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Al·loÏtriÏoph¶aÏgy (?), n. [Gr. ? strange + ? to eat: cf. F. allotriophagie.] (Med.) A depraved appetite; a desire for improper food. { Al·loÏtrop¶ic (?), Al·loÏtrop¶icÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. allotropique.] Of or pertaining to allotropism. Ð Al·loÏtrop¶icÏalÏly, adv. Allotropic state, the several conditions which occur in a case of allotropism. AlÏlot·roÏpic¶iÏty (?), n. Allotropic property or nature. { AlÏlot¶roÏpism (?), AlÏlot¶roÏpy (?), } n. [Gr. ? other + direction, way, ? to turn: cf. F. allotropie.] (Chem.) The property of existing in two or more conditions which are distinct in their physical or chemical relations. µ Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive state. AlÏlot¶roÏpize (?), v. t. To change in physical properties but not in substance. [R.] AlÏlot¶taÏble (?), a. Capable of being allotted. AlÏlot·tee¶ (?), n. One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is made. AlÏlot¶ter (?), n. One who allots. AlÏlot¶terÏy (?), n. Allotment. [Obs.] Shak. AlÏlow¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Allowing.] [OE. alouen, OF. alouer, aloer, aluer, F. allouer, fr. LL. allocare to admit as proved, to place, use; confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad + laudare to praise. See Local, and cf. Allocate, Laud.] 1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or Archaic] Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke xi. 48. We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. Fuller. 2. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] How allow you the model of these clothes? Massinger. 3. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. [Obs.] Thou shalt be… allowed with absolute power. Shak. 4. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest. He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year. Macaulay. 5. To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition. I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that Miss Newcome's conduct… was highly reprehensible. Thackeray. 6. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp. to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage. 7. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to allow a son to be absent. Syn. - To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit; suffer; tolerate. See Permit. AlÏlow¶, v. i. To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement. Allowing still for the different ways of making it. Addison. To allow of, to permit; to admit. Shak. AlÏlow¶aÏble (?), a. [F. allouable.] 1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] Hacket. 2. Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible; admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends. AlÏlow¶aÏbleÏness, n. The quality of being allowable; permissibleness; lawfulness; exemption from prohibition or impropriety. South. AlÏlow¶aÏbly, adv. In an allowable manner. AlÏlow¶ance (?), n. [OF. alouance.] 1. Approval; approbation. [Obs.] Crabbe. 2. The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting; authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance. Without the king's will or the state's allowance. Shak. 3. Acknowledgment. The censure of the which one must in your allowance o'erweigh a whole theater of others. Shak. 4. License; indulgence. [Obs.] Locke. 5. That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink, when provisions fall short. I can give the boy a handsome allowance. Thackeray. 6. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the inexperience of youth. After making the largest allowance for fraud. Macaulay. 7. (com.) A customary deduction from the gross weight of goods, different in different countries, such as tare and tret. AlÏlow¶ance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allowancing (?).] [See Allowance, n.] To put upon a fixed ~ (esp. of provisions and drink); to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were allowanced. AlÏlow¶edÏly (?)(?) adv. By allowance; admittedly. Shenstone. AlÏlow¶er (?), n. 1. An approver or abettor. [Obs.] 2. One who allows or permits. AlÏlox¶an (?), n. [Allantoin + oxalic, as containing the elements of allantion and oxalic acid.] (Chem.) An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol. AlÏlox¶aÏnate (?), n. (Chem.) A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or positive radical. Al·loxÏan¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to alloxan; Ð applied to an acid obtained by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan. Al·loxÏan¶tin (?), n. (Chem.) A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid. AlÏloy¶ , n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy, alier to ally. See Alloy, v. t.] 1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals, the compound is called an amalgam. 2. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver; fineness. 3. A baser metal mixed with a finer. Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it. Locke. 4. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts from; as, no happiness is without alloy. ½Pure English without Latin alloy.¸ F. Harrison. AlÏloy¶, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alloyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alloying.] [ F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer, fr. L. aligare. See Alloy, n., Ally, v. t., and cf. Allay.] 1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or silver with copper. 2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound. 3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes. AlÏloy¶, v. t. To form a metallic compound. Gold and iron alloy with ease. Ure. AlÏloy¶age (?), n. [F. aloyage.] The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or alloy. All·ÐposÏsessed¶ (?), a. Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild. [Colloq.] { All¶ Saints· (?), All¶ Saints' (?), } The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival. All¶ Souls' Day· (?). The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic church., on which supplications are made for the souls of the faithful dead. All¶spice· (?), n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush. All·thing· (?), adv. [For in all (= every) thing.] Altogether. [Obs.] Shak. AlÏlude¶ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Alluding.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.] To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; Ð followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction. These speeches… do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Hooker. Syn. - To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See Refer. AlÏlude¶, v. t. To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. [Obs.] Wither. Ø Al·lu·mette (?), n. [F., from allumer to light.] A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc. AlÏlu¶miÏnor (?), n. [OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad + liminare. See Luminate.] An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [Obs.] Cowell. AlÏlur¶ance (?), n. Allurement. [R.] AlÏlure¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alluded (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Alluring.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre lure. See Lure.] To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract. With promised joys allured them on. Falconer. The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven Allured his eye. Milton. Syn. - To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce. Ð To Allure, Entice, Decoy, Seduce. These words agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some strong controlling influence, and differ according to the image under which is presented. They are all used in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false appearances or representations. We are seduced when drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us by artful appeals to the passions. AlÏlure¶, n. Allurement. [R.] Hayward. Ø Al·lure¶ (?), n. [F.; aller to go.] Gait; bearing. The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men. Harper's Mag. AlÏlure¶ment (?), n. 1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement. Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell. Milton.
2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth, or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements of pleasure, or of honor.AlÏlur¶er (?), n. One who, or that which, allures.AlÏlur¶ing, a. That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. Ð AlÏlur¶ingÏly, adv. Ð AlÏlur¶ingÏness, n.AlÏlu¶sion (?), n. [L. allusio, fr. alludere to allude: cf. F. allusion.] 1. A figurative or symbolical reference. [Obs.]2. A reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect reference; a hint.AlÏlu¶sive (?), a. 1. Figurative; symbolical.2. Having reference to something not fully expressed; containing an allusion.AlÏlu¶siveÏly, adv. Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.AlÏlu¶siveÏness, n. The quality of being allusive.AlÏlu¶soÏry (?), a. Allusive. [R.]Warburton.AlÏlu¶viÏal (?), a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See Alluvion.] Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium; relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil, mud, accumulations, deposits.AlÏlu¶viÏon (?), n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See Lave.] 1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood.Lyell.3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing water; alluvium.The golden alluvions are there [in California and Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast plains.R. Cobden.4. (Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore or bank by the flowing of water. See Accretion.]AlÏlu¶viÏous (?), n. [L. alluvius. See Alluvion.] Alluvial. [R.]Johnson.AlÏlu¶viÏum (?), n.; pl. E. Alluviums, L. Alluvia (?). [L., neut. of alluvius. See Alluvious.] (Geol.) Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or seas.Lyell.All¶where· (?), adv. Everywhere. [Archaic]All¶work· (?), n. Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork, that is, a general servant.AlÏly¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Allying.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. Alligate, Alloy, Allay, Ligament.] 1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy; Ð often followed by to or with.O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied.Pope.2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.These three did love each other dearly well,And with so firm affection were allied.Spenser.The virtue nearest to our vice allied.Pope.µ Ally is generally used in the passive form or reflexively.AlÏly¶ (?), n.; pl. Allies (?). [See Ally, v.] 1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.]Shak.2. One united to another by treaty or league; Ð usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.The English soldiers and their French allies.Macaulay.3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally.Buckle.4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.Al¶ly (?), n. See Alley, a marble or taw.Al¶lyl (?), n. [L. allium garlic + Ïyl.] (Chem.) An organic radical, C3H5, existing especially in oils of garlic and mustard.Al¶lyÏlene (?), n. (Chem.) A gaseous hydrocarbon, C3H4, homologous with acetylene; propine<—; propyne —>.Al¶ma, Al¶mah (?), n. Same as Alme.Al·maÏcan¶tar (?), n. (Astron.) (a) Same as Almucantar. (b) A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See Almucantar.{ Ø Al·maÏdi¶a (?), Ø Al¶maÏdie (?), } n. [F. almadie (cf. Sp. & Pg. almadia), fr. Ar. alma'dÆyah a raft, float.] (Naut.) (a) A bark canoe used by the Africans. (b) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.Al¶maÏgest (?), n. [F. almageste, LL. almageste, Ar. alÐmajistÆ, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), the greatest composition.] The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other similar works.Ø AlÏma¶gra (?), n. [Sp. almagra, almagre, fr. Ar. alÐmaghrah red clay or earth.] A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. Under the name of Indian red it is used for polishing glass and silver.{ Al¶main (?), Al¶mayne (?), Al¶man (?), } n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L. Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.] 1. A German. Also adj., German.Shak.2. The German language.J. Foxe.3. A kind of dance. See Allemande.Almain rivets, Almayne rivets, or Alman rivets, a sort of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great flexibility.Ø Al¶ma Ma¶ter (?). [L., fostering mother.] A college or seminary where one is educated.Al¶maÏnac (?; 277), n. [LL. almanac, almanach: cf. F. almanach, Sp. almanaque, It. almanacco, all of uncertain origin.] A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc.Nautical almanac, an almanac, or year book, containing astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and other information useful to mariners.
<— P. 43 —>Al¶manÏdine (?), n. [LL. almandina, alamandina, for L. alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F. almandine.] (Min.) The common red variety of garnet.{ Ø Al¶me, Ø Al¶meh } (?), n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.) learned, fr. 'alama to know: cf. F. alm‚e.] An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.The Almehs lift their arms in dance.Bayard Taylor.Ø Al·menÏdron¶ (?), n. [Sp., fr. almendra almond.] The lofty BrazilÐnut tree.Al¶merÏy (?), n. See Ambry. [Obs.]Alm¶esse (?), n. See Alms. [Obs.]{ AlÏmight¶ful (?), AlÏmight¶iÏful (?), } a. AllÐpowerful; almighty. [Obs.]Udall.AlÏmight¶iÏly, adv. With almighty power.AlÏmight¶iÏness, n. Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might.Jer. Taylor.AlÏmight¶y (?), a. [AS. ealmihtig, ‘lmihtig; eal (OE. al) ail + mihtig mighty.] 1. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; allÐpowerful; irresistible.I am the Almighty God.Gen. xvii. 1.2. Great; extreme; terrible. [Slang]Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, Ð so that he is in an almighty fix.De Quincey.The Almighty, the omnipotent God.Rev. i. 8.Alm¶ner (?), n. An almoner. [Obs.]Spenser.Alm¶ond (?), n. [OE. almande, almaunde, alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. ?: cf. Sp. almendra. Cf. Amygdalate.] 1. The fruit of the almond tree.µ The different kinds, as bitter, sweet, thinÐshelled, thickÐshelled almonds, and Jordan almonds, are the products of different varieties of the one species, Amygdalus communis, a native of the Mediterranean region and western Asia.2. The tree bears the fruit; almond tree.3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One of the tonsils.Almond oil, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter almonds. Ð Oil of bitter almonds, a poisonous volatile oil obtained from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation; benzoic aldehyde. Ð Imitation oil of bitter almonds, nitrobenzene. Ð Almond tree (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond. Ð Almond willow (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of a light green on both sides; almondÐleaved willow (Salix amygdalina).Shenstone.Al¶mond fur·nace (?). [Prob. a corruption of Almain furnace, i. e., German furnace. See Almain.] A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal from cinders and other foreign matter.Chambers.Al¶monÏdine (?), n. See AlmandineAl¶monÏer (?), n. [OE. aumener, aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aum“nier, fr. OF. almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See Alms.] One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince, bishop, etc.Al¶monÏerÏship, n. The office of an almoner.Al¶monÏry (?), n.; pl. Almonries (?). [OF. aumosnerie, F. aum“nerie, fr. OF. aumosnier. See Almoner.] The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are distributed.Al¶mose (?), n. Alms. [Obs.]Cheke.Al¶most (?), adv. [AS. ealm‘st, ‘lm‘st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.Acts xxvi. 28.Almost never, scarcely ever. Ð Almost nothing, scarcely anything.Alm¶ry (?), n. See Almonry. [Obs.]Alms (?), n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS. ‘lmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. ? mercy, charity, alms, fr. ? to pity. Cf. Almonry, Eleemosynary.] Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity.A devout man… which gave much alms to the people.Acts x. 2.Alms are but the vehicles of prayer.Dryden.
Tenure by free alms. See Frankalmoign.Blackstone.µ This word alms is singular in its form (almesse), and is sometimes so used; as, ½asked am alms.¸ Acts iii. 3.½Received an alms.¸ Shak. It is now, however, commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used in composition, as almsgiver, almsgiving, alms bag, alms chest, etc.Alms¶deed· (?), n. An act of charity.Acts ix. 36.Alms¶folk· (?), n. Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic]Holinshed.Alms¶giv·er (?), n. A giver of alms.Alms¶giv·ing (?), n. The giving of alms.Alms¶house· (?), n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.Alms¶man (?), n.; fem. Almswoman. 1. A recipient of alms.Shak.2. A giver of alms. [R.]Halliwell.Al·muÏcan¶tar (?), n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat, ultimately fr. Ar. alÐmuqantar¾t, pl., fr. qantara to bend, arch.] (Astron.) A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same almucantar have the same altitude. See Almacantar. [Archaic]Almucanter staff, an ancient instrument, having an arc of fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or setting, to find the variation of the compass.Al¶muce (?), n. Same as Amice, a hood or cape.Ø AlÏmude¶ (?), n. [Pg. almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. alÐmudd a dry measure.] A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the ½almud¸ is about 1.4 gallons.{ Al¶mug (?), Al¶gum (?), } n. [Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood.] (Script.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. ??).µ Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago.W. Smith.Al¶nage (?), n., [OF. alnage, aulnage, F. aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina, Goth. aleina, cubit. See Ell.] (O. Eng. Law) Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such measurement.Al¶naÏger (?), n. [See Alnage.] A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect act measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.Al¶oe (?), n.; pl. Aloes (?). [L. alo‰, Gr. ?, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. aloŠs.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.]Wyclif.2. (Bot.) A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.]American aloe, Century aloe, the agave. See Agave.Al¶oes wood· (?). See Agalloch.Al·oÏet¶ic (?), a. [Cf. F. alo‚tique.] Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.Al·oÏet¶ic, n. A medicine containing chiefly aloes.AÏloft¶ (?; 115), adv. [Pref. aÏ + loft, which properly meant air. See Loft.] 1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. ½He steers his flight aloft.¸Milton.2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in or to heaven.AÏloft¶, prep. Above; on top of. [Obs.]Fresh waters run aloft the sea.Holland.AÏlo¶giÏan (?), n. [LL. Alogiani, Alogii, fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? word.] (Eccl.) One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos.Shipley.Al¶oÏgy (?), n. [L. alogia, Gr. ?, fr. ? priv. + ? reason.] Unreasonableness; absurdity. [Obs.]Al¶oÏin (?), n. (Chem.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes.Al¶oÏman·cy (?), n. [Gr. ?, salt + Ïmancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie.] Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also halomancy.]Morin.AÏlone¶ (?), a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. ¾n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; Ï applied to a person or thing.Alone on a wide, wide sea.Coleridge.It is not good that the man should be alone.Gen. ii. 18.2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.Man shall not live by bread alone.Luke iv. 4.The citizens alone should be at the expense.Franklin.3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.]God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being.Bentley.4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless.Shak.µ The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.To let or leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.AÏlone¶, adv. Solely; simply; exclusively.AÏlone¶ly, adv. Only; merely; singly. [Obs.]This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but unto all his heirs and posterity.Latimer.AÏlone¶ly, a. Exclusive. [Obs.]Fabyan.AÏlone¶ness, n. A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness. [R.]Bp. Montagu.AÏlong¶ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang, along; pref. andÏ (akin to OFris. ondÏ, OHG. antÏ, Ger. entÏ, Goth. andÏ, andaÏ, L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) + lang long. See Long.] 1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.Some laid along… on spokes of wheels are hung.Dryden.2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.We will go along by the king's highway.Numb. xxi. 22.He struck with his o'ertaking wings,And chased us south along.Coleridge.3. In company; together.He to England shall along with you.Shak.All along, all trough the course of; during the whole time; throughout. ½I have all along declared this to be a neutral paper.¸ Addison. Ð To get along, to get on; to make progress, as in business. ½She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I.¸Mrs. Stowe.AÏlong¶, prep. By the length of, as distinguished from across. ½Along the lowly lands.¸Dryden.The kine… went along the highway.1 Sam. vi. 12.AÏlong¶. [AS. gelang owing to.] (Now heard only in the prep. phrase along of.)Along of, Along on, often shortened to Long of, prep. phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] ½On me is not along thin evil fare.¸ Chaucer. ½And all this is long of you.¸ Shak. ½This increase of price is all along of the foreigners.¸ London Punch.AÏlong¶shore· (?), adv. Along the shore or coast.AÏlong¶shore·man (?), n. See Longshoreman.AÏlong¶side· (?), adv. Along or by the side; side by side with; Ð often with of; as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of the tree.AÏlongst¶ (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along, like amongst fr. among.] Along. [Obs.]AÏloof¶ (?), n. (Zo”l.) Same as Alewife.AÏloof¶, adv. [Pref. aÏ + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See Loof, Luff.] 1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.Our palace stood aloof from streets.Dryden.2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst of all impieties.I. Taylor.AÏloof¶ (?), prep. Away from; clear from. [Obs.]Rivetus… would fain work himself aloof these rocks and quicksands.Milton.AÏloof¶ness, n. State of being aloof.Rogers (1642).The… aloofness of his dim forest life.Thoreau.{ Ø Al·oÏpe¶ciÏa (?), AÏlop¶eÏcy (?), } n. [L. alopecia, Gr. ?, fr. ? fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes.] (med.) Loss of the hair; baldness.AÏlop¶eÏcist (?), n. A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.AÏlose¶ (?), v. t. [OE. aloser.] To praise. [Obs.]A¶lose (?), n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zo”l.) The European shad (Clupea alosa); Ð called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.Ø Al·ouÏatte¶ (?), n. [Of uncertain origin.] (Zo”l.) One of the several species of howling monkeys of South America. See Howler, 2.AÏloud¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + loud.] With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice.Isa. lviii. 1.AÏlow¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + low.] Below; in a lower part. ½Aloft, and then alow.¸Dryden.Alp (?), n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or lump: cf. F. Alpes.] 1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc.Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp.Milton.Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise.Pope.2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted.µ The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. ½The Alps doth spit.¸Shak.Alp, n. A bullfinch.Rom. of R.AlÏpac¶a (?), n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian name of the animal. Cf. Paco.] 1. (Zo”l.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama.2. Wool of the alpaca.3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca, often mixed with silk or with cotton.Al¶pen (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Alps. [R.] ½The Alpen snow.¸J. Fletcher.Ø Al¶penÏstock· (?), n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock stick.] A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.Cheever.AlÏpes¶trine (?), a. [L. Alpestris.] Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc.Al¶pha (?), n. [L. alpha, Gr. ?, from Heb. ¾leph, name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox.] The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.In am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.Rev. xxii. 13.Formerly used also denote the chief; as, Plato was the alpha of the wits.µ In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a constellation in designated by Alpha (?); as, ? Lyr‘.Al¶phaÏbet (?), n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the first two Greek letters; Heb. ¾leph and beth: cf. F. alphabet.] 1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.2. The simplest rudiments; elements.The very alphabet of our law.Macaulay.Deaf and dumb alphabet. See Dactylology.Al¶phaÏbet, v. t. To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically. [R.]Al·phaÏbetÏa¶riÏan (?), n. A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian.Abp. Sancroft.{ Al·phaÏbet¶ic (?), Al·phaÏbet¶icÏal (?), } a. [Cf. F. alphab‚tique.] 1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic characters, writing, languages, arrangement.2. Literal. [Obs.] ½Alphabetical servility.¸Milton.Al·phaÏbet¶icÏalÏly, adv. In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the letters.Al·phaÏbet¶ics (?), n. The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.Al¶phaÏbetÏism (?), n. The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet.Encyc. Brit.Al¶phaÏbetÏize (?), v. t. 1. To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words.2. To furnish with an alphabet.AlÏphen¶ic (?), n. [F. alf‚nic, alph‚nic, Sp. alfe?ique, Ar. alÐf¾nÆd sweetness, sugar, fr. Per. f¾nÆd, p¾nÆd, sugar, cheese preserved in sugar.] (Med.) The crystallized juice of the sugarcane; sugar candy.AlÐphit¶oÏman·cy (?), n. [Gr. ? barley meal + Ïmancy: cf. F. alphitomancie.] Divination by means of barley meal.Knowles.
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AlÏphon¶sine (?), a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252Ð1284).Alphonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise.Whewell.Al¶piÏgene (?), a. [L. Alpes Alps + Ïgen.] Growing in Alpine regions.Al¶pine (?), a. [L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants.2. Like the Alps; lofty. ½Gazing up an Alpine height.¸Tennyson.Al¶pinÏist (?), n. A climber of the Alps.{ Al¶pist (?), Al¶piÏa (?), } n. [F.: cf. Sp. & Pg. alpiste.] The seed of canary grass (Phalaris Canariensis), used for feeding cage birds.Ø Al¶quiÏfou (?), n. [Equiv. to arquifoux, F. alquifoux, Sp. alquif¢l, fr. the same Arabic word as alcohol. See Alcohol.] A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.AlÏread¶y (?), adv. [All (OE. al) + ready.] Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. ½Joseph was in Egypt already.¸Exod. i. 5.I say unto you, that Elias is come already.Matt. xvii. 12.µ It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be already completed, or will have been already completed.Als (?), adv. 1. Also. [Obs.]Chaucer.2. As. [Obs.]Chaucer.AlÏsa¶tian (?), a. Pertaining to Alsatia.AlÏsa¶tian, n. An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in London.Ø Al· se¶gno (?). [It., to the mark or sign.] (Mus.) A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign ?.Al¶sike (?), n. [From Alsike, in Sweden.] A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; Trifolium hybridum.Al¶so (?), adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealsw¾, alsw?, ‘lsw‘; eal, al, ‘l, all + sw¾ so. See All, So, As.] 1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.]2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.Matt. vi. 20.3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.]Chaucer.Syn. - Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, ½If you were there, I was there also;¸ ¸If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment.¸ Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, ½I was there too;¸ ¸a courtier yet a patriot too.¸ Pope. Likewise denotes literally ½in like manner,¸ and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. ½It implies,¸ says Whately, ½some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ? He is a poet, and likewise a musician; 'but we should not say, ? He is a prince, and likewise a musician, because there is no natural connection between these qualities.¸ This distinction, however, is often disregarded.Alt (?), a. & n. [See Alto.] (Mus.) The higher part of the scale. See Alto.To be in ~, to be in an exalted state of mind.AlÏta¶ian (?), AlÏta¶ic (?), a. [Cf. F. alta‹que.] Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central Asia.Al¶tar (?), n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl. altaria, ~, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier, F. autel. Cf. Altitude.] 1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.Gen. viii. 20.2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.µ Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, altar bread or altarÐbread.÷ cloth or ÷Ðcloth, the cover for an ~ in a Christian church, usually richly embroidered. Ð ÷ cushion, a cushion laid upon the ~ in a Christian church to support the service book. Ð ÷ frontal. See Frontal. Ð ÷ rail, the railing in front of the ~ or communion table. Ð ÷ screen, a wall or partition built behind an ~ to protect it from approach in the rear. Ð ÷ tomb, a tomb resembling an ~ in shape, etc. Ð Family ~, place of family devotions. Ð To ?ead (as a bride) to the ~, to marry; Ð said of a woman.Al¶tarÏage (?), n. [Cf. OF. auterage, autelage.] 1. The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church.2. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the altar, from the small tithes.Shipley.Al¶tarÏist (?), n. [Cf. LL. altarista, F. altariste.] (Old Law) (a) A chaplain. (b) A vicar of a church.Al¶tarÏpiece· (?), n. The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the altar; reredos.Al¶tarÏwise· (?), adv. In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south.Shipley.AltÏaz¶iÏmuth (?), n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.) An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes simultaneously.Al¶ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Altered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Altering.] [F. alt‚rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter other, alius other. Cf. Else, Other.] 1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. ½To alter the king's course.¸ ½To alter the condition of a man.¸ ½No power in Venice can alter a decree.¸Shak.It gilds all objects, but it alters none.Pope.My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.Ps. lxxxix. 34.2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.]Milton.3. To geld. [Colloq.]Syn. - Change, Alter. Change is generic and the stronger term. It may express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a partial change, or a change in form or details without destroying identity.Al¶ter, v. i. To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure. ½The law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.¸Dan. vi. 8.Al·terÏaÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. [Cf. F. alt‚rabilit‚.] The quality of being alterable; alterableness.Al¶terÏaÏble (?), a. [Cf. F. alt‚rable.] Capable of being altered.Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain, alterable by a thousand accidents.Rogers.Al¶terÏaÏbleÏness, n. The quality of being alterable; variableness; alterability.Al¶terÏaÏbly, adv. In an alterable manner.Al¶terÏant (?), a. [LL. alterans, p. pr.: cf. F. alt‚rant.] Altering; gradually changing.Bacon.Al¶terÏant, n. An alterative. [R.]Chambers.Al·terÏa¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. alt‚ration.] 1. The act of altering or making different.Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath in it incoveniences.Hooker.2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.Ere long might perceiveStrange alteration in me.Milton.Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding alterations, that council degenerated into a most corrupt.Swift.Al¶terÏaÏtive (?), a. [L. alterativus: cf. F. alt‚ratif.] Causing alteration. Specifically: (Med.) Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.Burton.Al¶terÏaÏtive, n. A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.Al¶terÏcate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Altercated; p. pr. & vb. n. Altercating.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See Alter.] The contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to wrangle.Al·terÏca¶tion (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr. L. altercatio.] Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. ½Stormy altercations.¸Macaulay.Syn. - Altercation, Dispute, Wrangle. The term dispute is in most cases, but not necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an angry dispute between two parties, involving an interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a confused and noisy altercation.Their whole life was little else than a perpetual wrangling and altercation.Hakewill.Al¶terÏcaÏtive (?), a. Characterized by wrangling; scolding. [R.]Fielding.AlÏter¶iÏty (?), n. [F. alt‚rit‚.] The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise. [R.]For outness is but the feeling of otherness (alterity) rendered intuitive, or alterity visually represented.Coleridge.Al¶tern (?), a. [L. alternus, fr. alter another: cf. F. alterne.] Acting by turns; alternate.Milton.÷ base (Trig.), a second side made base, in distinction a side previously regarded as base.AlÏter¶naÏcy (?), n. Alternateness; alternation. [R.]Mitford.AlÏter¶nant (?), a. [L. alternans, p. pr.: cf. F. alternant. See Alternate, v. t.] (Geol.) Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.AlÏter¶nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See Altern, Alter.] 1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.And bid alternate passions fall and rise.Pope.2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read every alternate line.3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.Gray.÷ alligation. See Alligation. Ð ÷ angles (Geom.), the internal and angles made by two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH, GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate angles. Ð ÷ generation. (Biol.) See under Generation.AlÏter¶nate (?; 277), n. 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. [R.]Grateful alternates of substantial.Prior.2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.Al¶terÏnate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alternated; p. pr. & vb. n. Alternating.] [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See Altern.] To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition of good and evil.Grew.Al¶terÏnate, v. i. 1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; Ð followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast.J. Philips.Different species alternating with each other.Kirwan.2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.AlÏter¶nateÏly (?), adv. 1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.2. (Math.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.AlÏter¶nateÏness, n. The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns.Al·terÏna¶tion (?), n. [L. alternatio: cf. F. alternation.] 1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.2. (Math.) Permutation.3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.Mason.÷ of generation. See under Generation.AlÏter¶naÏtive (?), a. [Cf. F. alternatif.] 1. Offering a choice of two things.2. Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction.3. Alternate; reciprocal. [Obs.]Holland.AlÏter¶naÏtive, n. [Cf. F. alternative, LL. alternativa.] 1. An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is taken, the other must be left.There is something else than the mere alternative of absolute destruction or unreformed existence.Burke.2. Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives.Having to choose between two alternatives, safety and war, you obstinately prefer the worse.Jowett (Thucyd.).3. The course of action or the thing offered in place of another.If this demand is refused the alternative is war.Lewis.With no alternative but death.Longfellow.4. A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.My decided preference is for the fourth and last of th?? alternatives.Gladstone.AlÏter¶naÏtiveÏly, adv. In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of one out of two things.AlÐter¶naÏtiveÏness, n. The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice between two.AlÏter¶niÏty (?), n. [LL. alternitas.] Succession by turns; alternation. [R.]Sir T. Browne.{ Ø AlÏth‘¶a , Ø AlÏthe¶a } (?), n. [L. althaea, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) (a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks. (b) An ornamental shrub (Hibiscus Syriacus) of the Mallow family.AlÏthe¶ine (?), n.ÿ(Chem.) Asparagine.AlÏtho¶ (?), conj. Altough. [Reformed spelling.]Alt¶horn· (?), n. [Alt + horn.] (Mus.) An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in military music, often replacing the French horn.Grove.AlÏthough¶ (?), conj. [All + though; OE. al thagh.] Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding; though.Although all shall be offended, yet will no I.Mark xiv. 29.Syn. - Although, Though. Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic than though, is now interchangeable with it in the sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines the choice.AlÏtil¶oÏquence (?), n. Lofty speech; pompous language. [R.]Bailey.AlÏtil¶oÏquent (?), a. [L. altus (adv. alte) high + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.] HighÐsounding; pompous in speech. [R.]Bailey.AlÏtim¶eÏter (?), n. [LL. altimeter; altus high + metrum, Gr. ?, measure: cf. F. altimŠtre.] An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc.Knight.AlÏtim¶eÏtry (?), n. [Cf. F. altim‚trie.] The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.AlÏtin¶car (?), n. See Tincal.Al¶tiÏscope (?), n. [L. altus high + Gr. ? to view.] An arrangement of lenses and mirrors.
<— p. 45 —> which enables a person to see an object in spite of interning. AlÏtis¶oÏnant (?), a. [L. altus high + ?onans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] HighÐsounding; lofty or pompous. Skelton. AlÏtis¶oÏnous (?), a. [L. altisonus.] Altisonant. Ø AlÏtis¶siÏmo (?), n. [It.; superl. of alto.] (Mus.) The part or notes situated above F in alt. Al¶tiÏtude (?), n. [L. altitudo, fr. altus high. Cf. Altar, Haughty, Enhance.] 1. Space extended upward; height; the perpendicular elevation of an object above its foundation, above the ground, or above a given level, or of one object above another; as, the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of a tree. 2. (Astron.) The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when from the sensible or apparent horizon. 3. (Geom.) The perpendicular distance from the base of a figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base; as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram, frustum, etc. 4. Height of degree; highest point or degree. He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue. Shak. 5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. Swift. 6. pl. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq.] Richardson. The man of law began to get into his altitude. Sir W. Scott. Meridian ~, an arc of the meridian intercepted between the south point on the horizon and any point on the meridian. See Meridian, 3. Al·tiÏtu¶diÏnal (?), a. Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements. Al·tiÏtu·diÏna¶riÏan (?), a. Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc. [R.] Coleridge. AlÏtiv¶oÏlant (?), a. [L. altivolans. See Volant.] Flying high. [Obs.] Blount. Al¶to (?), n.; pl. Altos (?). [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf. Alt.] 1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counterÐtenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor. 2. An alto singer. ÷ clef (Mus., the counterÐtenor clef, or the C clef, placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of the staff. Moore. Al·toÏgeth¶er (?), adv. [OE. altogedere; al all + togedere together. See Together.] 1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.] Altogether they wen? at once. Chaucer. 2. Without exception; wholly; completely. Every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Ps. xxxix. 5. AlÏtom¶eÏter (?), n. [L. altus high + Ïmeter.] A theodolite. Knight. Al¶toÐreÏlie¶vo (?), n. AltoÐrilievo. Ø Al¶toÐriÏlieÏvo (?), n.; pl. AltoÐrilievos (?). [It.] (Sculp.) High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an altoÏrilievo or in altoÏrilievo. µ When the figure stands only half out, it is called mezzoÐrilievo, or medium relief; when its projection is less than one half, bassoÐrilievo, basÐrelief, or low relief. Al¶triÏcal (?), a. (Zo”l.) Like the articles. Ø AlÏtri¶ces (?), n. pl. [L., nourishes, pl. of altrix.] (Zo”l.) Nursers, Ð a term applied to those birds whose young are hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to require the care of their parents for some time; Ð opposed to pr‘coces. Al¶truÏism (?), n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; Ð opposed to egoism or selfishness. [Recent] J. S. Mill. Al¶truÏist, n. One imbued with altruism; Ð opposed to egoist. Al·truÏis¶tic (?), a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See Altruism..] Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; Ð opposed to egoistic or selfish. Bain. Ð Al·truÏis¶ticÏalÏly, adv. Al¶uÏdel (?), n. [F. & Sp. aludel, fr. Ar. aluth¾l.] (Chem.) One of the pearÐshaped pots open at both ends, and so formed as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of another in succession; Ð used in the process of sublimation. Ure. Ø Al¶uÏla (?), n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zo”l.) A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard. Al¶uÏlar (?), a. (Zo”l.) Pertaining to the alula. Al¶um (?), n. [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L. alumen alum.] (Chem.) A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twentyÐfour molecules of water of crystallization. µ Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent, and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is extended so as to include other double sulphates similar to ~ in formula. Al¶um (?), v. t. To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of ~; to treat with ~. Ure. Ø AÏlu¶men (?), n. [L.] (Chem.) Alum. AÏlu¶miÏna (?), n. [L. alumen, aluminis. See Alum.] (Chem.) One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and three of oxygen, Al2O3. µ It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas, scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate with water, resulting from the decomposition of other aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the mineral corundum. AÏlu·miÏnate (?), n. (Chem.) A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the substitution of a metal for the hydrogen. AÏlu¶miÏna·ted (?). a. Combined with alumina. Al¶uÏmine (?), n. [F.] Alumina. Davy. Al·uÏmin¶ic (?), a. Of or containing aluminium; as, aluminic phosphate. AÏlu·miÏnif¶erÏous (?), a. [L. alumen alum + Ïferous: cf. F. aluminifŠre.] Containing alum. AÏlu¶miÏniÏform (?), a. [L. alumen + Ïform.] pertaining the form of alumina. Al·uÏmin¶iÏum (?), n. [L. alumen. See Alum.] (Chem.) The metallic base of alumina. This metal is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, pertaining a specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol Al. ÷ bronze or gold, a pale goldÐcolored alloy of aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc. AÏlu¶miÏnize (?), v. t. To treat impregnate with alum; to alum. AÏlu¶miÏnous (?), a. [L. aluminosus, fr. alumen alum: cf. F. alumineux.] Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous minerals, aluminous solution. AÏlu¶miÏnum (?), n. See Aluminium. Al¶umÏish (?), a. Somewhat like alum. Ø AÏlum¶na (?), n. fem.; pl. Alumn‘ . [L. See Alumnus.] A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or college. Ø AÏlum¶nus (?), n.; pl. Alumni (?). [L., fr. alere to nourish.] A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other seminary of learning. Al¶um root· (?). (Bot.) A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage family, whose root has astringent properties. { Al¶um schist¶ (?), Al¶um shale¶ (?), } (Min.) A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum, which often effloresces on the rock. Al¶um stone· (?). (Min.) A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. Al¶uÏnite (?), n. (Min.) Alum stone. AÏlu¶noÏgen (?), n. [F. alun alum + Ïgen.] (Min.) A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; Ð also called feather alum, and hair salt. Al¶ure (?), n. [OF. alure, aleure, walk, gait, fr. aler (F. aller) to go.] A walk or passage; Ð applied to passages of various kinds. The sides of every street were covered with fresh alures of marble. T. Warton. Al¶uÏta¶ceous (?), a. [L. alutacius, fr. aluta soft leather.] 1. Leathery. 2. Of a pale brown color; leatherÏyellow. Brande. Al·luÏta¶tion (?), n. [See Alutaceous.] The tanning or dressing of leather. [Obs.] Blount. Al¶veÏaÏry (?), n.; pl. Alvearies (?). [L. alvearium, alveare, beehive, fr. alveus a hollow vessel, beehive, from alvus belly, beehive.] 1. A beehive, or something resembling a beehive. Barret. 2. (Anat.) The hollow of the external ear. Quincy. Al¶veÏa·ted (?), a. [L. alveatus hollowed out.] Formed or vaulted like a beehive. Al¶veÏoÏlar (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow or cavity: cf. F. alv‚olaire.] (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets. ÷ processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth. Al¶veÏoÏlaÏry (?), a. Alveolar. [R.] Al¶veÏoÏlate (?), a. [L. alveolatus, fr. alveolus.] (Bot.) Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb. Al¶veÏole (?), n. Same as Alveolus. AlÏve¶oÏliÏform (?), a. [L. alvelous + Ïform.] Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or cavities. Ø AlÏve¶oÏlus (?), n.; pl. Alveoli (?). [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. F. alv‚ole. See Alveary.] 1. A cell in a honeycomb. 2. (Zo”l.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil 3. (Anat.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc. Ø Al¶veÏus (?), n.; pl. Alvei (?). [L.] The channel of a river. Weate. Al¶vine (?), a. [L. alvus belly: cf. F. alvin.] Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions. Al¶way (?), adv. Always. [Archaic or Poetic] I would not live alway. Job vii. 16. Al¶ways (?), adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig. a genitive) ending.] 1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts. Milton. 2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; Ð opposed to sometimes or occasionally. He always rides a black galloway. Bulwer. Ø AÏlys¶sum (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, name of a plant, perh. fr. ? priv. + ? raging madness.] (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweetÏscented flowers. Am (?). [AS. am, eom, akin to Gothic im, Icel. em, Olr. am, Lith. esmi, L. sum., Gr. ?, Zend ahmi, Skr. asmi, fr. a root as to be. ?. See Are, and cf. Be, Was.] The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See Be. God said unto Moses, I am that am. Exod. iii. 14. Am·aÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. [L. amabilitas.] Lovableness. Jer. Taylor. µ The New English Dictionary (Murray) says this word is ½usefully distinct from Amiability.¸ Am·aÏcrat¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? together + ? power.] (Photog.) Amasthenic. Sir J. Herschel. Ø Am·aÏdaÏvat¶ (?), n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zo”l.) The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird (Estrelda amandava), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; Ð called also red waxbill. [Written also amaduvad and avadavat.] Am¶aÏdou (?), n. [F. amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr. amadouer to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. mata to feed, which is akin to E. meat.] A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter. Ure. AÏmain¶ (?), adv. [Pref. aÏ + main. See 2d Main, n.] 1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently; exceedingly. They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Milton. That striping giant, illÐbred and scoffing, shouts amain. T. Parker. 2. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. ½They fled amain.¸ Holinshed. AÏmain¶, v. t. [F. amener. See Amenable.] (Naut.) To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc. AÏmain¶, v. i. (Naut.) To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield. AÏmal¶gam (?), n. [F. amalgame, prob. fr. L. malagma, Gr. ?, emollient, plaster, poultice, fr. ? to make soft, fr. ? soft.] 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc. µ Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally. 2. A mixture or compound of different things. 3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver. AÏmal¶gam, v. t. ? i. [Cf. F. amalgamer] To amalgamate. Boyle. B. Jonson. Ø AÏmal¶gaÏma (?), n. Same as Amalgam. They divided this their amalgam into a number of incoherent republics. Burke. AÏmal¶gaÏmate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amalgamated; p. pr. & vb. n. Amalgamating.] 1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to unite, combine, or alloy with mercury. 2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one race with another. Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke. AÏmal¶gaÏmate, v. i. 1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver. 2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts amalgamate. { AÏmal¶gaÏmate (?), AÏmal¶gaÏma·ted (?), } a. Coalesced; united; combined. AÏmal·gaÏma¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. amalgamation.] 1. The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; Ð applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury. Ure. 2. The mixing or blending of different elements, races, societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or blending; a homogeneous union. Macaulay.
AÏmal¶gaÏmaÏtive (?), a. Characterized by amalgamation.AÏmal¶gaÏma·tor (?), n. One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine for separating precious metals from earthy particles by bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which they form an amalgam.AÏmal¶gaÏmize (?), v. t. To amalgamate. [R.]AÏman¶dine (?), n. [F. amande almond. See Almond.] 1. The vegetable casein of almonds.2. A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, etc.AlÏman¶iÏtine (?), n. [Gr. ? a sort of fungus.] The poisonous principle of some fungi.AÏman·uÏen¶sis (?), n.; pl. Amanuenses (?). [L., fr. a, ab + manus hand.] A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written.Ø AÏmar¶aÏcus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] A fragrant flower.Tennyson.Am¶aÏrant (?), n. Amaranth, 1. [Obs.]Milton.Am·aÏranÏta¶ceous (?), a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.Am¶aÏranth (?), n. [L. amarantus, Gr. ?, unfading, amaranth; ? priv. + ? to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; Ð so called because its flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr. ? flower.] 1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic]2. (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amaranthus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.2. A color inclining to purple.Am·aÏran¶thine (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. ½Amaranthine bowers.¸Pope.
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2. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.They only amaranthine flower on earthIs virtue.Cowper.3. Of a purplish color.Buchanan.{ Am·aÏran¶thus (?), Ø Am·aÏran¶tus (?), } n. Same as Amaranth.Am¶aÏrine (?), n. [L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.AÏmar¶iÏtude (?), n. [L. amaritudo, fr. amarus bitter: cf. OF. amaritude.] Bitterness. [R.]{ Am·aÏryl·liÏda¶ceous (?), Am·aÏrylÏlid¶eÏous (?), } a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the ?etals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family.Ø Am·aÏryl¶lis (?), n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.] 1. A pastoral sweetheart.To sport with Amaryllis in the shade.Milton.2. (bot.) (a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others. (b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.AÏmass¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with.Pope.Syn. - To accumulate; heap up; pile.AÏmass¶, n. [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.] A mass; a heap. [Obs.]Sir H. Wotton.AÏmass¶aÏble (?), a. Capable of being amassed.AÏmass¶er (?), n. One who amasses.Ø A·mas·sette¶ (?), n. [F. See Amass.] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.AÏmass¶ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. amassement.] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation.An amassment of imaginary conceptions.Glanvill.Am·asÏthen¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ? together + ? force.] (Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.AÏmate¶ (?), v. t. [OF. amater, amatir.] To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic]The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true.Milton.AÏmate¶, v. t. [Pref. aÏ + mate.] To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.]Spenser.Am·aÏteur¶ (?), n. [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to love.] A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it professionally.Am·aÏteur¶ish, a. In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. Ð Am·aÏteur¶ishÏly, adv. Ð Am·aÏteur¶ishÏness, n.Am¶aÏteurÏism (?), n. The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.Am¶aÏteur·ship, n. The quality or character of an amateur.Am¶aÏtive (?), a. [L. amatus, p. p. of amare to love.] Full of love; amatory.Am¶aÏtiveÏness, n. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love.Combe.Am·aÏto¶riÏal (?), a. [See Amatorious.] Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; as, amatorial verses.Am·aÏto¶riÏalÏly, adv. In an amatorial manner.Am·aÏto¶riÏan (?), a. Amatory. [R.]Johnson.Am·aÏto¶riÏous (?), a. [L. amatorius, fr. amare to love.] Amatory. [Obs.] ½Amatorious poem.¸Milton.Am¶aÏtoÏry (?), a. Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions.Ø Am·auÏro¶sis (?), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? dark, dim.] (Med.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; Ð called also gutta ?erena, the ½drop serene¸ of Milton.Am·auÏrot¶ic (?), a. Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of amaurosis.AÏmaze¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amazed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Amazing.] [Pref. aÏ + maze.] 1. To ??wilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.]A labyrinth to amaze his foes.Shak.2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. ½Amazing Europe with her wit.¸Goldsmith.And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?Matt. xii. 23.Syn. - To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise. Ð Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the ?normity of an act, etc.AÏmaze¶, v. i. To be astounded. [Archaic]B. Taylor.AÏmaze¶, v. t. Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [Chiefly poetic]The wild, bewilderedOf one to stone converted by amaze.Byron.AÏmaz¶edÏly (?), adv. In amazement; with confusion or astonishment.Shak.AÏmaz¶edÏness, n. The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder.Bp. Hall.AÏmaze¶ful (?), a. Full of amazement. [R.]AÏmaze¶ment (?), n. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration.His words impression leftOf much amazement.Milton.2. Frenzy; madness. [Obs.]Webster (1661).AÏmaz¶ing (?), a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; ; as, amazing grace. Ð AÏmaz¶ingÏly, adv.Am¶aÏzon (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.3. (Zo”l.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis÷ antÿ(Zo”l.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv‘ and nymphs other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.Am·aÏzo¶niÏan (?), a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike.Shak.2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley.{ Am¶aÏzonÏite (?), Am¶aÏzon stone· (?), } n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigrisÐgreen color.AmbÏ, AmÏbiÏ. [L. prefix ambiÏ, ambÏ, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also L. ambo both. Cf. AmphiÏ, Both, By.] A prefix meaning about, around; Ð used in words derived from the Latin.Ø AmÏba¶ges (?), n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambiÏ, ambÏ + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.] A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.After many ambages, perspicuously define what this melancholy is.Burton.AmÏbag¶iÏnous (?), a. Ambagious. [R.]AmÏba¶gious (?), a. [L. ambagiosus.] Circumlocutory; circuitous. [R.]AmÏbag¶iÏtoÏry (?), a. Ambagious. [R.]Am¶basÏsade (?), Em¶basÏsade (?), n. [F. ambassade. See Embassy.] 1. The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.]Carew.2. An embassy. [Obs.]Strype.AmÏbas¶saÏdor (?), EmÏbas¶saÏdor (?), n. [See Embassador.] 1. A minister of the highest rank sent a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country.µ Ambassador are either ordinary [or resident] or extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or unusual occasion or errand.Abbott.2. An official messenger and representative.AmÏbas·saÏdo¶riÏal (?), a. Of or pertaining to an ambassador.H. Walpole.AmÏbas·saÏdorÏship (?), n. The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.AmÏbas¶saÏdress (?), n. A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.Prescott.Am¶basÏsage (?), n. Same as Embassage. [Obs. or R.]Luke xiv. 32.Am¶basÏsy (?), n. See Embassy, the usual spelling.Helps.Am¶ber , n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp. mbar, and with the Ar. article, al mbar, fr. Ar. 'anbar ambergris.] 1. (Min.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal, found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite, or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish, and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly electric.2. ÷ color, or anything ~Ðcolored; a clear light yellow; as, the amber of the sky.3. Ambergris. [Obs.]You that smell of amber at my charge.Beau. & Fl.4. The balsam, liquidambar.Black ~, and old and popular name for jet.Am¶ber, a. 1. Consisting of ~; made of ~. ½Amber bracelets.¸Shak.2. Resembling ~, especially in color; ~Ðcolored. ½The amber morn.¸Tennyson.Am¶ber, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. Ambered .] 1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.2. To preserve in ~; as, an ambered fly.Am¶ber fish (?). (Zo”l.) A fish of the southern Atlantic coast (Seriola Carolinensis.)Am¶berÏgrease (?), n. See Ambergris.Am¶berÏgris (?), n. [F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. grŒs, G. greis, grayÐhaired. See Amber.] A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ashÐgray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twentyÐfive pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 2120 Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery.Dana.Am¶ber seed· (?). Seed of the Hibiscus abelmoschus, somewhat resembling millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a flavor like that of musk; musk seed.Chambers.Am¶ber tree· (?). A species of Anthospermum, a shrub with evergreen leaves, which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.Ambes¶Ðas (?), n. AmbsÐace. [Obs.]Chaucer.Am¶biÏdex¶ter (?), a. [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.] Using both hands with equal ease.Smollett.Am·biÏdex¶ter, n. 1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility.2. Hence; A doubleÐdealer; one equally ready to act on either side in party disputes.The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so ??any turning pictures Ð a lion on one side, a lamb on the other.Burton.3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving his verdict.Cowell.Am¶biÏdexÏter¶iÏty (?), n. 1. The quality of being ambidex?rous; the faculty of using both hands with equal facility. Hence: Versatility; general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.Sterne.Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity.De Quincey.2. DoubleÐdealing. (Law) A juror's taking of money from the both parties for a verdict.Am·biÏdex¶tral (?), a. Pertaining equally to the rightÐhand side and the leftÐhand side.Earle.Am·biÏdex¶trous (?), a. 1. Pertaining the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.Sir T. Browne.2. Practicing or siding with both parties.All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings.L'Estrange.Am¶biÏdex¶trousÏly, adv. In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.Am·biÏdex¶trousÏness (?), n. The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.Am¶biÏent (?), a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go around; ambÏ + ire to go.] Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. ½Ambient air.¸ Milton. ½Ambient clouds.¸ Pope.Am¶biÏent, n. Something that surrounds or invests; as, air… being a perpetual ambient.Sir H. Wotton.AmÏbig¶eÏnous (?), a. [L. ambo both + genus kind.] Of two kinds. (bot.) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid.Am¶biÏgu (?), n. [F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See Ambiguous.] An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the same time.Am·biÏgu¶iÏty (?), n.; pl. Ambiguities (?). [L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit‚.] The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression.No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued.I. Taylor.The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity.South.AmÏbig¶uÏous (?), a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to wander about, waver; ambÏ + agere to drive.] Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to signification; capable of being understood in either of two or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course; an ambiguous expression.What have been thy answers? What but dark,Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding?Milton.Syn. - Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct; indeterminate; indefinite. See Equivocal.AmÏbig¶uÏousÏly, adv. In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.AmÏbig¶uÏousÏness, n. Ambiguity.Am·biÏle¶vous (?), a. [L. ambo both + laevus left.] LeftÐhanded on both sides; clumsy; Ð opposed to ambidexter. [R.]Sir T. Browne.AmÏbil¶oÏquy (?), n. Doubtful or ambiguous language. [Obs.]Bailey.AmÏbip¶aÏrous (?), a. [L. ambo both + parere to bring forth.] (Bot.) Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; Ð applied to a bud.Am¶bit (?), n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient.] Circuit or compass.His great parts did not live within a small ambit.Milward.AmÏbi¶tion (?), n. [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor? fr. ambire to go around. See Ambient, Issue.] 1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs.][I] used no ambition to commend my deeds.Milton.2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment of something.Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition:By that sin fell the angels.Shak.The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six thousand more acres.Burke.AmÏbi¶tion, v. t. [Cf. F. ambitionner.] To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. [R.]Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece, bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage.Trumbull.AmÏbi¶tionÏist, n. One excessively ambitious. [R.]AmÏbi¶tionÏless, a. Devoid of ambition.Pollok.AmÏbi¶tious (?), a. [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux. See Ambition.] 1. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction.Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,And Brutus is an honorable man.Shak.2. Strongly desirous; Ð followed by of or the infinitive; as, ambitious to be or to do something.I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony.Evelyn.Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in vain.Cowper.3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.A giant statue…Pushed by a wild and artless race,From off wide, ambitious base.Collins.AmÏbi¶tiousÏly, adv. In an ambitious manner.
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AmÏbi¶tiousÏness (?), n. The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness. Ø Am¶biÏtus (?), n. [L. See Ambit, Ambition.] 1. The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell. 2. (Rom. Antiq.) A canvassing for votes. Am¶ble (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ambled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambling (?).] [F. ambler to amble, fr. L. ambulare to walk, in LL., to amble, perh. fr. ambÏ, ambiÏ, and a root meaning to go: cf. Gr. ? to go, E. base. Cf. Ambulate.] 1. To go at the easy gait called an ~; Ð applied to the horse or to its rider. 2. To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or without hard shocks. The skipping king, he ambled up and down. Shak. Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily. Shak. Am¶ble, n. 1. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs on the other side. ½A fine easy amble.¸ B. Jonson. 2. A movement like the ~ of a horse. Am¶bler (?), n. A horse or a person that ambles. Am¶blingÏly, adv. With an ambling gait. AmÏblot¶ic (?), a. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? an abortion.] Tending to cause abortion. Am¶blyÏgon (?), n. [Gr. ? obtuse + ? angle: cf. F. amblygone.] (Geom.) An obtuseÐangled figure, esp. and obtuseÐangled triangle. [Obs.] AmÏblyg¶oÏnal (?), a. ObtuseÐangled. [Obs.] Hutton. { Ø Am·blyÏo¶piÏa (?), Am¶blyÏo·py (?), } n. [Gr. ?; ? blunt, dim + ? eye: cf. F. amblyopie.] (Med.) Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis. Am¶blyÏop¶ic (?), a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to amblyopy. Quain. Ø AmÏblyp¶oÏda (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? blunt + ?, ?, foot.] (Paleon.) A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the Tertiary formation of the United States. Ø Am¶bo (?), n.; pl. Ambos (?). [LL. ambo, Gr. ?, any rising, a raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.] A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches. Gwilt. Ø Am¶bon (?), n. Same as Ambo. AmÏboy¶na wood (?). A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc. Am¶breÏate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base or positive radical. AmÏbre¶ic (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to ambrein; Ð said of a certain acid produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid. Am¶breÏin (?), n. [Cf. F. ambr‚ine. See Amber.] (Chem.) A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of ambergris. Am¶brite (?), n. [From amber.] A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand. Am¶brose (?), n. A sweetÏscented herb; ambrosia. See Ambrosia, 3. Turner. AmÏbro¶sia (?; 277), n. [L. ambrosia, Gr. ?, properly fem. of ?, fr. ? immortal, divine; ? priv. + ? mortal (because it was supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it). ? stands for ?, akin to Skr. mrita, L. mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.] 1. (Myth.) (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of it. (b) An unguent of the gods,. His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. Milton. 2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell. Spenser. 3.ÿFormerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called ragweed, hogweed, etc. Am¶bro¶siÏac (?), a. [L. ambrosiacus: cf. F. ambrosiaque.] Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. [R.]½Ambrosiac odors.¸ B. Jonson. AmÏbro¶sial (?), a. [L. ambrosius, Gr. ?.] 1. Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia; delighting the taste or smell; delicious. ½Ambrosial food.¸ ½Ambrosial fragrance.¸ Milton. 2. Divinely excellent or beautiful. ½Shakes his ambrosial curls.¸ Pope. AmÏbro¶sialÏly, adv. After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully. ½Smelt ambrosially.¸ Tennyson. AmÏbro¶sian (?), a. Ambrosial. [R.] . Jonson. AmÏbro¶sian, a. Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan, instituted by St. Ambrose. ÷ chant, the mode of signing or chanting introduced by St. Ambrose in the 4th century. Am¶broÏsin (?), n. [LL. Ambrosinus nummus.] An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback. Am¶broÏtype (?), n. [Gr. ? immortal + Ïtype.] (Photog.) A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass. Am¶bry (?), n.; pl. Ambries (?). [OE. aumbry, almery, OF. almarie, armarie, aumaire, F. armoire, LL. armarium chest, cupboard, orig. a repository for arms, fr. L. arama arms. The word has been confused with almonry. See Armory.] 1. In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc. 2. A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc. 3. Almonry. [Improperly so used] Ambs¶Ðace (?), n. [OF. ambesas; ambes both (fr. L. ambo) + as ace. See Ace.] Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad luck; anything of no account or value. Am·buÏla¶cral (?), a. (Zo”l.) Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms. Am·buÏla¶criÏform (?), a. [Ambulacrum + Ïform.] (Zo”l.)ÿHaving the form of ambulacra. Ø Am·buÏla¶crum (?), n. pl; pl. Ambulacra (?). [L., an alley or covered way.] (Zo”l.) (a) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes. These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of the rays. (b) One of the suckers on the feet of mites. Am¶buÏlance (?), n. [F. ambulance, h“pital ambulant, fr. L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.] (Mil.) (a) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps. (b) An ~ wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from the field, or to a hospital. Am¶buÏlant (?), a. [L. ambulans, p. pr. of ambulare to walk: cf. F. ambulant.] Walking; moving from place to place. Gayton. Am¶buÏlate (?), v. i. [L. ambulare to walk. See Amble.] To walk; to move about. [R.] Southey. Am·buÏla¶tion (?), n. [L. ambulatio.] The act of walking. Sir T. Browne. Am¶buÏlaÏtive (?), a. Walking. [R.] Am¶buÏla·tor (?), n. 1. One who walks about; a walker. 2. (Zo”l.) (a) A beetle of the genus Lamia. (b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus. 3. An instrument for measuring distances; Ð called also perambulator. Knight. Am·buÏlaÏto¶riÏal (?), a. Ambulatory; fitted for walking. Verrill. Am¶buÏlaÏtoÏry (?), a. [L. ambulatorius.] 1. Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal. 2. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places. The priesthood… before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families. Jer. Taylor. 3. Pertaining to a walk. [R.] The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels. Sir H. Wotton. 4. (Law) Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator. Am¶buÏlaÏtoÏry, n.; pl. Ambulatories (?). [Cf. LL. ambulatorium.] (Arch.) A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building. Am¶burÏry (?), n. Same as Anbury. Am·busÏcade¶ (?), n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata, or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare laid for an enemy; an ambush. 2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy unexpectedly. [R.] Dryden. 3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush. Am·busÏcade¶, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambuscaded (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambuscading (?).] 1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush. 2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking place; to waylay. Am·busÏcade¶, v. i. To lie in ambush. Am·busÏca¶do (?), n. Ambuscade. [Obs.] Shak. Am·busÏca¶doed (?), p. p. Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [Obs.] Am¶bush (?), n. [F. emb–che, fr. the verb. See Ambush, v. t.] 1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege Or ambush from the deep. Milton. 2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. Bold in close ambush, base in open field. Dryden. 3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.] The ambush arose quickly out of their place. Josh. viii. 19. To lay an ~, to post a force in ~. Am¶bush (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ambushed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ambushing.] [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F. emb–cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus, buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See Ambuscade, Bu?h.] 1. To station in ~ with a view to surprise an enemy. By ambushed men behind their temple ?ai?, We have the king of Mexico betrayed. Dryden. 2. To attack by ~; to waylay. Am¶bush, v. i. To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey. Trumbull. Am¶bushÏer (?), n. One lying in ~. Am¶bushÏment (?), n. [OF. embuschement. See Ambush, v. t.] An ~. [Obs.] 2 Chron. xiii. 13. AmÏbus¶tion (?; 106), n. [L. ambustio.] (Med.) A burn or scald. Blount. Am·eÏbe¶an (?), a. (Zo”l.) See Am?bean. AÏmeer¶, AÏmir¶ (?), n. [See Emir.] 1. Emir. [Obs.] 2. One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde. Am¶el (?), n. [OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. ‚mail, of German origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See Smelt, v. t.] Enamel. [Obs.] Boyle. Am¶el, v. t. [OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. ‚mailler, OF. esmail, F. ‚mail.] To enamel. [Obs.] Enlightened all with stars, And richly ameled. Chapman. Am¶elÏcorn· (?), n. [Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer, spelt, and L. amylum starch, Gr. ?.] A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; Ð called also French rice. AÏmel¶ioÏraÏble (?), a. Capable of being ameliorated. AÏmel¶ioÏrate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ameliorated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ameliorating.] [L. ad + meliorare to make better: cf. F. am‚liorer. See Meliorate.] To make better; to improve; to meliorate. In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his own condition. Macaulay. AÏmel¶ioÏrate, v. i. To grow better; to ~; as, wine ameliorates by age. AÏmel·ioÏra¶tion (?), n. [Cf. F. am‚lioration.] The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated; making or becoming better; improvement; melioration. ½Amelioration of human affairs.¸ J. S. Mill. AÏmel¶ioÏraÏtive (?), a. Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement; as, ameliorative remedies, efforts. AÏmel¶ioÏra·tor (?), n. One who ameliorates. A·men¶ (?; 277), interj., adv., & n. [L. amen, Gr. ?, Heb. ¾m?n certainly, truly.] An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to truly, verily. It is used as a noun, to demote: (a) concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent; (b) the final word or act; (c) Christ as being one who is true and faithful. And let all the people say, Amen. Ps. cvi. 48. Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of Gods. John ii. 3. Rhemish Trans. To say ÷ to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all. A·men¶, v. t. To say ÷ to; to sanction fully. AÏmen·naÏbil¶iÏty (?), n. The quality of being amenable; amenableness. Coleridge. AÏme¶naÏble (?), a. [F. amener to lead; ? (L. ad) = mener to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten, minae threats. See Menace.] 1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband. [Obs.] Jacob. 2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable; responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law. Nor is man too diminutive… to be amenable to the divine government. I. Taylor. 3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc. 4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable. Sterling… always was amenable enough to counsel. Carlyle. AÏme¶naÏbleÏness, n. The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer charges; answerableness. AÏme¶naÏbly, adv. In an amenable manner. Am¶eeÏnage (?), v. t. [OF. amesnagier. See Manage.] To manage. [Obs.] Spenser. Am¶eÏnance (?), n. [OF. See Amenable.] Behavior; bearing. [Obs.] Spenser. AÏmend¶ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amended; p. pr. & vb. n. Amending.] [F. amender, L. emendare; e(ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. Emend, Mend.] To change or modify in any way for the better; as, (a) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt, superfluous, faulty, and the like; (b) by supplying deficiencies; (c) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify. Mar not the thing that can not be amended. Shak. An instant emergency, granting no possibility for revision, or opening for amended thought. De Quincey. We shall cheer her sorrows, and amend her blood, by wedding her to a Norman. Sir W. Scott. To amend a bill, to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement. Syn. - To Amend, Emend, Correct, Reform, Rectify. These words agree in the idea of bringing things into a more perfect state. We correct (literally, make