volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. Moore. Ð ’olian harp, ’olian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; Ð usually placed at an open window. Moore. Ð ’olian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes. ’Ïol¶ic (?), a. [L. Aeolicus; Gr. ?.] ’olian, 1; as, the ’olic dialect; the ’olic mode. ’Ïol¶iÏpile, ’Ïol¶iÏpyle } (?), n. [L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. ? gate (i. e., doorway of ’olus); cf. F. ‚olipyle.] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [Written also eolipile.] µ Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine. ’·oÏloÏtrop¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? changeful + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics) Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; not isotropic. Sir W. Thomson. ’·oÏlot¶roÏpy (?), n. (Physics) Difference of quality or property in different directions. Ø ’¶oÏlus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. & Rom. Myth.) The god of the winds. ’¶on (?), n. A period of immeasurable duration; also, an emanation of the Deity. See Eon. ’Ïo¶niÏan (?), a. [Gr. ?.] Eternal; everlasting. ½’onian hills.¸ Tennyson. Ø ’·pyÏor¶nis (?), n. [Gr. ? high + ? bird.] A gigantic bird found fossil in Madagascar. A¶‰rÏate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. A?rated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. A?rating (?).] [Cf. F. a‚rer. See Air,v. t.] 1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid gas, formerly called fixed air. His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from a‰rated natural fountains. Carlyle. 2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to a‰rate soil; to a‰rate water. 3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize. A‰rated bread, bread raised by charging dough with carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the dough by fermentation. A·‰rÏa¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. a‚ration.] 1. Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, a‰ration of soil, of spawn, etc. 2. (Physiol.) A change produced in the blood by exposure to the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in respiration; arterialization. 3. The act or preparation of charging with carbonic acid gas or with oxygen. A¶‰rÏa·tor (?), n. That which supplies with air; esp. an apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water. Aω¶riÏal (?), a. [L. a‰rius. See Air.] 1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air; as, a‰rial regions or currents. ½A‰rial spirits.¸ Milton. ½A‰rial voyages.¸ Darwin. 2. Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal. 3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, a‰rial spires. 4. Growing, forming, or existing in the air, as opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or underground; as, a‰rial rootlets, a‰rial plants. Gray. 5. Light as air; ethereal. ÷ acid, carbonic acid. [Obs.] Ure. Ð ÷ perspective. See Perspective. Aω·riÏal¶iÏty (?), n. The state of being a‰rial; ?nsubstantiality. [R.] De Quincey. Aω¶riÏalÏly (?), adv. Like, or from, the air; in an a‰rial manner. ½A murmur heard a‰rially.¸ Tennyson. Ae¶rie (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of high rocks). Cf. Area.] The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a brood of such birds; eyrie. Shak. Also fig.: A human residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest. A·‰rÏif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. a‰r air + Ïferous: cf. F. a‚rifŠre.] Conveying or containing air; airÐbearing; as, the windpipe is an a‰riferous tube. A·‰rÏiÏfiÏca¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. a‚rification. See A?rify.] 1. The act of combining air with another substance, or the state of being filled with air. 2. The act of becoming a‰rified, or of changing from a solid or liquid form into an a‰riform state; the state of being a‰riform. A¶‰rÏiÏform (?; 277), a. [L. a‰r air + Ïform: cf. F. a‚riforme.] Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid; gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal. A¶‰rÏiÏfy (?), v. t. [L. a‰r air + Ïfly.] 1. To infuse air into; to combine air with. 2. To change into an a‰riform state. A¶‰rÏoÏ. [Gr. ?, ?, air.] The combining form of the Greek word meaning air. A¶‰rÏoÏbies (?), n. pl. [A‰roÏ + Gr. ? life.] (Biol.) Micro?rganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids. A·‰rÏoÏbiÏot¶ic (?; 101), a. (Biol.) Related to, or of the nature of, a‰robies; as, a‰robiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. A¶‰rÏcyst (?), n. [A‰roÏ + cyst.] (Bot.) One of the air cells of algals. A¶‰rÏoÏdyÏnam¶ic (?), a. Pertaining to the force of air in motion. A·‰rÏoÏdyÏnam¶ics (?), n. [A‰roÏ + dynamics: cf. F. a‚rodynamique.] The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects. A·‰rÏog¶noÏsy (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Gr. ? knowing, knowledge: cf. F. a‚rognosie.] The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of the part it plays in nature. Craig. A·‰rÏog¶raÏpher (?), n. One versed in a‰ography: an a‰rologist. A·‰rÏoÏgraph¶ic (?), A·‰rÏoÏgraph¶icÏal (?), } a. Pertaining to a‰rography; a‰rological. A·‰rÏog¶raÏphy (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Ïgraphy: cf. F. a‚rographie.] A description of the air or atmosphere; a‰rology. A·‰rÏoÏhy·droÏdyÏnam¶ic (?), a. [A‰roÏ + hydrodynamic.] Acting by the force of air and water; as, an a‰rohydrodynamic wheel. A¶‰rÏoÏlite (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Ïlite: cf. F. a‚rolithe.] (Meteor.) A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone. µ Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites. A¶‰rÏoÏlith (?), n. Same as A?rolite. A·‰rÏoÏliÏthol¶oÏgy (?), n. [A‰roÏ + lithology.] The science of a‰rolites. A·‰rÏoÏlit¶ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a‰rolites; meteoric; as, a‰rolitic iron. Booth. A·‰rÏoÏlog¶ic (?), A·‰rÏoÏlog¶icÏal (?), } a. Of or pertaining to a‰rology. A·‰rÏol¶oÏgist (?), n. One versed in a‰rology. A·‰rÏol¶oÏgy (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Ïlogy: cf. F. a‚rologie.] That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere. A¶‰rÏoÏman·cy (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Ïmancy: cf. F. a‚romancie.] Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather. A·‰rÏom¶eÏter (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Ïmeter: cf. F. a‚romŠtre.] An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases. A·‰rÏoÏmet¶ric (?), a. Of or pertaining to a‰rometry; as, a‰rometric investigations. A·‰rÏom¶eÏtry (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Ïmetry: cf. F. a‚rom‚trie.] The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics. A¶‰rÏoÏnaut (?; 277), n. [F. a‚ronaute, fr. Gr. ? air + ? sailor. See Nautical.] An a‰rial navigator; a balloonist. A·‰rÏoÏnaut¶ic (?), A·‰rÏoÏnaut¶icÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. a‚ronauitique.] Pertaining to a‰ronautics, or a‰rial sailing. A·‰rÏoÏnaut¶ics (?), n. The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; a‰rial navigation; ballooning. Ø A·‰rÏoÏpho¶biÏa (?), A·‰rÏoph¶oÏby (?), } n. [A‰roÏ + Gr. ? fear: cf. F. a‚rophobie.] (Med.) Dread of a current of air. A¶‰rÏoÏphyte (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Gr. ? plant, ? to grow: cf. F. a‚rophyte.] (Bot.) A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte. A¶‰rÏoÏplane· (?), n. [A‰roÏ + plane.] A flying machine, or a small plane for experiments on flying, which floats in the air only when propelled through it. A¶‰rÏoÏscope (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Gr. ? to look out.] (Biol.) An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc., suspended in the air. A·‰rÏos¶coÏpy (?), n. [A‰roÏ + Gr. ? a looking out; ? to spy out.] The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere. ’Ïrose¶ (?), a. [L. aerosus, fr. aes, aeris, brass, copper.] Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy. [R.] A·‰rÏoÏsid¶erÏite (?), n. [A‰roÏ + siderite.] (Meteor.) A mass of meteoric iron. A¶‰rÏoÏsphere (?), n. [A‰roÏ + sphere: cf. F. a‚rosphŠre.] The atmosphere. [R.] A¶‰rÏoÏstat (?), n. [F. a‚rostat, fr. Gr. ? air + ? placed. See Statics.] 1. A balloon. 2. A balloonist; an a‰ronaut. A·‰rÏoÏstat¶ic (?), A·‰rÏoÏstat¶icÏal (?), } a. [A‰roÏ + Gr. ?: cf. F. a‚rostatique. See Statical, Statics.] 1. Of or pertaining to a‰rostatics; pneumatic. 2. A‰ronautic; as, an a‰rostatic voyage. A·‰rÏoÏstat¶ics (?), n. The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids, or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes a‰ronautics. A·‰rÏosÏta¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. a‚rostation the art of using a‰rostats.] 1. A‰rial navigation; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the air. 2. The science of weighing air; a‰rostatics. [Obs.] ’Ïru¶giÏnous (?), a. [L. aeruginosus, fr. aerugo rust of copper, fr. aes copper: cf. F. ‚rugineux.] Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper. Ø ’Ïru¶go (?), n. [L. aes brass, copper.] The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris. Ae¶ry (?), n. An aerie. A¶‰rÏy (?), a. [See Air.] A‰rial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary. [Poetic] M. Arnold. ’s·cuÏla¶piÏan (?), a. Pertaining to ’sculapius or to the healing art; medical; medicinal. ’s·cuÏla¶piÏus (?), n. [L. Aesculapius, Gr. ?.] (Myth.) The god of medicine. Hence, a physician. ’s¶cuÏlin (?), n. Same as Esculin. ’Ïso¶piÏan, EÏso¶piÏan (?), a. [L. Aesopius, from Gr. ?, fr. the famous Greek fabulist ’sop (?).] Of or pertaining to ’sop, or in his manner. ’Ïsop¶ic, EÏsop¶ic (?), a. [L. Aesopicus, Gr. ?.] Same as ’sopian. Ø ’sÏthe¶siÏa (?), n. [Gr. ? sensation, fr. ? to perceive.] (Physiol.) Perception by the senses; feeling; Ð the opposite of an‘sthesia. ’aÏthe·siÏom¶eÏter, EsÏthe·siÏom¶eÏter (?), n. [Gr. ? (see ’sthesia) + Ïmeter.] An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered. Ø ’sÏthe¶¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ?.] Sensuous perception. [R.] Ruskin. ’s·theÏsod¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? sensation + ? a way; cf. F. esth‚sodique.] (Physiol.) Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; Ð said of nerves. ’s¶thete (?), n. [Gr. ? one who perceives.] One who makes much or overmuch of ‘sthetics. [Recent] ’sÏthet¶ic (?), ’sÏthet¶icÏal (?), } a. Of or Pertaining to ‘sthetics; versed in ‘sthetics; as, ‘sthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc. Ð ’sÏthet¶icÏalÏly, adv. ’s·theÏti¶can (?), n. One versed in ‘sthetics. ’sÏthet¶iÏcism (?), n. The doctrine of ‘sthetics; ‘sthetic principles; devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. Lowell. ’sÏthet¶ics, EsÏthet¶ics (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. ? to perceive, feel: cf. G. „sthetik, F. esth‚tique.] The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art. ’s·thoÐphys·iÏol¶oÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ? to perceive + E. physiology.] The science of sensation in relation to nervous action. H. Spenser. ’s¶tiÏval (?), a. [L. aestivalis, aestivus, fr. aestas summer.] Of or belonging to the summer; as, ‘stival diseases. [Spelt also estival.] ’s¶tiÏvate (?), v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.] 1. To spend the summer. 2. (Zo”l.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate.] ’s·tiÏva¶tion (?), n. 1. (Zo”l.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; Ð opposed to hibernation. 2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray. [Spelt also estivation.] ’s¶tuÏaÏry (?; 135), n. & a. See Estuary. ’s¶tuÏous (?), a. [L. aestuosus, fr. aestus fire, glow.] Glowing; agitated, as with heat. Aω·theÏog¶aÏmous (?), a. [Gr. ? unusual (? priv. + ? custom) + ? marriage.] (Bot.) Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous. ’¶ther (?), n. See Ether. ’¶thiÏops min¶erÏal (?). (Chem.) Same as Ethiops mineral. [Obs.] ’th¶oÏgen (?), n. [Gr. ? fire, light + Ïgen.] (Chem.) A compound of nitrogen and boro?, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride. ’¶thriÏoÏscope (?), n. [Gr. ? clear + ? to observe.] An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded. ’·tiÏoÏlog¶icÏal (?), a. Pertaining to ‘tiology; assigning a cause. Ð ’·tiÏoÏlog¶icÏalÏly, adv. ’·tiÏol¶oÏgy (?), n. [L. aetologia, Gr. ?; ? cause + ? description: cf. F. ‚tiologie.] 1. The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp., the investigation of the causes of any disease; the science of the origin and development of things. 2. The assignment of a cause. Ø A·‰Ïti¶tes (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?) stone, fr. ? eagle.] See Eaglestone. AÏfar¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ.(for on or of) + far.] At, to, or from a great distance; far away; Ð often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off. The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar. Beattie. AÏfeard¶ (?), p. a. [OE. afered, AS. ¾f?red, p. p. of ¾f?ran to frighten; ¾Ï (cf. Goth. usÏ, Ger. erÏ, orig. meaning out) + f?ran to frighten. See Fear.] Afraid. [Obs. Sometimes heard from the uneducated.] Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. Shak. Ø A¶fer (?), n. [L.] The southwest wind. Milton. Af·faÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. [L. affabilitas: cf. F. affabilit‚.] The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; courteousness in receiving others and in conversation; complaisant behavior. Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in procuring love. Elyot Af¶faÏble (?), a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See Fable.] 1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable. An affable and courteous gentleman. Shak. His manners polite and affable. Macaulay. 2. Gracious; mild; benign. A serene and affable countenance. Tatler. Syn. Ð Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign; condescending. Af¶faÏbleÏness, n. Affability. Af¶faÏbly, adv. In an affable manner; courteously.
Af¶faÏbrous (?), a. [L. affaber workmanlike; ad + faber.] Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made. [R.]Bailey.AfÏfair¶ (?), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF. afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do. See Fact, and cf. Ado.] 1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; Ð often in the plural. ½At the head of affairs.¸ Junius. ½A talent for affairs.¸ Prescott.2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.3. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude to be called a battle.4. Action; endeavor. [Obs.]And with his best affairObeyed the pleasure of the Sun.Chapman.5. A material object (vaguely designated).A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and faded.Hawthorne.AfÏfam¶ish (?), v. t. & i. [F. affamer, fr. L. ad + fames hunger. See Famish.] To afflict with, or perish from, hunger. [Obs.]Spenser.AfÏfam¶ishÏment (?), n. Starvation.Bp. Hall.AfÏfat¶uÏate (?), v. t. [L. ad + fatuus foolish.] To infatuate. [Obs.]Milton.AfÏfear¶ (?), v. t. [OE. aferen, AS. ¾f?ran. See Afeard.] To frighten. [Obs.]Spenser.AfÏfect¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affected; p. pr. & vb. n. Affecting.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L. affectare, freq. of afficere. See Fact.] 1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.As might affect the earth with cold heat.Milton.The climate affected their health and spirits.Macaulay.2. To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to touch.A consideration of the rationale of our passions seems to me very necessary for all who would affect them upon solid and pure principles.3. To love; to regard with affection. [Obs.]As for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than affected, rather honored than loved, her.Fuller.4. To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to choose; hence, to frequent habitually.For he does neither affect company, nor is he fit for ?t, indeed.Shak.Do not affect the society of your inferiors in rank, nor court that of the great.Hazlitt.5. To dispose or incline.Men whom they thought best affected to religion and their country's liberty.Milton.6. To aim at; to aspire; to covet. [Obs.]This proud man affects imperial ?way.Dryden.7. To tend to by affinity or disposition.The drops of every fluid affect a round figure.Newton.8. To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance.Careless she is with artful care,Affecting to seem unaffected.Congreve.Thou dost affect my manners.Shak.9. To assign; to appoint. [R.]One of the domestics was affected to his special service.Thackeray.Syn. Ð To influence; operate; act on; concern; move; melt; soften; subdue; overcome; pretend; assume.AfÏfect¶, n. [L. affectus.] Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition. [Obs.]Shak.Af·fecÏta¶tion (?), n. [L. affectatio: cf. F. affectation.] 1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; false display; artificial show. ½An affectation of contempt.¸Macaulay.Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural what is natural.Locke.2. A striving after. [Obs.]Bp. Pearson.3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.]Hooker.Af·fecÏta¶tionÏist, n. One who exhibits affectation. [R.]Fitzed. Hall.AfÏfect¶ed (?), p. p. & a. 1. Regarded with affection; beloved. [Obs.]His affected Hercules.Chapman.2. Inclined; disposed; attached.How stand you affected his wish?Shak.3. Given to false show; assuming or pretending to posses what is not natural or real.He is… too spruce, too affected, too odd.Shak.4. Assumed artificially; not natural.Affected coldness and indifference.Addison.5. (Alg.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.AfÏfect¶edÏly, adv. 1. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality.2. Lovingly; with tender care. [Obs.]Shak.AfÏfect¶edÏness, n. Affectation.AfÏfect¶er (?), n. One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after. ½Affecters of wit.¸Abp. Secker.AfÏfect·iÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. The quality or state of being affectible. [R.]AfÏfect¶iÏbl? (?), a. That may be affected. [R.]Lay aside the absolute, and, by union with the creaturely, become affectible.Coleridge.AfÏfect¶ing, a. 1. Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions; pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting sight.The most affecting music is generally the most simple.Mitford.2. Affected; given to false show. [Obs.]A drawling; affecting rouge.Shak.AfÏfect¶ingÏly (?), adv. In an affecting manner; is a manner to excite emotions.AfÏfec¶tion (?), n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See Affect.] 1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected.2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies. ½The affections of quantity.¸Boyle.And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less,An old and strange affection of the house.Tennyson.3. Bent of mind; a feeling or natural impulse or natural impulse acting upon and swaying the mind; any emotion; as, the benevolent affections, esteem, gratitude, etc.; the malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination; disposition; propensity; tendency.Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any object or quality.Cogan.4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender attachment; Ð often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for or towards children.All his affections are set on his own country.Macaulay.5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.]Bp. Aylmer.6. (Med.) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection.Dunglison.7. The lively representation of any emotion.Wotton.8. Affectation. [Obs.] ½Spruce affection.¸Shak.9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.]Most wretched man,That to affections does the bridle lend.Spenser.Syn. Ð Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness; love; good will. See Attachment; Disease.AdÏfec¶tionÏal (?), a. Of or pertaining to the affections; as, affectional impulses; an affectional nature.AfÏfec¶tionÏate (?), a. [Cf. F. affectionn‚.] 1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother.2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.]Johson.Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate.Sprat.3. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as, the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate countenance, message, language.4. Strongly inclined; Ð with to. [Obs.]Bacon.Syn. Ð Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest; ardent.AfÏfec¶tionÏa·ted, a. Disposed; inclined. [Obs.]Affectionated to the people.Holinshed.AfÏfec¶tionÏateÏly, adv. With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.AfÏfec¶tionÏateÏness, n. The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.AfÏfec¶tioned (?), a. 1. Disposed. [Archaic]Be kindly affectioned one to another.Rom. xii. 10.2. Affected; conceited. [Obs.]Shak.AfÏfec¶tive (?), a. [Cf. F. affectif.] 1. Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.]Burnet.2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional.Rogers.AfÏfec¶tiveÏly, adv. In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.AfÏfec¶tuÏous (?; 135), a. [L. affectuous: cf. F. affectueux. See Affect.] Full of passion or emotion; earnest. [Obs.] Ð AfÏfec¶tuÏousÏly, adv. [Obs.]Fabyan.AfÏfeer¶ (?), v. t. [OF. aforer, afeurer, to tax, appraise, assess, fr. L. ad + forum market, court of justice, in LL. also meaning pri??.] 1. To confirm; to assure. [Obs.] ½The title is affeered.¸Shak.2. (Old Law) To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.Amercements… were affeered by the judges.Blackstone.AfÏfeer¶er (?), AfÏfeer¶or (?), } n. [OF. aforeur, LL. afforator.] (Old Law) One who affeers.Cowell.AfÏfeer¶ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law) The act of affeering.Blackstone.Af¶ferÏent (?), a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; Ð opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.Ø AfÏfet·tuÏo¶so (?), adv. [It.] (Mus.) With feeling.AfÏfi¶ance (?), n. [OE. afiaunce trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL. affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith. See Faith, and cf. Affidavit, Affy, Confidence.] 1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise.2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence.Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual affiance in the divine love.Sir J. Stephen.Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I haveMost joy and most affiance.Tennyson.AfÏfi¶ance, v. t. [imp. ? p. p. Affianced (?); p. pr. ? vb. n. Affiancing (?).] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr. afiance.] 1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.To me, sad maid, he was affianced.Spenser.2. To assure by promise. [Obs.]Pope.AfÏfi¶anÏcer (?), n. One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.AfÏfi¶ant (?), n. [From p. pr. of OF. afier, LL. affidare. See Affidavit.] (Law) One who makes an affidavit. [U. S.]Burrill.Syn. Ð Deponent. See Deponent.Af·fiÏda¶vit (?), n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath, perfect tense of affidare. See Affiance, Affy.] (Law) A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing, signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.Bouvier. Burrill.µ It is always made ex parte, and without crossÐexamination, and in this differs from a deposition. It is also applied to written statements made on affirmation.Syn. Ð Deposition. See Deposition.AfÏfile¶ (?), v. t. [OF. afiler, F. affiler, to sharpen; a (L. ad) + fil thread, edge.] To polish. [Obs.]AfÏfil¶iÏaÏble (?), a. Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin.AfÏfil¶iÏate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affiliated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating (?).] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.] 1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion?I. Taylor.2. To fix the paternity of; Ð said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?H. Spencer.4. To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; Ð followed by to or with.Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central society, or with each other.AfÏfil¶iÏate, v. i. To connect or associate one's self; Ð followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party.AfÏfil·iÏa¶tion (?), n. [F. affiliation, LL. affiliatio.] 1. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society.2. (Law) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation.3. Connection in the way of descent.H. Spencer.AfÏfi¶nal (?), a. [L. affinis.] Related by marriage; from the same source.AfÏfine¶ (?), v. t. [F. affiner to refine; ? (L. ad) + fin fine. See Fine.] To refine. [Obs.]Holland.AfÏfined¶ (?), a. [OF. afin‚ related, p. p., fr. LL. affinare to join, fr. L. affinis neighboring, related to; ad + finis boundary, limit.] Joined in affinity or by any tie. [Obs.] ½All affined and kin.¸Shak.AfÏfin¶iÏtaÏtive (?), a. Of the nature of affinity. Ð AfÏfin¶iÏtaÏtiveÏly, adv.AfÏfin¶iÏtive, a. Closely connected, as by affinity.AfÏfin¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Affinities (?). [OF. afinit‚, F. affinit‚, L. affinites, fr. affinis. See Affined.]1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); Ð in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; Ð followed by with, to, or between.Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh.1 Kings iii. 1.2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity; resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of colors, or of languages.There is a close affinity between imposture and credulity.Sir G. C. Lewis.2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]About forty years past, I began a happy affinity with William Cranmer.Burton.4. (Chem.) That attraction which takes place, at an insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds; chemism; chemical or elective ~ or attraction.5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or highe? groups dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure, and indicating community of origin.6. (Spiritualism) A superior spiritual relationship or attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp. persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.AfÏfirm¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affirmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Affirming.] [OE. affermen, OF. afermer, F. affirmer, affermir, fr. L. affirmare; ad + firmare to make firm, firmus firm. See Firm.] 1. To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp. (Law), to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appelate court for review.2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true; Ð opposed to deny.Jesus,… whom Paul affirmed to be alive.Acts xxv. 19.3. (Law) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4.Syn. Ð To assert; aver; declare; asseverate; assure; pronounce; protest; avouch; confirm; establish; ratify. Ð To Affirm, Asseverate, Aver, Protest. We affirm when we declare a thing as a fact or a proposition. We asseverate it in a peculiarly earnest manner, or with increased positiveness as what can not be disputed. We aver it, or formally declare it to be true, when we have positive knowledge of it. We protest in a more public manner and with the energy of perfect sincerity. People asseverate in order to produce a conviction of their veracity; they aver when they are peculiarly desirous to be believed; they protest when they wish to free themselves from imputations, or to produce a conviction of their innocence.AfÏfirm¶, v. i. 1. To declare or assert positively.Not that I so affirm, though so it seemTo thee, who hast thy dwelling here on earth.Milton.2. (Law) To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to testify by affirmation.AfÏfirm¶aÏble (?), a. Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; Ð followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.AfÏfirm¶ance (?), n. [Cf. OF. afermance.] 1. Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable act.This statute… in affirmance of the common law.Bacon.2. A strong declaration; affirmation.Cowper.
AfÏfirm¶ant (?), n. [L. affirmans, Ïantis, p. pr. See Affirm.] 1. One who affirms or asserts.2. (Law) One who affirms of taking an oath.Af·firÏma¶tion (?), n. [L. affirmatio: cf. F. affirmation.] 1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as, the affirmation of a law.Hooker.2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; Ð opposed to negation or denial.3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive ?tatement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender, of title to property sold, or of its quality.4. (Law) A solemn declaration made under the penalties of perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.Bouvier.AfÏfirm¶aÏtive (?), a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F. affirmatif.] 1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common law.2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering ½yes¸ to a question; Ð opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.]J. Taylor.Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of Crito.Berkeley.4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.5. (Alg.) Positive; Ð a term applied to quantities which are to be added, and opposed to negative, or such as are to be subtracted.AfÏfirm¶aÏtive, n. 1. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an ~ proposition; that side of question which affirms or maintains the proposition stated; Ð opposed to negative; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative, and ten in the negative.Whether there are such beings or not, 't is sufficient for my purpose that many have believed the affirmative.Dryden.2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as, yes, that is so, etc.AfÏfirm¶aÏtiveÏly, adv. In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a question; in the affirmative; Ð opposed to negatively.AfÏfirm¶aÏtoÏry (?), a. Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative.Massey.AfÏfirm¶er (?), n. One who affirms.AfÏfix¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affixed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Affixing.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F. afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See Fix.] 1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing.2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food.Ray.3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.4. To fix or fasten figuratively; Ð with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.]Spenser.Syn. Ð To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.Af¶fix (?), n.; pl. Affixes (?). [L. affixus, p. p. of affigere: cf. F. affixe.] That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.AfÏfix¶ion (?), n. [L. affixio, fr. affigere.] Affixture. [Obs.]T. Adams.AfÏfix¶ture (?; 135), n. The act of affixing, or the state of being affixed; attachment.AfÏfla¶tion (?), n. [L. afflatus, p. p. of afflare to blow or breathe on; ad + flare to blow.] A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.AfÏfla¶tus (?), n. [L., fr. afflare. See Afflation.] 1. A breath or blast of wind.2. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse; inspiration.A poet writing against his genius will be like a prophet without his afflatus.Spence.AfÏflict¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Afflicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Afflicting.] [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down, deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. Flagellate.] 1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [Obs.] ½Reassembling our afflicted powers.¸Milton.2. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment.They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens.Exod. i. 11.That which was the worst now least afflicts me.Milton.3. To make low or humble. [Obs.]Spenser.Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth.Jer. Taylor.Syn. Ð To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment; wound; hurt.AfÏflict¶, p. p. & a. [L. afflictus, p. p.] Afflicted. [Obs.]Becon.AfÏflict¶edÏness, n. The state of being afflicted; affliction. [Obs.]Bp. Hall.AfÏflict¶er (?), n. One who afflicts.AfÏflict¶ing, a. Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. Ð AfÏflict¶ingÏly, adv.AfÏflic¶tion (?), n. [F. affliction, L. afflictio, fr. affligere.] 1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief.To repay that money will be a biting affliction.Shak.2. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.Some virtues are seen only in affliction.Addison.Syn. Ð Calamity; sorrow; distress; grief; pain; adversity; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; trouble; hardship. Ð Affliction, Sorrow, Grief, Distress. Affliction and sorrow are terms of wide and general application; grief and distress have reference to particular cases. Affliction is the stronger term. The suffering lies deeper in the soul, and usually arises from some powerful cause, such as the loss of what is most dear Ð friends, health, etc. We do not speak of mere sickness or pain as ½an affliction,¸ though one who suffers from either is said to be afflicted; but deprivations of every kind, such as deafness, blindness, loss of limbs, etc., are called afflictions, showing that term applies particularly to prolonged sources of suffering. Sorrow and grief are much alike in meaning, but grief is the stronger term of the two, usually denoting poignant mental suffering for some definite cause, as, grief for the death of a dear friend; sorrow is more reflective, and is tinged with regret, as, the misconduct of a child is looked upon with sorrow. Grief is often violent and demonstrative; sorrow deep and brooding. Distress implies extreme suffering, either bodily or mental. In its higher stages, it denotes pain of a restless, agitating kind, and almost always supposes some struggle of mind or body. Affliction is allayed, grief subsides, sorrow is soothed, distress is mitigated.AfÏflic¶tionÏless (?), a. Free from affliction.AfÏflic¶tive (?), a. [Cf. F. afflictif.] Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. ½Jove's afflictive hand.¸Pope.Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain.Prior.AfÏflic¶tiveÏly, adv. In an afflictive manner.Af¶fluÏence (?), n. [F. affluence, L. affluentia, fr. affluens, p. pr. of affluere to flow to; ad + fluere to flow. See Flux.] 1. A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain.Wotton.There is an unusual affluence of strangers this year.Carlyle.2. An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.; profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease.Coldsmith.Syn. Ð Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty; wealth; opulence.Af¶fluÏenÏcy (?), n. Affluence. [Obs.]Addison.Af¶fluÏent (?), a. [Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, Ïentis, p. pr. See Affluence.] 1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. ½Affluent blood.¸Harvey.2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches.Language… affluent in expression.H. Reed.Loaded and blest with all the affluent store,Which human vows at smoking shrines implore.Prior.Af¶fluÏent, n. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream.Af¶fluÏentÏly, adv. Abundantly; copiously.AfÏfluÏentÏness, n. Great plenty. [R.]Af¶flux· (?), n. [L. affluxum, p. p. of affluere: cf. F. afflux. See Affluence.] A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.AfÏflux¶ion (?), n. The act of flowing towards; afflux.Sir T. Browne.Af¶foÏdill (?), n. Asphodel. [Obs.]AfÏforce¶ (?), v. t. [OF. afforcier, LL. affortiare; ad + fortiare, fr. L. fortis strong.] To re‰nforce; to strengthen.Hallam.AfÏforce¶ment (?), n. [OF.] 1. A fortress; a fortification for defense. [Obs.]Bailey.2. A re‰nforcement; a strengthening.Hallam.AfÏfor¶ciÏaÏment (?), n. See Afforcement. [Obs.]AfÏford¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Afforded; p. pr. & vb. n. Affording.] [OE. aforthen, AS. gefor?ian, for?ian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for? forth, forward. The prefix geÏ has no well defined sense. See Forth.] 1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish.2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age.His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers.Addison.The quiet lanes… afford calmer retreats.Gilpin.3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity.4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; Ð with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits.Hamilton.He could afford to sufferWith those whom he saw suffer.Wordsworth.
AfÏford¶aÏble (?), a. That may be afforded.AfÏford¶ment (?), n. Anything given as a help; bestowal. [Obs.]AfÏfor¶est (?), v. t. [LL. afforestare; ad + forestare. See Forest.] To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country.AfÏfor·esÏta¶tion (?), n. The act of converting into forest or woodland.Blackstone.AfÏform¶aÏtive (?), n. An affix.AfÏfran¶chise (?), v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) + franc free. See Franchise and Frank.] To make free; to enfranchise.Johnson.AfÏfran¶chiseÏment (?), n. [Cf. F. affranchissement.] The act of making free; enfranchisement. [R.]AfÏfrap¶ (?), v. t. & i. [Cf. It. affrappare, frappare, to cut, mince, F. frapper to strike. See Frap.] To strike, or strike down. [Obs.]Spenser.AfÏfray¶ (?), v. t. [p. p. Affrayed.] [OE. afraien, affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace (akin to E. free). Cf. Afraid, Fray, Frith inclosure.] [Archaic] 1. To startle from quiet; to alarm.Smale foules a great heapThat had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep.Chaucer.2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.That voice doth us affray.Shak.AfÏfray¶ (?), n. [OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi, fr. OF. esfreer. See Affray, v. t.] 1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.]2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.]Spenser.3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. ½In the very midst of the affray.¸Motley.4. (Law) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.Blackstone.µ A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray.Syn. Ð Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.AfÏfray¶er (?), n. One engaged in an affray.AfÏfray¶ment (?), n. Affray. [Obs.]Spenser.AfÏfreight¶ (?), v. t. [Pref. adÏ + freight: cf. F. affr‚ter. See Freight.] To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight.AfÏfreight¶er (?), n. One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.AfÏfreight¶ment (?), n. [Cf. F. affr‚tement.] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.AfÏfret¶ (?), n. [Cf. It. affrettare to hasten, fretta haste.] A furious onset or attack. [Obs.]Spenser.AfÏfric¶tion (?), n. [L. affricare to rub on. See Friction.] The act of rubbing against. [Obs.]AfÏfriend¶ed (?), p. p. Made friends; reconciled. [Obs.] ½Deadly foes… affriended.¸Spenser.AfÏfright¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affrighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affrighting.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. ¾fyrhtan to terrify; ¾Ï (cf. Goth. usÏ, Ger. erÏ, orig. meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See Fright.] To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.Dreams affright our souls.Shak.A drear and dying soundAffrights the flamens at their service quaint.Milton.Syn. Ð To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate.AfÏfright¶, p. a. Affrighted. [Obs.]Chaucer.AfÏfright¶, n. 1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror.He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair.Goldsmith.2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object of dread.B. Jonson.AfÏfright¶edÏly, adv. With fright.Drayton.AfÏfright¶en (?), v. t. To frighten. [Archaic] ½Fit tales… to affrighten babes.¸Southey.AfÏfright¶er (?), n. One who frightens. [Archaic]AfÏfright¶ful (?), a. Terrifying; frightful. Ð AfÏfright¶fulÏly, adv. [Archaic]Bugbears or affrightful apparitions.Cudworth.AfÏfright¶ment (?), n. Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [Archaic]Passionate words or blows… fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment.Locke.AfÏfront¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affronted; p. pr. & vb. n. Affronting.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons forehead, front. See Front.] 1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face. [Obs.]All the seaÏcoasts do affront the Levant.Holland.That he, as 't were by accident, may hereAffront Ophelia.Shak.2. To face in defiance; to confront; as, to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic]3. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.How can any one imagine that the fathers would have dared to affront the wife of Aurelius?Addison.Syn. Ð TO insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight; defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.AfÏfront¶, n. [Cf. F. affront, fr. affronter.] 1. An encounter either friendly or hostile. [Obs.]I walked about, admired of all, and dreadedOn hostile ground, none daring my affront.Milton.2. Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity; insult.Offering an affront to our understanding.Addison.3. An offense to one's selfÐrespect; shame.Arbuthnot.Syn. Ð Affront, Insult, Outrage. An affront is a designed mark of disrespect, usually in the presence of others. An insult is a personal attack either by words or actions, designed to humiliate or degrade. An outrage is an act of extreme and violent insult or abuse. An affront piques and mortifies; an insult irritates and provokes; an outrage wounds and injures.Captious persons construe every innocent freedom into an affront. When people are in a state of animosity, they seek opportunities of offering each other insults. Intoxication or violent passion impels men to the commission of outrages.Crabb.AfÏfronÏt‚¶(?), a. [F. affront‚, p. p.] (Her.) Face to face, or front to front; facing.AfÏfront¶edÏly (?), adv. Shamelessly. [Obs.]Bacon.AfÏfronÏtee¶, n. One who receives an affront.Lytton.AfÏfront¶er (?), n. One who affronts, or insults to the face.AfÏfront¶ingÏly, adv. In an affronting manner.AfÏfront¶ive (?), a. Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.How affrontive it is to despise mercy.South.
AfÏfront¶iveÏness (?), n. The quality that gives an affront or offense. [R.]Bailey.AfÏfuse¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affused (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Affusing (?).] [L. affusus, p. p. of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere. See Fuse.] To pour out or upon. [R.]I first affused water upon the compressed beans.Boyle.AfÏfu¶sion (?), n. [Cf. F. affusion.] The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease.Dunglison.AfÏfy¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affied (?); p. ?r. Affying.] [OF. afier, LL. affidare. Cf. Affiance.] 1. To confide (one's self to, or in); to trust. [Obs.]2. To betroth or espouse; to affiance. [Obs.]Shak.3. To bind in faith. [Obs.]Bp. Montagu.AfÏfy¶, v. i. To trust or confide. [Obs.]Shak.Af¶ghan (?), a. Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.Af¶ghan, n. 1. A native of Afghanistan.2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.AÏfield¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + field.] 1. To, in, or on the field. ½We drove afield.¸Milton.How jocund did they drive their team afield!Gray.2. Out of the way; astray.Why should he wander afield at the age of fiftyÐfive!Trollope.AÏfire¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + fire.] On fire.AÏflame¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + flame.] Inflames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze.G. Eliot.AÏflat¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + flat.] Level with the ground; flat. [Obs.]Bacon.AÏflaunt¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + flaunt.] In a flaunting state or position.Copley.AÏflick¶er (?)(?), adv. & a [Pref. aÏ + flicker.] In a flickering state.AÏfloat¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + float.] 1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.On such a full sea are we now afloat.Shak.2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.AÏflow¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + flow.] Flowing.Their founts aflow with tears.R. Browning.AÏflush¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + flush, n.] In a flushed or blushing state.AÏflush¶, adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + flush, a.] On a level.The bank is… aflush with the sea.Swinburne.AÏflut¶ter (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + flutter.] In a flutter; agitated.AÏfoam¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + foam.] In a foaming state; as, the sea is all afoam.AÏfoot¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + foot.] 1. On foot.We 'll walk afoot a while.Shak.2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.The matter being afoot.Shak.AÏfore¶ (?), adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or ‘tforan; pref. aÏ + fore.] 1. Before. [Obs. or Dial.]If he have never drunk wine afore.Shak.2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel.AÏfore¶, prep. 1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic]2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass.÷ the mast, among the common sailors; Ð a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.AÏfore¶cit·ed (?), a. Named or quoted before.AÏfore¶go·ing (?), a. GoÆng before; foregoing.AÏfore¶hand· (?)(?) adv. Beforehand; in anticipation. [Archaic or Dial.]She is come aforehand to anoint my body.Mark xiv. 8.AÏfore¶hand·, a. Prepared; previously provided; Ð opposed to behindhand. [Archaic or Dial.]Aforehand in all matters of power.Bacon.AÏfore¶men·tioned (?), a. Previously mentioned; beforeÐmentioned.Addison.AÏfore¶named· (?), a. Named before.Peacham.AÏfore¶said· (?), a. Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified.AÏfore¶thought· (?), a. Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.Bouvier.AÏfore¶thought·, n. Premeditation.AÏfore¶time· (?), adv. In time past; formerly. ½He prayed… as he did aforetime.¸Dan. vi. 10.Ø A for·tiÏo¶ri (?). [L.] (Logic & Math.) With stronger reason.AÏfoul¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + foul.] In collision; entangled.Totten.To run ~ of, to run against or come into collision with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause injury.AÏfraid¶ (?), p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See Affray, and cf. Afeard.] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] ½Back they recoiled, afraid.¸Milton.µ This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. ½I am afraid to die.¸ ½I am afraid he will chastise me.¸ ½Be not afraid that I your hand should take.¸ Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this matter.Syn. Ð Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.Af¶reet (?), n. Same as Afrit.AÏfresh¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + fresh.] Anew; again; once more; newly.They crucify… the Son of God afresh.Heb. vi. 6.Af¶ric (?), a. African. Ð n. Africa. [Poetic]Af¶riÏcan (?), a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa.÷ hemp, a fiber prerared from the leaves of the Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and India. Ð ÷ marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes erecta). Ð ÷ oak or ÷ teak, a timber furnished by Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.Af¶riÏcan, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race.Af·riÏcan¶der (?), n. One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a ½colored¸ mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers.Af¶riÏcanÏism (?), n. A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans. ½The knotty Africanisms… of the fathers.¸Milton.Af¶riÏcanÏize (?), v. t. To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.]Bartlett.Af¶rit (?), Af¶rite (?), Af¶reet (?), n. [Arab. 'ifrÆt.] (Moham. Myth.) A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.AÏfront¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + front.] In front; face to face. Ð prep. In front of.Shak.Aft (?), adv. & a. [AS. ‘ftan behind; orig. superl. of of, off. See After.] (Naut.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.Aft¶er (?), a. [AS. ‘fter after, behind; akin to Goth. aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and Dan. efter, OHG. aftar behind, Dutch and LG. achter, Gr. ? further off. The ending Ïter is an old comparative suffix, in E. generally Ïther (as in other), and after is a compar. of of, off. ? See Of; cf. Aft.] 1. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after period of life.Marshall.µ In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as, afterÐages, afterÐact, afterÐdays, afterÐlife. For the most part the words are properly kept separate when after has this meaning.2. Hinder; nearer the rear. (Naut.) To ward the stern of the ship; Ð applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. It is often combined with its noun; as, afterÐbowlines, afterÐbraces, afterÐsails, afterÐyards, those on the mainmasts and mizzenmasts.÷ body (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat, or middle part.Aft¶er, prep. 1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. ½Shut doors after you.¸Shak.2. Below in rank; next to in order.Shak.Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best.Dryden.3. Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was interposed between it and the clause.After I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.Matt. xxvi. 32.4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you have said, I shall be careful.5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in pursuit of.Ye shall not go after other gods.Deut. vi. 14.After whom is the king of Israel come out?1 Sam. xxiv. 14.7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to; as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to thirst after righteousness.8. In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of; as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens; the boy takes after his father.To name or call ~, to name like and reference to.Our eldest son was named George after his uncle.Goldsmith.9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the nature of; as, he acted after his kind.He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes.Isa. xi. 3.They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh.Rom. viii. 5.10. According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. [Archaic]He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value.Bacon.÷ all, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. Ð ÷ (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves, etc.) successively. Ð One ~ another, successively. Ð To be ~, to be pursuit of in order to reach or get; as, he is after money.Aft¶er, adv. Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he follows after.It was about the space of three hours after.Acts. v. 7.µ After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in afterÐ described, afterÏdinner, afterÐpart. The hyphen is sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective after with its noun. See Note under After, a., 1.Aft¶erÏbirth· (?), n. (Med.) The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.Aft¶erÏcast· (?), n. A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late.Gower.Aft¶erÏclap· (?), n. An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.Spenser.Aft¶erÏcrop· (?), n. A second crop or harvest in the same year.Mortimer.Aft¶er damp· (?). An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid.Aft¶erÐdin·ner (?), n. The time just after dinner. ½An afterÏdinner's sleep.¸ Shak. [Obs.] Ð a. Following dinner; postÐprandial; as, an afterÐdinner nap.Aft¶erÐeat·age (?), n. Aftergrass.Aft¶erÏeye· (?), v. t. To look after. [Poetic]Shak.Aft¶erÏgame· (?), n. A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient.Wotton.÷ at Irish, an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon.Beau. & Fl.Aft¶erÐglow· (?), n. A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset.Aft¶erÏgrass· (?), n. The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath.Aft¶erÏgrowth· (?), n. A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development.J. S. Mill.Aft¶erÏguard· (?), n. (Naut.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the afterÐsails.Totten.Aft¶erÐim·age (?), n. The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions left of tones, smells, etc.Aft¶erÏings (?), n. pl. The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [Obs. or Dial.]Grose.Aft¶erÏmath (?), n. [After + math. See Math.] A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop of hay in the same season; rowen.Holland.Aft¶erÐmen·tioned (?), a. Mentioned afterwards; as, persons afterÐmentioned (in a writing).Aft¶erÏmost (?), a. superl. [OE. eftemest, AS. ‘ftemest,akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last, orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings Ïte, Ïme, Ïst.] 1. Hindmost; Ð opposed to foremost.2. (Naut.) Nearest the stern; most aft.Aft¶erÏnoon¶ (?), n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening.Aft¶erÐnote· (?), n. (Mus.) One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the measure, taking their time from the preceding note.Aft¶erÏpains· (?), n. pl. (Med.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.Aft¶erÏpiece· (?), n. 1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment.2. (Naut.) The heel of a rudder.Aft¶erÐsails· (?), n. pl. (Naut.) The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the mainmast and mizzenmast.Totten.Aft¶erÏshaft· (?), n. (Zo”l.) The hypoptilum.Aft¶erÏtaste· (?), n. A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.Aft¶erÏthought· (?), n. Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought or expedient.Aft¶erÏwards (?), Aft¶erÏward (?), } adv. [AS. ‘fteweard, a., behind. See Aft, and Ïward (suffix). The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending.] At a later or succeeding time.Aft¶erÏwise· (?), a. Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late.Aft¶erÐwit· (?), n. Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use. ½AfterÐwit comes too late when the mischief is done.¸L'Estrange.Aft¶erÐwit·ted (?), a. Characterized by afterwit; slowÐwitted.Tyndale.Aft¶most (?), a. (Naut.) Nearest the stern.Aft¶ward (?), adv. (Naut.) Toward the stern.Ø AÏga¶ or Ø AÏgha¶ (?), n. [Turk. adh¾ a great lord, chief master.] In Turkey, a commander or chief officer. It is used also as a title of respect.AÏgain¶ (?; 277), adv. [OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn, onge n, against, again; on + ge n, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.] 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again.2. Another time; once more; anew.If a man die, shall he live again?Job xiv. 14.3. Once repeated; Ð of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again.4. In any other place. [Archaic]Bacon.5. On the other hand. ½The one is mi sovereign… the other again is my kinsman.¸Shak.6. Moreover; besides; further.Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.Hersche?.÷ and ~, more than once; often; repeatedly. Ð Now and ~, now and then; occasionally. Ð To and ~, to and fro. [Obs.]De Foe.µ Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, againÐwitness, to witness against; againÐride, to ride against; againÏcome, to come against, to encounter; againÏbring, to bring back, etc.AÏgain¶ (?), AÏgains¶ (?), } prep. Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.]Albeit that it is again his kind.Chaucer.AÏgain¶buy· (?), v. t. To redeem. [Obs.]Wyclif.AÏgain¶say· (?), v. t. To gainsay. [Obs.]Wyclif.AÏgainst¶ (?; 277), prep. [OE. agens, ageynes, AS. ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See Again.] 1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; Ð in this sense often preceded by over.Jacob saw the angels of God come against him.Tyndale.2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.3. In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.The gate would have been shut against her.Fielding.An argument against the use of steam.Tyndale.4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. [Archaic or Dial.]Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus.2 Kings xvi. 11.÷ the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move.AÏgain¶stand· (?), v. t. To withstand. [Obs.]AÏgain¶ward (?), adv. Back again. [Obs.]
Ø Ag·aÏlac¶tiÏa (?), Ag¶aÏlax·y (?), } n. [Gr. ?; ? priv. + ?, ?, milk.] (Med.) Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth.Ag·aÏlac¶tous (?), a. Lacking milk to suckle with.Ø A·galÐa¶gal (?), n. Same as AgarÐagar.Ag¶alÏloch (?), Ø AÏgal¶loÏchum (?), } n. [Gr. ?, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ah¾tÆm.] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agal?wood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species.Ag·alÏmat¶oÏlite (?), n. [Gr. ?, ?, image, statue + Ïlite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.Ø Ag¶aÏma (?), n. pl. Agamas (?). [From the Caribbean name of a species of lizard.] (Zo”l.) A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable substances; also, one of these lizards.Ø Ag¶aÏmi (?), n. pl. Agamis (?). [F. agami, fr. the native name.] (Zo”l.) A South American bird (Psophia crepitans), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; Ð called also the goldÐbreasted trumpeter. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See Trumpeter.AÏgam¶ic (?), a. [See Agamous.] (a) (Biol.) Produced without sexual union; as, agamic or unfertilized eggs. (b) Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless plants; agamous.AÏgam¶icÏalÏly (?), adv. In an agamic manner.Ag¶aÏmist (?), n. [See Agamous.] An unmarried person; also, one opposed to marriage.Foxe.Ø Ag·aÏmoÏgen¶eÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ? unmarried (? priv. + ? marriage) + ? reproduction.] (Biol.) Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes: asexual reproduction.Ag·aÏmoÏgeÏnet¶ic (?), n. (Biol.) Reproducing or produced without sexual union. Ð Ag·aÏmoÏgeÏnet¶icÏalÏly (?), adv.All known agamogenetic processes end in a complete return to the primitive stock.Huxley.Ag¶aÏmous (?), a. [Gr. ? unmarried; ? priv. + ? marriage.] (Biol.) Having no visible sexual organs; asexual. In Bot., cryptogamous.AÏgan·gliÏo¶nic (?), a. [Pref. aÏ not + ganglionic.] (Physiol.) Without ganglia.AÏgape¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + gape.] Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape.Milton.Ø Ag¶aÏpe (?), n.; pl. Agap‘ (?). [Gr. ? love, pl. ?.] The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.Ø A·garÐa¶gar (?), n. [Ceylonese local name.] A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).Ag¶aÏric (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.] 1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus Agarius, of many species, of which the common mushroom is an example.2. An old name for several species of Polyporus, corky fungi growing on decaying wood.µ The ½female agaric¸ (Polyporus officinalic) was renowned as a cathartic; the ½male agaric¸ (Polyporus igniarius) is used for preparing touchwood, called punk of German tinder.÷ mineral, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of ?ime, sometimes called rock milk, formed in caverns or fissures of limestone.AÏgasp¶ (?), adv. & a. [Pref. aÏ + gasp.] In a state of gasping.Coleridge.AÏgast¶ or AÏghast¶ (?), v. t. To affright; to terrify. [Obs.]Chaucer. Spenser.AÏgast¶ (?), p. p. & a. See Aghast.AÏgas¶tric (?), a. [Gr. ? priv. + ? stomach.] (Physiol.) Having to stomach, or distinct digestive canal, as the tapeworm.AÏgate¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ on + gate way.] On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Cotgrave.Ag¶ate (?), n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. ?.] 1. (Min.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.µ The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties.2. (Print.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller than nonpareil; in England called ruby.µ This line is printed in the type called agate.3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small figures cut in ~ for rings and seals. [Obs.]Shak.4. A tool used by goldÐwire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; Ð so called from the ~ fixed in it for burnishing.Ag·aÏtif¶erÏous (?), a. [Agate + Ïferous.] Containing or producing agates.Craig.Ag¶aÏtine (?), a. Pertaining to, or like, agate.Ag¶aÏtize (?), v. t. [Usually p. p. Agatized (?).] To convert into agate; to make resemble agate.Dana.Ag¶aÏty (?), a. Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.AÏga¶ve (?), n. [L. Agave, prop. name, fr. Gr. ?, fem. of ? illustrious, noble.] (bot.) A genus of plants (order Amaryllidace‘) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.AÏgazed¶ (?), p. p. [Only in p. p.; another spelling for aghast.] Gazing with astonishment; amazed. [Obs.]The whole army stood agazed on him.Shak.Age (?), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. ƒge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, ~; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. Each.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime.Mine age is as nothing before thee.Ps. xxxix. 5.2. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth?3. The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old.Nor wrong mine age with this indignity.Shak.4. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc.Shak.5. Mature ~; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age. Abbott. In the United States, both males and females are of age when twentyone years old.6. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion.Abbott.7. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. ½The spirit of the age.¸Prescott.Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness.Milton.Archeological ages are designated as three: The Stone age (the early and the later stone ~, called paleolithic and neolithic), the Bronze age, and the Iron age. During the Age of Stone man is supposed to have employed stone for weapons and implements.See Augustan, Brazen, Golden, Heroic, Middle.8. A great period in the history of the Earth.The geologic ages are as follows: 1. The Arch‘an, including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The age of Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The age of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the dominant race. 4. The age of Coal Plants, or Acrogens, or the Carboniferous age. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary age, or age of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary age, or age of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds, abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary age, or age of Man, or the modern era.Dana.9. A century; the period of one hundred years.Fleury… apologizes for these five ages.Hallam.10. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation. ½Ages yet unborn.¸Pope.The way which the age follows.J. H. Newman.Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,Holds its warped mirror to a ?aping age.C. Sprague.11. A long time. [Colloq.] ½He made minutes an age.¸Tennyson.÷ of a tide, the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place. Ð Moon's ~, the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon.µ Age is used to form the first part of many compounds; as, agelasting, ageÐadorning, ageÐworn, ageÐenfeebled, agelong.Syn. Ð Time; period; generation; date; era; epoch.Age, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Aging (?).] To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of ~; as, he grew fat as he aged.They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age for all that.Holland.I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a lightÐcolored, hair here and there.Landor.Age, v. t. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of ~ to; as, grief ages us.A¶ged (?), a. 1. Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oak.2. Belonging to old age. ½Aged cramps.¸Shak.3. (?) Having a certain age; at the age of; having lived; as, a man aged forty years.A¶gedÏly, adv. In the manner of an aged person.A¶gedÏness, n. The quality of being aged; oldness.Custom without truth is but agedness of error.Milton.Age¶less (?), a. Without old age limits of duration; as, fountains of ageless youth.AÏgen¶ (?), adv. & prep. See Again. [Obs.]A¶genÏcy (?), n.; pl. Agencies (?). [LL. agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F. agence. See Agent.] 1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.The superintendence and agency of Providence in the natural world.Woodward.2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with the concerns of another.3. The place of business of am agent.Syn. Ð Action; operation; efficiency; management.A¶gend (?), n. See Agendum. [Obs.]Ø AÏgen¶dum (?), n.; pl. Agenda (?). [L., neut. of the gerundive of agere to act.] 1. Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book.2. A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense, usually Agenda.]Ag·eÏnes¶ic (?), a. [See Agensis.] (Physiol.) Characterized by sterility; infecund.Ø AÏgen¶eÏsis (?), n. [Gr. ? priv. + ? birth.] (Physiol.) Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of organization.Ø Ag·enÏne¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ? priv. + ? an engendering.] (Physiol.) Impotence; sterility.A¶gent (?), a. [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act; akin to Gr. ? to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. ?.] Acting? Ð opposed to patient, or sustaining, action. [Archaic] ½The body agent.¸Bacon.A¶gent, n. 1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill.Dryden.2. One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.3. An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.AÏgen¶tial (?), a. Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency.Fitzed. Hall.A¶gentÏship (?), n. Agency.Beau. & Fl.Ø AÏger¶aÏtum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sort of plant; ? priv. + ? old age.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which (A. Mexicanum) has lavenderÐblue flowers in dense clusters.AfÏgen·erÏa¶tion (?), n. [L. aggenerare to beget in addition. See Generate.] The act of producing in addition. [Obs.]T. Stanley.Ø Ag¶ger (?), n. [L., a mound, fr. aggerere to bear to a place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.] An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [Obs.]Hearne.Ag¶gerÏate (?), v. t. [L. aggeratus, p. p. of aggerare. See Agger.] To heap up. [Obs. or R.]Foxe.Ag·gerÏa¶tion (?), n. [L. aggeratio.] A heaping up; accumulation; as, aggerations of sand. [R.]Ag·gerÏose¶ (?), a. In heaps; full of heaps.AgÏgest¶ (?), v. t. [L. aggestus, p. p. of aggerere. See Agger.] To heap up. [Obs.]The violence of the waters aggested the earth.Fuller.AgÏglom¶erÏate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agglomerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Agglomerating (?).] [L. agglomeratus, p. p. of agglomerare; ad + glomerare to form into a ball. See Glomerate.] To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.Where he builds the agglomerated pile.Cowper.AgÏglom¶erÏate, v. i. To collect in a mass.AgÏglom¶erÏate (?), AgÏglom¶erÏa·ted (?), } a. 1. Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.2. (Bot.) Collected into a rounded head of flowers.AgÏglom¶erÏate (?), n. 1. A collection or mass.2. (Geol.) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by heat; Ð distinguished from conglomerate.AgÏglom·erÏa¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. agglom‚ration.] 1. The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together.An excessive agglomeration of turrets.Warton.2. State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.AgÏglom¶erÏaÏtive (?), a. Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.Taylor is eminently discursive, accumulative, and (to use one of his own words) agglomerative.Coleridge.AgÏglu¶tiÏnant (?), a. [L. agglutinans, Ïantis, p. pr. of agglutinare.] Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion. Ð n. Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to adhere.AgÏglu¶tiÏnate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agglutinated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Agglutinating.] [L. agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See Glue.] To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.AgÏglu¶tiÏnate (?), a. 1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.2. (physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2.AgÏglu·tiÏna¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. agglutination.] 1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.2. (Physiol.) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See Agglutinative, 2.AgÏglu¶tiÏnaÏtive (?), a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.] 1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.2. (Philol.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.In agglutinative languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective languages to chemical compounds.R. Morris.Cf. manÐkind, heirÐloom, warÐlike, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages.R. Morris.Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots.Max Mller.AgÏgrace¶ (?), v. t. [Pref. aÏ + grace: cf. It. aggraziare, LL. aggratiare. See Grace.] To favor; to grace. [Obs.] ½That knight so much aggraced.¸Spenser.