Anthers of Wall-flower.
Anther, an′thėr,n.the top of the stamen in a flower which contains the pollen or fertilising dust.—adjs.An′theral;Antherif′erous, bearing anthers;Anth′eroid, resembling an anther. [L.anthera, which meant a medicine extracted from flowers, and consisting esp. of the internal organs of flowers—Gr.anthēros, flowery—anthos, a flower.]
Antheridium, an-ther-id′i-um,n.the male reproductive organs of many cryptogams, as ferns, horse-tails, mosses, &c. [L.anthera, and-idium, Gr. dim. ending.]
Antherozooid, an-ther-o-zō′oid,n.a minute moving body in the antheridia of cryptogams. [L.anthera, andzooid—Gr.zōōeidēs, like an animal—zōon, animal, andeidos, shape.]
Anthocarpous, an-tho-kär′pus,adj.(bot.) bearing fruit resulting from many flowers, as the pine-apple. [From Gr.anthos, a flower,karpos, fruit.]
Anthoid, an′thoid,adj.flower-like. [Gr.anthos, a flower, and-eidēs, like.]
Antholite, an′tho-līt,n.a flower turned into stone, a fossil flower. [Gr.anthos, a flower,lithos, stone.]
Anthology, an-thol′oj-i,n.(lit.) a gathering or collection of flowers: a collection of poems or choice literary extracts, esp. epigrams, orig. applied to the collections of Greek epigrams so called.—adj.Antholog′ical. [Gr.anthos, a flower,legein, to gather.]
Anthomania, an-thō-mān′ya,n.a madness for flowers.——n.Anthomān′iac. [Gr.anthos, andmania, madness.]
Anthony (St), an′ton-i, the patron saint of swineherds: the smallest pig in a litter.—Anthony's fire, a popular name for erysipelas.
Anthozoa, an′tho-zō-a,n.pl.another name for Actinozoa, one of the three classes of Cœlenterates, including sea-anemones, corals, &c. [Gr.anthos, a flower,zōa, animals.]
Anthracene, an-thra-sēn′,n.a hydrocarbon obtained as one of the last products in the distillation of coal-tar, of value as the source of artificial alizarin. [Gr.anthrax, coal, and-ene.]
Anthracite, an′thras-īt,n.a kind of coal that burns nearly without flame, smell, or smoke, consisting almost entirely of carbon, and not readily ignited.—adjs.Anthracif′erous, yielding anthracite;Anthracit′ic.—n.Anthracit′ism. [Gr.anthrakitēs, coal-like—anthrax, coal.]
Anthrax, an′thraks,n.a widely distributed and very destructive disease, most common among sheep and cattle, the first infectious disease proved to be due to the presence of microscopic vegetable organisms (bacilli)—other names areSplenic Apoplexy,Splenic Fever, and as it occurs in man,Malignant PustuleandWoolsorter's Disease: a carbuncle or malignant boil.—adjs.Anthra′cic,An′thracoid. [L.—Gr.anthrax; coal, a carbuncle.]
Anthropical, an-throp′ik-al,adj.(rare) connected with human nature. [Gr.anthropikos, human,anthrōpos, man.]
Anthropinism, an-thrōp′in-ism,n.the looking at things in their relation to man. [Gr.anthropinos, human (anthrōpos), and-ism.]
Anthropocentric, an-thrō-po-sent′rik,adj.centring all the universe in man. [Gr.anthrōpos, man, andkentron, centre.]
Anthropography, an-thro-pog′ra-fi,n.that branch of anthropology which treats of the human race according to its geographical distribution. [Gr.anthrōpos, man,graphia, description—graphein, to write.]
Anthropoid, an′throp-oid,adj.in the form of or resembling man.—n.the anthropoid ape, the highest and most man-like monkey.—adj.An′thropoidal. [Gr.anthrōpos, man,eidos, form.]
Anthropolatry, an-thro-pol′a-tri,n.the giving of divine honours to a human being, a term always employed in reproach. It was used by the Apollinarians against the orthodox Christians of the 4th and 5th centuries, with reference to the doctrine of the perfect human nature of Christ. [Gr.anthrōpos, man,latreia, worship.]
Anthropolite, an-throp′o-līt,n.human remains turned into stone, fossil human remains. [Gr.anthrōpos, man,lithos, stone.]
Anthropology, an-throp-ol′oj-i,n.the science of man, more especially considered as a social animal: the natural history of man in its widest sense, treating of his relation to the brutes, his evolution, the different races, &c.—adj.Anthropolog′ical.—adv.Anthropolog′ically.—n.Anthropol′ogist, one versed in anthropology. [Gr.anthrōpos, man, andlogos, discourse—legein, to say.]
Anthropometry, an-thrō-pom′et-ri,n.the measurement of the human body to discover its exact dimensions and the proportions of its parts, for comparison with its dimensions at different periods, or in different races and classes.—adj.Anthropomet′ric. [Gr.anthrōpos, man, andmetrein, to measure.]
Anthropomorphism, an-throp-o-morf′izm,n.the representation of the Deity in the form of man or with bodily parts: the ascription to the Deity of human affections and passions.—adj.Anthropomorph′ic.—v.t.Anthropomorph′ise, to regard as or render anthropomorphous.—ns.Anthropomorph′ist;Anthropomorph′ite;Anthropomorph′itism. [Gr.anthrōpos, man,morphē, form.]
Anthropomorphosis, an-thrō-po-morf-os′is, or-morf′os-is,n.transformation into human shape.—adj.Anthropomorph′ous, formed like or resembling man. [Gr.anthropomorphōsis—anthrōpos, man, and a verb of action, formed frommorphē, shape.]
Anthropopathism, an-thro-pop′a-thizm,n.the ascription to the Deity of human passions and affections—alsoAnthropop′athy.—adj.Anthropopath′ic.—adv.Anthropopath′ically. [Gr.anthrōpos, man,pathos, suffering, passion.]
Anthropophagy, an-thro-pof′aj-i,n.cannibalism.—n.pl.Anthropoph′agi, man-eaters, cannibals.—ns.Anthropophagin′ian(Shak.) a cannibal;Anthropoph′agite.—adj.Anthropoph′agous. [Gr.anthrōpos, man,phag-ein, to eat.]
Anthropophuism, an-thrō-pof′ū-izm,n.the ascription of a human nature to the gods. [Gr.anthrōpos, man, andphuē, nature, and-ism.]
Anthroposophy, an-thrō-pos′o-fi,n.the knowledge of the nature of men: human wisdom.—n.Anthropos′ophist, one furnished with the wisdom of men. [Gr.anthrōpos, man, andsophia, wisdom.]
Anthropotomy, an-thrō-pot′om-i,n.anatomy of the human body. [Gr.anthrōpos, man, andtemnein, to cut.]
Anti, ant′i,pfx.against, in opposition to, rivalling, simulating. It forms numerous derivatives, alike nouns and adjectives, asantichrist,antipope,anticlimax,anti-tobacconist;anti-Ritualistic,anti-Semite. [Gr.anti, against, instead of, &c.]
Antiar, an′ti-ar,n.the upas-tree (seeUpas). [Jav.antjar.]
Anti-attrition, an′ti-at-trish′on,n.anything which counteracts attrition or friction—also figuratively. [Pfx.Anti-andAttrition.]
Antibilious, an′ti-bil′yus,adj.of use against biliousness. [Anti-andBilious.]
Antiburgher, an-ti-burg′ėr,n.that section of the Scottish Secession Church which parted from the main body (theBurghers) in 1747, holding it unlawful to take the oath administered to burgesses in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perth, because of the reference to 'the true religion presently professed within this realm.' They read into it an allusion to the Church as by law established, while others interpreted it as signifying simply the Protestant religion. [Anti-andBurgher.]
Antic, ant′ik,adj.grotesque: odd: ridiculous in shape, dress, &c.—n.a fantastic or ancient figure, caricaturing or combining grotesquely animal or vegetable forms, or both together: (Shak.) a grotesque pageant: a buffoon, clown, mountebank: a trick, mostly inpl.—v.t.(Shak.) to make grotesque.—v.i.An′ticize(Browning), to play antics. [It.antico, equivalent to It.grottesco, and orig. used of the fantastic decorations composed of human and other forms found in the remains of ancient Rome—L.antiquus.]
Anticatholic, an-ti-kath′o-lik,adj.opposed to what is Catholic. [Anti-andCatholic.]
Antichlor, an′ti-klōr,n.a substance used in the making of paper to free the pulp from the injurious after-effects of chlorine. [Anti-andChlor-ine.]
Antichrist, an′ti-krīst,n.the great opposer of Christ and Christianity: the name of a great enemy of Christ always expected to appear by the early Church, applied by some to the Pope and his power.—adj.Antichristian(-krist′-), relating to Antichrist: opposed to Christianity.—n.Antichrist′ianism.—adv.Antichrist′ianly. [Gr.;anti, against, andChrist-os.]
Anticipate, an-tis′ip-āt,v.t.to be beforehand with (another person or thing), to forestall or preoccupy: to take in hand, or consider, before the due time: to foresee: realise beforehand, or count upon as certain: to expect.—v.t.andv.i.to accelerate: to occur earlier than.—adj.andn.Antic′ipant, anticipating, anticipative.—n.Anticipā′tion, act of anticipating: assignment to too early a time: foretaste: previous notion, or presentiment: expectation.—adjs.Anti′cipātive,Anti′cipātory.—advs.Anticipā′tively,Anticipā′torily(rare). [L.anticipāre,-ātum—ānte, before,cap-ĕre, to take.]
Anticivic, an-ti-siv′ik,adj.opposed to citizenship, esp. the conception of it engendered by the French Revolution.—n.Anticiv′ism.
Anticlimax, an-ti-klīm′aks,n.the opposite of climax: a sentence in which the ideas become less important towards the close: also of any descent as against a previous rise—e.g. Waller's
'Under the Tropicks is our language spoke,And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke.'
'Under the Tropicks is our language spoke,And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke.'
'Under the Tropicks is our language spoke,
And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke.'
[Gr.anti, against, andClimax.]
Anticlinal, an-ti-klīn′al,adj.sloping in opposite directions.—n.(geol.) applied to strata which are inclined in opposite directions from a common axis—in a roof-like form. [Gr.anti, against,klin-ein, to lean.]
Anticyclone, an-ti-sī′klōn,n.name given to the rotatory flow of air from an atmospheric area of high pressure.—adj.Anticyclon′ic. [Anti-andCyclone.]
Antidote, an′ti-dōt,n.that which is given against anything that would produce bad effects: a counter-poison: (fig.) anything that prevents evil (withagainst,for,to).—adj.An′tidotal. [Gr.antidotos—anti, against,didōmi, to give.]
Antient. SeeAncient.
Antifebrile, an-ti-feb′rīl,adj.efficacious against fever.—n.a substance with such properties.—AlsoAntifebrif′ic.
Anti-federal, an-ti-fed′e-ral,adj.opposed to federalism; applied to the U.S. party whose fundamental principle was opposition to the strengthening of the national government at the expense of the States. Later names for the party were Republican, Democratic Republican, and Democratic alone.—ns.Anti-fed′eralism;Anti-fed′eralist.
Antifriction, an-ti-frik′shun,n.anything which prevents friction. [Anti-andFriction.]
Anti-Gallican, an-ti-gal′ik-an,adj.andn.opposed to what is French: or esp. opposed to the Gallican liberties of the French Church.—n.Anti-Gall′icanism. [Anti-andGallican.]
Antigropelos, an-ti-grōp′el-os,n.waterproof leggings. [Said to be made up from Gr.anti, against,hygros, wet, andpēlos, mud. Prob. this barbarous word was orig. an advertisement.]
Antihelix, an′ti-hē-liks,n.the inner curved ridge of the pinna of the ear:—pl.Antihēl′ices.—AlsoAn′thelix.
Anti-Jacobin, an′ti-jak′o-bin,adj.opposed to the Jacobins, a party in the French Revolution, hence an opponent of the French Revolution, or of democratic principles.—n.one opposed to the Jacobins: a weekly paper started in England in 1797 by Canning and others to refute the principles of the French Revolution.—n.An′ti-Jac′obinism. [Anti-andJacobin.]
Antilegomena, an-ti-leg-om′en-a,n.pl.a term applied to those books of the New Testament not at first accepted by the whole Christian Church, but ultimately admitted into the Canon—the seven books of 2 Peter, James, Jude, Hebrews, 2 and 3 John, and the Apocalypse.—The other books were calledHomologoumena, 'agreed to.' [Gr., lit. 'spoken against.']
Antilogarithm, an-ti-log′a-rithm,n.the complement of the logarithm of a sine, tangent, or secant. [Anti-andLogarithm.]
Antilogy, an-til′o-ji,n.a contradiction. [Gr.antilogia, contradiction,antilegein, to contradict.]
Antimacassar, an-ti-mak-as′ar,n.a covering for sofas, cushions, &c., to protect them from grease, esp. in the hair, also for ornament. [Anti-andMacassar.]
Antimask,Antimasque, an′ti-mask,n.a ridiculous interlude dividing the parts of the more serious mask. [Gr.anti, against, andMask.]
Antimetabole, an-ti-me-tab′ol-e,n.(rhet.) a figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in inverse order, as Quarles's 'Be wisely worldly, but not worldly wise.' [Gr.]
Antimetathesis, an′ti-me-tath′e-sis,n.inversion of the members of an antithesis, as in Crabbe's 'A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem.' [Gr.]
Antimnemonic, an-ti-ne-mon′ik,adj.andn.tending to weaken the memory. [Anti-andMnemonic.]
Antimonarchical, an-ti-mon-ark′i-kal,adj.opposed to monarchy and monarchical principles.—n.Antimon′archist. [Anti-andMonarchical.]
Antimony, an′ti-mun-i,n.a brittle, bluish-white metal of flaky, crystalline texture, much used in the arts and in medicine.—adjs.Antimōn′ial,Antimon′ic. [Through Fr. from Low L.antimonium, of unknown origin, prob. a corr. of some Arabic word.]
Anti-national, an-ti-nash′un-al,adj.hostile to one's nation.
Antinephritic, an-ti-ne-frit′ik,adj.acting against diseases of the kidney. [Gr.anti, against, andNephritic.]
Antinomianism, an-ti-nōm′i-an-izm,n.the belief that Christians are emancipated by the gospel from the obligation to keep the moral law—a monstrous abuse and perversion of the Pauline doctrine of justification by faith, esp. applied to the party of Johann Agricola in the German Reformation.—n.andadj.Antinom′ian, against the law: pertaining to the Antinomians. [Gr.anti, against,nomos, a law.]
Antinomy, an′ti-nom-i, oran-tin′o-mi,n.a contradiction in a law: a conflict of authority: conclusions discrepant though apparently logical.—adjs.Antinō′mic,Antinō′mical. [Gr.anti, against,nomos, a law.]
Antinous, an-tin′ō-us,n.an ideal of youthful manly beauty, from the name of the favourite of the Roman emperor Hadrian so famous in ancient art.
Antiochian, an-ti-ō′ki-an,adj.of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, or the eclectic system in philosophy of Antiochus of Ascalon.—n.Antiō′chianism, a school of theology in the 4th and 5th centuries which spread over the whole Græco-Syrian Church, and was a revolt against the allegorical interpretation of Scripture favoured by the Alexandrian school.
Antiodontalgic, an-ti-ō-dont-alj′ik,adj.of use against toothache. [Gr.anti, against,odous, tooth, andalgein, to suffer pain.]
Antipathy, an-tip′ath-i,n.dislike: repugnance: opposition: the object of antipathy (withagainst,to,betweenof persons).—adjs.Antipathet′ic,-al;Antipath′ic, belonging to antipathy: opposite: contrary.—n.Antip′athist, one possessed by an antipathy. [Gr.anti, against,pathos, feeling.]
Antiperiodic, an-ti-pē-ri-od′ik,adj.destroying the periodicity of diseases, such as ague, whose attacks recur at regular intervals: a drug with such an effect, esp. cinchona bark and its alkaloids (quinine), and arsenic.
Antiperistaltic, an-ti-per-i-stal′tik,adj.contrary to peristaltic motion: acting upwards. [Anti-andPeristaltic.]
Antiperistasis, an-ti-per-ist′a-sis,n.opposition of circumstances: resistance exerted against any train of circumstances. [Gr.;anti, against, andperistasis, a circumstance—peri, around, andhistēmi, make to stand.]
Antiphlogistic, an-ti-floj-ist′ik,adj.of remedies acting against heat, or inflammation, as blood-letting, purgatives, low diet.—n.a medicine to allay inflammation. [Anti-andPhlogistic.]
Antiphon, an′tif-ōn,n.alternate chanting or singing: a species of sacred song, sung by two parties, each responding to the other—alsoAntiph′ony.—adj.Antiph′onal, pertaining to antiphony.—n.a book of antiphons or anthems—alsoAntiph′onaryandAntiph′oner.—adjs.Antiphon′ic,Antiphon′ical, mutually responsive.—adv.Antiphon′ically. [Gr.;anti, in return, andphōnē, voice. A doublet ofAnthem.]
Antiphrasis, an-tif′ra-sis,n.(rhet.) the use of words in a sense opposite to the true one.—adjs.Antiphras′tic,-al, involving antiphrasis: ironical.—adv.Antiphras′tically. [Gr.;anti, against,phrasis, speech.]
Antipodes, an-tip′od-ēz,n.pl.those living on the other side of the globe, and whose feet are thus opposite to ours: the inhabitants of any two opposite points of the globe: places on the earth's surface exactly opposite each other, the region opposite one's own: the exact opposite of a person or thing:—sing.An′tipode.—adjs.Antip′odal,Antipodē′an.—At antipodes, in direct opposition. [Gr.anti, opposite to,pous,podos, a foot.]
Antipole, an′ti-pōl,n.the opposite pole: direct opposite. [Anti-andPole.]
Antipope, an′ti-pōp,n.a pontiff elected in opposition to one canonically chosen, e.g. those who resided at Avignon in the 13th and 14th centuries. [Gr.anti, against, andPope.]
Antipopular, an-ti-pop′ū-lar,adj.adverse to the people or the popular cause. [Anti-andPopular.]
Antipyrin, an-ti-pī′rin,n.a white crystalline powder, tasteless, colourless, and soluble in water, obtained from coal-tar products by a complex process, with valuable qualities as a febrifuge, but not as an antiperiodic.—adj.Antipyret′ic.
Antiquary, an′ti-kwar-i,n.one who studies or collects old things, esp. the monuments and relics of the past—but not very ancient things, and rather from curiosity than archæological interest.—adj.(Shak.) ancient.—adj.andn.Antiquār′ian, connected with the study of antiquities, also one devoted to the study.—n.Antiquār′ianism. [SeeAntique.]
Antique, an-tēk′,adj.ancient: of a good old age, olden (now generally rhetorical in a good sense): old-fashioned, after the manner of the ancients.—n.anything very old: ancient relics: an American name for a kind of type of thick and bold face in which the lines are of equal thickness—Egyptianin England.—v.t.An′tiquate, to make antique, old, or obsolete: to put out of use:—pr.p.an′tiquāting;pa.p.an′tiquāted.—adj.An′tiquated, grown old, or out of fashion: obsolete: superannuated.—n.Antiquā′tion, the making obsolete: abrogation: obsoleteness.—adv.Antique′ly.—n.Antique′ness.—adj.Antiq′uish, somewhat antique.—The Antique, ancient work in art, the style of ancient art. [Fr.—L.antiquus, old, ancient—ante, before.]
Antiquity, an-tik′wi-ti,n.ancient times, esp. the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans: great age: (Shak.) old age, seniority: ancient style: the people of old time: (pl.) manners, customs, relics of ancient times.—n.Antiquitār′ian, one attached to the practices and opinions of antiquity. [Fr.—L.antiquitat-em—antiquus, ancient.]
Antirrhinum, an-tir-rī′num,n.the genus of plants to which Snapdragon belongs. [Neo-Latin, from Gr.anti, opposite, andris,rinos, nose; from its resemblance to a beast's mouth.]
Antiscian, an-tish′i-an,adj.of or pertaining to people living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon fall in opposite directions.—n.pl.Antis′ciī. [Gr.;anti, opposite,skia, a shadow.]
Antiscorbutic, an-ti-skor-būt′ik,adj.acting against scurvy.—n.a remedy for scurvy. [Gr.anti, against, andScorbutic.]
Antiscriptural, an-ti-skrip′tūr-al,adj.opposed to Holy Scripture. [Anti-andScriptural.]
Anti-Semites, an′ti-sem′īts,n.pl.the modern opponents of the Jews in Russia, Roumania, Hungary, and Eastern Germany.—adj.Antisemit′ic.
Antiseptic, an-ti-sept′ik,adj.andn.counteracting putrefaction and analogous fermentive changes: preventing moral decay.—adv.Antisept′ically. [Gr.anti, against, andsēpein, to rot.]
Antisocial, an-ti-sōsh′al,adj.opposed to the principles and usages of society. [Anti-andSocial.]
Antispasmodic, an-ti-spaz-mod′ik,adj.opposing spasms or convulsions.—n.a remedy for spasms or convulsions. [Gr.anti, against, andSpasmodic.]
Antispast, an′ti-spast,n.in metre, a foot composed of an iambus and a trochee.—adj.Antispast′ic. [Gr.antispastos,antispa-ein, to draw into a contrary direction.]
Antistrophe, an-tis′trōf-e,n.(poet.) the returning movement from left to right in Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the strophe being from right to left: the stanza of a song alternating with the strophe: an inverse relation.—adj.Antistroph′ic, pertaining to the antistrophe. [Gr.;anti, against, andstreph-ein, to turn.]
Antitheism, an-ti-thē′izm,n.the doctrine which denies the existence of a God.—n.Antithē′ist.—adj.Antitheist′ic.
Antithesis, an-tith′e-sis,n.a figure in which thoughts or words are set in contrast: a counter-thesis, counter-proposition: opposition: the contrast:—pl.Antith′esēs.—n.Ant′ithet(rare), an instance of antithesis.—adjs.Antithet′ic,-al.—adv.Antithet′ically. [Gr.;anti, against,tithēmi, to place.]
Antitoxin, an-ti-tok′sin,n.the name applied to substances present in the blood of an animal which neutralise the action of toxins or bacterial poisons.—adj.Antitox′ic.
Antitrade, an′ti-trād,n.a wind that blows in the opposite direction to the trade-wind—that is, in the northern hemisphere from south-west, and in the southern hemisphere from north-west.
Antitrinitarian, an-ti-trin-it-ār′i-an,n.andadj.opposed to the doctrine of the Trinity.—n.Antitrinitar′ianism.
Antitype, an′ti-tīp,n.that which corresponds to the type: that which is prefigured by the type, as Christ by the paschal lamb.—adjs.Antityp′al,-typ′ical.
Antler, ant′lėr,n.a bony outgrowth from the frontal bones of deer—restricted to males, except in the reindeer: branch of a stag's horn.—adj.Ant′lered. [O. Fr.antoillier—Late L.ant(e)ocular-em(ramum), the branch of a stag's horn in front of the eyes.]
Ant-lion, ant′-lī′on,n.the larva of an insect of the order Neuroptera, remarkable for the ingenuity of its insect-catching habits. [Trans. of Gr.murmēkoleōnin the Septuagint;murmēx, ant,leōn, lion.]
Antonomasia, ant-on-om-āz′i-a,n.a figure of speech which uses an epithet on the name of an office or attributive for a person's proper name, e.g. his lordship for an earl; and conversely, e.g. a Napoleon for a great conqueror. [Gr.;anti, instead, andonomazein, to name,onoma, a name.]
Antonym, ant′ō-nim,n.a word which is the opposite of another. [Gr.anti, against,onoma, a name.]
Antre, an′tėr,n.a cave or grotto. [Fr.; L.antrum, a cave.]
Anura, a-nū′ra,n.pl.tailless amphibia, as the frog and toad.—AlsoAnou′ra. [Gr.an-, priv.,oura, tail.]
Anus, ān′us,n.the lower orifice of the bowels. [L., foras-nus, 'sitting-part,' from rootas, to sit.]
Anvil, an′vil,n.an iron block on which smiths hammer metal into shape.—OnorUpon the anvil, in preparation, under discussion. [A.S.anfilte,on filte;on, on, and a supposedfiltan, to weld, appearing also inFelt.]
Anxious, angk′shus,adj.uneasy regarding something doubtful: solicitous.—n.Anxī′ety, state of being anxious—adv.An′xiously.—n.An′xiousness. [L.anxius—ang-ĕre, to press tightly. SeeAnger,Anguish.]
Any, en′ni,adj.one indefinitely: some: whoever.n.An′ybody, any single individual.—adv.Anyhow, in any way whatever: in any case, at least.—ns.An′ything, a thing indefinitely, as opposed to nothing: any whit, to any extent;Anythingā′rian, one with no beliefs in particular;Anythingā′rianism—advs.An′yway,An′yways, in any manner: anyhow: in any case;An′ywhere,An′ywhen, in any place whatever, at any time;An′ywise, in any manner, to any degree.—Any one, any single individual, anybody.—At any rate, whatever may happen, at all events.—If anything, if in any degree. [A.S.ænig—an, one.]
Aonian, ā-ō′ni-an,adj.pertaining toAoniain Greece, or to the Muses supposed to dwell there.—Aonian fount, the fountain Aganippe, on a slope of Mount Helicon—the Æonian mount.
Aorist, ā′or-ist,n.the name of certain tenses in the Greek verb expressing indefinite time.—adj.Aorist′ic. [Gr.aoristos, indefinite—a, neg., andhoristos,horizein,horos, a limit.]
Aorta, ā-or′ta,n.the great arterial trunk which, rising from the left ventricle of the heart, sends its branches ramifying through the whole body—in man subdivided into thearch, thethoracic aorta, and theabdominal aorta.—adjs.Aor′tal,Aor′tic. [Gr.aortē—aeir-ein, to raise up.]
Apace, a-pās′,adv.at a quick pace: swiftly: fast: said of the flight of time generally. [Prep.a, andPace.]
Apagogic,-al, ap-a-goj′ik, -al,adj.proving indirectly by anapagogeor reduction to an absurdity, the truth of the thesis being evinced through the falsehood of its opposite—opposed todirectorostensiveproof. [Gr.apagōgē, leading away, abduction,apagein, to lead off.]
Apanage. SeeAppanage.
Apart, a-pärt′,adv.separately: aside: asunder, parted: separate: away from all employment: out of consideration, not considered for the moment (withfrom).—n.Apart′ness.—To set apart, to separate, consecrate. [Fr.à part—L.a parte, from the part or side.]
Apartment, a-pärt′ment,n.a separate room in a house occupied by a particular person or party: (arch.) a suite or set of such rooms—now in this sense thepl.: (obs.) a compartment.—adj.Apartment′al. [Fr.appartement, a suite of rooms forming a complete dwelling, through Low L., from L.ad, andpartīre, to divide—pars, a part.]
Apathy, ap′ath-i,n.want of feeling: absence of passion: indifference.—adjs.Apathet′ic,Apathet′ical(rare).—adv.Apathet′ically. [Gr.;a, neg.,pathos, feeling.]
Apatite, ap′a-tīt,n.a phosphate of lime of great variety of colour. [Gr.apatē, deceit, its form and colour being deceptive.]
Apay, a-pā′,v.t.(arch.) to satisfy, content: (obs.) to repay. [O. Fr.apayer, from L.ad, andpacārepac-em, peace.]
Ape, āp,n.a monkey: a monkey without a tail or with a very short one: a simian proper, linking man and the lower animals, and hence termedAnthropoid—gorilla, chimpanzee, orang-outang, or gibbon: one who plays the ape, a silly imitator: (Shak.) an imitator in a good or neutral sense.—v.t.to imitate as an ape.—ns.Ape′dom;Ape′hood;Ap′ery, conduct of one who apes, any ape-like action: a colony of apes.—adj.Ap′ish, like an ape: imitative: foppish.—adv.Ap′ishly.—ns.Ap′ishness,Ap′ism(Carlyle).—God's ape, a born fool.—To lead apes in hell, believed to be the lot of old maids there;To make any one his ape,To put an ape in his hood(obs.), to make a fool of any one. [A.S.apa; Ger.affe.]
Apeak,Apeek, a-pēk′,adv.(naut.) vertical—the anchor is apeak when the cable is drawn so as to bring the ship's bow directly over it. [a, to, andPeak.]
Apelles, a-pel′ez,n.any consummate artist, from the great Greek painterApelles, under Alexander the Great.
Apepsy, a-pep′si,Apepsia,a-pep′si-a,n.weakness of digestion. [Gr.apepsia, indigestion;a, priv.,peptein, to digest.]
Aperçu, a-per′sōō,n.a summary exposition: a brief outline. [Fr.aperçu, pa.p. ofapercevoir, to perceive.]
Aperient, a-pē′-ri-ent,adj.opening: mildly purgative.—n.any laxative medicine. [L.aperientem,aperīre, to open.]
Apert, a-pert′,adj.(arch.) open, public—opp. toPrivy.—n.Apert′ness. [L.apert-um, pa.p. ofaperīre, to open.]
Aperture, a′pėrt-ūr,n.an opening: the space through which light passes in an optical instrument: a hole. [L.apertura—aperīre, to open.]
Apetalous, a-pet′al-us,adj.(bot.) without petals. [Gr.a, neg., andpetalon, a petal.]
Apex, ā′peks,n.the summit or point: the vertex of a triangle: the culminating point, climax of anything:—pl.Apexes(ā′peks-ez),Apices(ap′i-sēz). [L.apex, the peak of the flamen's cap.]
Aphæresis,Apheresis, a-fer′i-sis,n.(gram.) the taking away of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word. [Gr.aphairesis, a taking away,apo, away, andhaire-ein, to take.]
Aphaniptera, af-an-ip′tėr-a,n.pl.a small order of insects having but rudimentary scales in place of wings.—adj.Aphanip′terous. [Gr.aphanēs, invisible,pteron, wing.]
Aphasia, a-fā′zi-a,n.inability to express thought in words by reason of some brain disease: or, more widely still, the loss of the faculty of interchanging thought, without any affection of the intellect or will.—adj.Aphas′ic. [Gr.;a, neg.,phasis, speech—phanai, to speak.]
Aphelion, a-fē′li-on,n.the point of a planet's orbit farthest away from the sun:—pl.Aphē′lia. [Gr.apo, from,hēlios, the sun.]
Apheliotropic, a-fē-li-o-trop′ik,adj.turning away from the sun. [Gr.apo, away,hēlios, sun, andtropikos, belonging to turning—trep-ein, to turn.]
Aphemia, a-fēm′i-a,n.loss of speech caused by difficulty in articulation due to paralysis. [Gr.a, neg., andphēmē, voice, fame—phanai, to speak.]
Apheresis. SeeAphæresis.
Aphesis, af′es-is,n.the gradual loss of an unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word, as insquire=esquire—a special form of Aphæresis.—adj.Aphet′ic. [Coined by Dr Murray. Gr.]
Aphis, ā′fis,n.a family of small 'plant-lice' belonging to the order of hemipterous insects, occurring in temperate regions as parasites on the roots, leaves, stems, &c. of plants. Some kinds are tended, protected, and imprisoned by ants for the 'honey-dew' which they secrete, hence called Ant-cows:—pl.Aphides(af′i-dēz).—adj.andn.Aphid′ian. [Ety. unknown; one conjecture connects the word with Gr.apheideis, unsparing (a, neg., andpheidomai, to spare), from the remarkable rapidity of propagation.]
Aphony, af-on-i,n.loss of voice: dumbness—the more common form isAphō′nia.—adjs.Aphon′ic,Aphon′ous, voiceless. [Gr.a, neg.,phōnē, voice.]
Aphorism, af′or-izm,n.a concise statement of a principle in any science: a brief, pithy saying: an adage.—v.t.andv.i.Aph′orise, to coin or use aphorisms.—ns.Aph′oriser;Aph′orist, a writer of aphorisms.—adj.Aphoris′tic, in the form of an aphorism.—adv.Aphorist′ically. [Gr.aphorizein, to mark off by boundaries—apo, from, andhoros, a limit.]
Aphrodisiac, af-ro-diz′-i-ak,adj.exciting to sexual intercourse.—n.that which excites to sexual intercourse.—adj.Aphrodis′ian, belonging to Venus, devoted to sensual love. [Gr.aphrodisiakos—Aphroditē, Venus, the goddess of love.]
Aphthæ, af′thē,n.pl.small whitish ulcers on the surface of a mucous membrane. [Gr.aphtha, mostly in pl.aphthai, usually connected withhapt-ein, to set on fire.]
Aphyllous, a-fil′us,adj.(bot.) destitute of leaves. [Gr.a, neg.,phyllon, a leaf.]
Apiary, āp′i-ar-i,n.a place where bees are kept.—adjs.Apiar′ian,Ap′ian, relating to bees or bee-keeping.—n.Ap′iarist, one who keeps an apiary: one who studies the habits of bees. [L.apiarium—apis, a bee.]
Apical, ap′ik-al,adj.relating to the apex, or top.—adv.Ap′ically. [SeeApex.]
Apices. SeeApex.
Apician, a-pish′yan,adj.relating toApicius, the Roman epicurean in the time of Tiberius: luxurious and expensive in diet.
Apiculture, ā′pi-cult-ūr,n.bee-keeping. [L.apis, bee, andcultura, keeping—colĕre, to keep.]
Apiece, a-pēs′,adv.for each piece, thing, or person: to each individually.—adv.Apiec′es(obs.), in pieces.
Apinch, a-pinsh′,adv.pinching, so as to pinch. [Prep.a, andPinch.]
Aplacental, ap-la-sen′tal,adj.having no placenta. [aandPlacental. SeePlacenta.]
Aplomb, a-plom′,n.the perpendicular, perpendicularity: self-possession, coolness. [Fr.aplomb, perpendicular position—à plomb, according to plummet.]
Aplustre.
Aplustre, ap-lus′tėr,n.the ornament rising above the stern of ancient ships, often a sheaf of volutes. [L.—Gr.aphlaston.]
Apnœa, ap-nē′a,n.a cessation of breathing. [Gr.apnoia.]
Apocalypse, a-pok′al-ips,n.the name of the last book of the New Testament containing the 'revelation' granted to St John: any revelation or disclosure.—ns.Apoc′alypst,Apoc′alypt, a revealer of the future.—adjs.Apocalypt′ic,-al.—adv.Apocalypt′ically.—n.Apocalypt′ist, the writer of the Apocalypse.—Apocalyptic number, the mystical number 666, spoken of in the Apocalypse. The best solution of the riddle is Neron Kesar—Hebrew form of the Latin Nero Cæsar. The vowelseandaare not expressed in the ancient Hebrew writing: accordingly NeRON KeSaR gives
[Gr.; a revelation, an uncovering—apo, from,kalypt-ein, to cover.]
Apocarpous, ap-o-kär′pus,adj.(bot.) having the carpels distinct. [Gr.apo, from,karpos, fruit.]
Apocatastasis, a-po-ka-tast′a-sis,n.(theol.) the final restitution of all things, when at the appearance of the Messiah the kingdom of God shall be extended over the whole earth—an idea extended by Origen to imply the final conversion and salvation of all created beings, the devil and his angels not excepted. [Gr.;apo-kathistanai, to set up again.]
Apocopate, a-pok′o-pāt,v.t.to cut off the last letter or syllable of a word:—pr.p.apoc′opāting;pa.p.apoc′opāted.—ns.Apocopā′tion;Apocope(a-pok′op-ē),n.the cutting off of the last letter or syllable of a word. [Gr.apo, off,koptein, to cut.]
Apocrypha, a-pok′rif-a,n.as applied to religious writings = (1) those suitable for the initiated only; (2) those of unknown date and origin; (3) those which are spurious—the term generally means the fourteen books or parts of books known as the Apocrypha of the Old Testament—found in the Septuagint but not the Hebrew or Palestinian canon:—(1) First, or Third, Esdras; (2) Second, or Fourth, Esdras; (3) Tobit; (4) Judith; (5) the parts of Esther not found in Hebrew or Chaldee; (6) The Wisdom of Solomon; (7) The Wisdom of Jesus, the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus; (8) Baruch; (9) The Song of the Three Holy Children; (10) The History of Susannah; (11) Bel and the Dragon; (12) The Prayer of Manasses, king of Judah; (13) First Maccabees; (14) Second Maccabees. The Apocryphal books of the New Testament, as the Protevangelium of James, the Gospel of Thomas, the Gesta Pilati, &c., stand on quite a different footing, never having been accepted by any as canonical, or in any way authoritative: hidden or secret things.—adj.Apoc′ryphal, of doubtful authority. [Gr., 'things hidden'—apo, from,krypt-ein, to hide.]
Apodal, ap′od-al,adj.without feet: without ventral fins. [Gr.a, neg.,pous,podos, a foot.]
Apodeictic, a-po-dīk′tik,adj.a logical term signifying a proposition which is necessarily true—demonstrative without demonstration, beyond contradiction—opp. toDialectic.—adj.Apodeic′tical.—adv.Apodeic′tically. [Gr.apodeiktikos—apodeiknunai(apoanddeiknunai), to show off, demonstrate.]
Apodiabolosis, a-po-di-a-bol′o-sis,n.(rare—Hare) lowering to the rank of a devil. [Gr.apo, anddiabolos, devil. Formed likeApotheosis.]
Apodosis, a-pod′o-sis,n.(gram.) the consequent clause in a conditional sentence, as opp. to theProtasis. [Gr.;apo, back,didonai, to give.]
Apodyterium, a-po-di-tēr′i-um,n.the apartment in an ancient bath where the clothes were deposited. [Gr.;apodyein(apo, from, anddy-ein), to undress.]
Apogee, ap′o-jē,n.properly the greatest distance of the earth from any of the heavenly bodies (the earth being regarded as the centre of the universe in the old Ptolemaic astronomy), now restricted to the sun and moon, the sun's apogee corresponding to the earth's aphelion, and the moon's being the point of its orbit farthest from the earth: the highest point, climax—opp. toPerigee.—adjs.Apogæ′ic,Apogē′an;Apogeotrop′ic, turning away from the ground (of leaves, &c.).—adv.Apogeotrop′ically.—n.Apogeōt′ropism. [Gr.apogaion;apo, from,gē, the earth.]
Apograph, a′po-graf,n.an exact copy. [Gr.apographon, a copy—apo-graph-ein, to write off, copy.]
Apolaustic, a-po-law′stik,adj.devoted to the search of enjoyment.—n.the philosophy of the pleasurable. [Gr.apolaustikos—apolau-ein, to enjoy.]
Apollinarianism, a-pol-i-nā′ri-an-izm,n.the doctrine that theLogos, or divine nature in Christ, took the place of the rational human soul or mind, and that the body of Christ was a spiritualised and glorified form of humanity—taught by Apollinaris the younger, Bishop of Laodicea in Syria (died 390A.D.), condemned as denying thetruehuman nature of Christ by the second Œcumenical Council at Constantinople (381).—adj.Apollinā′rian.
Apollonian, a-po-lōn′i-an,adj.having the characteristics of Apollo, sun-god of the Greeks and Romans, patron of poetry and music: named fromApolloniusof Perga, who studied conic sections in the time of Ptolemy Philopator.—AlsoApollon′ic.
Apollonicon, a-pol-ōn′i-kon,n.a chamber organ of vast power, supplied with both keys and barrels, first exhibited in 1817. [Formed fromApollonic, asharmoniconfromharmonic.]
Apollyon, a-pol′yun,n.the destroyer: Satan (same asAbaddon, Rev. ix. 11). [Gr.apollyōn, destroying utterly;apolly-ein,apo-, andollynai, to destroy.]
Apologetic,-al, a-pol-oj-et′ik, -al,adj.excusing: regretfully acknowledging: said or written in defence.—adv.Apologet′ically.—n.Apologet′ics, that branch of theology concerned with the defence of Christianity. It falls under the two heads ofnaturalandrevealedtheology—in the former it proves the existence of God, of the soul in man, a future state; in the latter, the canonicity, inspiration, and trustworthiness of Scripture.
Apologue, a′pol-og,n.a fable, parable, or short allegorical story, intended to serve as a pleasant vehicle for some moral doctrine—applied more particularly to one in which the actors are animals or inanimate things, e.g. the apologue of Jotham in Judges, ix. 7-15. [Fr.—Gr.apologos, a fable—apo, from,logos, speech.]
Apology, a-pol′oj-i,n.something spoken to ward off an attack: a defence or justification: frank acknowledgment of an offence: a poor substitute (withfor;ofis obsolete).—v.i.Apol′ogise, to make excuse: to express regret for a fault (withfor).—n.Apol′ogist, one who makes an apology: a defender by argument. [Gr.;apo, from,-logia, speaking—leg-ein, to speak.]
Apomorphia, a-po-morf′i-a,n.an alkaloid prepared from morphia by heating hydrochloric acid—a rapid and powerful emetic. [Gr.apo, from, andMorphia.]
Apoop, a-pōōp′,adv.on the poop, astern.
Apopetalous, ap-o-pet′al-us,adj.(bot.) having distinct or free petals. [Gr.apo, away, andpetalon, a leaf.]
Apophlegmatic, a-po-fleg-mat′ik,adj.andn.promoting the removal of phlegm. [Gr.apo-, andPhlegmatic.]
Apophthegm,Apothegm, a′po-them,n.a pithy saying, more short, pointed, and practical than the aphorism need be, e.g. 'God helps them that help themselves.'—-adjs.Apophthegmat′ic,-al, pertaining to the nature of an apophthegm, pithy, sententious.—adv.Apophthegmat′ically.—v.i.Apophtheg′matise, to speak in apophthegms.—n.Apophtheg′matist. [Gr.apophthegma—apo, forth, andphthengesthai, to utter.]
Apoplexy, a′po-pleks-i,n.loss of sensation and of motion by a sudden stroke, generally applied by modern medical writers to rupture of a blood-vessel, with hemorrhage in the brain or its membranes, whether with or without consciousness—also figuratively.—adjs.Apoplec′tic,-al, pertaining to or causing apoplexy: suffering from, or likely to suffer from, apoplexy.—adv.Apoplec′tically.—n.Ap′oplex(arch.), apoplexy.—adj.Ap′oplexed(Shak.), affected with apoplexy. [Gr.apoplēxia—apo, from, away, andplēss-ein, to strike.]
Aposiopesis, a-po-si-o-pē′sis,n.a figure by which the speaker suddenly stops as though unable or unwilling to proceed, e.g. Virgil,Æneid, i. 135, 'Quos ego——' [Gr.;—apo-siōpa-ein, to keep silent,apoandsiōpē, silence.]
Apostasy,Apostacy, a-post′a-si,n.abandonment of one's religion, principles, or party: a revolt from ecclesiastical obedience, from a religious profession, or from holy orders.—n.Apost′ate, one guilty of apostasy: a renegade from his faith from unworthy motives.—adj.false: traitorous: fallen.—adjs.Apostat′ic,-al.—v.i.Apost′atise. [Gr. 'a standing away;'apo, from,stasis, a standing.]
A posteriori, āpos-tē-ri-ō′ri,adj.applied to reasoning from experience, from effect to cause, as opposed toa priorireasoning, from cause to effect: empirical: gained from experience.Syntheticandanalytic,deductiveandinductive, correspond in a general way toa priorianda posteriori. [L.a=ab, from,posteriori, abl. ofposterior, comp. ofposterus, after.]
Apostil,-ille, a-pos′til,n.a marginal note. [Fr.apostille. SeePostil.]
Apostle, a-pos′l,n.one sent to preach the gospel: specially, one of the twelve disciples of Christ: the founder of the Christian Church in a country, e.g. Augustine, the apostle of the English; Columba, of the Scots; Boniface, of Germany, &c.: the principal champion or supporter of a new system, or of some cause: the highest in the fourfold ministry of the Catholic and Apostolic Church: one of the twelve officials forming a presiding high council in the Mormon Church.—ns.Apos′tleship, the office or dignity of an apostle;Apost′olate, the office of an apostle: leadership in a propaganda.—adjs.Apostol′ic,-al.—ns.Apostol′icism, profession of apostolicity;Apostolic′ity, the quality of being apostolic—Apostles' creed, the oldest form of Christian creed that exists, early ascribed to the apostles, and indeed substantially, if not strictly, apostolic;Apostle spoons, silver spoons with handles ending in figures of the apostles, a common baptismal present in the 16th and 17th centuries;Apostles,Teaching of the Twelve—often called merely theDidachē(Gr. 'teaching')—the title of a treatise discovered in 1883 on Christian doctrine and government, closely connected with the last two books (vii.-viii.) of theApostolic Constitutions.—Apostolic ConstitutionsandCanons, notes of ecclesiastical customs held to be apostolical, written in the form of apostolic precepts, and erroneously ascribed by tradition to Clement of Rome;Apostolic Fathers, the immediate disciples and fellow-labourers of the apostles, more especially those who have left writings behind them (Barnabas, Clement of Rome, Ignatius, Hermas, Polycarp);Apostolic see, the see of Rome;Apostolic Vicar, the cardinal representing the Pope in extraordinary missions.—Apostolical succession, the derivation of holy orders by an assumed unbroken chain of transmission from the apostles through their natural successors, the bishops—the theory of the Catholic Church: the assumption that a ministry so ordained enjoy the succession of apostolic powers and privileges. [Gr.; one sent away,apo, away,stell-ein, to send.]
Apostrophe, a-pos′trof-e,n.(rhet.) a sudden turning away from the ordinary course of a speech to address some person or object present or absent, explained by Quintilian as addressed to a person present, but extended by modern use to the absent or dead: a mark (') showing the omission of a letter or letters in a word, also a sign of the modern Eng. genitive or possessive case—orig. a mere mark of the dropping of the letterein writing.—adj.Apostroph′ic.—v.t.Apos′trophise, to address by apostrophe. [Gr.apo, from, andStrophe, a turning.]
Apothecary, a-poth′ek-ar-i,n.one who prepares and sells drugs for medicinal purposes—a term long since substituted bydruggist, although still a legal description for licentiates of the Apothecaries' Society of London, or of the Apothecaries' Hall of Ireland. [Through Fr. and L. from Gr.apothēkē, a storehouse—apo, away, andtithe-nai, to place.]
Apothecium, ap-ō-thē′si-um,n.the spore-case in lichens. [Gr.apothēkē, a storehouse. SeeApothecary.]
Apothegm. SeeApophthegm.
Apotheosis, a-po-thē′o-sis, ora-po-the-ō′sis,n.deification, esp. the formal attribution of divine honours to a deceased Roman emperor, or special object of the imperial favour—a logical corollary to the worship of ancestors, degenerating naturally by anticipation into the adoration of the living: the glorification of a principle or person: ascension to glory, release from earthly life: resurrection.—v.i.Apothē′osise,Apoth′eosise. [Gr.;apotheo-ein,apo, away from what he was,theos, a god.]
Apozem, a′po-zem,n.a decoction or infusion. [Gr.apozema—apo, off, andze-ein, to boil.]
Appal, ap-pawl′,v.i.(Spens.) to wax faint, fail, decay.—v.t.andv.i.(obs.) to dim, weaken: to terrify, dismay:—pr.p.appal′ling;pa.p.appalled′.—p.adj.Appal′ling, shocking.—adv.Appal′lingly. [Perh. from O. Fr.apalir,apallir, to wax pale, also to make pale. SeePallandPale.]
Appanage,Apanage, ap′pan-āj,n.the assignation or conveyance by the crown of lands and feudal rights to the princes of the royal family, a provision for younger sons, a dependency: any perquisite: an adjunct or attribute.—p.adj.Ap′panaged, endowed with an appanage. [Fr.apanage—L.ad, andpan-is, bread.]
Apparatus, ap-par-ā′tus,n.things prepared or provided, material: set of instruments, tools, natural organs, &c.: materials for the critical study of a document. [L.;ad, to,parātus(parāre), prepared.]
Apparel, ap-par′el,n.covering for the body, dress: aspect, guise: (arch.) the rigging of a ship.—v.t.to dress, adorn:—pr.p.appar′ellingorappar′eling;pa.p.appar′elledorappar′eled.—ns.Appar′elling,Appar′eling. [O. Fr.apareiller, through obscure Low L. forms from L.par, equal, like.]
Apparent, ap-pār′ent,adj.that may be seen: evident: palpable: seeming, as opposed to what really is: (Shak.) by ellipsis for heir-apparent.—adv.Appar′ently.—ns.Appar′entness;Heir′-appar′ent, applied to one who will undoubtedly inherit if he survives the present possessor. [Through Fr. from L.apparent-em,apparē-re.]
Apparition, ap-par-ish′un,n.an appearance—of a visitor, a comet, the appearance in history: an immaterial appearance—of a spirit of the departed, as of a real being, a ghost: (astron.) the first appearance of a celestial body after occultation.—adj.Appari′tional. [SeeAppear.]
Apparitor, ap-par′it-or,n.an officer who attends on a court, or on a magistrate, to execute orders: still applied to the officer of an archiepiscopal, episcopal, archidiaconal, or other ecclesiastical court, sometimes to the beadle of a university bearing the mace: (rare) one who appears. [L. SeeAppear.]
Appay, ap-pā′,v.t.SeeApay.
Appeach, ap-pēch′,v.t.(obs.) to accuse, censure, or impeach.—n.Appeach′ment. [O. Fr.empechier—L.impedicāre, to catch by the feet—in, in, andpedica, a fetter. SeeImpeach.]
Appeal, ap-pēl′,v.i.to call upon, have recourse to (withto): to refer (to a witness or superior authority): make supplication or earnest request to a person for a thing: to resort for verification or proof to some principle or person.—v.t.to remove a cause (to another court).—n.act of appealing: a supplication: removal of a cause to a higher tribunal.—adjs.Appeal′able;Appeal′ing, relating to appeals.—adv.Appeal′ingly.—n.Appeal′ingness. [O. Fr.apeler—appellāre,-ātum, to address, call by name; also to appeal to, impeach.]
Appear, ap-pēr′,v.i.to become visible: to present one's self formally before an authority or tribunal, hence to act as the representative or counsel for another: to be manifest: to be in one's opinion, to seem: to come into view, to come before the public, to be published (of a book): to seem though not real.—ns.Appear′ance, the act of appearing, e.g. in court to prosecute or answer a charge: the publication of a book: the effect of appearing conspicuously, show, parade: the condition of that which appears, form, aspect: outward look or show: a natural phenomenon: an apparition;Appear′er, one that appears: one who puts in an appearance in court.—It appears(impers.).—To all appearance, so far as appears to any one;To keep up appearances, to keep up an outward show with intent to conceal the absence of the inward reality;To put in an appearance, to appear in person. [Through Fr. from L.apparē-re—ad, to,parēre,paritum, to come forth.]
Appease, ap-pēz′,v.t.to pacify: propitiate one who is angry: to quiet: to allay: to pacify by granting demands.—adj.Appeas′able.—n.Appease′ment, the action of appeasing: the state of being appeased.—adv.Appeas′ingly. [O. Fr.apese-r, to bring to peace—L.pac-em, peace.]
Appellant, ap-pel′ant,n.one who makes an appeal from the decision of a lower court to a higher: one who makes earnest entreaty of any kind: (obs.) one who challenges another to single combat: one of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope 'better informed,' or to a general council.—adj.Appell′ate, relating to appeals. [SeeAppeal.]
Appellation, ap-pel-ā′shun,n.that by which anything is called: a name, especially one attached to a particular person.—adj.Appellā′tional.—n.Appell′ative, a name common to all of the same kind, as distinguished from a proper name: a designation.—adj.common to many: general: of or pertaining to the giving of names.—adv.Appell′atively. [SeeAppeal.]
Append, ap-pend′,v.t.to hang one thing to another: to add.—n.Append′age, something appended.—adj.Append′ant, attached, annexed, consequent.—n.an adjunct, quality.—n.Appendicī′tis, inflammation of the vermiform appendix of the cæcum.—adj.Appendic′ular, of the nature of or belonging to an appendix.—n.Appendiculā′ria, a genus of Ascidians whose members retain the larval vertebrate characters which are lost in the more or less degenerate sea-squirts.—adj.Appendic′ulate, furnished with appendages.—n.Append′ix, something appended or added: a supplement: an addition to a book or document, containing matter explanatory, but not essential to its completeness: (anat.) a process, prolongation, or projection:—pl.Append′ixes,Append′ices.—Appendix auriculæ, the appendix of the auricle of the heart;Appendices epiploicæ, saccular processes, containing fat attached to the serous covering of the large intestine;Appendix vermiformis, orVermiform appendix, a blind process terminating the cæcum in man. [L.ad, to,pendĕre, to hang.]
Appentice, a-pen′tis,n.(archit.) a pent-house.
Apperception, ap-er-sep′shun,n.the mind's perception of itself as a conscious agent: an act of voluntary consciousness, accompanied with self-consciousness.
Apperil, a-per′il,n.(Shak.) peril. [L.ad, andPeril.]
Appertain, ap-pėr-tān′,v.i.to belong to, as a possession, a right, or attribute.—n.Apper′tainance.—p.adj.Appertain′ing, proper, appropriate (withto).—n.Appertain′ment(Shak.), that which appertains to any rank or dignity.—adj.Apper′tinent, pertaining or belonging to.—n.(Shak.) that which pertains to anything else. [Through Fr. from L.ad, to,pertinē-re, to belong. SeePertain.]
Appetency, ap′pet-ens-i,n.a seeking after: craving or appetite: desire, especially sensual desire—alsoAp′petence.—adj.Ap′petent. [L.appetent-em,appetĕre—ad, to,petĕre, to seek.]
Appetite, ap′pet-īt,n.physical craving, accompanied with uneasy sensation (hunger, thirst, sex): natural desire: inclination: desire for food: hunger (withfor).—adjs.Ap′petible,Ap′petitive.—v.t.Ap′petise, to create or whet appetite.—ns.Appetise′ment;Appetis′er, something which whets the appetite.—p.adj.Appetis′ing.—adv.Appetis′ingly. [Through Fr., from L.appetitus,appetĕre.]