Aureola.
Aureola, awr-ē′o-la,n.in Christian art, the gold colour surrounding the whole figure in sacred pictures, distinct from thenimbus, which only covers the head, usually reserved for representations of the three Divine Persons, of Christ, and the Virgin and Child: (theol.) an increment to the ordinary blessedness of heaven gained by virgins, martyrs, and doctors for their triumph respectively over the flesh, the world, and the devil.—n.Aur′eole, the aureola: the gold disc round the head in early pictures symbolising glory: (fig.) a glorifying halo: a halo of radiating light, as in eclipses.—p.adj.Aur′eoled, encircled with an aureole. [L.aureolus, dim. ofaureus, golden.]
Auric, awr′ik,adj.pertaining to gold: (chem.) applied to compounds in which gold combines as a triad. [L.aurum, gold.]
Auricle, awr′i-kl,n.the external ear: (pl.) the two upper cavities of the heart into which the blood comes from the veins.—adj.Aur′icled, having appendages like ears.—n.Auric′ula, a species of primrose, also called bear's ear, from the shape of its leaf.—adj.Auric′ular, pertaining to the ear: known by hearing, or by report.—adv.Auric′ularly.—adjs.Auric′ulate,Auric′ulated, ear-shaped.—Auricular confession, secret, told in the ear. [L.auricula, dim. ofauris, the ear.]
Auriferous, awr-if′ėr-us,adj.bearing or yielding gold.—v.t.andv.i.Aur′ify, to turn into gold. [L.aurifer—aurum, gold,ferre, to bear.]
Auriform, awr′i-form,adj.ear-shaped. [L.auris, ear, andForm.]
Auriscope, aw′ri-skōp,n.an instrument for examining the Eustachian passage of the ear. [L.auris, ear, and Gr.skopein, to look.]
Aurist, awr′ist,n.one skilled in diseases of the ear. [L.auris, ear.]
Aurochs, awr′oks,n.the European bison or wild ox. [Ger.auerochs. Old High Ger.ûrohso,ur(L.urus, Gr.ouros), a kind of wild ox, andochs, ox.]
Aurora, aw-rō′ra,n.the dawn: in poetry, the goddess of dawn.—adjs.Aurō′ral,Aurō′rean.—adv.Aurō′rally. [Acc. to Curtius, a reduplicated form forausosa; from a root seen in Sans.ush, to burn; cog. with Gr.ēōs, dawn,hēlios, the sun; Etruscan,Usil, the god of the sun.]
Aurora Borealis, aw-rō′rabō-rē-ā′lis, the northern aurora or light: a luminous meteoric phenomenon of electrical character seen in northern latitudes, with a tremulous motion, and giving forth streams of light.—Aurora Australis(aws-trā′lis), a similar phenomenon in the southern hemisphere:—pl.Aurō′ras. [L.borealis, northern—boreas, the north wind. SeeAustral.]
Auscultation, aws-kult-ā′shun,n.the art of discovering the condition of the lungs and heart by applying the ear or the stethoscope to the part.—v.i.to examine by auscultation.—n.Auscultā′tor, one who practises auscultation, or an instrument for such: in Germany, a title formerly given to one who had passed his first public examination in law, and who was merely retained, not yet employed or paid by government.—adj.Auscult′ātory, relating to auscultation. [L.auscultāre, to listen.]
Ausonian, aw-sō′ni-an,adj.Italian. [L.Ausonia, a poetical name for Italy.]
Auspice, aw′spis,n.an omen drawn from observing birds: augury—generally used inpl.Au′spices, protection: patronage: a good start (generally in phrase,Under the auspices of).—v.t.Au′spicate, to foreshow: to initiate or inaugurate with hopes of good luck:—pr.p.au′spicāting;pa.p.au′spicāted.—adj.Auspi′cious, having good auspices or omens of success: favourable: fortunate: propitious.—adv.Auspi′ciously.—n.Auspi′ciousness. [Fr.—L.auspicium—auspex,auspicis, a bird-seer, fromavis, a bird,specĕre, to observe.]
Auster, aws′tėr,n.the south wind. [L.]
Austere, aws-tēr′,adj.harsh: severe: stern: grave: sober: severe in self-discipline, strictly moral or abstinent: severely simple, without luxury.—adv.Austere′ly.—ns.Austere′ness,Auster′ity, quality of being austere: severity of manners or life: harshness: asceticism: severe simplicity of style, dress, or habits. [L.austerus—Gr.austēros—au-ein, to dry.]
Austral, aws′tral,adj.southern.—adj.Australasian(aws-tral-ā′zhi-an), pertaining to Australasia, or the islands and island-groups that lie to the south of Asia.—n.a native or colonist of one of these.—adj.Austrā′lian, of or pertaining to Australia, a large island between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.—n.an aboriginal native of Australia proper, later also a white colonist or resident. [L.australis—auster, the south wind.]
Austrian, aws′tri-an,adj.of or pertaining to Austria, an empire of Central Europe.—n.a native of Austria.
Austringer, aw′string-ėr,n.a keeper of goshawks.—AlsoA′stringer. [O. Fr.ostruchier,austruchier. SeeOstrich.]
Autarchy, awt′är-ki,n.absolute power. [Gr., fromautos, self, andarchein, to rule.]
Authentic,-al, aw-thent′ik, -al,adj.real: genuine, as opposed tocounterfeit,apocryphal: original: true: entitled to acceptance, of established credibility. A distinction is sometimes made betweenauthenticandgenuine—the former, that the writing is trustworthy, as setting forth real facts; the latter, that we have it as it left its author's hands—anauthentichistory: agenuinetext.—adv.Authent′ically. [Fr. and L. from Gr.authentēs, one who does anything with his own hand—autos, self.]
Authenticate, aw-thent′ik-āt,v.t.to make authentic: to prove genuine: to give legal validity to: to certify the authorship of.—ns.Authenticā′tion, act of authenticating: confirmation;Authentic′ity, quality of being authentic: state of being true or in accordance with fact: genuineness.
Author, awth′or,n.one who originates or brings anything into being: a beginner or first mover of any action or state of things: the writer of an original book: elliptically for an author's writings: one's authority for something: an informant:—fem.Auth′oress.—adjs.Authō′rial,Auth′orish;Authorīs′able.—n.Authorisā′tion.—v.t.Auth′orise, to give authority to: to sanction: to permit: to justify: to establish by authority.—adj.Auth′orless, anonymous.—ns.Auth′orling, a petty author;Auth′orship,Auth′oring,Auth′orism, state or quality of being an author. [Through Fr. from L.auctor—augēre,auctum, to cause things to increase, to produce.]
Authority, awth-or′it-i,n.legal power or right: power derived from office or character: weight of testimony: permission:—pl.Author′ities, precedents: opinions or sayings carrying weight: persons in power.—adj.Author′itative, having the sanction or weight of authority: dictatorial.—adv.Author′itatively.—n.Author′itativeness. [L.auctoritatem,auctoritas,auctor.]
Autobiography, aw-to-bī-og′raf-i,n.the biography or life of a person written by himself.—n.Autobiog′rapher, one who writes his own life.—adjs.Autobiograph′ic,-al. [Gr.autos, one's self,bios, life,graphein, to write.]
Auto-car, aw′to-kär,n.a vehicle for the road moved from within by steam, electric power, &c. instead of by traction. [Gr.autos, self, andCar.]
Autocarpous, aw-to-kär′pus,adj.applied to such fruit as consists only of the pericarp, with no adnate parts. [Gr.autos, self,karpos, fruit.]
Autochthon, aw-tok′thon,n.one of the primitive inhabitants of a country: an aboriginal:—pl.Autoch′thonsandAutoch′thones.—adj.Autoch′thonous.—ns.Autoch′thony,Autoch′thonism, the condition of being autochthonous. [Gr.; made up ofautos, self,chthōn,chthonos, the soil; the Athenians claiming to have actually sprung from the soil on which they lived.]
Autocrat, aw′to-krat,n.one who rules by his own power: an absolute sovereign.—n.Autoc′racy, an absolute government by one man: despotism.—adj.Autocrat′ic,—adv.Autocrat′ically. [Gr.autokratēs—autos, self,kratos, power.]
Auto-da-fé, aw′to-da-fā′,n.the public declaration of the judgment passed on heretics in Spain and Portugal by the Inquisition, also the infliction of the punishment which immediately followed thereupon, esp. the public burning of the victims:—pl.Autos-da-fé. [Port.auto da fé= Sp.auto de fe;auto—L.actum, act;da—L.de, of; andfe—L.fides, faith.]
Autogenous, aw-toj′e-nus,adj.self-generated: independent.—n.Autog′eny, a mode of spontaneous generation. [Gr.autogenēs,autos, self,genos, offspring.]
Autograph, aw′to-graf,n.one's own handwriting: a signature: an original manuscript.—v.t.to write with one's hand.—adj.Autograph′ic.—adv.Autograph′ically.—n.Au′tography, act of writing with one's own hand: reproduction of the outline of a writing or drawing by fac-simile. [Gr.autos, self,graphē, writing.]
Autogravure, aw-to-grav′ūr,n.a process of photo-engraving akin to autotype. [Gr.auto, self; Fr.gravure, engraving.]
Autolatry, aw-tol′a-tri,n.worship of one's self.—n.Autol′ogyis merely a justifiable enough scientific study of ourselves. [Gr.autos, self,latreia, worship.]
Autolycus, aw-tol′i-kus,n.a thief: a snapper up of unconsidered trifles: a plagiarist. [From the character in Shakespeare'sWinter's Tale.]
Automaton, aw-tom′a-ton,n.a self-moving machine, or one which moves by concealed machinery: a living being regarded as without consciousness: the self-acting power of the muscular and nervous systems, by which movement is effected without intelligent determination: a human being who acts by routine, without intelligence:—pl.Autom′atons,Autom′ata.—adjs.Automat′ic,-al.—adv.Automat′ically.—ns.Autom′atism, automatic or involuntary action: power of self-moving: power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independently of any direct or immediate stimulus from without: the doctrine that animals are automata, their motions, &c., being the result of mechanical laws;Autom′atist, one who holds the doctrine of automatism. [Gr.automatos, self-moving—autos, self, and a stemmat-, to strive after, to move.]
Automobile, aw-to-mō′bil,adj.self-moving.—n.a motor-car. [Gr.autos, self, L.mobilis, mobile.]
Automorphic, aw-to-mor′fik,adj.marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics. [Gr.autos, self,morphē, form.]
Autonomy, aw-ton′om-i,n.the power or right of self-government: (Kant'sphilos.) the doctrine that the human will carries its guiding principle within itself.—adjs.Auton′omous,Autonom′ic. [Gr.—autos, andnomos, law.]
Autonym, aw′ton-im,n.a writing published under the author's real name. [Gr.autos, self,onoma, a name.]
Autophagous, aw-tof′ag-us,adj.self-devouring.—n.Autoph′agy, sustenance by self-absorption of the tissues of the body. [Gr.autos, self,phagein, to eat.]
Autophoby, aw-tof′ob-i,n.a shrinking from making any reference to one's self. [Gr.autos, self,phobia, fear.]
Autophony, aw-tof′on-i,n.observation of the resonance of one's own voice, heard by placing the ear to the patient's chest. [Gr.autos, self,phōnē, sound.]
Autoplasty, aw′to-plas-ti,n.a mode of surgical treatment which consists in replacing a diseased part by means of healthy tissue from another part of the same body. [Gr.auto-plastos, self-formed.]
Autopsy, aw′top-si,n.personal inspection, esp. the examination of a body after death.—AlsoAutop′sia. [Gr.;autos, self,opsis, sight.]
Autoptic,-al, aw-topt′ik, -al,adj.seen with one's own eyes.—adv.Autopt′ically. [SeeAutopsy.]
Autoschediasm, aw-to-sked′i-azm,n.anything extemporised.—v.t.Autosched′iase.—adj.Autoschedias′tic. [Gr.autos, self,schedios, off-hand.]
Autotheism, aw′to-thē-izm,n.assumption of divine powers: the doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, esp. of the second person in the Trinity.—n.Au′totheist, a self-deifier. [Gr.autos, self,theos, a god.]
Autotype, aw′to-tīp,n.a true impress or copy of the original: a process of printing from a photographic negative in a permanent black or other pigment.—v.t.to reproduce by such a process.—n.Autotypog′raphy, a process by which drawings made on gelatine are transferred to a plate from which impressions may be taken. [Gr.autos, self,typos, a stamp.]
Autumn, aw′tum,n.the third season of the year when fruits are gathered in, popularly comprising the months of August, September, and October—in North America, September, October, and November. Astronomically, in the northern hemisphere, it begins at the autumnal equinox, when the sun enters Libra, 22d September, and ends at the winter solstice, when the sun enters Capricorn, 21st December.—adj.Autum′nal.—adv.Autum′nally. [L.autumnus,auctumnus, anciently referred to aug-ēre, as the season of increase; by Corssen and others, to the Sans.av, to do good to.]
Auxesis, awk-sē′sis,n.gradual deepening in force of meaning: hyperbole. [Gr.]
Auxiliar, awg-zil′yar,Auxiliary,awg-zil′yar-i,adj.helping: subsidiary, as troops.—ns.Auxil′iar, an auxiliary;Auxil′iary, a helper: an assistant: (gram.) a verb that helps to form the moods and tenses of other verbs. [L.auxiliaris—auxilium, help—aug-ēre, to increase.]
Ava, ä′va,n.native name in the Sandwich Islands for a species of cordyline yielding an intoxicating drink, also calledkava: any similar drink.
Avail, a-vāl′,v.t.to be of value or service to: to benefit: to take the benefit of (used reflexively withof).—v.i.to be of use: to answer the purpose: (obs.) to take or draw advantage: (Amer.) to inform, assure of.—n.benefit: profit: service.—adj.Avail′able, that one may avail one's self of, utilise: profitable: suitable, obtainable: accessible.—ns.Avail′ableness,Availabil′ity, quality of being available: power in promoting an end in view: validity.—advs.Avail′ably;Avail′ingly, in an availing manner. [Fr.—L.ad, to,val-ēre, to be strong, to be worth.]
Avail. Same asAvale.
Avalanche, av′al-ansh,n.a mass of snow and ice sliding down from a mountain: a snow-slip.—v.i.Avāle′(Spens.), to descend.—v.t.(Spens.) to cause to descend. [Fr.avaler, to slip down—L.ad, to,vall-em, the valley.]
Avant, av′ang, prefix used asadj.in combination, as inAv′ant-cour′ier, one who runs before, inpl.the skirmishers or advance-guard of an army;Av′ant-garde, the vanguard of an army. [Fr.;—L.ante.]
Avanturine. SeeAventurine.
Avarice, av′ar-is,n.eager desire for wealth: covetousness.—adj.Avari′cious, extremely covetous: greedy.—adv.Avari′ciously.—n.Avari′ciousness. [Fr.—L.avaritia—avarus, greedy—avēre, to pant after.]
Avast, a-väst′,interj.(naut.) hold fast! stop! [Dut.houd vast, hold fast.]
Avatar, a-va-tär′,n.the descent of a Hindu deity in a visible form: incarnation: (fig.) supreme glorification of any principle. [Sans.;ava, away, down,tar, to pass over.]
Avaunt, a-vawnt′,interj.move on! begone! (Shak.) used asn.'to give her theavaunt.'—v.i.(Spens.) to advance: (obs.) depart. [Fr.avant, forward—L.ab, from,ante, before.]
Avaunt, a-vawnt′,v.i.(Spens.) to advance boastfully. [O. Fr.avanter—Low L.vanitare, to boast—L.vanus, vain.]
Ave, ā′vē,interj.andn.be well or happy: hail, an address or prayer to the Virgin Mary: in full,AveMarī′a.—Ave Maria, orAve Mary, the Hail Mary, or angelic salutation (Luke, i. 28). [L.avēre, to be well or propitious. SeeAngelus.]
Avenaceous, av′en-ā-shus,adj.of the nature of oats. [L.avena, oats.]
Avenge, a-venj′,v.t.to vindicate: take vengeance on some one on account of some injury or wrong (withon,upon;ofobsolete).—adj.Avenge′ful.—ns.Avenge′ment;Aveng′er, one who avenges:—fem.Aveng′eress. [O. Fr.avengier—L.vindicāre. SeeVengeance.]
Avens, ā′vens,n.popular name of two species ofGeum—the herb bennet (once used to flavour ale) and the sub-alpine mountain-avens. [Fr.]
Aventail.
Aventail,Aventaile,av′en-tāl,n.the flap or movable part of a helmet in front, for admitting air to the wearer. [O. Fr.esventail, air-hole—L.ex, out,ventus, wind.]
Aventre, a-ven′tr,v.t.orv.i.(Spens.) to throw, as a spear or dart. [O. Fr.venter, to cast to the wind.]
Aventure, a-vent′ūr,v.t.obsolete form ofAdventure.
Aventurine, a-ven′tū-rin,n.a brown, spangled kind of Venetian glass: a kind of quartz.—AlsoAvan′turine. [It.avventura, chance—because of the accidental discovery of the glass.]
Avenue, av′en-ū,n.the principal approach to a country-house, usually bordered by trees: a double row of trees, with or without a road: a wide and handsome street, with or without trees, esp. in America: any passage or entrance into a place: (fig.) means of access or attainment. [Fr.: from L.ad, to,venīre, to come.]
Aver, a-vėr′,v.t.to declare to be true: to affirm or declare positively: (law) to prove or justify a plea:—pr.p.aver′ring;pa.p.averred.—n.Aver′ment, positive assertion: (law) a formal offer to prove a plea: the proof offered. [Fr.avérer—L.ad, andverus, true.]
Average, av′ėr-āj,n.the mean value or quantity of a number of values or quantities: any expense incurred beyond the freight, payable by the owner of the goods shipped, as in the phrasePetty average: any loss or damage to ship or cargo from unavoidable accidental causes—Particular average. Again,General averageis the apportionment of loss caused by measures taken for the ship's safety, as cutting away the masts, throwing overboard cargo, accepting towage, or the like.—adj.containing a mean value: ordinary.—v.t.to fix an average.—v.i.to exist in, or form, a mean quantity. [Dr Murray says the word first appears about 1500 in connection with the maritime trade of the Mediterranean (Fr.avarie, Sp.averia, It.avaria); probablyaveriais a derivative of It.avere(O. Fr.aveir), goods, the original sense being a 'charge on property or goods.' The It.avereand O. Fr.aveirmeant goods, substance, cattle—L.habēre, to have. The Old Eng.averin the same sense is obsolete, but in Scotlandaverstill means an old horse.]
Averroism, av-er-ō′izm,n.the doctrine of the Arabian philosopher Averrhoes (died 1198), that the soul is perishable, the only immortal soul being the world-soul from which individual souls went forth, and to which they return.—n.Averrō′ist, one who holds this doctrine.
Averruncate, a-vėr-ungk′āt,v.t.(rare) to avert or ward off: to pull up by the roots.—ns.Averruncā′tion, act of averting: extirpation;Averrunc′ātor, an instrument for cutting off branches of trees. [L.averruncāre, to avert.]
Averse, a-vėrs′,adj.having a disinclination or hatred (withto;fromis, however, still used): disliking: turned away from anything: turned backward; (her.) turned so as to show the back, as of a right hand.—n.Aversā′tion(obs.).—adv.Averse′ly.—n.Averse′ness. [L.aversus, turned away,pa.p.ofavert-ĕre. SeeAvert.]
Aversion, a-vėr′-shun,n.dislike: hatred: the object of dislike. [SeeAvert.]
Avert, a-vėrt′,v.t.to turn from or aside: to prevent: ward off.—p.adj.Avert′ed.—adv.Avert′edly.—adj.Avert′ible, capable of being averted. [L.avert-ēre—ab, from,vert-ĕre, to turn.]
Avertiment, forAdvertisement(Milton).
Aves, ā′vēz,n.pl.birds. [L.]
Aviary, ā′vi-ar-i,n.a place for keeping birds.—n.A′viarist, one who keeps an aviary. [L.aviarium—avis, a bird.]
Aviculture, ā′vi-kul-tūr,n.rearing of birds: bird-fancying. [L.avis, bird, andCulture.]
Avidity, a-vid′i-ti,n.eagerness: greediness.—adj.Av′id, greedy: eager. [L.aviditas—avidus, greedy—avēre, to pant after.]
Avifauna, ā′vi-fawn-a,n.the whole of the birds found in a region or country: the fauna as regards birds. [L.avis, bird, andFauna.]
Avised. SeeBlack-avised.
Aviso. SeeAdviso(underAdvice).—Avis,Avise, obsolete forms ofAdvise.—adj.Avise′ful(Spens.), watchful, circumspect.
Avital, av′i-tal,adj.of a grandfather: ancestral. [L.avitus, pertaining to a grandfather (avus).]
Avizandum, av-iz-an′dum,n.(Scots law) private consideration of a case by a judge before giving judgment.—AlsoAvisan′dum. [Gerund of Low L.avisare, to advise.]
Avocado, a-vo-kä′do,n.the alligator-pear, a West Indian fruit. [Corr. from Mexican.]
Avocation, a-vo-kā′shun,n.formerly and properly, a diversion or distraction from one's regular employment—now, one's proper business =Vocation: business which calls for one's time and attention: (arch.) diversion of the thoughts from any employment: the calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court. [Through Fr. fromavocation-em, a calling away—ab, from,vocāre, to call.]
Avocet,Avoset, av′o-set,n.a widely spread genus of birds, with webbed feet, long legs, bare thighs, a long, slender, upward-curved, elastic bill, and snipe-like habit. [Fr.avocette, It.avosetta.]
Avoid, a-void′,v.t.to try to escape from: to shun: (law) to invalidate: (Shak.) to leave, to quit.—adj.Avoid′able.—n.Avoid′ance, the act of avoiding or shunning: act of annulling. [Pfx.a-= Fr.es= L.ex, out, andVoid.]
Avoirdupois, av-or-dū-poiz′,adj.orn.a system of weights in which the lb. equals 16 oz. [O. Fr.aveir de pes(avoir du pois), to have weight—L.hab-ēre, to have,pensum, that which is weighed.]
Avoset. SeeAvocet.
Avouch, a-vowch′,v.t.to avow: to assert or own positively: to maintain: guarantee; to appeal to.v.i.to give assurance of.—n.(Shak.) evidence.—adj.Avouch′able.—n.Avouch′ment. [O. Fr.avochier—L.advocāre, to call to one's aid. SeeVouch.]
Avoure, a-vowr′,n.(Spens.) confession, acknowledgment, justification. [SeeAvow.]
Avow, a-vow′,v.t.to declare openly: to own or confess: to affirm or maintain: (law) to justify an act done.—n.a solemn promise: a vow.—pa.p.asadj.self-acknowledged.—adj.Avow′able.—ns.Avow′ableness,Avow′ance(obs.);Avow′al, a positive declaration: a frank confession.—adv.Avow′edly.—n.Avow′ry(law), the act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods: (obs.) advocacy considered as personified in a patron saint. [O. Fr.avouer, orig. to swear fealty to—L.ad, and Low L.votāre—votum, a vow. SeeVow.]
Avulse, a-vuls′,v.t.to pluck or tear away.—n.Avul′sion, forcible separation. [L.avell-ĕre,avulsum.]
Avuncular, a-vung′kū-lar,adj.pertaining to an uncle.—v.t.orv.i.Avunc′ulise(Fuller), to act like an uncle. [L.avunculus, an uncle.]
Await, a-wāt′,v.t.to wait or look for: to be in store for: to attend: (obs.) to lie in wait for, to watch. [Through Fr. from the common Teutonic root of Ger.wacht,en, Eng.Wait.]
Awake, a-wāk′,v.t.to rouse from sleep: to rouse from a state of inaction.—v.i.to cease sleeping: to rouse one's self from sleep or indifference:—pa.p.awaked′, orawoke′.—adj.not asleep: vigilant.—adj.Awak′able, capable of being awakened.—v.t.andv.i.Awak′en, to awake: to rouse into interest or attention: (theol.) to call to a sense of sin.—adj.Awak′enable.—ns.Awak′enment,Awak′ing,Awak′ening, the act of awaking or ceasing to sleep: an arousing from indifference: a revival of religion.—To be awake to, to be fully aware of anything. [A.S.awæcnan. SeeWake,Watch.]
Awanting, a-wont′ing,adj.wanting: missing. [Framed as if from a verbawant—mostly Scotch.]
Award, a-wawrd′,v.t.to adjudge: to determine.—n.judgment: final decision, esp. of arbitrators.—adj.Award′able, that may be awarded.—n.Award′ment. [O. Fr.ewarder,eswarder, from an assumed Romanic form compounded ofex, thoroughly, andguardare, watch. SeeWard,Guard.]
Aware, a-wār′,adj.wary: informed, conscious (withof)—ns.Aware′dom(H. Walpole),Aware′ness. [A.S.gewær, pfx.ge-, andwær, cautious. SeeWary.]
Awarn, a-wawrn′,v.t.(Spens.) to warn. [Pfx,a-, andWarn.]
Awash, a-wosh′,adv.on a level with the surface of the water: floating at the mercy of the waves. [Pfx.a-, andWash.]
Awaste, a-wāst′,adv.wasting.
Awatch, a-wotch′,adv.watching.
Awave, a-wāv′,adv.waving.
Away, a-wā′,adv.onward, along: forthwith: in the direction of, about: absent: gone, dead, fainted.—interj.begone!—Away(elliptically), to go away, esp. imperatively,Away!orAway with you!—Away with him= take him away.—Fire away, fire at once, without hesitation.—I cannot away with= bear or endure.—Make away with, to destroy.—Once and away, once in a way (the usual modern form), once.—There away, in that direction, thereabout.—To do away(with), to make an end of anything;To explain away, to explain till the thing that needs explanation is itself removed;To fall away(withfrom), to desert;To fight away, to go on fighting;To work away, to keep on working. [A.S.a-weg—prep.a, on,weg, way, lit. 'on one's way.']
Awe, aw,n.reverential fear, or wonder: dread: (arch.) power to inspire awe.—v.t.to strike with or influence by fear.—adj.Awe′less, without fear.—n.Awe′lessness.—adjs.Awe′some,Aw′some(Scot.), full of awe: inspiring awe: weird, dreadful.—v.t.Awe′-strike, to strike with awe.—adjs.Awe′-struck, struck or affected with awe;Aw′ful, full of awe: dreadful: inspiring respect: expressive of awe: (slang) ugly: and as a mere intensive of anything.—adv.Aw′fully(also inslangmerely = very).—n.Aw′fulness. [Ice.agi, A.S.ege, fear; cog. with Gael.eaghal; Gr.achos, anguish.]
Aweary, a-wē′ri,adj.weary (withof).—adj.Awea′ried, weary. [Pfx.a-, andWeary.]
A-weather,a-weth′ėr,adv.(naut.) towards the weather or windward side, in the direction from which the wind blows, applied to the position of a helm when its tiller is moved to the windward side of the ship—opp. toA-lee. [Prep.a, on, andWeather.]
A-week, a-wēk′,adv. phrase, in the week, per week. [Prep.a, andWeek.]
A-weigh, a-wā′,adv.in the act of being weighed, as an anchor, when the strain on the cable has just raised it from the bottom. [Prep.a, andWeigh.]
Awhape, a-hwāp′,v.t.(Spens.) to strike: to terrify. [Dr Murray compares the Goth.af hwapjan, to choke, which would give an A.S.ofhweppan. SeeWhap.]
Awhile, a-hwīl′,adv.for some time: for a short time. [A.S.áne hwíle= a while; combined as early as 13th century.]
A-wing, a-wing′,adv. phrase, on the wing. [Prep.a, andWing.]
Awkward, awk′ward,adj.clumsy: ungraceful: embarrassed: difficult to deal with: (Shak.) unfavourable: (obs.) froward.—adj.Awk′wardish.—adv.Awk′wardly, clumsily, embarrassingly, dangerously.—n.Awk′wardness. [Prob. Ice.afug, turned wrong way, and suff.-ward, expressing direction.]
Awl, awl,n.a pointed instrument for boring small holes in leather. [A.S.æl; cog. with Ice.alr, Ger.ahle.]
Awn, awn,n.a scale or husk: beard of corn or grass.—adjs.Awned;Awn′less;Awn′y. [Ice.ögn; Ger.ahne.]
Awning, awn′ing,n.a covering to shelter from the sun's rays. [Perh. due to the Fr.auvent, a screen of cloth before a shop window, with Eng. ending-ing. Skeat suggests Pers.áwan,áwang, anything suspended. The history of the word is still unsolved.]
Awoke, a-wōk′, did awake—pa.t.ofAwake.
Awork, a-wurk′,adv.at work. [Prep.a, andWork.]
Awrack, a-rak′,adv.in a state of wreck.
Awrong, a-rong′,adv.wrongly.
Awry, a-rī′,adj.twisted to one side: distorted, crooked: wrong: perverse.—adv.unevenly: perversely: erroneously.—To look awry, to look askance at anything;To walk awry, to go wrong. [Prep.a, on, andWry.]
Axe,Ax, aks,n.a well-known tool or instrument for hewing or chopping, usually of iron with a steel edge:—pl.Ax′es. [A.S.æx; L.ascia; Gr.axinē.]
Axile, aks′il,adj.lying in the axis of anything, as an embryo in the axis of a seed.
Axilla, aks′il-la,n.(anat.) the armpit.—ns.Ax′illa,Ax′il(bot.), the angle between the upper side of a branch and the trunk, or a petiole and the stem it springs from.—adjs.Ax′illar,Ax′illary. [L.axilla, the armpit.]
Axinomancy, aks′in-o-man-si,n.a mode of divination from the motions of an axe poised upon a stake, or of an agate placed upon a red-hot axe. [Gr.axinē, an axe, andmanteia, divination.]
Axiom, aks′yum,n.a self-evident truth: a universally received principle in an art or science.—adjs.Axiomat′ic,Axiomat′ical.—adv.Axiomat′ically. [Gr.axiōma—axio-ein, to think worth, to take for granted—axios, worth.]
Axis, aks′is,n.the axle, or the line, real or imaginary, on which a body revolves: the straight line about which the parts of a body or system are systematically arranged, or which passes through the centre of all the corresponding parallel sections of it, as of a cylinder, globe, or spheroid. The axis of a curved line is formed by a right line dividing the curve into two symmetrical parts, as in the parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola:—pl.Axes(aks′ēz).—adj.Ax′ial.—adv.Ax′ially.—n.Ax′oid, a curve generated by the revolution of a point round an advancing axis.—Axis of a lens, the right line passing through a lens in such a manner as to be perpendicular to both sides of it;Axis of a telescope, a right line which passes through the centres of all the glasses in the tube;Axis of incidence, the line passing through the point of incidence perpendicularly to the refracting surface;Axis of refraction, the continuation of the same line through the refracting medium;Axis of the equator, the polar diameter of the earth, which is also the axis of rotation;Axis of the eye, the right line passing through the centres of the pupil and the crystalline lens. [L.axis; cf. Gr.axōn, Sans.aksha, A.S.eax.]
Axis, aks′is,n.the hog-deer of India. [L.axis, Pliny's name for an Indian quadruped.]
Axle, aks′l,Axle-tree,aks′l-trē,n.the pin or rod in the nave of a wheel on which the wheel turns: a pivot or support of any kind; the imaginary line of ancient cosmographers on which a planet revolved.—adj.Ax′led. [More prob. Norseöxullthan a dim. from A.S.eax.]
Axolotl, aks′o-lotl,n.a reptile found in Mexico, allied to the tailed batrachia, but distinguished by retaining its gills through life. [Mexican.]
Ay, ā,interj.ah! oh! alas! esp. inay me![M. E.ey,ei, perh. from Fr.ahi,aï; cf. Sp.ay de mi!]
Ay,Aye, ī,adv.yea: yes: indeed.—n.Aye(ī), a vote in the affirmative: (pl.) those who vote in the affirmative. [Perh. a dial. form ofaye, ever; perh. a variant ofyea.]
Ayah, ā′ya,n.a native Indian waiting-maid. [Anglo-Ind.: Hind.āya, derived from the Port.aia, nurse.]
Aye,Ay, ā,adv.ever: always: for ever.—For aye,For ever and aye, for ever, to all eternity.—In combination, with sense of 'ever,' as in Shakespeare's 'aye-remaining,' &c. [Ice.ei, ever; A.S.a; conn. withAge,Ever.]
Aye-aye, ī′ī,n.a quadruped about the size of a hare found in Madagascar, closely allied to the lemurs, with much of the aspect of a squirrel. [Malagasyaiay.]
Ayelp, a-yėlp′,adv.yelping.
Ayenbite, ī′en-bīt,n.(obs.) remorse, as in the book-titleAyenbite of Inwyt('remorse of conscience'). [M. E.ayen, again bite.]
Aygulets, obsolete form ofAiglets.
Ayme, obsolete form ofAim.
Ayry. SeeEyry.
Azalea, a-zā′le-a,n.a genus of shrubby plants, with fine white, yellow, or crimson flowers, mostly natives of China or North America, closely allied to the rhododendron. [Gr.azaleos, dry—aza, dryness.]
Azimuth, az′im-uth,n.the arc of the horizon between the meridian of a place and a vertical circle passing through any celestial body.—adj.Az′imuthal, pertaining to the azimuth. [Ar.as-sumūt,as=al, the,sūmut,samt, direction. SeeZenith.]
Azo-, in combination, forAzote.
Azoic, a-zō′ik,adj.without life: before the existence of animal life: formed when there was no animal life on the globe, as rocks. [Gr.a, neg., andzōē, life—za-ein, to live.]
Azonic, a-zon′ik,adj.not limited to a zone, not local. [Gr.;a, neg.,zōnē, a belt region.]
Azote, a-zōt′,n.an old name for nitrogen, so called because it does not sustain animal life.—adj.Azot′ic.—v.t.Az′otise, to impregnate with acid.—n.Az′otite, a salt of azotic or nitrous acid.—adj.Azot′ous, nitrous. [Gr.a, neg., andza-ein, to live.]
Azoth, äz′ōth,n.the alchemist's name for mercury: Paracelsus's universal remedy. [From Ar.az-zāūg,az=al, the,zāūg, from Pers.zhīwah, quicksilver.]
Azrael, az′rā-el,n.in Mohammedan mythology, the angel of death.
Aztec, az′tek,adj.relating to or descended from the Aztecs, the dominant tribe in Mexico at the time of the arrival of the Spaniards.
Azure, azh′ūr, orā′zhūr,adj.of a faint blue: sky-coloured; clear, cloudless.—n.a delicate blue colour: the sky.—adjs.Azurē′an,Az′urine, azure.—n.Az′urite, blue carbonate of copper.—adjs.Az′urn(Milton), azure;Az′ury, bluish. [O. Fr.azur—Low L.azura—Ar. (al)lazward, Pers.lājward, lapis lazuli, blue colour.]
Azygous, az′i-gus,adj.not yoked or joined with another: (anat.) not one of a pair, as a muscle. [Gr.azygos—a, neg., andzygos, a yoke, fromzeugnumi, to join.]
Azymous, az′i-mus,adj.unfermented: unleavened.—ns.Az′ym,Az′yme, unleavened bread;Az′ymite, a member of a church using unleavened bread in the Eucharist—a name applied by the Eastern Church to the Western, as well as to the Armenian and Maronite Churches. [Gr.azymos—a, neg.,ēzym, leaven.]