral compound formed by the substitution of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid. Am¶iÏdin (?), n. [Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido? starch, fr. L. amylum, Gr. ? fine meal, neut. of ? not ground at the mill, Ð hence, of the finest meal; ? priv. + ?, ?, mill. See Meal.] (Chem.) Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water. AÏmi¶do (?), a. [From Amide.] (Chem.) Containing, or derived from, amidogen. ÷ acid, an acid in which a portion of the nonacid hydrogen has been replaced by the ~ group. The ~ acids are both basic and acid. Ð ÷ group, amidogen, NH2. AÏmid¶oÏgen (?), n. [Amide + Ïgen.] (Chem.) A compound radical, NH2, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; Ð called also the amido group, and in composition represented by the form amido. AÏmid¶ships (?), adv. (Naut.) In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth. Totten. { AÏmidst¶ (?) , AÏmid¶ (?), } prep. [OE. amidde, amiddes, on midden, AS. on middan, in the middle, fr. midde the middle. The s is an adverbial ending, originally marking the genitive; the t is a later addition, as in whilst, amongst, alongst. See Mid.] In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by; among. ½This fair tree amidst the garden.¸ ½Unseen amid the throng.¸ ½Amidst thick clouds.¸ Milton. ½Amidst acclamations.¸ ½Amidst the splendor and festivity of a court.¸ Macaulay. But rather famish them amid their plenty. Shak. Syn. Ð Amidst, Among. These words differ to some extent from each other, as will be seen from their etymology. Amidst denotes in the midst or middle of, and hence surrounded by; as, this work was written amidst many interruptions. Among denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or separable objects; as, ½He fell among thieves.¸ ½Blessed art thou among women.¸ Hence, we say, among the moderns, among the ancients, among the thickest of trees, among these considerations, among the reasons I have to offer. Amid and amidst are commonly used when the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not prominent. Hence, we say, they kept on amidst the storm, amidst the gloom, he was sinking amidst the waves, he persevered amidst many difficulties; in none of which cases could among be used. In like manner, Milton speaks of Abdiel, Ð The seraph Abdiel, faithful found; Among the faithless faithful only he, because he was then considered as one of the angels. But when the poet adds, Ð From amidst them forth he passed, we have rather the idea of the angels as a collective body. Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods amidst which he was born. Macaulay. Am¶ine (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + Ïine.] (Chem.) One of a class of strongly basic substances derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by a basic atom or radical. Am¶iÏoid (?), a. (Zo”l.) Like or pertaining to the Amioidei. Ð n. One of the Amioidei. Ø Am·iÏoi¶deÏi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Amia + Ïoid.] (Zo”l.) An order of ganoid fishes of which Amis is type. See Bowfin and Ganoidei. Ø AÏmir¶ (?), n. Same as Ameer. AÏmiss¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + miss.] Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill. What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? Shak. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3. To take (an act, thing) amiss, to impute a wrong motive to (an act or thing); to take offense at' to take unkindly; as, you must not take these questions amiss.

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AÏmiss¶ (?), a. Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. [Used only in the predicate.] Dryden. His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. Wollaston. AÏmiss¶, n. A fault, wrong, or mistake. [Obs.] Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. Shak. AÏmis·siÏbil¶iÏty (?), [Cf. F. amissibilit‚. See Amit.] The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost. [R.] Notions of popular rights and the amissibility of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe. Hallam. AÏmis¶siÏble (?), a. [L. amissibilis: cf. F. amissible.] Liable to be lost. [R.] AÏmis¶sion (?), n. [L. amissio: cf. F. amission.] Deprivation; loss. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. AÏmit¶ (?), v. t. [L. amittere, amissum, to lose; a (ab) + mittere to send. See Missile.] To lose. [Obs.] A lodestone fired doth presently amit its proper virtue. Sir T. Browne. Am¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Amities (?). [F. amiti‚, OF. amisti‚, amist‚, fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L. amicus friendly, from amare to love. See Amiable.] Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; friendly relations; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity of the Whigs and Tories. To live on terms of amity with vice. Cowper. Syn. - Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will; peace. Ø Am¶ma (?), n. [LL. amma, prob. of interjectional or imitative origin: cf. Sp. ama, G. amme, nurse, Basque ama mother, Heb. ?m, Ar. immun, ummun.] An abbes or spiritual mother. Am¶meÏter (?), n. (Physics) A contraction of amperometer or ampŠremeter. Am¶miÏral (?), n. An obsolete form of admiral. ½The mast of some great ammiral.¸ Milton. Am¶mite (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, sandstone, fr. ? or ? sand.] (Geol.) O”lite or roestone; Ð written also hammite. [Obs.] Am¶moÏdyte (?), n. [L. ammodytes, Gr. ? sand burrower, a kind of serpent; ? sand + ? diver, ? to dive.] (Zo”l.) (a) One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel. (b) A kind of viper in southern Europe. [Obs.] AmÏmo¶niÏa (?), n. [From sal ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See Ammoniac.] (Chem.) A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste: Ð often called volatile alkali, and spirits of hartshorn. { AmÏmo¶niÏac (?), Am·moÏni¶aÏcal (?), } a. Of or pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas. Ammoniacal engine, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia is used as the motive force. Ð Sal ammoniac [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called chloride of ammonium, and formerly muriate of ammonia. AmÏmo¶niÏac (or Gum· amÏmo¶niÏac), n. [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. ? a resinous gum, said to distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F. ammoniac. See Ammonite.] (Med.) The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in water and in spirit of wine, and is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for the formation of certain plasters. AmÏmo¶niÏa·ted (?), a. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with ammonia. AmÏmo¶nic (?), a. Of or pertaining to ammonia. Am¶monÏite (?), n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L. Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an. Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.) A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis. Am·monÏiÏtif¶erÏous (?), a. [Ammonite + Ïferous.] Containing fossil ammonites. Ø AmÏmon·iÏtoid¶eÏa (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Ammonite + Ïoid.] (Zo”l.) An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant in Mesozoic rocks. See Ammonite. AmÏmo¶niÏum (?), n. [See Ammonia.] (Chem.) A compound radical, NH4, having the chemical relations of a strongly basic element like the alkali metals. Am·muÏni¶tion (?), n. [F. amunition, for munition, prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See Munition.] 1. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or defense. [Obs.] 2. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. 3. Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative. ÷ bread, shoes, etc., such as are contracted for by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.] Am·muÏni¶tion (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ammunitioned (?); p pr. & vb. n. Ammunitioning.] To provide with ammunition. Ø AmÏne¶siÏa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? to remember.] (Med.) Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ. Quian. AmÏne¶sic (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to amnesia. ½Amnesic or co”rdinate defects.¸ Quian. AmÏnes¶tic (?), a. Causing loss of memory. Am¶nesÏty (?), n. [L. amnestia, Gr. ?, a forgetting, fr. ? forgotten, forgetful; ? priv. + ? to remember: cf. F. amnistie, earlier amnestie. See Mean, v.] 1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion. 2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection. Am¶nesÏty, v. t. [imp. p. p. Amnestied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amnestying.] To grant ~ to. AmÏnic¶oÏlist (?), n. [L. amnicola, amnis a river + colere to dwell.] One who lives near a river. [Obs.] Bailey. AmÏnig¶eÏnous (?), a. [L. amnigena; amnis a river + root gen of gignere to beget.] Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [Obs.] Bailey. Am¶niÏon (?), n. [Gr. ? the membrane round the fetus, dim. of ? lamb.] (Anat.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles. Am¶niÏos (?), n. Same as Amnion. Ø Am·niÏo¶ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Amnion.] (Zo”l.) That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals. Am·niÏot¶ic (?), a. [Cf. F. amniotique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac. ÷ acid. (Chem.) [R.] See Allantoin. AÏm?¶ba (?), n; pl. L. Am?b‘ (?); E. Am?bas (?). [NL., fr. Gr. ? change.] (Zo”l.) A rhizopod. common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. See Rhizopoda. Ø Am·?Ïb‘¶um (?), n. [L. amoebaeus, Gr. ?, alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. ? ?, a responsive song, fr. ? change.] A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil. Ø Am·?Ïbe¶a (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo”l.) That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the am?ba and similar forms. Am·?Ïbe¶an (?), a. Alternately answering. AÏm?¶biÏan (?), n. (Zo”l.) One of the Am?bea. { AÏm?¶biÏform (?), AÏm?¶boid (?), } a. [Am?ba + Ïform or Ïoid.] (Biol.) Resembling an am?ba; am?baÐshaped; changing in shape like an am?ba. ÷ movement, movement produced, as in the am?ba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction. AÏm?¶bous (?), a. Like an am?ba in structure. Am·oÏli¶tion (?), n. [L. amolitio, fr. amoliri to remove; a (ab) + moliri to put in motion.] Removal; a putting away. [Obs.] Bp. Ward (1673). Ø AÏmo¶mum (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an Indian spice plant.] (Bot.) A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear cardamoms, and grains of paradise. AÏmon¶este (?), v. t. To admonish. [Obs.] { AÏmong¶ (?), AÏmongst¶ (?), } prep. [OE. amongist, amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a crowd or mixture. For the ending Ïst see Amidst. See Mingle.] 1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by. They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. Milton.

2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of; in the number or class of. Blessed art thou among women. Luke i. 28. 3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.; also, a relation of reciprocal action. What news among the merchants? Shak. Human sacrifices were practiced among them. Hume. Divide that gold amongst you. Marlowe. Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with their neighbors. Addison. Syn. - Amidst; between. See Amidst, Between. Ø AÏmon·tilÏla¶do (?), n. [Sp.] A dry kind of cherry, of a light color. Simmonds. Am¶oÏret (?), n. [OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour.] 1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs.] J. Warton. 2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks. [Obs.] 3. A petty love affair or amour. [Obs.] Am¶oÏrette¶ (?), n. An amoret. [Obs.] Rom. of R. Am¶oÏrist (?), n. [L. armor love. See Amorous.] A lover; a gallant. [R.] Milton. It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. Southey. AÐmorn¶ings (?), adv. [See Amorwe. The Ïs is a genitival ending. See Ïwards.] In the morning; every morning. [Obs.] And have such pleasant walks into the woods AÏmornings. J. Fletcher. Ø Am·oÏro¶sa (?), n. [It. amoroso, fem. amorosa.] A wanton woman; a courtesan. Sir T. Herbert. Am·oÏros¶iÏty (?), n. The quality of being amorous; lovingness. [R.] Galt. Ø Am·oÏro¶so (?), n. [It. amoroso, LL. amorosus.] A lover; a man enamored. Ø Am·oÏro¶so, adv. [It.] (Mus.) In a soft, tender, amatory style. Am¶oÏrous (?), a. [OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus, fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love.] 1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition. 2. Affected with love; in love; enamored; Ð usually with of; formerly with on. Thy roses amorous of the moon. Keats. High nature amorous of the good. Tennyson. Sure my brother is amorous on Hero. Shak. 3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love. ½Amorous delight.¸ Milton. ½Amorous airs.¸ Waller. Syn. - Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted; ardent. Am¶oÏrousÏly, adv. In an amorous manner; fondly. Am¶oÏrousÏness, n. The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love; lovingness. AÏmor¶pha (?), n.; pl. Amorphas (?). [Gr. ? shapeless.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Longfellow. AÏmor¶phism (?), n. [See Amorphous.] A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is (Chem.) spoken of as a state of amorphism. AÏmor¶phous (?), a. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? form.] 1. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless. Kirwan. 2. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized. 3. Of no particular kind or character; anomalous. Scientific treatises... are not seldom rude and amorphous in style. Hare. Ð AÏmor¶phousÏly, adv. Ð AÏmor¶phousÏness, n. Ø AÏmor·phoÏzo¶a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shapeless; ? priv. + ? form + ? animal.] (Zo”l.) Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges. AÏmor·phoÏzo¶ic (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Amorphozoa. AÏmor¶phy (?), n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. amorphie. See Amorphous.] Shapelessness. [Obs.] Swift. AÏmort¶ (?), a. [Pref. aÏ + F. mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort.] As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed. Shak. AÏmor¶tise (?), v., AÏmor·tiÏsa¶tion (?), n., AÏmor¶tisÏaÏble (?), a. AÏmor¶tiseÏment (?), n. Same as Amortize, Amortization, etc. AÏmor¶tizÏaÏble (?), a. [Cf. F. amortissable.] Capable of being cleared off, as a debt. AÏmor·tiÏza¶tion (?), n. [LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization.] 1. (Law) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain. 2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid. Simmonds. AÏmor¶tize (?), v. t. [OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See Mortmain. 1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. (Law) To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See Mortmain. 3. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund. AÏmor¶tizeÏment (?), n. [F. amortissement.] Same as Amortization. AÏmor¶we (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ on + OE. morwe. See Morrow.] 1. In the morning. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. On the following morning. [Obs.] Chaucer. AÏmo¶tion (?), n. [L. amotio. See Amove.] 1. Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office. 2. Deprivation of possession. Ø AÏmo¶tus (?), a. [L., withdrawn (from it?place).] (Zo”l.) Elevated, Ð as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does not touch the ground. AÏmount¶ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Amounted; p. pr. & vb. n. Amounting.] [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend, fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F. amont up the river. See Mount, n.] 1. To go up; to ascend. [Obs.] So up he rose, and thence amounted straight. Spenser. 2. To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; Ð with to or unto. 3. To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as, the testimony amounts to very little. AÏmount¶, v. t. To signify; to ~ to. [Obs.] AÏmount¶, n. 1. The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this year's revenue. 2. The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this. The whole amount of that enormous fame. Pope. AÏmour¶ (?), n. [F., fr. L. amor love.] 1. Love; affection. [Obs.] 2. Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love affair. In amours with, in love with. [Obs.]

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Ø A¶mour· pro¶pre (?). [F.] SelfÐlove; selfÐesteem. AÏmov·aÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. Liability to be removed or dismissed from office. [R.] T. Jefferson. AÏmov¶aÏble (?), a. [Cf. F. amovible.] Removable. AÏmove¶ (?), v. t. [L. amovere; aÐ (ab) + movere to move: cf. OF. amover.] 1. To remove, as a person or thing, from a position. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. 2. (Law) To dismiss from an office or station. AÏmove¶, v. t. & i. [OE. amovir, L. admovere to move to, to excite; ad + movere.] To move or be moved; to excite. [Obs.] Spenser. Am¶peÏlite (?), n. [L. ampelitis, Gr. ?, fr. ? vine.] (Min.) An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines; Ð applied by Brongniart to a carbonaceous alum schist. { Ø Am·pŠre¶ (?), AmÏpere¶ (?),} n. [From the name of a French electrician.] (Elec.) The unit of electric current; Ð defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of electroÐmagnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the unvarying current which, when passed through a standard solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the international ampŠre. { Ø Am·pŠre¶me·ter (?), Am·peÏrom¶eÏter (?),} n. [AmpŠre + meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical current in ampŠres. Am¶perÏsand (?), n. [A corruption of and, per se and, i. e., ? by itself makes and.] A word used to describe the character ?, ?, or &. Halliwell. AmÏphiÏ. [Gr. ?.] A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around. Am·phiÏarÏthro¶diÏal (?), a. [Pref. amphiÐ + arthrodial.] Characterized by amphiarthrosis. Am·phiÏarÏthro¶sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? a joining, ? a joint.] (Anat.) A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis. Am¶phiÏas·ter (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? a star.] (Biol.) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cellÐdivision, consisting of two asters connected by a spindleÐshaped bundle of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the spindle. Ø AmÏphib¶iÏa (?), n. pl. [See Amphibium.] (Zo”l.) One of the classes of vertebrates. µ The Amphibia are distinguished by having usually no scales, by having eggs and embryos similar to those of fishes, and by undergoing a complete metamorphosis, the young having gills. There are three living orders: (1) The tailless, as the frogs (Anura); (2) The tailed (Urodela), as the salamanders, and the siren group (Sirenoidea), which retain the gills of the young state (hence called Perennibranchiata) through the adult state, among which are the siren, proteus, etc.; (3) The C?cilians, or serpentlike Amphibia (Ophiomorpha or Gymnophiona), with minute scales and without limbs. The extinct Labyrinthodouts also belonged to this class. The term is sometimes loosely applied to both reptiles and amphibians collectively. AmÏphib¶iÏal (Ðal), & n. Amphibian. [R.] AmÏphib¶iÏan (Ðan), a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles. AmÏphib¶iÏan, n. (Zo”l.) One of the Amphibia. AmÏphib·iÏoÏlog¶icÏal (?), a. Pertaining to amphibiology. AmÏphib·iÏol¶oÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ? amphibious + Ðlogy: cf. F. amphibiologie.] A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia. Ø AmÏphib·iÏot¶iÏca (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? pertaining to life.] (Zo”l.) A division of insects having aquatic larv‘. AmÏphib¶iÏous (?), a. [Gr. ? living a double life, i. e., both on land in water; ? + ? life.] 1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants. 2. Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land and water. The amphibious character of the Greeks was already determined: they were to be lords of land and sea. Hare. 3. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures. Not in free and common socage, but in this amphibious subordinate class of villein socage. Blackstone. AmÏphib¶iÏousÏly, adv. Like an amphibious being. AmÏphib¶iÏousÏness, n. The quality of being amphibious; ability to live in two elements. Ø AmÏphib¶iÏum (?), n.; pl. L. Amphibia (?); E. Amphibiums (?). [NL., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? an animal). See Amphibious.] An amphibian. Am·phiÏbias¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ? + ? tending to sprout.] (Biol.) Segmenting unequally; Ð said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation. Am¶phiÏbole (?), n. [Gr. ? doubtful, equivocal, fr. ? to throw round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Hay so named the genus from the great variety of color and composition assumed by the mineral.] (Min.) A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It is a silicate of magnetism and calcium, with usually aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are tremolite, actinolite, asbestus, edenite, hornblende (the last name being also used as a general term for the whole species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc. See Hornblende. Am·phiÏbol¶ic (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal. 2. Of or resembling the mineral amphibole. AmÏphib·oÏlog¶icÏal (?), a. Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. ½Amphibological expressions.¸ Jer. Taylor. Ð AmÏphib·oÏlog¶icÏalÏly, adv. Am·phiÏbol¶oÏgy (?), n.; pl. Amphibologies (?). [L. amphibologia, for amphibolia, fr. Gr. ?, with the ending Ðlogia as if fr. Gr. ? ambiguous + ? speech: cf. F. amphibologie. See Amphiboly.] A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term. AmÏphib¶oÏlous (?), a. [L. amphibolus, Gr. ? thrown about, doubtful. [Obs.] Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel Ð both parties declaring themselves for the king. Howell. 2. (Logic) Capable of two meanings. An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of two meanings, not from the double sense of any of the words, but from its admitting of a double construction; e. g., ½The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose.¸ Whately. AmÏphib¶oÏly (?), n.; pl. Amphibolies (?). [L. amphibolia, Gr. ?: cf. OE. amphibolie. See Amphibolous.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology. If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is none. Whitlock. Am¶phiÏbranch (?), n. [L. ?, Gr. ? short at both ends; ? + ? short.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (? Ð ?); as, h?b?r?. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, proÐphet¶ic. { Am·phiÏcar¶pic (?), Am·phiÏcar¶pous (?),} a. [Gr. ? + ? fruit.] (Bot.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening. Am·phiÏchro¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? + ? color.] (Chem.) Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus to red. { Am·phiÏc?¶liÏan (?), Am·phiÏc?¶lous (?),} a. [Gr. ? hollowed all round; ? + ? hollow.] (Zo”l.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; Ð said of vertebr‘. Am¶phiÏcome (?), n. [Gr. ? with hair all round; ? + ? hair.] A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination. [Obs.] Encyc. Brit. AmÏphic·tyÏon¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic body. W. Smith. AmÏphic¶tyÏons (?), n. pl. [L. Amphictyones, Gr. ?. Prob. the word was orig. ? dwellers around, neighbors.] (Grecian Hist.) Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters. AmÏphic¶tyÏoÏny (?), n.; pl. Amphictyonies (?). [Gr. ?.] (Grecian Hist.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece. Am¶phid (?), n. [Gr. ? both: cf. F. amphide.] (Chem.) A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides, selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a haloid compound. [R.] Berzelius. Am¶phiÏdisc (?), n. [Gr. ? + ? a round plate.] (Zo”l.) A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated wheel at each end; Ð found in freshwater sponges. Am·phiÏdrom¶icÏal (?), a. [Gr. ? running about or around.] Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; Ð so called because the friends of the parents carried the child around the hearth and then named it. AmÏphig¶aÏmous (?), a. [Gr. ? + ? marriage.] (Bot.) Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual organs; Ð a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order of plants. Am·phiÏge¶an (?), a. [Gr. ? + ?, ?, the earth.] Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar zones inclusive. Am¶phiÏgen (?), n. [Gr. ? + Ðgen: cf. F. amphigŠne.] (Chem.) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; Ð applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium. [R.] Am¶phiÏgene (?), n. (Min.) Leucite. Am·phiÏgen¶eÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ? + ? generation.] (Biol.) Sexual generation; amphigony. AmÏphig¶eÏnous (?), a. (Bot.) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens. Am·phiÏgon¶ic (?), a. Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation. [R.] AmÏphig¶oÏnous (?), a. [Gr. ? + ? a begetting.] Relating to both parents. [R.] AmÏphig¶oÏny (?), n. Sexual propagation. [R.] Am·phiÏgor¶ic (?), a. [See Amphigory.] Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory. Am¶phiÏgoÏry (?), n. [F. amphigouri, of uncertain derivation; perh. fr. Gr. ? + ? a circle.] A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also amphigouri.] { AmÏphil¶oÏgism (?), AmÏphil¶oÏgy (?),} n. [Gr. ? + Ðlogy.] Ambiguity of speech; equivocation. [R.] AmÏphim¶aÏcer (?), n. [L. amphimacru?, Gr. ?; ? on both sides + ? long.] (Anc. Pros.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in c¾st?t¾s. Andrews. Ø Am·phiÏneu¶ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. ? + ? sinew, nerve.] (Zo”l.) A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves. Ø Am·phiÏox¶us (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? sharp.] (Zo”l.) A fishlike creature (Amphioxus lanceolatus), two or three inches long, found in temperature seas; Ð also called the lancelet. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having neither brain, skull, vertebr‘, nor red blood. It forms the type of the group Acrania, Leptocardia, etc. AmÏphip¶neust (?), n. [Gr. ? + ? one who breathes, ? to breathe.] (Zo”l.) One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills at the same time, as the proteus and siren. Am¶phiÏpod (?), n. (Zo”l.) One of the Amphipoda. { Am¶phiÏpod (?), AmÏphip¶oÏdan (?),} a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. Ø AmÏphip¶oÏda (?), n. pl. [NL., FR. Gr. ? + ?, ? foot.] (Zo”l.) A numerous group of fourteen Ð footed Crustacea, inhabiting both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See Tetradecapoda and Arthrostraca. AmÏphip¶oÏdous (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda. AmÏphip¶roÏstyle (?), a. [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. ? having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See Prostyle.] (Arch.) Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. Ð n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice. Ø Am·phiÏrhi¶na (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?, ?, nose.] (Zo”l.) A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double. Ø Am·phisÏb‘¶na (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both ends + ? to go.] 1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. Milton. 2. (Zo”l.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See Illustration in Appendix. µ The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called an amphisb‘na; but it belongs among the worms. Ø Am·phisÏb‘¶noid (?), a. [NL., fr. L. amphisbaena + Ðoid.] (Zo”l.) Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb‘na. { Ø AmÏphis¶ciÏi (?), AmÏphis¶cians (?),} n. pl. [Gr. ? throwing a shadow both ways; ? + ? shadow.] The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of the year are cast to the north, and in the order to the south, according as the sun is south or north of their zenith. AmÏphis¶toÏmous (?), a. [Gr. ? + ? mouth.] (Zo”l.) Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by means of which they adhere. Am·phiÏsty¶lic (?), a. [Gr. ? + ? pillar, support.] (Anat.) Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; Ð said of a skull. { Am·phiÏthe¶aÏter, Am·phiÏthe¶aÏtre,} (?), n. [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? theater: cf. F. amphith‚ƒtre. See Theater.] 1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena. µ The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats of gladiators and wild beasts. 2. Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery in a theater. Am·phiÏthe¶aÏtral (?), a. [L. amphitheatralis: cf. F. amphith‚ƒtral.] Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater. { Am·phiÏtheÏat¶ric (?), Am·phiÏtheÏat¶ricÏal (?),} a. [L. amphitheatricus.] Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an amphitheater. Am·phiÏtheÏat¶ricÏalÏly, adv. In the form or manner of an amphitheater. Ø AmÏphit¶roÏcha (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? a wheel.] (Zo”l.) A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia. { AmÏphit¶roÏpal (?), AmÏphit¶roÏpous (?),} a. [Gr. ? + ? to turn.] (Bot.) Having the

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ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous. Ø Am·phiÏu¶ma (?), n. (Zo”l.) A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States, having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two persistent gill openings; the Congo snake. Am·phoÏpep¶tone (?), n. [Gr. ? + E. peptone.] (Physiol.) A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and antipeptone. Ø Am¶phoÏra (?), n.; pl. Amophor‘ (?). [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a jar with two handles; ? + ? bearer, ? to bear. Cf. Ampul.] Among the ancients, a twoÐhandled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc. Am¶phoÏral (?), a. [L. amphoralis.] Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora. AmÏphor¶ic (?), a. (Med.) Produced by, or indicating, a cavity in the lungs, not filled, and giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter; as, amphoric respiration or resonance. Am·phoÏter¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? both.] Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral. [R.] Smart. Am¶ple (?), a. [F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See Full, and cf. Double.] Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended. All the people in that ample house Did to that image bow their humble knees. Spenser. 2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice. 3. Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative. Johnson. Syn. - Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal; munificent. Ð Ample, Copious, Abundant, Plenteous. These words agree in representing a thing as large, but under different relations, according to the image which is used. Ample implies largeness, producing a sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; as, ample stores or resources, ample provision. Copious carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at a single point; as, a copious supply of materials. ½Copious matter of my song.¸ Milton. Abundant and plenteous refer to largeness of quantity; as, abundant stores; plenteous harvests. AmÏplec¶tant (?), a. [L. amplecti to embrace.] (Bot.) Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils. Gray. Am¶pleÏness (?), n. The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness; completeness. Am·plexÏa¶tion (?), n. [L. amplexari to embrace.] An embrace. [Obs.] An humble amplexation of those sacred feet. Bp. Hall. AmÏplex¶iÏcaul (?), a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.] (Bot.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves. Gray. Am¶pliÏate (?), v. t. [L. ampliatus, p. p. of ampliare to make wider, fr. amplus. See Ample.] To enlarge. [R.] To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of your empire. Udall. Am¶pliÏate (?), a. (Zo”l.) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects. Am·pliÏa¶tion (?), n. [L. ampliatio: cf. F. ampliation.] 1. Enlargement; amplification. [R.] 2. (Civil Law) A postponement of the decision of a cause, for further consideration or reÐargument. Am¶pliÏaÏtive (?), a. (Logic) Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received. ½All bodies possess power of attraction¸ is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attribute. Abp. W. Thomson. AmÏplif¶iÏcate (?), v. t. [L. amplificatus, p. p. of amplificare.] To amplify. [Obs.] Bailey. Am·pliÏfiÏca¶tion (?), n. [L. amplificatio.] 1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension. 2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc., for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description, or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject. Exaggeration is a species of amplification. Brande & C. I shall summarily, without any amplification at all, show in what manner defects have been supplied. Sir J. Davies. 3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the subject was presented without amplifications. AmÏplif¶iÏcaÏtive (?), a. Amplificatory. AmÏplif¶iÏcaÏtoÏry (?), a. Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative. Morell. Am¶pliÏfi·er (?), n. One who or that which amplifies. Am¶pliÏfy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amplified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amplifying.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See Ample, Ïfy.] 1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; Ð used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc. 2. (Rhet.) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand; to make much of. Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard author, but much amplified by our English translator. Dryden. Am¶pliÏfy (?), v. i. 1. To become larger. [Obs.] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. Fairfax. 2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument or description; to dilate; to expatiate; Ð often with on or upon. Watts. He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject he handles. South. Am¶pliÏtude (?), n. [L. amplitudo, fr. amplus: cf. F. amplitude. See Ample.] 1. State of being ample; extent of surface or space; largeness of dimensions; size. The cathedral of Lincoln... is a magnificent structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the diocese. Fuller. 2. Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance; fullness. (a) Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers. ½Amplitude of mind.¸ Milton. ½Amplitude of comprehension.¸ Macaulay. (b) Of extent of means or resources. ½Amplitude of reward.¸ Bacon. 3. (Astron.) (a) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the ~ is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator. (b) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object. 4. (Gun.) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range. 5. (Physics) The extent of a movement measured from the starting point or position of equilibrium; Ð applied especially to vibratory movements. 6. (math.) An angle upon which the value of some function depends; Ð a term used more especially in connection with elliptic functions. Magnetic ~, the angular distance of a heavenly body, when on the horizon, from the magnetic east or west point as indicated by the compass. The difference between the magnetic and the true or astronomical ~ (see 3 above) is the ½variation of the compass.¸ Am¶ply (?), adv. In an ample manner. Am¶pul (?), n. [AS. ampella, ampolla, L. ampulla: cf. OF. ampolle, F. ampoule.] Same as Ampulla, 2. Ø AmÏpul¶la, n.; pl. Ampull‘ (?). [L. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrowÐnecked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug. 2. (Eccl.) (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass. (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or coronation is kept. Shipley. 3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle, as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear. Am·pulÏla¶ceous (?), a. [L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla.] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottleÏshaped; swelling. Kirby. ÷ sac (Zo”l.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells. { Am¶pulÏlar (?), Am·pulÏlaÏry (?), } a. Resembling an ampulla. { Am¶pulÏlate (?), Am¶pulÏla·ted (?) } a. Having an ampulla; flaskÐshaped; bellied. AmÏpul¶liÏform (?), a. [Ampulla + Ïform.] FlaskÏshaped; dilated. Am¶puÏtate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amputated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amputating.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: ambÏ + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See Putative.] 1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils. 2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the body). Wiseman. Am·puÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. amputatio: cf. F. amputation.] The act amputating; esp. the operation of cutting of a limb or projecting part of the body. Am¶puÏta¶tor (?), n. One who amputates. Ø Am¶pyx (?), n. [Gr. ?.] (Greek Antiq.) A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair. Ø AmÏri¶ta (?), n. [Skr. amrita.] (Hind. Myth.) Immorality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. Ð a. Ambrosial; immortal. Am¶sel, Am¶zel (?), n. [Ger. See Ousel.] (Zo”l.) The European ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). AÏmuck¶ (?), a. & adv. [Malay amoq furious.] In a frenzied and reckless. To run ~, to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the Malays sometimes do under the influence of ½bhang,¸ and attack every one that comes in the way; to assail recklessly and indiscriminately. Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. Pope. Am¶uÏlet (?), n. [L. amuletum: cf. F. amulette.] An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [Also used figuratively.] Am·uÏlet¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm. AÏmur¶cous (?), a. [LL. amurcous, L. amurca the dregs of olives, Gr. ?, fr. ? to pluck.] Full off dregs; foul. [R.] Knowles. AÏmus¶aÏble (?), a. [Cf. F. amusable.] Capable of being amused. AÏmuse¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amusing.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to ~, ? (L. ad) + OF. muser. See Muse, v.] 1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.] Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold. Holland. Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house. Fuller. 2. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. A group children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake. Gilpin. 3. To keep in extraction; to beguile; to delude. He amused his followers with idle promises. Johnson. Syn. - To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive; occupy. Ð To Amuse, Divert, Entertain. We are amused by that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are entertained by that which brings our minds into agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a book. We are diverted by that which turns off our thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a laughable incident. Whatever amuses serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever entertains usually a wakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts is lively in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its effects. Crabb. AÏmuse¶, v. i. To muse; to mediate. [Obs.] AÏmused¶ (?), a. 1. Diverted. 2. Expressing amusement; as, an amused look. AÏmuse¶ment (?), n. [Cf. F. amusement.] 1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.] Here I... fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs. Fleetwood. 2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion. His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening. Macaulay. Syn. - Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation; pastime; sport. AÏmus¶er (?), n. One who amuses. Ø Am·uÏsette¶ (?), n. [F.] A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel. AÏmus¶ing (?), a. Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. Ð AÏmus¶ingÏly, adv. AÏmu¶sive (?; 277), a.ÿHaving power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite mirth. [R.] Ð AÏmu¶siveÏly, adv. Ð AÏmu¶siveÏness, n. AÏmy¶ (?), n. [F. ami, fr. L. amicus.] A friend. [Obs.] Chaucer. AÏmy¶eÏlous (?), a. [Gr. ? without marrow.] (Med.) Wanting the spinal cord. AÏmyg·daÏla¶ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. AÏmyg¶daÏlate (?), a. [L. amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. ?, ?. See Almond.] Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds. AÏmyg¶daÏlate, n. 1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds. Bailey. Coxe. 2.ÿ(Chem.) A salt amygdalic acid. Am·ygÏdal¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as, amygdalic acid. AÏmyg·daÏlif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. amygdalum almond + Ïferous.] AlmondÐbearing. AÏmyg¶daÏlin (?), n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white, crystalline substance. AÏmyg¶daÏline (?), a. [L. amygdalinus.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds. AÏmyg¶daÏloid (?), n. [Gr. ? almond + Ïoid: cf. F. amygdalo‹de.] (Min.) A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. { AÏmyg¶daÏloid (?), AÏmyg·daÏloid¶al (?), } a. 1. AlmondÐshaped. 2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid. Am¶yl (?), n. [L. amylum starch + Ïyl. Cf. Amidin.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, C5H11, of the paraffine series found in ~ alcohol or fusel oil, etc. Am·yÏla¶ceous (?), a. [L. amylum starch, Gr. ?. See Amidin.] Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy. Am¶yÏlate (?), n. (Chem.) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical. Am¶yÏlene (?), n.ÿ(Chem.) One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, C5H10, of the ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of the group. AÏmyl¶ic (?), a. (Chem.)ÿPertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether. ÷ alcohol (Chem.), one of the series of alcohol?, a transparent, colorless liquid, having a peculiar odor. It is the hydroxide of amyl. Ð ÷ fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which ~ alcohol is produced. Gregory. Am·yÏloÏbac¶ter , n. [L. amylum starch + NL. bacterium. See Bacterium.] (Biol.) A micro”rganism (Bacillus amylobacter) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction. Sternberg. { Am¶yÏloid (?), Am·yÏloid¶al (?), } a. [L. amylum starch + Ïoid.] Resembling or containing amyl; starchlike. Amyloid degeneration (Med.), a diseased condition of various organs of the body, produced by the deposit of an albuminous substance, giving a blue color with iodine and sulphuric acid; Ð called also waxy or lardaceous degeneration.

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Am¶yÏloid (?), n. 1. A non-nitrogenous starchy food; a starchlike substance. 2. (Med.) The substance deposited in the organs in ~ degeneration. Am·yÏloÏly¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ? starch + ? solvent; ? to dissolve.] (Physiol.) Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. Foster. Am·yÏlose¶ (?), n. (Chem.) One of the starch group (C6H10O5)? of the carbohydrates; as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc. Am¶yÏous (?), a. [Gr. ?.] (Med.) Wanting in muscle; without flesh. Am¶yss (?), n. Same as Amice, a hood or cape. An (?). [AS. ¾n one, the same word as the numeral. See One, and cf. A.] This word is property an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In such expressions as ½twice an hour,¸ ½once an age,¸ a shilling an ounce (see 2d A, 2), it has a distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every. µ An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound; as, an enemy, an hour. It in also often used before h sounded, when the accent of the word falls on the second syllable; as, an historian, an hyena, an heroic deed. Many writers use a before h in such positions. Anciently an was used before consonants as well as vowels. An, conj. [Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if, the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic before the conditional clause.] If; Ð a word used by old English authors. Shak. Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. B. Jonson. ÷ if, and if; if. An¶aÏ. [Gr. ? on; in comp., on, up, upwards.] A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward, throughout, backward, back, again, anew. A¶na (?), adv. [Gr. ? (used distributively).] (Med.) Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or, contracted, aa), ? ij., that is, of wine and honey, each, two ounces. An apothecary with a... long bill of anas. Dryden. Ïa¶na (?). [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in Ïanus.] A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes, etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc. Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas. It has been said that the tableÐtalk of Selden is worth all the ana of the Continent. Hallam. An·aÏbap¶tism (?), n. [L. anabaptismus, Gr. ?: cf. F. anabaptisme. See Anabaptize.] The doctrine of the Anabaptists. An·aÏbap¶tist (?), n. [LL. anabaptista, fr. Gr. as if ?: cf. F. anabaptiste.] A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy. µ In church history, the name Anabaptists usually designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the Reformation period. In more modern times the name has been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism as real and valid baptism. { An·aÏbapÏtis¶tic (?), An·aÏbapÏtis¶ticÏal (?), } a. Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull. An·aÏbap¶tistÏry (?), n. The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [R.] Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. Pagitt. An·aÏbapÏtize¶ (?), v. t. [Gr. ?, fr. ? again + ? to baptize. See Baptize.] To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename. [R.] Whitlock. Ø An¶aÏbas (?), n. [Gr. ?, p. p. of ? to advance.] (Zo”l.) A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing fishes. Ø AÏnab¶aÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to go up; ? up + ? to go.] 1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon in his work called ½The Anabasis.¸ The anabasis of Napoleon. De Quincey. 2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease; augmentation. [Obs.] An·aÏbat¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [Obs.] An·aÏbol¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? something heaped up; ? + ? a stroke.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature. AÏnab¶oÏlism (?), n. (Physiol.) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism. An·aÏcamp¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ? to bend back; ? back + ? to bend.] Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo). µ The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See Catoptrics. An·aÏcamp¶ticÏalÏly (?), adv. By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically. Hutton. An·aÏcamp¶tics (?), n. 1. The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics. 2. The science of reflected sounds. { Ø An·aÏcan¶thiÏni (?), An¶aÏcanths (?), } n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? thorny, fr. ? thorn.] (Zo”l.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny finÐrays, as the cod. An·aÏcan¶thous (?), a. Spineless, as certain fishes. An·aÏcar¶diÏa¶ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well known examples. An·aÏcar¶dic (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic acid. Ø An·aÏcar¶diÏum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? similar to + ? heart; Ð the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble the heart of a bird.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See Cashew. An·aÏcaÏthar¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting; ? + ?. See Cathartic.] (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. Ð n. An anacatharic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic. Ø AnÏach¶aÏris (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? up + ? grace.] (Bot.) A freshÐwater weed of the frog'sbit family (Hydrocharidace‘), native to America. Transferred to England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also waterweed and water thyme. AnÏach¶oÏret (?), n. AnÏach·oÏret¶icÏal (?), a. See Anchoret, Anchoretic. [Obs.] AnÏach¶oÏrism (?), n. [Gr. ? + ? place.] An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a referring something to a wrong place. [R.] { An·aÏchron¶ic (?), An·aÏchron¶icÏal (?), } a. Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic. AnÏach¶roÏnism (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to refer to a wrong time, to confound times; ? + ? time: cf. F. anachronisme.] A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early; falsification of chronological relation. AnÏach·roÏnis¶tic (?), a. Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. T. Warton. AnÏach¶roÏnize (?), v. t. [Gr. ?.] To refer to, or put into, a wrong time. [R.] Lowell. AnÏach¶roÏnous (?), a. Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. Ð AnÏach¶roÏnousÏly, adv. An·aÏclas¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ? to bend back and break; to reflect (light); ? + ? to break.] 1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. Hutton. 2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass. ÷ glass, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its former convex form. An·aÏclas¶tics (?), n. (Opt.) That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light; Ð commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit. Ø An·aÏc?Ïno¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?, to communicate; ? up + ? to make common, ? common.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker. An·aÏcoÏlu¶thic (?), a. Lacking grammatical sequence. Ð An·aÏcoÏlu¶thicÏalÏly (?), adv. Ø An·aÏcoÏlu¶thon (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, not following, wanting sequence; ? priv. + ? following.] (Gram.) A want of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the first part. An·aÏcon¶da (?), n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zo”l.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon. AÏnac·reÏon¶tic (?), a. [L. Anacreonticus.] Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. De Quincey. AÏnac·reÏon¶tic, n. A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine. An·aÏcrot¶ic (?), a. (Physiol.) Pertaining to anachronism. AÏnac¶roÏtism (?), n. [Gr. ?, up, again + ? a stroke.] (Physiol.) A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing. Ø An·aÏcru¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to push up or back; ? + ? to strike.] (Pros.) A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse properly beginning with an accented syllable. An¶aÏdem (?), n. [L. anadema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wreathe; ? up + ? to bind.] A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. Drayton. Tennyson. Ø An·aÏdiÏplo¶sis (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? to double, ?, ?, twofold, double.] (Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, ½He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes Ð misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.¸ An¶aÏdrom (?), n. [Cf. F. anadrome.] (Zo”l.) A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers. AÏnad¶roÏmous (?), a. [Gr. ? running upward; ? + ? a running, ? to run.] 1. (Zo”l.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc. 2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; Ð said of terns in which the lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the branch of the central stem. D. C. Eaton. Ø AÏn‘¶miÏa (?), a. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? blood.] (Med.) A morbid condition in which the blood is deficient in quality or in quantity. AÏn‘m¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to an‘mis. AnÏa·‰Ïrob¶ic (?), a. (Biol.) Relating to, or like, ana‰robies; ara‰robiotic. AnÏa¶‰rÏoÏbies (?), n. pl. [Gr. ? priv. + ?, ?, air + ? life.] (Biol.) Micro”rganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed by it. Sternberg. AnÏa·‰rÏoÏbiÏot¶ic (?), a. (Anat.) Related to, or of the nature of, ana‰robies. Ø An·‘sÏthe¶siÏa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? feeling, ? to feel: cf. F. anesth‚sie. See ’sthetics.] (Med.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an an‘sthetic. Ø An·‘sÏthe¶sis (?), n. See An‘sthesia. An·‘sÏthet¶ic (?), a. (Med.) (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, an‘sthetic agents. (b) Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an an‘sthetic effect or operation. An·‘sÏthet¶ic, n. (Med.) That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc. AnÏ‘s·theÏtiÏza¶tion (?), n. The process of an‘sthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous system induced by an‘sthetics. AnÏ‘s¶theÏtize (?), v. t. (Med.) To render insensible by an an‘sthetic. Encyc. Brit. An¶aÏglyph (?), n. [Gr. ? wrought in low relief, ? embossed work; ? + ? to engrave.] Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo. { An·aÏglyph¶ic (?), An·aÏglyph¶icÏal (?), } a. Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; Ð opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work. An·aÏglyph¶ic, n. Work chased or embossed relief. An·aÏglyp¶tic (?), a. [L. anaglypticus, Gr. ?, ?. See Anaglyph.] Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief. An·aÏglyp¶tics (?), n. The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc. An·aÏglyp¶toÏgraph (?), n. [Gr. ? + Ïgraph.] An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. Brande & C. An·aÏglyp·toÏgraph¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, analyptographic engraving. An·aÏglypÏtog¶raÏphy (?), n. [Gr. ? embossed + Ïgraphy.] The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; Ð used in representing coins, basÐreliefs, etc. Ø An·agÏnor¶iÏsis (?), n. [Latinized fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? to recognize.] The unfolding or d‚nouement. [R.] De Quincey. An·aÏgo¶ge (?), n. [Gr. ? a leading up; ? + ? a leading, ? to lead.] 1. An elevation of mind to things celestial. 2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New. { An·aÏgog¶ic (?), An·aÏgog¶icÏal (?), } a. Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. Ð An·aÏgog¶icÏalÏly, adv. An·aÏgog¶ics (?), n. pl. Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures. L. Addison. An¶aÏgo·gy (?), n. Same as Anagoge. An¶aÏgram (?), n. [F. anagramme, LL. anagramma, fr. Gr. ? back, again + ? to write. See Graphic.] Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its usual wider sense, the change or one word or phrase into another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorneyÐgeneral to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law. An¶aÏgram, v. t. To anagrammatize. Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton. { An·aÏgramÏmat¶ic (?), An·aÏgramÏmat¶icÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. anagramtique.] Pertaining to, containing, or making, anagram. Ð An·aÏgramÏmat¶icÏalÏly, adv. An·aÏgram¶maÏtism (?), n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. anagrammatisme.] The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden. An·aÏgram¶maÏtist, n. [Cf. F. anagrammatiste.] A maker anagrams. An·aÏgram¶maÏtize (?), v. t. [Gr. ? cf. F. anagrammatiser.] To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth. An¶aÏgraph (?), n. [Gr. ? a writing out, fr. ? to write out, to record; ? + ? to write.] An inventory; a record. [Obs.] Knowles. { Ø An¶aÏkim (?), A¶naks (?), } n. pl. [Heb.] (Bibl.) A race of giants living in Palestine. A¶nal (?), a. [From Anus.] (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin or glands. AÏnal¶cime (?), n. [Gr. ? priv. + ? strong, ? strength: cf. F. analcime.] (Min.) A white or fleshÐred mineral, of the zeolite, occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name. AÏnal¶cite (?), n. [Gr. ? weak.] Analcime. An·aÏlec¶tic (?), a. Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine. { An¶aÏlects (?), Ø An·aÏlec¶ta (?), } n. pl. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to collect; ? + ? to gather.] A collection of literary fragments. Ø An·aÏlem¶ma (?), n. [L. analemma a sun dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a place, Gr. ? a support, or thing supported, a

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sun dial, fr. ? to take up; ? + ? to take.] 1. (Chem.) An orthographic projection of the sphere on the plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the horizon. 2. An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor; Ð formerly much used in solving some common astronomical problems. 3. A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year, drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial globe. { Ø An¶aÏlep¶sis (?), An¶aÏlep¶sy (?), } [Gr. ? a taking up, or again, recovery, from ?. See Analemma.] (Med.) (a) Recovery of strength after sickness. (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder. An¶aÏlep¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ? restorative: cf. F. analeptique. See Analepsis.] (Med.) Restorative; giving strength after disease. Ð n. A restorative. Ø An·alÏge¶siÏa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? sense of pain.] (Med.) Absence of sensibility to pain. Quain. An·alÏlagÏmat¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? a change.] (Math.) Not changed in form by inversion. ÷ curves, a class of curves of the fourth degree which have certain peculiar relations to circles; Ð sometimes called bicircular quartics. Ð ÷ surfaces, a certain class of surfaces of the fourth degree. An·alÏlanÏto¶ic (?), a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an allantois. Ø An·alÏlanÏtoid¶eÏa (?), n. pl. [Gr. ? priv. + E. allantoidea.] (Zo”l.) The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms. AÏnal¶oÏgal (?), a. Analogous. [Obs.] Donne. An·aÏlog¶ic (?), a. [See Analogous.] Of or belonging to analogy. Geo. Eliot. An·aÏlog¶icÏal (?), a. 1. Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or implying analogy. When a country which has sent out colonies is termed the mother country, the expression is analogical. J. S. Mill. 2. Having analogy; analogous. Sir M. Hale. An·aÏlog¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an analogical sense; in accordance with analogy; by way of similitude. A prince is analogically styled a pilot, being to the state as a pilot is to the vessel. Berkeley. An·aÏlog¶icÏalÏness, n. Quality of being analogical. AÏnal¶oÏgism (?), n. [Gr. ? course of reasoning, fr. ? to think over, to the effect; an a priori argument. Johnson. 2. Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other. Crabb. AÏnal¶oÏgist (?), n. One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy. Cheyne. AÏnal¶oÏgize, v. i. To employ, or reason by, analogy. Ø AÏnal¶oÏgon (?), n. [Gr. ?.] Analogue. AÏnal¶oÏgous (?), a. [L. analogous, Gr. ? according to a due ratio, proportionate; ? + ? ratio, proportion. See Logic.] Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some resemblance or proportion; Ð often followed by to. Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. De Quincey. Decay of public spirit, which may be considered analogous to natural death. J. H. Newman. ÷ pole (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which becomes positively electrified when heated. Syn. - Correspondent; similar; like. Ð AÏnal¶o gousÏly, adv. Ð AÏnal¶oÏgousÏness, n. An¶aÏlogue (?; 115), n. [F., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing. The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor. 2. (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in another; an analogous term; as, the Latin ½pater¸ is the analogue of the English ½father.¸ 3. (Nat. Hist.) (a) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a different organ in another species or group, or even in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two are not of like structural relations. (b) A species in one genus or group having its characters parallel, one by one, with those of another group. (c) A species or genus in one country closely related to a species of the same genus, or a genus of the same group, in another: such species are often called representative species, and such genera, representative genera. Dana. AÏnal¶oÏgy (?), n.; pl. Analogies (?). [L. analogia, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. analogie. See Analogous.] 1. A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden. Followed by between, to, or with; as, there is an analogy between these objects, or one thing has an analogy to or with another. µ Analogy is very commonly used to denote similarity or essential resemblance; but its specific meaning is a similarity of relations, and in this consists the difference between the argument from example and that from analogy. In the former, we argue from the mere similarity of two things; in the latter, from the similarity of their relations. Karslake. 2. (Biol.) A relation or correspondence in function, between organs or parts which are decidedly different. 3. (Geom.) Proportion; equality of ratios. 4. (Gram.) Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or general rules of a language; similarity of origin, inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like, as opposed to anomaly. Johnson. An¶aÏlyse (?), v., An¶aÏly·ser (?), n., etc. Same as Analyze, Analyzer, etc. AÏnal¶yÏsis (?), n.; pl. Analyses (?). [Gr. ?, fr. ? to unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; ? up + ? to loose. See Loose.] 1. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the component parts of a subject, each separately, as the words which compose a sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions which enter into an argument. It is opposed to synthesis. 2. (Chem.) The separation of a compound substance, by chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how much of each element is present. The former is called qualitative, and the latter quantitative analysis. 3. (Logic) The tracing of things to their source, and the resolving of knowledge into its original principles. 4. (Math.) The resolving of problems by reducing the conditions that are in them to equations. 5. (a) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a discourse, disposed in their natural order. (b) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with synopsis. 6. (Nat. Hist.) The process of ascertaining the name of a species, or its place in a system of classification, by means of an analytical table or key. Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, Quantitative, and Volumetric ~. (Chem.) See under Ultimate, Proximate, Qualitative, etc. An¶aÏlyst (?), n. [F. analyste. See Analysis.] One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis. { An·aÏlyt¶ic (?), An·aÏlyt¶icÏal (?), } a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. analytique. See Analysis.] Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; analytic reasoning; Ð opposed to synthetic. Analytical or co”rdinate geometry. See under Geometry. Ð Analytic language, a noninflectional language or one not characterized by grammatical endings. Ð Analytical table (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the characteristics of the species or other groups are arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their names. An·aÏlyt¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an analytical manner. An·aÏlyt¶ics (?), n. The science of analysis. An¶aÏly·zaÏble (?), a. That may be analyzed. An·aÏlyÏza¶tion (?), n. The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts; analysis. An¶aÏlyze (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Analyzed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Analyzing.] [Cf. F. analyser. See Analysis.] To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for the purpose of an examination of each separately; to examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or nature of the thing examined; as, to analyze a fossil substance; to analyze a sentence or a word; to analyze an action to ascertain its morality. No one, I presume, can analyze the sensations of pleasure or pain. Darwin. An¶aÏly·zer (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, analyzes. 2. (Opt.) The part of a polariscope which receives the light after polarization, and exhibits its properties. An·aÏmese¶ (?), a. Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. Ð n. A native of Anam. Ø An·amÏne¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to remind, recall to memory; ? + ? to put in mind.] (Rhet.) A recalling to mind; recollection. An·amÏnes¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Aiding the memory; as, anamnestic remedies. AnÏam·niÏot¶ic (?), a. (Anat.) Without, or not developing, an amnion. An·aÏmor¶phism (?), n. [Gr. ? again + ? form.] 1. A distorted image. 2. (Biol.) A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley. An·aÏmor¶phoÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to form anew; ? again + ? to form; ? form.] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image. 2. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2. 3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration. An·aÏmor¶phoÏsy (?), n. Same as Anamorphosis. AÏnan¶ (?), interj. [See Anon.] An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh? [Obs.] Shak. Ø AÏna¶nas (?), n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American name.] (Bot.) The pineapple (Ananassa sativa). AnÏan¶drous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? a man.] (Bot.) Destitute of stamen? as certain female flowers. AnÏan¶guÏlar (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. angular.] Containing no angle. [R.] AnÏan¶therÏous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. anther.] (Bot.) Destitute of anthers. Gray. AnÏan¶thous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? a flower.] (Bot.) Destitute of flowers; flowerless. An·aÏp‘st (?), An·aÏp‘s¶tic (?). Same as Anapest, Anapestic. An¶aÏpest (?), n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. ? an ÷, i. e., a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. ?; ? back + ? to strike.] 1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented (?); the reverse of the dactyl. In Latin d?Ð?Ït¾s, and in English inÏterÏvene?, are examples of anapests. 2. A verse composed of such feet. An·aÏpes¶tic (?), a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an anapestic meter, foot, verse. Ð n. Anapestic measure or verse. An·aÏpes¶ticÏal (?), a. Anapestic. Ø AÏnaph¶oÏra (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to carry up or back; ? + ? to carry.] (Rhet.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses. Ø AnÏaph·roÏdis¶iÏa (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? sexual pleasure, ? the goddess of love.] (Med.) Absence of sexual appetite. AnÏaph·roÏdis¶iÏac (?), a. & n. [Gr. ? priv. + ? pertaining to venery.] (Med.) Same as Antaphrodisiac. Dunglison. AnÏaph·roÏdit¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? without love.] (Biol.) Produced without concourse of sexes. An·aÏplas¶tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to anaplasty. An·aÏplas·ty (?), n. [Gr. ? again + ? to form: cf. F. anaplastie.] (Surg.) The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. An·aÏpleÏrot¶ic (?), a. [L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. ? to fill up; ? + ? to fill.] (Med.) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers. Ð n. A remedy which promotes such granulation. AÏnap¶noÏgraph (?), n. [Gr. ? respiration + Ïgraph.] A form of spirometer. An·apÏno¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? respiration.] (Med.) Relating to respiration. AnÏap·oÏdeic¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ?. See Apodeictic.] Not apodeictic; undemonstrable. [R.] Ø An·aÏpoph¶yÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ? back + ? offshoot.] (Anat.) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebr‘. An·apÏtot¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? back + ? belonging to case.] Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay; as, anaptotic languages. Ø AnÏap¶tyÏchus (?), n.; pl. Anaptichi (?). [NL., fr. Gr. ? unfolding; ? back + ? to fold.] (Paleon.) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as the ammonites. An¶arch (?), n. [Gr. ? without head or chief; ? priv. + ? beginning, the first place, magistracy, government.] The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. Milton. Imperial anarchs doubling human woes. Byron. AÏnar¶chal (?), a. Lawless; anarchical. [R.] We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence. Landor. { AÏnar¶chic (?), AÏnar¶chicÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. anarchique.] Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; as, anarchic despotism; anarchical opinions. An¶archÏism (?), n. [Cf. F. anarchisme.] The doctrine or practice of anarchists. An¶archÏist (?), n. [Cf. F. anarchiste.] An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow of civil government. An¶archÏize (?), v. t. To reduce to anarchy. An¶archÏy (?), n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. anarchie. See Anarch.] 1. Absence of government; the state of society where there is no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political confusion. Spread anarchy and terror all around. Cowper. 2. Hence, confusion or disorder, in general. There being then... an anarchy, as I may term it, in authors and their re?koning of years. Fuller. Ø An·arÏthrop¶oÏda (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? without joints + Ïpoda. See Anarthrous.] (Zo”l.) One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no jointed legs, as the annelids; Ð opposed to Arthropoda. An·arÏthrop¶oÏdous (?), a. (Zo”l.) Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda. AnÏar¶throus (?), a. [Gr. ? without joints, without the article; ? priv. + ? joint, the article.] 1. (Gr. Gram.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous substantive. 2.ÿ(Zo”l.) Without joints, or having the joints indistinct, as some insects. Ø A¶nas (?), n. [L., duck.] (Zo”l.) A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including certain species of freshÏwater ducks. Ø An·aÏsar¶ca (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ? throughout + ?, ?, flesh.] (Med.) Dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue; an effusion of serum into the cellular substance, occasioning a soft, pale, inelastic swelling of the skin. An·aÏsar¶cous (?), a. Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. Wiseman. An·aÏstal¶tic (?), a. & n. [Gr. ?

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fitted for checking, fr. ? + ? to send.] (Med.) Styptic. [Obs.] Coxe. An¶aÏstate (?), n. [Gr. ? up + ? to make to stand.] (Physiol.) One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; Ð opposed to katastate. Foster. An·aÏstat¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? up + ? to make to stand: cf. ? causing to stand.] Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates. In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from. AÏnas¶toÏmose (?), v. i. [imp. p. p. Anastomozed (?); p. pr. ? vb. n. Anastomosing.] [Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis.] (Anat. & Bot.) To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor. Ø AÏnas·toÏmo¶sis (?), n.; pl. Anastomoses (?). [NL., fr. Gr. ? opening, fr. ? to furnish with a mouth or opening, to open; ? + ? mouth;: cf. F. anastomose.] (Anat. & Bot.) The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins. AÏnas·toÏmot¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to anastomosis. Ø AÏnas¶troÏphe (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up or back; ? + ? to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.) An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed. AÏnath¶eÏma (?), n.; pl. Anathemas (?). [L. anath?ma, fr. Gr. ? anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L. anath?ma, fr. Gr. ? a votive offering; all fr. ? to set up as a votive gift, dedicate; ? up + ? to set. See Thesis.] 1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed. denounce anathemas against unbelievers. Priestley. 2. An imprecation; a curse; a malediction. Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas of both [families]. Thackeray. 3. Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by ecclesiastical authority. The Jewish nation were an anathema destined to destruction. St. Paul... says he could wish, to save them from it, to become an anathema, and be destroyed himself. Locke. ÷ Maranatha (?) (see 1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression commonly considered as a highly intensified form of anathema. Maran atha is now considered as a separate sentence, meaning, ½Our Lord cometh.¸ { AÏnath·eÏmat¶ic (?), AÏnath·eÏmat¶icÏal (?), } a. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema. Ð AÏnath·eÏmat¶icÏalÏly, adv. AÏnath¶eÏmaÏtism (?), n. [Gr. ? a cursing; cf. F. anath‚matisme.] Anathematization. [Obs.] We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists. J. Taylor. AÏnath·eÏmaÏtiÏza¶tion (?), n. [LL. anathematisatio.] The act of anathematizing, or denouncing as accursed; imprecation. Barrow. AÏnath¶eÏmaÏtize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anathematized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Anathematizing.] [L. anathematizare, Gr. ? to devote, make accursed: cf. F. anath‚matiser.] To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn publicly as something accursed. Milton. AÏnath¶eÏmaÏti·zer (?), n. One who pronounces an anathema. Hammond. Ø AÏnat¶iÏfa (?), n.; pl. Anatif‘ (?). [NL., contr. fr. anatifera. See Anatiferous.] (Zo”l.) An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See Cirripedia. µ The term Anatif‘, in the plural, is often used for the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds. AÏnat¶iÏfer, (?), n. (Zo”l.) Same as Anatifa. An·aÏtif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. anas, anatis, a duck + Ïferous.] (Zo”l.) Producing ducks; Ð applied to Anatif‘, under the absurd notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See Barnacle. An¶aÏtine (?), a. [L. anatinus, fr. anas, anatis, a duck.] (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike. AÏnat¶oÏcism (?), n. [L. anatocismus, Gr. ?; ? again + ? to lend on interest.] (Law) Compound interest. [R.] Bouvier. { An·aÏtom¶ic (?), An·aÏtom¶icÏal (?), } a. [L. anatomicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. anatomique. See Anatomy.] Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume. An·aÏtom¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection. AÏnat¶oÏmism (?), n. [Cf. F. anatomisme.] 1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art. The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e., the French] great figure painters. The London Spectator. 2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all the phenomena of the organism or of animal life. AÏnat¶oÏmist (?), n. [Cf. F. anatomiste.] One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection. AÏnat·oÏmiÏza¶tion (?), n. The act of anatomizing. AÏnat¶oÏmize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anatomized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Anatomizing.] [Cf. F. anatomiser.] 1. To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts. 2. To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze. If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature, we shall find that they are founded on the relation of cause and effect. Hume. AÏnat¶oÏmi·zer (?), n. A dissector. AÏnat¶oÏmy (?), n.; pl. Anatomies (?). [F. anatomie, L. anatomia, Gr. ? dissection, fr. ? to cut up; ? + ? to cut.] 1. The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy; dissection. 2. The science which treats of the structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization. Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together, according to the knowledge of them which is given us by anatomy. Dryden. µ ½Animal ~¸ is sometimes called zo”tomy; ½vegetable ~,¸ phytotomy; ½human ~,¸ anthropotomy. Comparative ~ compares the structure of different kinds and classes of animals. 3. A treatise or book on ~. 4. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual, for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the anatomy of a discourse. 5. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has the appearance of being so. The anatomy of a little child, representing all parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than the skeleton of a man in full stature. Fuller. They brought one Pinch, a hungry, leanÏfaced villain, A mere anatomy. Shak. An·aÏtrep¶tic (?), a. [Gr. ? overturning, fr. ? to turn up or over; ? + ? too turn.] Overthrowing; defeating; Ð applied to Plato's refutative dialogues. Enfield. Ø An¶aÏtron (?), n. [F. anatron, natron, Sp. anatron, natron, fr. Ar. alÐnatr?n. See Natron, Niter.] [Obs.] 1. Native carbonate of soda; natron. 2. Glass gall or sandiver. 3. Saltpeter. Coxe. Johnson. { AÏnat¶roÏpal (?), AÏnat¶roÏpous (?), } a. [Gr. ? up + ? to turn.] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; Ð opposed to orthotropous. Gray. AÏnat¶to (?), n. Same as Annotto. An¶burÐy (?), Am¶burÏy (?), n. [AS. ampre, ompre, a crooked swelling vein: cf. Prov. E. amper a tumor with inflammation. Cf. the first syllable in agnail, and berry a fruit.] 1. (Far.) A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen. 2. A disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; Ð called also fingers and toes. Ïance. [F. Ïance, fr. L. Ïantia and also fr. Ïentia.] A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as, assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. See Ïancy. µ All recently adopted words of this class take either Ïance or Ïence, according to the Latin spelling. An¶cesÏtor (?), n. [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. ancˆtre, fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to go before; ante before + cedere to go. See Cede, and cf. Antecessor.] 1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father. 2. (Biol.) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse. 3. (Law) One from whom an estate has descended; Ð the correlative of heir. An·cesÏto¶riÏal (?), a. Ancestral. Grote. An·cesÏto¶riÏalÏly, adv. With regard to ancestors. AnÏces¶tral (?; 277), a. Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. ½Ancestral trees.¸ Hemans. An¶cesÏtress (?), n. A female ancestor. An¶cesÏtry (?), n. [Cf. OF. ancesserie. See Ancestor.] 1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible. Addison. 2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. An¶chor (?), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. ?, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station. µ The common ~ consists of a straight bar called a shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the other end the crown, from which branch out two or more arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable angle to enter the ground. Formerly the largest and strongest ~ was the sheet anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called also waist anchor. Now the bower and the sheet anchor are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the small bower (so called from being carried on the bows). The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower ~. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used in warping. 2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's ~, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place. 3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. Heb. vi. 19. 4. (Her.) An emblem of hope. 5. (Arch.) (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. (b) Craved work, somewhat resembling an ~ or arrowhead; Ð a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or eggÐandÐanchor (called also eggÐandÐdart, eggÐandÐtongue) ornament. 6. (Zo”l.) One of the anchorÐshaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta. ÷ ice. See under Ice. Ð ÷ ring. (math.) Same as Annulus, 2 (b). Ð ÷ stock (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank at right angles to the arms. Ð The ~ comes home, when it drags over the bottom as the ship drifts. Ð Foul ~, the ~ when it hooks, or is entangled with, another ~, or with a cable or wreck, or when the slack cable entangled. Ð The ~ is acockbill, when it is suspended perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go. Ð The ~ is apeak, when the cable is drawn in do tight as to bring to ship directly over it. Ð The ~ is atrip, or aweigh, when it is lifted out of the ground. Ð The ~ is awash, when it is hove up to the surface of the water. Ð At ~, anchored. Ð To back an ~, to increase the holding power by laying down a small ~ ahead of that by which the ship rides, with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to prevent its coming home. Ð To cast ~, to drop or let go an ~ to keep a ship at rest. Ð To cat the ~, to hoist the ~ to the cathead and pass the ringÐstopper. Ð To fish the ~, to hoist the flukes to their resting place (called the billÐboards), and pass the shank painter. Ð To weigh ~, to heave or raise the ~ so as to sail away. An¶chor (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anchored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Anchoring.] [Cf. F. ancrer.] 1. To place at ~; to secure by an ~; as, to anchor a ship. 2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes. Shak. An¶chor, v. i. 1. To cast ~; to come to ~; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream. 2. To stop; to fix or rest. My invention...anchors on Isabel. Shak. An¶chor, n. [OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L. anachoreta. See Anchoret.] An anchoret. [Obs.] Shak. An¶chorÏaÏble (?), a. Fit for anchorage. An¶chorÏage (?), n. 1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor. 2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor. 3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship. 4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge. 5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust. 6. A toll for anchoring; ~ duties. Johnson. An¶choÏrage (?), n. Abode of an anchoret. An¶chorÏate (?), a. AnchorÏshaped. An¶chored (?), a. 1. Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue. 2. (Her.) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [Sometimes spelt ancred.] An¶choÏress (?), n. A female anchoret. And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt. Wordsworth. An¶choÏret (?), An¶choÏrite (?), n. [F. anachorŠte, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to go back, retire; ? + ? to give place, retire, ? place; perh. akin to Skr. h¾ to leave. Cf. Anchor a hermit.] One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for religious reasons; a hermit; a r?cluse. [Written by some authors anachoret.] Our Savior himself... did not choose an anchorite's or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of conversing with mortals. Boyle. { An·choÏret¶ic (?), An·choÏret¶icÏal (?), } a. [Cf. Gr. ?.] Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an anchoret. An¶choÏret·ish (?), a. Hermitlike. An¶choÏretÏism (?), n. The practice or mode of life of an anchoret. An¶chorÐhold· (?), n. 1. The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. 2. Hence: Firm hold: security. An¶choÏrite (?), n. Same as Anchoret. An¶choÏri·tess (?), n. An anchoress. [R.] An¶chorÏless (?), a. Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled. AnÏcho¶vy (?), n. [Sp. anchoa, anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis, F. anchois.] (Zo”l.) A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (Engraulis encrasicholus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is also applied to several allied species.

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AnÏcho¶vy pear· (?). (Bot.) A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit. An¶chuÏsin (?), n. [L. anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. ?.] (Chem.) A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root. An¶chyÏlose (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Anchylosed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Anchylosing.] [Cf. F. ankyloser.] To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together into one. [Spelt also ankylose.] Owen. Ø An·chyÏlo¶sis, An·kyÏlo¶sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, fr. ? to crook, stiffen, fr. ? crooked: cf. F. ankylose.] 1. (Med.) Stiffness or fixation of a joint; formation of a stiff joint. Dunglison. 2. (Anat.) The union of two or more separate bones to from a single bone; the close union of bones or other structures in various animals. An·chyÏlot¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to anchylosis. An¶cient (?), a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See AnteÏ, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; Ð opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days. Witness those ancient empires of the earth. Milton. Gildas Albanius... much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise. Fuller. 2. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle. ½Our ancient bickerings.¸ Shak. Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers have set. Prov. xxii. 28. An ancient man, strangely habited, asked for quarters. Scott. 3. Known for a long time, or from early times; Ð opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent. A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance. Barrow. 4. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable. [Archaic] He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and ancient. Holland. 5. Experienced; versed. [Obs.] Though was the youngest brother, yet he was the most ancient in the business of the realm. Berners. 6. Former; sometime. [Obs.] They mourned their ancient leader lost. Pope. ÷ demesne (Eng. Law), a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book. Ð ÷ lights (Law), windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right. Syn. - Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated; oldÐfashioned; obsolete. Ð Ancient, Antiquated, Obsolete, Antique, Antic, Old. Ð Ancient is opposed to modern, and has antiquity; as, an ancient family, ancient landmarks, ancient institutions, systems of thought, etc. Antiquated describes that which has gone out of use or fashion; as, antiquated furniture, antiquated laws, rules, etc. Obsolete is commonly used, instead of antiquated, in reference to language, customs, etc.; as, an obsolete word or phrase, an obsolete expression. Antique is applied, in present usage, either to that which has come down from the ancients; as, an antique cameo, bust, etc.; or to that which is made to imitate some ~ work of art; as, an antique temple. In the days of Shakespeare, antique was often used for ancient; as, ½an antique song,¸ ½an antique Roman;¸ and hence, from singularity often attached to what is ~, it was used in the sense of grotesque; as, ½an oak whose antique root peeps out; ¸ and hence came our present word antic, denoting grotesque or ridiculous. We usually apply both ancient and old to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an old man, an ancient record; but never, the old stars, an old river or mountain. In general, however, ancient is opposed to modern, and old to new, fresh, or recent. When we speak of a thing that existed formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use ancient; as, ancient republics, ancient heroes; and not old republics, old heroes. But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence, we use either ancient or old; as, ancient statues or paintings, or old statues or paintings; ancient authors, or old authors, meaning books. An¶cient, n. 1. pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns. 2. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence. The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof. Isa. iii. 14. 3. A senior; an elder; a predecessor. [Obs.] Junius and Andronicus... in Christianity... were his ancients. Hooker. 4. pl. (Eng. Law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chanc?y. Council of Ancients (French Hist.), one of the two assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795. Brande. An¶cient, n. [Corrupted from ensign.] 1. An ensign or flag. [Obs.] More dishonorable ragged than an oldÐfaced ancient. Shak. 2. The bearer of a flag; an ensign. [Obs.] This is Othello's ancient, as I take it. Shak. An¶cientÏly, adv. 1. In ancient times. 2. In an ancient manner. [R.] An¶cientÏness, n. The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times. An¶cientÏry (?), n. 1. Antiquity; what is ancient. They contain not word of ancientry. West. 2. Old age; also, old people. [R.] Wronging the ancientry. Shak. 3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. Fuller. An¶cientÏy (?), n. [F. anciennet‚, fr. ancien. See Ancient.] 1. Age; antiquity. [Obs.] Martin. 2. Seniority. [Obs.] Ø AnÏci¶le (?), n. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) The sacred shield of the Romans, said to haveÐfallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome. An¶cilÏlaÏry (?), a. [L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a female servant.] Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary. The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the greater province. Hallam. AnÏcille¶ (?), n. [OF. ancelle, L. ancilla.] A maidservant; a handmaid. [Obs.] Chaucer. { AnÏcip¶iÏtal (?), AnÏcip¶iÏtous (?), } a. [L. anceps, ancipitis, twoÐheaded, double; anÏ for ambÏ on both sides + caput head.] (Bot.) TwoÐedged instead of round; Ð said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves. AnÏcis¶troid (?), a. [Gr. ?; ? a hook + ? shape.] HookÐshaped. An¶cle (?), n. See Ankle. An¶come (?), n. [AS. ancuman, oncuman, to come.] A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow. [Obs.] Boucher. Ø An¶con (?), n.; L. pl. Ancones (?). [L., fr. Gr. ? the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.) The olecranon, or the elbow. ÷ sheep (Zo”l.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; Ð called also the otter breed. { An¶con (?), An¶cone (?), } n. [See Ancon, above.] (Arch.) (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, crossÐbeam, or rafter. [Obs.] Gwilt. (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console. { An¶coÏnal (?), AnÏco¶neÏal (?), } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. ½The olecranon on anconeal process.¸ Flower. Ø AnÏco¶neÏus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. ancon elbow.] (Anat.) A muscle of the elbow and forearm. An¶coÏnoid (?), a. Elbowlike; anconal. An¶coÏny (?), n. [Origin unknown.] (Iron Work) A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends. ÏanÏcy. [L. Ïantia.Ï A suffix expressing more strongly than Ïance the idea of quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy. And (?), conj. [AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG. anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, An if, AnteÏ.] 1. A particle which expresses the relation of connection or addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence. (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, ½there are women and women,¸ that is, two very different sorts of women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of which is modificatory of the other, are connected by and; as, ½the tediousness and process of my travel,¸ that is, the tedious process, etc.; ½thy fair and outward character,¸ that is, thy outwardly fair character, Schmidt's Shak. Lex. 2. In order to; Ð used instead of the infinitival to, especially after try, come, go. At least to try and teach the erring soul. Milton. 3. It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive. When that I was and a little tiny boy. Shak. 4. If; though. See An, conj. [Obs.] Chaucer. As they will set an house on fire, and it were but to roast their eggs. Bacon. ÷ so forth, and others; and the rest; and similar things; and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc. (et cetera), or & c., is usually read and so forth. An¶daÏbaÏtism (?), n. [L. andabata a kind of Roman gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.] Doubt; uncertainty. [Obs.] Shelford. An·daÏlu¶site (?), n. (Min.) A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain. Ø AnÏdan¶te (?), a. [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.] (Mus.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. Ð n. A movement or piece in andante time. Ø An·danÏti¶no (?), a. [It., dim. of andante.] (Mus.) Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto. µ Some, taking andante in its original sense of ½going,¸ and andantino as its diminutive, or ½less going,¸ define the latter as slower than andante. An¶daÏrac (?), n. [A corruption of sandarac.] Red orpiment. Coxe. AÏde¶an , a. Pertaining to the Andes. An¶desÏine (?), n. (Min.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes. An¶desÏite (?), n. (Min.) An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene. An¶dine (?), a. Andean; as, Andine flora. And¶i·ron (?), n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF. andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brandÐiron, AS. brandÐÆsen.] A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons. An·draÏnat¶oÏmy (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, man + ?: cf. F. andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy.] The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe. Ø AnÏdr?¶ciÏum (?), n. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, man + ? house.] (bot.) The stamens of a flower taken collectively. An¶droÏgyne (?), n. 1. An hermaphrodite. 2. (Bot.) An androgynous plant. Whewell. { AnÏdrog¶yÏnous (?), AnÏdrog¶yÏnal (?), } a. [L. androgynus, Gr. ?; ?, ?, man + ? woman: cf. F. androgyne.] 1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. Owen. The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge. 2. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster. { AnÏdrog¶yÏny (?), AnÏdrog¶yÏnism (?), } n. Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism. { An¶droid (?), Ø AnÏdroi¶des (?), } n. [Gr. ? of man's form; ?, ?, man + ? form.] A machine or automation in the form of a human being. An¶droid, a. Resembling a man. AnÏdrom¶eÏda (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.] 1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical ÷. 2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern climates, of which the original species was found growing on a rock surrounded by water. Ø An¶dron (?), n. [L. andron, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, man.] (Gr. & Rom. Arch.) The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house. An·droÏpet¶alÏous (?), a. [Gr. ?, ?, man + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. Brande. Ø AnÏdroph¶aÏgi (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ?, ?, man + ? to eat.] Cannibals; manÐeaters; anthropophagi. [R.] AnÏdroph¶aÏgous (?), a. Anthropophagous. An¶droÏphore (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, man + ? to bear.] 1. (Bot.) A support or column on which stamens are raised. Gray. 2. (Zo”l.) The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male gonophores. An¶droÏsphinx (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, man + ? sphinx.] (Egypt. Art.) A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion. An¶droÏspore (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, a man + ? a seed.] (Bot.) A spore of some alg‘, which has male functions. AnÏdrot¶oÏmous (?), a. (Bot.) Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts. AnÏdrot¶oÏmy (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, man + ? a cutting. Cf. Anatomy.] Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zo”tomy; anthropotomy. [R.] Ïan¶drous (?). [Gr. ?, ?, a man.] (Bot.) A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with many stamens. AÏnear¶ (?), prep. & adv. [Pref. aÏ + near.] Near. [R.] ½It did not come anear.¸ Coleridge. The measure of misery anear us. I. Taylor. AÏnear¶, v. t. & i. To near; to approach. [Archaic] AÏneath¶ (?), prep. & adv. [Pref. aÏ + neath for beneath.] Beneath. [Scot.] An¶ecÏdo·tage (?), n. Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes. All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of lies. De Quincey. An¶ecÏdo·tal (?), a. Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation. An¶ecÏdote (?), n. [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. ? not published; ? priv. + ? given out, ? to give out, to publish; ? out + ? to give. See Dose, n.] 1. pl. Unpublished narratives. Burke. 2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life. { An·ecÏdot¶ic (?), An·ecÏdot¶icÏal (?), } a. Pertaining to, consisting of, or addicted to, anecdotes. ½Anecdotical traditions.¸ Bolingbroke. An¶ecÏdo¶tist (?), n. One who relates or collects anecdotes. An¶eÏlace (?), n. Same as Anlace. AÏnele¶ (?), v. t. [OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L. oleum. See Oil, Anoil.] 1. To anoit. Shipley. 2. To give extreme unction to. [Obs.] R. of Brunne. An·eÏlec¶tric (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. electric.] (Physics) Not becoming electrified by friction; Ð opposed to idioelectric. Ð n. A substance incapable of being electrified by friction. Faraday. An·eÏlec¶trode (?), n. [Gr. ? up + E. electrode.] (Elec.) The positive pole of a voltaic battery. Ø An·eÏlecÏtrot¶oÏnus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? up + E. electrotonus.] (Physiol.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it. Foster. AÏnem¶oÏgram (?), n. [Gr. ? wind + Ïgram.] A record made by an anemograph. AÏnem¶oÏgraph (?), n. [Gr. ? wind + Ïgraph.]

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An instrument for measuring and recording the direction and force of the wind. Knight. AÏnem·oÏgraph¶ic (?), a. Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography. An·eÏmog¶raÏphy (?), n. [Gr. ? wind + Ïgraphy.] 1. A description of the winds. 2. The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph. An·eÏmol¶oÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ? wind + Ïlogy.] The science of the wind. An·eÏmom¶eÏter (?), n. [Gr. ? wind + Ïmeter.] An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the wind; a wind gauge. { An·eÏmoÏmet¶ric (?), An·eÏmoÏmet¶ricÏal (?), } a. Of or pertaining to anemometry. An·eÏmoÏmet¶roÏgraph (?), n. [Anemometer + Ïgraph.] An anemograph. Knight. An·eÏmom¶eÏtry (?), n. The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of the wind. AÏnem¶oÏne (?), n. [L. anemone, Gr. ?, fr. ? wind.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. 2. (Zo”l.) The sea ~. See Actinia, and Sea anemone. µ This word is sometimes pronounced ?n??Ïm??Ïn?, especially by classical scholars. An·eÏmon¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from, the anemone, or from anemonin. AÏnem¶oÏnin (?), n. (Chem.) An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone. AÏnem¶oÏny (?), n. See Anemone. Sandys. An·eÏmorph¶iÏlous (?), a. [Gr. ? wind + ? lover.] (Bot.) Fertilized by the agency of the wind; Ð said of plants in which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind; windÐFertilized. Lubbock. AÏnem¶oÏscope (?), n. [Gr. ? wind + Ïscope: cf. F. an‚moscope.] An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathÐercock; Ð usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind. { AnÏen·ceÏphal¶ic (?), An·enÏceph¶aÏlous (?), } a. [Gr. ?, priv. + ? the brain: cf. Encephalon.] (Zo”l.) Without a brain; brainless. Todd & B. { AÏnenst¶ (?), AÏnent¶ (?), } prep. [OE. anent, anentis, anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with, beside. See Even, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] 1. Over against; as, he lives anent the church. 2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent this particular. AnÏen¶terÏous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? intestine, ? within, ? in.] (Zo”l.) Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. Owen. An¶eÏroid (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? wet, moist + Ïoid: cf. F. an‚ro‹de.] Containing no liquid; Ð said of kind of barometer. ~ barometer, a barometer the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of pressure. An¶eÏroid, n. An ~ barometer. Anes (?), adv. Once. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. Ø An·esÏthe¶siÏa (?), n., An·esÏthet¶ic (?), a. Same as An‘sthesia, An‘sthetic. An¶et (?), n. [F. aneth, fr. L. anethum, Gr. ?. See Anise.] The herb dill, or dillseed. An¶eÏthol (?), n. [L. anethum (see Anise) + Ïol.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel, etc., in the form of soft shinning scales; Ð called also anise camphor. Watts. AÏnet¶ic (?), a. [L. aneticus, Gr. ? relaxing; ? back + ? to send.] (Med.) Soothing. An¶euÏrism (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, a widening, an opening; ? up + ? wide.] (Med.) A soft, pulsating, hollow tumor, containing blood, arising from the preternatural dilation or rupture of the coats of an artery. [Written also aneurysm.] An·euÏris¶mal (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor; aneurismal diathesis. [Written also aneurysmal.] AÏnew¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + new.] Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm anew; to create anew. Dryden.

AnÏfrac¶tuÏose· (?; 135), a. [See Anfractuous.] Anfractuous; as, anfractuose anthers. AnÏfrac·tuÏos¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Anfractuosities (?). [Cf. F. anfractuosit‚.] 1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings; sinuosity. The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper. Macaulay. 2. (Anat.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those separating the convolutions of the brain. AnÏfrac¶tuÏous (?), a. [L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind, bend; anÏ, for ambÏ + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break: cf. F. anfractueux.] Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous; as, the anfractuous spires of a born. Ð AnÏfrac¶tuÏousÏness, n. AnÏfrac¶ture (?), n. A mazy winding. AnÏga¶riÏa¶tion (?), n. [LL. angariatio, fr. L. angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. anga??us, Gr. ? (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal dispatches.] Exaction of forced service; compulsion. [Obs.] Speed. An·geiÏol¶oÏgy (?), n., An·geiÏot¶oÏmy, etc. Same as Angiology, Angiotomy, etc. An¶gel (?), n. [AS. ‘angel, engel, influenced by OF. angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are from L. angelus, Gr. ? messenger, a messenger of God, an ~.] 1. A messenger. [R.] The dear good angel of the Spring, The nightingale. B. Jonson. 2. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's messengers. O, welcome, pureÐeyed Faith, whiteÐhanded Hope, Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings. Milton. 3. One of a class of ½fallen angels;¸ an evil spirit; as, the devil and his angels. 4. A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic churches. [Archaic] UntoÐthe angel of the church of Ephesus write. Rev. ii. 1. 5. Attendant spirit; genius; demon. Shak. 6. An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic goodness or loveliness; a darling. When pain and anguish wring the brow. Sir W. Scott. 7. (Numis.) An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from 6s. 8d. to 10s. Amer. Cyc. µ Angel is sometimes used adjectively; as, angel grace; angel whiteness. ÷ bed, a bed without posts. Ð ÷ fish. (Zo”l.) (a) A species of shark (Sq??tina angelus) from six to eight feet long, found on the coasts of Europe and North America. It takes its name from its pectoral fins, which are very large and extend horizontally like wings when spread. (b) One of several species of compressed, bright colored fishes warm seas, belonging to the family, Ch‘todontid‘. Ð ÷ gold, standard gold. [Obs.] Fuller. Ð ÷ shark. See Angel fish. Ð ÷ shot (Mil.), a kind of chain shot. Ð ÷ water, a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from angelica; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and orangeÐflower waters, with ambergris, etc. [Obs.] An¶gelÏage (?), n. Existence or state of angels. An¶gelÏet (?), n. [OF. angelet.] A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel. Eng. Cyc. An¶gel fish. See under Angel. An¶gelÏhood (?), n. The state of being an angel; angelic nature. Mrs. Browning. { AnÏgel¶ic (?), AnÏgel¶icÏal (?), } a. [L. angelicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. ang‚lique.] Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel; heavenly; divine. ½Angelic harps.¸ Thomson.½Angelical actions.¸ Hooker. The union of womanly tenderness and angelic patience. Macaulay. Angelic Hymn, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church; Ð so called from its beginning with the song of the heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. Eadie. AnÏgel¶ic, a. [From Angelica.] (Chem.) Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether. ÷ acid, an acid obtained from angelica and some other plants. AnÏgel¶iÏca (?), n. [NL. See Angelic.] (Bot.) 1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic. 2. The candied leaf stalks of ~. ÷ tree, a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club. AnÏgel¶icÏalÏly (?), adv. Like an angel. AnÏgel¶icÏalÏness, n. The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human. AnÏgel¶iÏfy (?), v. t. To make like an angel; to angelize. [Obs.] Farindon (1647). An¶gelÏize (?), v. t. To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic. It ought not to be our object to angelize, nor to brutalize, but to humanize man. W. Taylor. An¶gelÏlike· (?), a. & adv. Resembling an angel. An·gelÏol¶aÏtry (?), n. [Gr. ? angel + ? service, worship.] Worship paid to angels. An·gelÏol¶oÏgy (?), n. [L. angelus, Gr. ? + Ïlogy.] A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to angels. The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman. An·gelÏoph¶aÏny (?), n. [Gr. ? angel + ? to appear.] The actual appearance of an angel to man. An¶geÏlot (?), n. [F. angelot, LL. angelotus, angellotus, dim. of angelus. See Angel.] 1. A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the English under Henry VI. [Obs.] 2. An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused. Johnson. R. Browning. 3. A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy. Ø An¶geÏlus (?), n. [L.] (R. C. Ch.) (a) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at the sound of a bell. (b) The Angelus bell. Shipley. An¶ger (?), n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction, ~, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger regret, Swed. †nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L. angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr. ? to strangle, Skr. amhas pain, and to. anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze. ?.] 1. Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore, etc. [Obs.] I made the experiment, setting the moxa where... the greatest anger and soreness still continued. Temple. 2. A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism, excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's self or others, or by the intent to do such injury. Anger is like A full not horse, who being allowed his way, SelfÐmettle tires him. Shak. Syn. - Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall; choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge; spleen. Ð Anger, Indignation, Resentment, Wrath, Ire, Rage, Fury. Anger is a feeling of keen displeasure (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily criminal. Indignation is a generous outburst of ~ in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc., in character or conduct. Resentment is often a moody feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed personal wrongs with a deep and lasting ~. See Resentment. Wrath and ire (the last poetical) express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked. Rage is a vehement ebullition of ~; and fury is an excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of constitution often gives rise to anger; a high sense of honor creates indignation at crime; a man of quick sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment; the wrath and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the soul to be regarded only with abhorrence. An¶ger (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Angered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Angering.] [Cf. Icel. angra.] 1. To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame. [Obs.] He... angereth malign ulcers. Bacon. 2. To excite to ~; to enrage; to provoke. Taxes and impositions... which rather angered than grieved the people. Clarendon. An¶gerÏly, adv. Angrily. [Obs.or Poetic] Why, how now, Hecate! you look angerly. Shak. An¶geÏvine (?), a. [F. Angevin.] Of or pertaining to Anjou in France. Ð n. A native of Anjou. Ø An·giÏen¶chyÏma (?), n. [Gr. ? receptacle + ?. Formed like Parenchyma.] (Bot.) Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels. Ø AnÏgi¶na (?), n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See Anger, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. ÷ pectoris (?), a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; Ð called also breast pang, spasm of the chest. { An¶giÏnous (?), An¶giÏnose· (?), } a. (Med.) Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris. An¶giÏoÏ (?). [Gr. ? vessel receptacle.] A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel. An·giÏoÏcar¶pous (?), a. [AngioÏ + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)(a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray. An·giÏof¶raÏphy (?), n. [AngioÏ + Ïgraphy: cf. F. angiographie.] (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics. An·giÏol¶oÏgy (?), n. [AngioÏ + Ïlogy.] (Anat.) That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics. Ø An·giÏo¶ma (?), n. [AngioÏ + Ïoma.] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood vessels. An·giÏoÏmon·oÏsper¶mous (?), a. [AngioÏ + monospermous.] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod. An¶giÏoÏscope (?), n. [AngioÏ + Ïscope.] An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. Morin. An¶giÏoÏsperm (?), n. [AngioÏ + Gr. ?, ?, seed.] (Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. µ The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms. An·giÏoÏsper¶maÏtous (?), a. (Bot.) Same as Angiospermous. An·giÏoÏsper¶mous (?), a. (Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp. An·giÏos¶poÏrous (?), a. [AngioÏ + spore.] (Bot.) Having spores contained in cells or thec‘, as in the case of some fungi. An·giÏos¶toÏmous (?), a. [AngioÏ + Gr. ? mouth.] (Zo”l.) With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods. An·giÏot¶oÏmy (?), n. [AngioÏ + Gr. ? a cutting.] (Anat.) Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. Dunglison. An¶gle (?), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. ? bent, crooked, angular, ? a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fishÏ

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hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines; a corner; a nook. Into the utmost angle of the world. Spenser. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. Milton. 2. (Geom.) (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet. (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle. 3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment. Though but an angle reached him of the stone. Dryden. 4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological ½houses.¸ [Obs.] Chaucer. 5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish, consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a rod. Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there. Shak. A fisher next his trembling angle bears. Pope. Acute angle, one less than a right angle, or less than 900. Ð Adjacent or Contiguous angles, such as have one leg common to both angles. Ð Alternate angles. See Alternate. Ð Angle bar. (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of a polygonal or bay window meet. Knight. (b) (Mach.) Same as Angle iron. Ð Angle bead (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of a wall. Ð Angle brace, Angle tie (Carp.), a brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse and securing the two side pieces together. Knight. Ð Angle iron (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to which it is riveted. Ð Angle leaf (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to strengthen an angle. Ð Angle meter, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata. Ð Angle shaft (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a capital or base, or both. Ð Curvilineal angle, one formed by two curved lines. Ð External angles, angles formed by the sides of any rightÐlined figure, when the sides are produced or lengthened. Ð Facial angle. See under Facial. Ð Internal angles, those which are within any rightÐlined figure. Ð Mixtilineal angle, one formed by a right line with a curved line. Ð Oblique angle, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a right angle. Ð Obtuse angle, one greater than a right angle, or more than 900. Ð Optic angle. See under Optic. Ð Rectilineal or RightÐlined angle, one formed by two right lines. Ð Right angle, one formed by a right line falling on another perpendicularly, or an angle of 900 (measured by a quarter circle). Ð Solid angle, the figure formed by the meeting of three or more plane angles at one point. Ð Spherical angle, one made by the meeting of two arcs of great circles, which mutually cut one another on the surface of a globe or sphere. Ð Visual angle, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object to the center of the eye. Ð For Angles of commutation, draught, incidence, reflection, refraction, position, repose, fraction, see Commutation, Draught, Incidence, Reflection, Refraction, etc. An¶gle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Angled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Angling (?).] 1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line. 2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as, to angle for praise. The hearts of all that he did angle for. Shak. An¶gle, v. t. To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure. [Obs.] ½He angled the people's hearts.¸ Sir P. Sidney. An¶gled (?), a. Having an angle or angles; Ð used in compounds; as, rightÐangled, manyÐangled, etc. The thrice threeÐangled beechnut shell. Bp. Hall. An¶gleÏme·ter (?), n. [Angle + Ïmeter.] An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists to measure the dip of strata. An¶gler (?), n. 1. One who angles. 2. (Zo”l.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also fishing frog, frogfish, toadfish, goosefish, allmouth, monkfish, etc. An¶gles (?), n. pl. [L. Angli. See Anglican.] (Ethnol.) An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which came to be called EnglaÐland (Angleland or England). The Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover, etc. An¶gleÏsite (?), n. [From the Isle of Anglesea.] (Min.) A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals. An¶gleÏwise· (?), adv. [Angle + wise, OE. wise manner.] In an angular manner; angularly. An¶gleÏworm· (?), n. (Zo”l.) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm. An¶gliÏan (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Angles. Ð n. One of the Angles. An¶glic (?), a. Anglian. An¶gliÏcan (?), a. [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in Lower Germany. Cf. English.] 1. English; of or pertaining to England or the English nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the established church of England; as, the Anglican church, doctrine, orders, ritual, etc. 2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high church party of the Church of England. An¶gliÏcan (?), n. 1. A member of the Church of England. Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists. Burke. 2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England. An¶gliÏcanÏism (?), n. 1. Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the Church of England. 2. The principles of the established church of England; also, in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the highÐchurch party. 3. Attachment to England or English institutions. Ø An¶gliÏce (?), adv. [NL.] In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, Anglice Leghorn. AnÏglic¶iÏfy (?), v. t. [NL. Anglicus English + Ïfly.] To anglicize. [R.] An¶gliÏcism (?), n. [Cf. F. anglicisme.] 1. An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English. Dryden. 2. The quality of being English; an English characteristic, custom, or method. AnÏgic¶iÏty (?), n. The state or quality of being English. An·gliÏciÏza¶tion (?), n. The act of anglicizing, or making English in character. An¶gliÏcize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglicized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Anglicizing.] To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies. An¶gliÏfy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anglified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Anglifying.] [L. Angli + Ïfly.] To convert into English; to anglicize. Franklin. Darwin. An¶gling (?), n. The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and line. Walton. An¶gloÐ (?). [NL. Anglus English. See Anglican.] A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and, or English conjoined with; as, AngloÐTurkish treaty, AngloÐGerman, AngloÐIrish. AngloÐAmerican, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America. Ð n. A descendant from English ancestors born in America, or the United States. AngloÐDanish, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes, or to the Danes who settled in England. AngloÐIndian, a. Of or pertaining to the English in India, or to the English and East Indian peoples or languages. Ð n. One of the ^ race born or resident in the East Indies. AngloÐNorman, a. Of or pertaining to the ^ and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England. Ð n. One of the ^ Normans, or the Normans who conquered England. AngloÐSaxon. See AngloÐSaxon in the Vocabulary. An¶gloÐCath¶oÏlic , a,. Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation; Anglican; Ð sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England. An¶gloÐCath¶oÏlic, n. A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman. An¶gloÏma¶niÏa (?), n. [AngloÏ + mania.] A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc. An·gloÏma¶niÏac, n. One affected with Anglomania. An·gloÏpho¶biÏa (?), n. [AngloÏ + Gr. ? fear.] Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. Ð An¶gloÏphobe (?), n. An¶gloÏSax¶on (?), n. [L. AngliÐSaxones English Saxons.] 1. A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a continental (or ½Old¸) Saxon. 2. pl. The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest. It is quite correct to call ’thelstan ½King of the AngloÐSaxons,¸ but to call this or that subject of ’thelstan ½an AngloÐSaxon¸ is simply nonsense. E. A. Freeman. 3. The language of the ^ people before the Conquest (sometimes called Old English). See Saxon. 4. One of the race or people who claim descent from the Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in England; a person of English descent in its broadest sense. An¶gloÐSax¶on, a. Of or pertaining to the AngloÐSaxons or their language. An¶gloÐSax¶onÏdom (?), n. The AngloÐSaxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United States, etc.); the AngloÐSaxon race. An¶gloÐSax¶onÏism (?), n. 1. A characteristic of the AngloÐSaxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the AngloÐSaxon tongue. M. Arnold. 2. The quality or sentiment of being AngloÐSaxon, or ^ in its ethnological sense. AnÏgo¶la (?), n. [A corruption of Angora.] A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat. AnÏgo¶la pea· (?). (Bot.) A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a kind of pulse; Ð so called from Angola in Western Africa. Called also pigeon pea and Congo pea. Ø An¶gor , n. [L. See Anger.] (Med.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression. AnÏgo¶ra (?), n. A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name to a goat, a cat, etc. ÷ cat (Zo”l.), a variety of the domestic cat with very long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white color. Called also Angola cat. See Cat. Ð ÷ goatÿ(Zo”l.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for manufacture. An·gosÏtu¶ra bark¶ (?). From Angostura, in Venezuela.] An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, or officinalis). U. S. Disp. Ø An·gou·mois¶ moth¶ (?; 115). [So named from Angoumois in France.] (Zo”l.) A small moth (Gelechia cerealella) which is very destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the inferior of the grain, leaving only the shell. An¶griÏly (?), adv. In an angry manner; under the influence of anger. An¶griÏness, n. The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger. Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at everything. Whole Duty of Man. An¶gry (?), a. [Compar. Angrier (?); superl. Angriest.] [See Anger.] 1. Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous. [Obs.] God had provided a severe and angry education to chastise the forwardness of a young spirit. Jer. Taylor. 2. Inflamed and painful, as a sore. 3. Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling resentment; enraged; Ð followed generally by with before a person, and at before a thing. Be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves. Gen. xlv. 5. Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice? Eccles. v. 6. 4. Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved by anger; wearing the marks of anger; as, angry words or tones; an angry sky; angry waves. ½An angry countenance.¸ Prov. xxv. 23. 5. Red. [R.] Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave. Herbert. 6. Sharp; keen; stimulated. [R.] I never ate with angrier appetite. Tennyson. Syn. - Passionate; resentful; irritated; irascible; indignant; provoked; enraged; incensed; exasperated; irate; hot; raging; furious; wrathful; wroth; choleric; inflamed; infuriated. An¶guiÏform (?), a. [L. angius snake + Ïform.] SnakeÐshaped. AnÏguil¶liÏform (?), a. [L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + Ïform.] EelÐshaped. µ The ½Anguill‘formes¸ of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel. An¶guine (?), a. [L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. ½The anguine or snakelike reptiles.¸ Owen. AnÏquin¶eÏal (?), a. Anguineous. AnÏguin¶eÏous (?), a. [L. anguineus.] Snakelike. An¶guish (?), n. [OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See Anger.] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9. Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv. 31. Rarely used in the plural: Ð Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer. Syn. - Agony; pang; torture; torment. See Agony. An¶guish, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] Temple. An¶guÏlar (?), a. [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle, corner. See Angle.] 1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharpÐcornered; pointed; as, an angular figure. 2. Measured by an angle; as, angular distance. 3. Fig.: Lean; lank; rawÐboned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and appearance; an angular female. ÷ aperture, ÷ distance. See Aperture, Distance. Ð ÷ motion, the motion of a body about a fixed point or fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to the body. Ð ÷ point, the point at which the sides of the angle meet; the vertex. Ð ÷ velocity, the ratio of ~ motion to the time employed in describing. An¶guÏlar, n. (Anat.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, and fishes. An·guÏlar¶iÏty (?), n. The quality or state of being angular; angularness. An¶guÏlarÏly (?), adv. In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners. B. Jonson. An¶guÏlarÏness, n. The quality of being angular. { An¶guÏlate (?), An¶guÏla·ted (?), } a. [L. angulatus, p. p. of angulare to make angular.] Having angles or corners; angled; as, angulate leaves. An¶guÏlate (?), v. t. To make angular. An·guÏla¶tion (?), n. A making angular; angular formation. Huxley. An¶guÏloÐden¶tate (?), a. [L. angulus angle + dens, dentis, tooth.] (Bot.) Angularly toothed, as certain leaves. An¶guÏlom¶eÏter (?), n. [L. angulus angle + Ïmeter.] An instrument for measuring external angles. An¶guÏlose· (?), a. Angulous. [R.] An·guÏlos¶iÏty (?), n. A state of being angulous or angular. [Obs.] An¶guÏlous (?), a. [L. angulosus: cf. F. anguleux.] Angular; having corners; hooked. [R.] Held together by hooks and angulous involutions. Glanvill. AnÏgust¶ (?), a. [L. angustus. See Anguish.] Narrow; strait. [Obs.] AnÏgus¶tate (?), a. [L. angustatus, p. p. of angustare to make narrow.] Narrowed. An·gusÏta¶tion (?), n. The act or making narrow; a straitening or contacting. Wiseman.

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{ AnÏgus·tiÏfo¶liÏate (?), AnÏgus·tiÏfo¶liÏous (?), } a. [L. angustus narrow (see Anguish) + folium leaf.] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves. Wright. An·gusÏtu¶ra bark· (?). See Angostura bark. Ø An·gwanÏti¶bo (?), n. (Zo”l.) A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail. AnÏhang¶ (?), v. t. [AS. onhangian.] To hang. [Obs.] Chaucer. An·harÏmon¶ic (?), a. [F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? harmonic.] (Math.) Not harmonic. The ~ function or ratio of four points abcd on a straight line is the quantity ? : ?, where the segments are to regarded as plus or minus, according to the order of the letters. An·heÏla¶tion (?), n. [L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F. anh‚lation.] Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. Glanvill. AnÏhele¶ (?), v. i. [Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See Anhelation.] To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [Obs.] They anhele... for the fruit of our convocation. Latimer. An¶heÏlose (?), a. Anhelous; panting. [R.] AnÏhe¶lous (?), a. [L. anhelus.] Short of breath; panting. Ø An¶hiÏma (?), n. [Brazilian name.] A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi (Palamedea cornuta). See Kamichi. Ø AnÏhin¶ga (?), n. [Pg.] (Zo”l.) An aquatic bird of the southern United States (Platus anhinga); the darter, or snakebird. AnÏhis¶tous (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? web, tissue: cf. F. anhiste.] (Biol.) Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane. AnÏhun¶gered (?), a. Ahungered; longing. [Archaic] AnÏhy¶dride (?), n. [See Anhydrous.] (Chem.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; Ð so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water. AnÏhy¶drite (?), n. [See Anhydrous.] (Min.) A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from gypsum in not containing water (whence the name). AnÏhy¶drous (?), a. [Gr. ? wanting water; ? priv. + ? water.] Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids. Ø A¶ni (?) or Ø A¶no (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo”l.) A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida (Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for communistic nesting. Ø An¶iÏcut, Ø An¶niÏcut (?), n. [Tamil anai kattu dam building.] A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India] Brande & C. AnÏid·iÏmat¶icÏal (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. idiomatical.] Not idiomatic. [R.] Landor. { An¶iÏent , An·iÏen¶tise (?), } v. t. [OF. anientir, F. an‚antir.] To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [Obs.] Chaucer. AÏnigh¶ (?), prep. & adv. [Pref. aÏ + nigh.] Nigh. [Archaic] { AÏnight¶ (?), AÏnights¶ (?), } adv. [OE. on night. [Archaic] Does he hawk anights still? Marston. An¶il (?), n. [F. anil, Sp. anÆl, or Pg. anil; all fr. Ar. anÐnÆl, for alÐnÆl the indigo plant, fr. Skr. nÆla dark blue, nÆlÆ indigo, indigo plant. Cf. Lilac.] (Bot.) A West Indian plant (Indigofera anil), one of the original sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye. An¶ile (?), a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.] OldÐwomanish; imbecile. ½Anile ideas.¸ Walpole. An¶ileÏness (?), n. Anility. [R.] AnÏil¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; Ð applied to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo. [R.] An¶iÏlide (?), n. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by phenyl. An¶iÏline (?; 277), n. [See Anil.] (Chem.) An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a base from which many brilliant dyes are made. An¶iÏline, a. Made from, or of the nature of, ~. AÏnil¶iÏty (?), n. [L. anilitas. See Anile.] The state of being and old woman; oldÐwomanishness; dotage. ½Marks of anility.¸ Sterne. An·iÏmadÏver¶sal (?), n. The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. An·iÏmadÏver¶sion (?), n. [L. animadversio, fr. animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See Animadvert.] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [Obs.] The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called. Glanvill. 2. Monition; warning. [Obs.] Clarendon. 3. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame. He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions. Clarendon. 4. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. [Archaic] ½Divine animadversions.¸ Wesley. Syn. - Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment. An·iÏmadÏver¶sive (?), a. Having the power of perceiving; percipient. [Archaic] Glanvill. I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty. Coleridge. An·iÏmadÏvert¶ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Animadverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Animadverting.] [L. animadvertere; animus mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.] 1. To take notice; to observe; Ð commonly followed by that. Dr. H. More. 2. To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to express censure; Ð with on or upon. I should not animadvert on him... if he had not used extreme severity in his judgment of the incomparable Shakespeare. Dryden. 3. To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment. [Archaic] Grew. Syn. - To remark; comment; criticise; censure. An·iÏmadÏvert¶er (?), n. One who animadverts; a censurer; also [Obs.], a chastiser. An¶iÏmal (?), n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F. animal. See Animate.] 1. An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity. 2. One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals. An¶iÏmal, a. [Cf. F. animal.] 1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions. 2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites. 3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food. ÷ magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism. Ð ÷ electricity, the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc. Ð ÷ flower (Zo”l.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc. Ð ÷ heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living ~, by means of which the ~ is kept at nearly a uniform temperature. Ð ÷ spirits. See under Spirit. Ð ÷ kingdom, the whole class of being endowed with ~ life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers. The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: Ð Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes, Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia (Acrania). Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and Ascidioidea or Ascidians. Articulata or Annulosa, including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda). Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera, Ch‘tognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina, Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea. Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. C?lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps, Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or Porifera, including the sponges. Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary. { An·iÏmal¶cuÏlar (?), An·iÏmal¶cuÏline (?), } a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. ½Animalcular life.¸ Tyndall. An·iÏmal¶cule (?), n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim. of animal.] 1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] Ray. 2. (Zo”l.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked eye. See Infusoria. µ Many of the soÐcalled animalcules have been shown to be plants, having locomotive powers something like those of animals. Among these are Volvox, the Desmidiac‘, and the siliceous Diatomace‘. Spermatic animalcules. See Spermatozoa. An·iÏmal¶cuÏlism (?), n. [Cf. F. animalculisme.] (Biol.) The theory which seeks to explain certain physiological and pathological by means of animalcules. An·iÏmal¶cuÏlist (?), n. [Cf. F. animalculiste.] 1. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules. Keith. 2. A believer in the theory of animalculism. Ø An·iÏmal¶cuÏlum (?), n.; pl. Animalcula (?). [NL. See Animalcule.] An animalcule. µ Animalcul‘, as if from a Latin singular animalcula, is a barbarism. An¶iÏmalÏish (?), a. Like an animal. An¶iÏmalÏism (?), n. [Cf. F. animalisme.] The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities; sensuality. An·iÏmal¶iÏty (?), n. [Cf. F. animalit‚.] Animal existence or nature. Locke. An·ÏmalÏiÏza¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. animalisation.] 1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. 2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. Owen. An¶iÏmalÏize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Animalizing.] [Cf. F. animaliser.] 1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form. Warburton. 2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation. 3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy. Coleridge. An¶iÏmalÏly, adv. Physically. G. Eliot. An¶iÏmalÏness, n. Animality. [R.] An·iÏmas¶tic (?), a. [L. anima breath, life.] Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual. An·iÏmas¶tic, n. Psychology. [Obs.] An¶iÏmate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Animated; p. pr. & vb. n. Animating.] [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr. anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. ? wind, Skr. an to breathe, live, Goth. usÐanan to expire (usÏ out), Icel. ”nd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf. Animal.] 1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as, the soul animates the body. 2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of; as, to animate a lyre. Dryden. 3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to inspirit; to rouse; to enliven. The more to animate the people, he stood on high... and cried unto them with a loud voice. Knolles. Syn. - To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire; instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken; gladden. An¶iÏmate (?), a. [L. animatus, p. p.] Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively. The admirable structure of animate bodies. Bentley. An¶iÏma·ted (?), a. Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating animation; lively; vigorous. ½Animated sounds.¸ Pope. ½Animated bust.¸ Gray. ½Animated descriptions.¸ Lewis. An¶iÏma·tedÏly, adv. With animation. An¶iÏma·ter (?), n. One who animates. De Quincey. An¶iÏma¶ting, a. Causing animation; lifeÐgiving; inspiriting; rousing. ½Animating cries.¸ Pope. Ð An¶iÏma·tingÏly, adv. An·iÏma¶tion (?), n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.] 1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive. The animation of the same soul quickening the whole frame. Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation. Landor. 2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story with great animation. Suspended ~, temporary suspension of the vital functions, as in persons nearly drowned. Syn. - Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness; sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor; earnestness; energy. See Liveliness. An¶iÏmaÏtive (?), aÿHaving the power of giving life or spirit. Johnson. An¶iÏma·tor (?), n. [L. animare.] One who, or that which, animates; an animater. Sir T. Browne. Ø A¶niÏme· (?), a. [F., animated.] (Her.) Of a different tincture from the animal itself; Ð said of the eyes of a rapacious animal. Brande & C. Ø A¶niÏme (?), n. [F. anim‚ animated (from the insects that are entrapped in it); or native name.] A resin exuding from a tropical American tree (Hymen‘a courbaril), and much used by varnish makers. Ure. An¶iÏmism (?), n. [Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. See Animate.] 1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper principle of life and development in the body. 2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of soul or spirit apart from matter. Tylor. An¶iÏmist (?), n. [Cf. F. animiste.] One who maintains the doctrine of animism. An·iÏmis¶tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to animism. Huxley. Tylor. { An·iÏmose¶ (?), An¶iÏmous (?), } a. [L. animosus, fr. animus soul, spirit, courage.] Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. [Obs.] Ash. An·iÏmose¶ness (?), n. Vehemence of temper. [Obs.] An·iÏmos¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Animosities (?). [F. animosit‚, fr. L. animositas. See Animose, Animate, v. t.] 1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] Skelton. Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth. Holland. 2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike. Macaulay. Syn. - Enmity; hatred; opposition. Ð Animosity, Enmity. Enmity be dormant or concealed; animosity is active enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between opposing parties. The animosities which were continually springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for successive ages. The animosities which have been engendered among Christian sects have always been the reproach of the church. Such [writings] s naturally conduce to inflame hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable. Spectator. [These] factions... never suspended their animosities till they ruined that unhappy government. Hume. An¶iÏmus (?), n.; pl. Animi (?). [L., mind.] Animating spirit; intention; temper. Ø ÷ furandi [L.] (Law), intention of stealing. An¶iÏon (?), n. [Gr. ?, neut. ?, p. pr. of ? to go up; ? up + ? to go.] (Chem.)

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An electroÐnegative element, or the element which, in electroÐchemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; Ð opposed to cation. Faraday. An¶ise (?), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. ?, ?.] 1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds. 2. The fruit or seeds of this plant. An¶iÏseed (?), n. The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. ½Oil of aniseed.¸ Brande & C. Ø An·iÏsette¶ (?), n. [F.] A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. De Colange. AÏnis¶ic (?), a. Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol. { Ø An·iÏsoÏdac¶tyÏla (?), An·iÏsoÏdac¶tyls (?), } n. pl. [NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. ? unequal (? priv. + ? equal) + ? finger.] (Zo”l.) (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the elephant, rhinoceros, etc. (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous. An·iÏsoÏdac¶tyÏlous (?), (a) (Zo”l.) Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds. An·iÏsoÏmer¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? part.] (Chem.) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions. An·iÏsom¶erÏous (?), a. [See Anisomeric.] (Bot.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens. An·iÏsoÏmet¶ric (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + E. isometric.] Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; Ð said of crystals with three unequal axes. Dana. An·iÏsoÏpet¶alÏous (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Having unequal petals. An·iÏsoph¶ylÏlous (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? leaf.] (Bot.) Having unequal leaves. Ø An·iÏsoÏpleu¶ra (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? unequal + ? side.] (Zo”l.) A primary division of gastropods, including those having spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally developed. Ø An·iÏsop¶oÏda (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? unequal + Ïpoda.] (Zo”l.) A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics, is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda. An·iÏsoÏstem¶oÏnous (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? warp, thread; ? to stand.] (Bot.) Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number from the petals. An·iÏsoÏsthen¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? strength.] Of unequal strength. { An¶iÏsoÏtrope· (?), An·iÏsoÏtrop¶ic (?), } a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics) Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic. An·iÏsot¶roÏpous (?), a. Anisotropic. An¶ker (?), n. [D. anker: cf. LL. anceria, ancheria.] A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of the old wine gallons, or 8? imperial gallons. An¶kerÏite (?), n. [So called from Prof. Anker of Austria: cf. F. ank‚rite, G. ankerit.] (Min.) A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron. An¶kle (?), n. [OE. ancle, anclow, AS. ancleow; akin to Icel. ”kkla, ”kli, Dan. and Sw. ankel, D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf. Haunch.] The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus. ÷ bone, the bone of the ~; the astragalus. An¶kled (?), a.ÿHaving ankles; Ð used in composition; as, wellÐankled. Beau. & Fl. An¶klet (?), n. An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring. An¶kyÏlose (?), v. t. & i. Same as Anchylose. Ø An·kyÏlo¶sis (?), n. Same as Anchylosis. An¶lace (?), n. [Origin unknown.] A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle. [Written also anelace.] { Ann (?), An¶nat (?), } n. [LL. annata income of a year, also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate annats.] (Scots Law) A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease. Ø An¶na (?), n. [Hindi ¾n¾.] An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or about 2? cents. An¶nal (?), n. See Annals. An¶nalÏist, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.] A writer of annals. The monks... were the only annalists in those ages. Hume. An·nalÏis¶tic (?), a. Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the dry annalistic style.½A stiff annalistic method.¸ Sir G. C. Lewis. An¶nalÏize (?), v. t. To record in annals. Sheldon. An¶nals (?), n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.] 1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. ½Annals the revolution.¸ Macaulay. ½The annals of our religion.¸ Rogers. 2. Historical records; chronicles; history. The short and simple annals of the poor. Gray. It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. Burke. 3. sing. The record of a single event or item. ½In deathless annal.¸ Young. 4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; ½Annals of Science.¸ Syn. - History. See History. { An¶nats (?), An¶nates (?), } n. pl. [See Ann.] (Eccl. Law) The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England, they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings. AnÏneal¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annealed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Annealing.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an?lan; an on + ?lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. Niello, Negro.] 1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen. 2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the colors laid on them. AnÏneal¶er (?), n. One who, or that which, anneals. AnÏneal¶ing, n. 1. The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat. 2. The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc. AnÏnec¶tent (?), a. [L. annectere to tie or bind to. See Annex.] Connecting; annexing. Owen. { An·neÏlid (?), AnÏnel¶iÏdan (?), } a. [F. ann‚lide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. Ð n. One of the Annelida. Ø AnÏnel¶iÏda (?), n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zo”l.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Ch‘topoda, including the Oligoch‘ta or earthworms and Polych‘ta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Ch‘topoda. AnÏnel¶iÏdous (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of the nature of an annelid. Ø An·nelÏla¶ta (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo”l.) See Annelida. An¶neÏloid (?), n. [F. annel‚ ringed + Ïoid.] (Zo”l.) An animal resembling an annelid. AnÏnex¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annexed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Annexing.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind.] 1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; Ð followed by to. ½He annexed a codicil to a will.¸ Johnson. 2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater. He annexed a province to his kingdom. Johnson. 3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt. Syn. - To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See Add. AnÏnex¶, v. i. To join; to be united. Tooke. AnÏnex¶ (?), n. [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p. of annectere.] Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a wing. An·nexÏa¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. annexation. See Annex, v. t.] 1. The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the annexation of Texas to the United States, or of chattels to the freehold. 2. (a) (Law) The union of property with a freehold so as to become a fixture. Bouvier. (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the crown. Wharton. An·nexÏa¶tionÏist, n. One who favors annexation. AnÏnex¶er (?), n. One who annexes. AnÏnex¶ion (?), n. [L. annexio a tying to, connection: cf. F. annexion.] Annexation. [R.] Shak. AnÏnex¶ionÏist, n. An annexationist. [R.] AnÏnex¶ment (?), n. The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage. [R.] Shak. AnÏni¶hiÏlaÏble (?), a. Capable of being annihilated. AnÏni¶hiÏlate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annihilated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annihilating.] [ L. annihilare; ad + nihilum, nihil, nothing, ne hilum (filum) not a thread, nothing at all. Cf. File, a row.] 1. To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the existence of; to cause to cease to be. It impossible for any body to be utterly annihilated. Bacon. 2. To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees. ½To annihilate the army.¸ Macaulay. 3. To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc., of; as, to annihilate an argument, law, rights, goodness. AnÏni¶hiÏlate (?), a. Anhilated. [Archaic] Swift. AnÏni·hiÏla¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. annihilation.] 1. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation. 2. The state of being annihilated. Hooker. AnÏni·hiÏla¶tionÏist, n. (Theol.) One who believes that eternal punishment consists in annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist. AnÏni¶hiÏlaÏtive (?), a. Serving to annihilate; destructive. AnÏni¶hiÏla·tor (?), n. One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator. AnÏni¶hiÏlaÏtoÏry (?), a. Annihilative. An·niÏver¶saÏriÏly (?), adv. Annually. [R.] Bp. Hall. An·niÏver¶saÏry (?), a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time ? annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. ÷ day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2. Ð ÷ week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.] An·niÏver¶saÏry, n. pl. Anniversaries (?). [Cf. F. anniversaire.] 1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 2. (R. C. Ch.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope. 3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day. Dryden. An¶niÏverse (?), n. [L. anni versus the turning of a year.] Anniversary. [Obs.] Dryden.

An¶noÏda·ted (?), a. [L. ad to + nodus a knot.] (Her.) Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S. Cussans. Ø An¶no Dom¶iÏni (?). [L., in the year of Lord [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.] In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887. AnÏnom¶iÏnate (?), v. t. To name. [R.] AnÏnom·iÏna¶tion (?), n. [L. annominatio. See Agnomination.] 1. Paronomasia; punning. 2. Alliteration. [Obs.] Tyrwhitt. An¶noÏtate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annotated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annotating.] [L. annotatus; p. p. of annotare to ~; ad + notare to mark, nota mark. See Note, n.] To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works of Bacon. An¶noÏtate, v. i. To make notes or comments; Ð with on or upon. An·noÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. annotatio: cf. F. annotation.] A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; Ð usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage. An·noÏta¶tionÏist, n. An annotator. [R.] An¶noÏtaÏtive (?), a. Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation. An¶noÏta·tor (?), n. [L.] A writer of annotations; a commentator. AnÏno¶taÏtoÏry (?), a. Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations. [R.] An¶noÏtine (?), n. [L. annotinus a year old.] (Zo”l.) A bird one year old, or that has once molted. AnÏnot¶iÏnous (?), a. [L. annotinus, fr. annus year.] (Bot.) A year old; in Yearly growths. AnÏnot¶to (?), ArÏnot¶to (?), n. [Perh. the native name.] A red or yellowishÐred dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also Anatto, Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.] AnÏnounce¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing (?).] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.] 1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim. Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced trough the country a peal of cannon from the ramparts. Gilpin. 2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence. Publish laws, announce Or life or death. Prior. Syn. - To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate. Ð To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy publication of a book; to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to promulgate the gospel. AnÏnounce¶ment (?), n. The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication. AnÏnoun¶cer (?), n. One who announces. AnÏnoy¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annoyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Annoying.] [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See Annoy,

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n.] To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks. Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? Prior. 2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade. Syn. - To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease. AnÏnoy¶ (?), n. [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr. L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See Ennui, Odium, Noisome, Noy.] A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislike; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work annoy. Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy. Shak. AnÏnoy¶ance (?), n. [OF. anoiance, anuiance.] 1. The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy. A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers. Fuller. For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, ? would throw into it dead bodies. Wilkins. 2. That which annoys. A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair, Any annoyance in that precious sense. Shak. AnÏnoy¶er (?), n. One who, or that which, annoys. AnÏnoy¶ful (?), a. Annoying. [Obs.] Chaucer. AnÏnoy¶ing, a. That annoys; molesting; vexatious. Ð AnÏnoy¶ingÏly, adv. AnÏnoy¶ous (?), a. [OF. enuius, anoios.] Troublesome; annoying. [Obs.] Chaucer. An¶nuÏal (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river . Ray. 2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. A thousand pound a year, annual support. Shak. 2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. Bacon. An¶nuÏal, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an ~ plant. Oaths... in some sense almost annuals;... and I myself can remember about forty different sets. Swift. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day. An¶nuÏalÏist, n. One who writers for, or who edits, an annual. [R.] An¶nuÏalÏly, adv. Yearly; year by year. An¶nuÏaÏry (?), a. [Cf. F. annuaire.] Annual. [Obs.] Ð n. A yearbook. An¶nuÏelÏer (?), n. A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses. [Obs.] Chaucer. An¶nuÏent (?), a. [L. annuens, p. pr. of annuere; ad + nuere to nod.] Nodding; as, annuent muscles (used in nodding). AnÏnu¶iÏtant (?), n. [See Annuity.] One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity. Lamb. AnÏnu¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Annuities (?). [LL. annuitas, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annuit‚.] A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance. AnÏnul¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annulled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Annulling.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See Null, a.] 1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate. Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct. And all her various objects of delight Annulled. Milton. 2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; Ð used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority. Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties? Burke. Syn. - To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind; revoke; nullify; destroy. See Abolish. An¶nuÏlar (?), a. [L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F. annulaire.] 1. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a ring; ringed; ringÐshaped; as, annular fibers. 2. Banded or marked with circles. ÷ eclipse (Astron.), an eclipse of the sun in which the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light around the border. An·nuÏlar¶iÏty (?), n. Annular condition or form; as, the annularity of a nebula. J. Rogers. An¶nuÏlarÏry, adv. In an annular manner. An¶nuÏlaÏry (?), a. [L. annularis. See Annular.] Having the form of a ring; annular. Ray. Ø An·nuÏla¶ta (?), n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L. annulatus ringed.] (Zo”l.) A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to Annelida, including the marine annelids, earthworms, Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See Annelida. An¶nuÏlate (?), n. (Zo”l.) One of the Annulata. { An¶nuÏlate , An¶nuÏla·ted (?) } a. [L. annulatus.] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded by rings of color. 2. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Annulata. An·nuÏla¶tion (?), n. A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt. Nicholson. An¶nuÏlet (?), n. [Dim. of annulus.] 1. A little ring. Tennyson. 2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital. 3. (Her.) A little circle borne as a charge. 4. (Zo”l.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a surface or round an organ. AnÏnul¶laÏble (?), a. That may be Annulled. AnÏnul¶ler (?), n. One who annulus. [R.] AnÏnul¶ment (?), n. [Cf. F. annulement.] The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation. An¶nuÏloid (?), a.ÿ(Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Annuloida. Ø An·nuÏloid¶a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. annulus ring + Ïoid.] (Zo”l.) A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allie? groups; sometimes made to include also the helmint?s and echinoderms. [Written also Annuloidea.] Ø An¶nuÏlo¶sa (?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zo”l.) A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By some zo”logists it is applied to the former only. An·nuÏlo¶san (?), n. (Zo”l.) One of the Annulosa. An¶nuÏlose· (?; 277), a. [L. annulus ring.] 1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike segments; ringed. 2. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa. Ø An¶nuÏlus (?), n.; pl. Annuli (?). [L.] 1. A ring; a ringlike part or space. 2. (Geom.) (a) A space contained between the circumferences of two circles, one within the other. (b) The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it. 3.ÿ(Zo”l.) RingÐshaped structures or markings, found in, or upon, various animals. AnÏnu¶merÏate (?), v. t. [L. annumeratus, p. p. of annumerare. See Numerate.] To add on; to count in. [Obs.] Wollaston. AnÏnu·merÏa¶tion (?), n. [L. annumeratio.] Addition to a former number. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. AnÏnun¶ciÏaÏble (?), a. That may be announced or declared; declarable. [R.] AnÏnun¶ciÏate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annunciating.] [L. annuntiare. See Announce.] To announce. AnÏnun¶ciÏate (?), p. p. & a. Foretold; preannounced. [Obs.] Chaucer. AnÏnun·ciÏa¶tion (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio: cf. F. annonciation.] 1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace. 2. (Eccl.) (a) The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. (b) The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day. AnÏnun¶ciÏaÏtive (?), a. Pertaining to annunciation; announcing. [R.] Dr. H. More. An nun¶ciÏa·tor (?), n. [L. annuntiator.] 1. One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated. 2. An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room where attendance is wanted. AnÏnun¶ciÏaÏtoÏry (?), a. Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known. [R.] Ø AÏnoa¶ (?), n. [Native name.] (Zo”l.) A small wild ox of Celebes (Anoa depressicornis), allied to the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns. An¶ode (?), n. [Gr. ? up + ? way.] (Elec.) The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole; Ð opposed to cathode. Ø An¶oÏdon (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toothless; ? priv. + ?, ?, a tooth.] (Zo”l.) A genus of freshÐwater bivalves, having to teeth at the hinge. [Written also Anodonta.] An¶oÏdyne (?), a. [L. anodynus, Gr. ? free from pain, stilling pain; ? priv. + ? pain: cf. F. anodin.] Serving to assuage pain; soothing. The anodyne draught of oblivion. Burke. µ ½The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.¸ Am. Cyc. An¶oÏdyne, n. [L. anodyon. See Anodyne, a.] Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings. An¶oÏdy·nous (?), a. Anodyne. AÏnoil¶ (?), v. t. [OF. enoilier.] The anoint with oil. [Obs.] Holinshed. AÏnoint¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Anointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Anointing.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre, fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See Ointment, Unguent.] 1. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint. Dryden.