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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cry \Cry\ (kr?), n.; pl. {Cries} (kr[?]z). [F. cri, fr. crier to cry. See {Cry}, v. i. ] 1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of hounds; the cry of wolves. --Milton. 2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand. Again that cry was found to have been as unreasonable as ever. --Macaulay. 3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation. There shall be a great cry throughout all the land. --Ex. xi. 6. An infant crying in the night, An infant crying for the light; And with no language but a cry. --Tennyson. 4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular acclamation or favor. --Swift. The cry went once on thee. --Shak. 5. Importunate supplication. O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls. --Shak. 6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by hawkers of their wares. The street cries of London. --Mayhew. 7. Common report; fame. The cry goes that you shall marry her. --Shak. 8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories. All now depends upon a good cry. --Beaconsfield. 9. A pack of hounds. --Milton. A cry more tunable Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn. --Shak. 10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt. Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry of players? --Shak. 11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent back and forth. {A far cry}, a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending of criers or messengers through the territory of a Scottish clan with an announcement or summons. | |
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A \A\ (named [be] in the English, and most commonly [84] in other languages). The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek {Alpha}, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter ([?]) of the Ph[d2]nician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel Alpha with the [84] sound, the Ph[d2]nician alphabet having no vowel symbols. This letter, in English, is used for several different vowel sounds. See Guide to pronunciation, [sect][sect] 43-74. The regular long a, as in fate, etc., is a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of what, till about the early part of the 17th century, was a sound of the quality of [84] (as in far). 2. (Mus.) The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the scale in A minor. The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A sharp (A[sharp]) is the name of a musical tone intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A[flat]) is the name of a tone intermediate between A and G. {A per se} (L. per se by itself), one pre[89]minent; a nonesuch. [Obs.] O fair Creseide, the flower and A per se Of Troy and Greece. --Chaucer. | |
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d8Argas \[d8]Ar"gas\, n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {A. Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the natives, is {A. Talaje}. | |
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Tariff \Tar"iff\, n. A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference to, the production of revenue (called a {revenue tariff}, or {tariff for revenue}, or for the artificial fostering of home industries ( {a projective tariff}), or as a means of coercing foreign governments, as in case of {retaliatory tariff}. | |
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d8Anthrenus \[d8]An*thre"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a hornet.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The common [bd]museum pest[b8] is {A. varius}; the carpet beetle is {A. scrophulari[91]}. The larv[91] are commonly confounded with moths. | |
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d8Astragalus \[d8]As*trag"a*lus\, n. [L. See {Astragal}.] 1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle. 2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe {Galege[91]}, containing numerous species, two of which are called, in English, {milk vetch} and {licorice vetch}. {Gum tragacanth} is obtained from different oriental species, particularly the {A. gummifer} and {A. verus}. 3. (Arch.) See {Astragal}, 1. | |
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Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF. hairon, F. h[82]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan. heire, Sw. h[84]ger, and also G. h[84]her jay, jackdaw, OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G. reiher, AS. hr[amac]gra. Cf. {Aigret}, {Egret}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any wading bird of the genus {Ardea} and allied genera, of the family {Ardeid[91]}. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron ({Ardea cinerea}) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons. Note: There are several common American species; as, the great blue heron ({Ardea herodias}); the little blue ({A. c[d2]rulea}); the green ({A. virescens}); the snowy ({A. candidissima}); the night heron or qua-bird ({Nycticorax nycticorax}). The plumed herons are called {egrets}. {Heron's bill} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erodium}; -- so called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the head and beak of the heron. | |
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Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, a. [See {Aborigines}.] 1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. [bd]Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf.[b8] --Wordsworth. 2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindoo of aboriginal blood. | |
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Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, n. 1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines. 2. An animal or a plant native to the region. It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands. --Darwin. | |
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Aboriginality \Ab`o*rig`i*nal"i*ty\, n. The quality of being aboriginal. --Westm. Rev. | |
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Aboriginally \Ab`o*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv. Primarily. | |
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Aborigines \Ab`o*rig"i*nes\ (-r[icr]j"[icr]*n[emac]z), n. pl. [L. Aborigines; ab + origo, especially the first inhabitants of Latium, those who originally (ab origine) inhabited Latium or Italy. See {Origin}.] 1. The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races. 2. The original fauna and flora of a geographical area | |
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Aborsement \A*borse"ment\ ([adot]*b[ocir]rs"m[eit]nt), n. Abortment; abortion. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Aborsive \A*bor"sive\ ([adot]*b[ocir]r"s[icr]v), a. Abortive. [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
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Abracadabra \Ab`ra*ca*dab"ra\, n. [L. Of unknown origin.] A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon. | |
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Abrase \Ab*rase"\, a. [L. abrasus, p. p. of abradere. See {Abrade}.] Rubbed smooth. [Obs.] [bd]An abrase table.[b8] --B. Jonson. | |
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Abrasion \Ab*ra"sion\, n. [L. abrasio, fr. abradere. See {Abrade}.] 1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins. 2. The substance rubbed off. --Berkeley. 3. (Med.) A superficial excoriation, with loss of substance under the form of small shreds. --Dunglison. | |
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Abrasive \Ab*ra"sive\, a. Producing abrasion. --Ure. | |
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Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr. Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita pearl, Gr. [?], prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {P. caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie ({P. Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled magpie ({P. Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie ({Cracticus picatus}). {Magpie lark} (Zo[94]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also {little magpie}. {Magpie moth} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white European geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes. | |
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Abreaction \Ab`re*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G. Abreagirung.] (Psychotherapy) See {Catharsis}, below. | |
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Abreast \A*breast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.] 1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, [bd]Two men could hardly walk abreast.[b8] --Macaulay. 2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a line with the vessel's beam; -- with of. 3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science. 4. At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.] Abreast therewith began a convocation. --Fuller. | |
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Abregge \A*breg"ge\, v. t. See {Abridge}. [Obs.] | |
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Abricock \A"bri*cock\, n. See {Apricot}. [Obs.] | |
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Abroach \A*broach"\, v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See {Broach}.] To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Abroach \A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.] 1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding liquor, as a cask which is tapped. Hogsheads of ale were set abroach. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot; astir. [bd]Mischiefs that I set abroach.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Abrogable \Ab"ro*ga*ble\, a. Capable of being abrogated. | |
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, a. [L. abrogatus, p. p.] Abrogated; abolished. [Obs.] --Latimer. | |
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.] 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. --South. Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. --Burke. 2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak. Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See {Abolish}. | |
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.] 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. --South. Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. --Burke. 2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak. Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See {Abolish}. | |
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Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab + rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.] 1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; -- applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the abolition of customs, etc. Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what we so frequently see in the Old. --South. Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian, they can not alter or abrogate. --Burke. 2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak. Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal; cancel; annihilate. See {Abolish}. | |
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Abrogation \Ab`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. abrogatio, fr. abrogare: cf. F. abrogation.] The act of abrogating; repeal by authority. --Hume. | |
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Abrogative \Ab"ro*ga*tive\, a. Tending or designed to abrogate; as, an abrogative law. | |
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Abrogator \Ab"ro*ga`tor\, n. One who repeals by authority. | |
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Abrook \A*brook"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + brook, v.] To brook; to endure. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. | |
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Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[icr]k"[osl]*r[icr]s), n. [OE. licoris, through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr. glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root. Cf. {Glycerin}, {Glycyrrhiza}, {Wort}.] [Written also {liquorice}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Glycyrrhiza} ({G. glabra}), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much used in demulcent compositions. 2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a confection and for medicinal purposes. {Licorice fern} (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor. {Licorice sugar}. (Chem.) See {Glycyrrhizin}. {Licorice weed} (Bot.), the tropical plant {Scapania dulcis}. {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) (a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza lepidota}. (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers ({Galium circ[91]zans} and {G. lanceolatum}). (c) The leguminous climber {Abrus precatorius}, whose scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those of true licorice ({Glycyrrhiza glabra}). | |
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Vetch \Vetch\, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF. veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.) Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {V. sativa}. Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of the genus {Lathyrus}; the horse vetch, of the genus {Hippocrepis}; the kidney vetch ({Anthyllis vulneraria}); the milk vetch, of the genus {Astragalus}; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice ({Abrus precatorius}). | |
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Jequirity \Je*quir"i*ty\, n., [or] Jequirity bean \Je*quir"i*ty bean`\ [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.) The seed of the wild licorice ({Abrus precatorius}) used by the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a standard weight, etc.; -- called also {jumble bead}. | |
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Aburst \A*burst"\, adv. [Pref. a- + burst.] In a bursting condition. | |
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Afforce \Af*force"\, v. t. [OF. afforcier, LL. affortiare; ad + fortiare, fr. L. fortis strong.] To re[89]nforce; to strengthen. --Hallam. | |
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Afforcement \Af*force"ment\, n. [OF.] 1. A fortress; a fortification for defense. [Obs.] --Bailey. 2. A re[89]nforcement; a strengthening. --Hallam. | |
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Afforciament \Af*for"ci*a*ment\, n. See {Afforcement}. [Obs.] | |
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Afforest \Af*for"est\, v. t. [LL. afforestare; ad + forestare. See {Forest}.] To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country. | |
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Afforestation \Af*for`es*ta"tion\, n. The act of converting into forest or woodland. --Blackstone. | |
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Affreight \Af*freight"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + freight: cf. F. affr[82]ter. See {Freight}.] To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight. | |
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Affreighter \Af*freight"er\, n. One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods. | |
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Affreightment \Af*freight"ment\, n. [Cf. F. affr[82]tement.] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. | |
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Affricate \Af"fri*cate\, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.) A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German Zeit, time. | |
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Affriction \Af*fric"tion\, n. [L. affricare to rub on. See {Friction}.] The act of rubbing against. [Obs.] | |
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Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. [be]fyrhtan to terrify; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, 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 sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. --Milton. Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate. | |
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Affright \Af*fright"\, p. a. Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Affright \Af*fright"\, 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. | |
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Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. [be]fyrhtan to terrify; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, 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 sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. --Milton. Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate. | |
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Affrightedly \Af*fright"ed*ly\, adv. With fright. --Drayton. | |
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Affrighten \Af*fright"en\, v. t. To frighten. [Archaic] [bd]Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes.[b8] --Southey. | |
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Affrighter \Af*fright"er\, n. One who frightens. [Archaic] | |
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Affrightful \Af*fright"ful\, a. Terrifying; frightful. -- {Af*fright"ful*ly}, adv. [Archaic] Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. --Cudworth. | |
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Affrightful \Af*fright"ful\, a. Terrifying; frightful. -- {Af*fright"ful*ly}, adv. [Archaic] Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. --Cudworth. | |
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Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS. [be]fyrhtan to terrify; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, 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 sound Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. --Milton. Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare; startle; daunt; intimidate. | |
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Affrightment \Af*fright"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. | |
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Aforecited \A*fore"cit`ed\, a. Named or quoted before. | |
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Aforegoing \A*fore"go`ing\, a. Go[c6]ng before; foregoing. | |
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Aforesaid \A*fore"said`\, a. Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or identified. | |
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Afresh \A*fresh"\, adv. [Pref. a- + fresh.] Anew; again; once more; newly. They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. --Heb. vi. 6. | |
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Afric \Af"ric\, a. African. -- n. Africa. [Poetic] | |
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes erecta}). {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building. | |
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African \Af"ri*can\, n. A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an African race. | |
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Calabash \Cal"a*bash\ (k[acr]l"[adot]*b[acr]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza, or Pg. calaba[cced]a, caba[cced]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry gourd, fr. Ar. qar', fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.] 1. The common gourd (plant or fruit). 2. The fruit of the calabash tree. 3. A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd. {Calabash tree}. (Bot.), a tree of tropical America ({Crescentia cujete}), producing a large gourdlike fruit, containing a purgative pulp. Its hard shell, after the removal of the pulp, is used for cups, bottles, etc. The {African calabash tree} is the baobab. | |
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes erecta}). {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building. | |
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Hemp \Hemp\ (h[ecr]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[91]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [cced]a[nsdot]a; all prob. borrowed from some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine}, {Canvas}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({C. sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber. 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp. {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and {Bowstring}. {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}. {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}), the fiber of which was used by the Indians. {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset. {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({G. Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family. {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a. {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}. {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and Yucatan. {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant ({Crotalaria juncea}). {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}), related to the amaranth. | |
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Lily \Lil"y\ (l[icr]l"[ycr]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (-[icr]z). [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium}, endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior three-celled ovary. Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {L. longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens; {L. Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the Atlantic States; {L. Chalcedonicum} is supposed to be the [bd]lily of the field[b8] in our Lord's parable; {L. auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of Japan. 2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis}, {Nerine}, etc. 3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis. But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west. --Sir T. Browne. {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus umbellatus}. {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes} ({Z. Atamasco}), having a white and pink funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions resembling those of a lily. --Gray. {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry. {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust. {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the Vocabulary. {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily. {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and its flower. {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp. {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}. {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}. {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish. | |
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes erecta}). {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building. | |
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Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain. 2. The strong wood or timber of the oak. Note: Among the true oaks in America are: {Barren oak}, or {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}. {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}. {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or {quercitron oak}. {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}. {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}. {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}. {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also called {enceno}. {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California. {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}. {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}. {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}. {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}. {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc. {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}. {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}. {Swamp Spanish oak}, or {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}. {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}. {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}. {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}. {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe are: {Bitter oak}, [or] {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}). {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}. {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}. {Evergreen oak}, {Holly oak}, [or] {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}. {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}. {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}. Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus {Quercus}, are: {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}). {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}). {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}). {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}. {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon excelsum}). {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}. | |
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Teak \Teak\, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.) A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree. [Written also {teek}.] {African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called also {African oak}. {New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber. | |
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes erecta}). {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building. | |
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Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and the cultivated species of {Tagetes}. Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}. {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}. | |
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Pepper \Pep"per\, n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L. piper, fr. Gr. [?], [?], akin to Skr. pippala, pippali.] 1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}. Note: Common, or black, pepper is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. 2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. 3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper. Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below. {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}. {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}. {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan. {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}. {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}. {Long pepper}. (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian shrub. (b) The root of {Piper, [or] Macropiper, methysticum}. See {Kava}. {Malaguetta}, [or] {Meleguetta}, {pepper}, the aromatic seeds of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc., under the name of {grains of Paradise}. {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}. {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; -- called also {white alder}. {Pepper box} [or] {caster}, a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc. {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary. {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}. {Pepper moth} (Zo[94]l.), a European moth ({Biston betularia}) having white wings covered with small black specks. {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies. {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}. {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red peppers steeped in vinegar. {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris}) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}. | |
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Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra, zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written also {zoril}, and {zorille}.] Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal glands which produce a very offensive secretion, similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American skunk. | |
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Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n. A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and variegated with black, obtained from several tropical leguminous trees of the genera {Dalbergia} and {Mach[91]rium}. The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the {Dalbergia nigra}. {African rosewood}, the wood of the leguminous tree {Pterocarpus erinaceus}. {Jamaica rosewood}, the wood of two West Indian trees ({Amyris balsamifera}, and {Linocieria ligustrina}). {New South Wales rosewood}, the wood of {Trichilia glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa. | |
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Swallowwort \Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) See {Celandine}. (b) A poisonous plant ({Vincetoxicum officinale}) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called {white swallowwort}. {African swallowwort}, a plant of the genus Stapelia. | |
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Teak \Teak\, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.) A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree. [Written also {teek}.] {African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called also {African oak}. {New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber. | |
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African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer African.] Of or pertaining to Africa. {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and India. {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes erecta}). {African oak} [or] {African teak}, a timber furnished by {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building. | |
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Africander \Af`ri*can"der\, n. One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a [bd]colored[b8] mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa, a native born of European settlers. | |
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Africanism \Af"ri*can*ism\, n. A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or Africans. [bd]The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Africanize \Af"ri*can*ize\, v. t. To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.] --Bartlett. | |
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d8Aper87u \[d8]A`per`[87]u"\ ([adot]`p[acir]r`s[usdot]"), n.; pl. {Aper[87]us} (-s[usdot]"). [F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir to perceive.] 1. A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic. The main object being to develop the several aper[87]us or insights which furnish the method of such psychology. --W. T. Harris. A series of partial and more or less disparate aper[87]us or outlooks; each for itself a center of experience. --James Ward. 2. Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch. | |
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Apery \Ap"er*y\, n.; pl. {Aperies}. 1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] --Kingsley. 2. The practice of aping; an apish action. --Coleridge. | |
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Apheresis \A*pher"e*sis\ (?; 277), n. [L. aphaeresis, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to take away; [?] + [?] to take.] 1. (Gram.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute. 2. (Surg.) An operation by which any part is separated from the rest. [Obs.] --Dunglison. | |
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Aphorism \Aph"o*rism\, n. [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. [?] definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. [?] to mark off by boundaries, to define; [?] from + [?] to separate, part. See {Horizon}.] A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, [bd]Life is short, and the art is long.[b8] --Fleming. Syn: Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See {Axiom}. | |
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Aphorismatic \Aph`o*ris*mat"ic\, Aphorismic \Aph`o*ris"mic\, a. Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism. | |
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Aphorismer \Aph`o*ris"mer\n. A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.] --Milton. | |
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Aphorismatic \Aph`o*ris*mat"ic\, Aphorismic \Aph`o*ris"mic\, a. Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism. | |
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Aphorist \Aph"o*rist\, n. A writer or utterer of aphorisms. | |
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Aphoristic \Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?].] In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. The method of the book is aphoristic. --De Quincey. | |
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Aphoristic \Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?].] In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. The method of the book is aphoristic. --De Quincey. | |
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Aphoristically \Aph`o*ris"tic*al*ly\, adv. In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily. | |
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Aphorize \Aph"o*rize\, v. i. To make aphorisms. | |
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Apiarist \A"pi*a*rist\, n. One who keeps an apiary. | |
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d8Aporia \[d8]A*po"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Aporias}. [L., doubt, Gr. [?], fr. [?] without passage, at a loss; 'a priv. + [?] passage.] (Rhet.) A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc. | |
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Aporose \Ap`o*rose"\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Without pores. | |
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Pelican \Pel"i*can\, n. [F. p[82]lican, L. pelicanus, pelecanus, Gr. [?], [?], [?], the woodpecker, and also a water bird of the pelican kind, fr. [?] to hew with an ax, akin to Skr. para[cced]u.] [Written also {pelecan}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any large webfooted bird of the genus {Pelecanus}, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored. Note: The American white pelican ({Pelecanus erythrorhynchos}) and the brown species ({P. fuscus}) are abundant on the Florida coast in winter, but breed about the lakes in the Rocky Mountains and British America. 2. (Old Chem.) A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation. Note: The principle is still employed in certain modern forms of distilling apparatus. {Frigate pelican} (Zo[94]l.), the frigate bird. See under {Frigate}. {Pelican fish} (Zo[94]l.), deep-sea fish ({Eurypharynx pelecanoides}) of the order {Lyomeri}, remarkable for the enormous development of the jaws, which support a large gular pouch. {Pelican flower} (Bot.), the very large and curiously shaped blossom of a climbing plant ({Aristolochia grandiflora}) of the West Indies; also, the plant itself. {Pelican ibis} (Zo[94]l.), a large Asiatic wood ibis ({Tantalus leucocephalus}). The head and throat are destitute of feathers; the plumage is white, with the quills and the tail greenish black. {Pelican in her piety} (in heraldry and symbolical art), a representation of a pelican in the act of wounding her breast in order to nourish her young with her blood; -- a practice fabulously attributed to the bird, on account of which it was adopted as a symbol of the Redeemer, and of charity. {Pelican's foot} (Zo[94]l.), a marine gastropod shell of the genus {Aporrhais}, esp. {Aporrhais pes-pelicani} of Europe. | |
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Apperceive \Ap`per*ceive"\, v. t. [F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad + percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See {Perceive}.] To perceive; to comprehend. --Chaucer. | |
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Apperception \Ap`per*cep"tion\, n. [Pref. ad- + perception: cf. F. apperception.] (Metaph.) The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. --Leibnitz. Reid. This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Appraisable \Ap*prais"a*ble\, a. Capable of being appraised. | |
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Appraisal \Ap*prais"al\, n. [See {Appraise}. Cf. {Apprizal}.] A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement. | |
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Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise}, {Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.] 1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. 2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson. 3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson. Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize. | |
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Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise}, {Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.] 1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. 2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson. 3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson. Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize. | |
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Appraisement \Ap*praise"ment\, n. [See {Appraise}. Cf. {Apprizement}.] The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser; estimation of worth. | |
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Appraiser \Ap*prais"er\, n. [See {Appraise}, {Apprizer}.] One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates. | |
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Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise}, {Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.] 1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods and chattels. 2. To estimate; to conjecture. Enoch . . . appraised his weight. --Tennyson. 3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning. Appraised the Lycian custom. --Tennyson. Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize. | |
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Apprecation \Ap`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. apprecari to pray to; ad + precari to pray, prex, precis, prayer.] Earnest prayer; devout wish. [Obs.] A solemn apprecation of good success. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Apprecatory \Ap"pre*ca*to*ry\, a. Praying or wishing good. [Obs.][bd]Apprecatory benedictions.[b8] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Appreciable \Ap*pre"ci*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. appr[82]ciable.] Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*bly}, adv. | |
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Appreciable \Ap*pre"ci*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. appr[82]ciable.] Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*bly}, adv. | |
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Appreciant \Ap*pre"ci*ant\, a. Appreciative. [R.] | |
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.] 1. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value. To appreciate the motives of their enemies. --Gibbon. 3. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to {depreciate}. [U.S.] Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money. --Ramsay. 4. To be sensible of; to distinguish. To test the power of bees to appreciate color. --Lubbock. Syn: To {Appreciate}, {Estimate}, {Esteem}. Usage: Estimate is an act of judgment; esteem is an act of valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals, denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See {Estimate}. Appreciate lies between the two. As compared with estimate, it supposes a union of sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and delicate perception. As compared with esteem, it denotes a valuation of things according to their appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former of these (delicate perception), an able writer says. [bd]Women have a truer appreciation of character than men;[b8] and another remarks, [bd]It is difficult to appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of terms which we are every day using.[b8] So, also, we speak of the difference between two things, as sometimes hardly appreciable. With reference to the latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a nice perception), we say, [bd]It requires a peculiar cast of character to appreciate the poetry of Wordsworth;[b8] [bd]He who has no delicacy himself, can not appreciate it in others;[b8] [bd]The thought of death is salutary, because it leads us to appreciate worldly things aright.[b8] Appreciate is much used in cases where something is in danger of being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of appreciating the difficulties of a subject, or the risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to an [bd]ominous silence[b8] which prevailed among the Irish peasantry, says, [bd]If you knew how to appreciate that silence, it is more formidable than the most clamorous opposition.[b8] In like manner, a person who asks some favor of another is apt to say, [bd]I trust you will appreciate my motives in this request.[b8] Here we have the key to a very frequent use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that appreciate looks on the favorable side of things. we never speak of appreciating a man's faults, but his merits. This idea of regarding things favorably appears more fully in the word appreciative; as when we speak of an appreciative audience, or an appreciative review, meaning one that manifests a quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence. | |
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. i. To rise in value. [See note under {Rise}, v. i.] --J. Morse. | |
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.] 1. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value. To appreciate the motives of their enemies. --Gibbon. 3. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to {depreciate}. [U.S.] Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money. --Ramsay. 4. To be sensible of; to distinguish. To test the power of bees to appreciate color. --Lubbock. Syn: To {Appreciate}, {Estimate}, {Esteem}. Usage: Estimate is an act of judgment; esteem is an act of valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals, denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See {Estimate}. Appreciate lies between the two. As compared with estimate, it supposes a union of sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and delicate perception. As compared with esteem, it denotes a valuation of things according to their appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former of these (delicate perception), an able writer says. [bd]Women have a truer appreciation of character than men;[b8] and another remarks, [bd]It is difficult to appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of terms which we are every day using.[b8] So, also, we speak of the difference between two things, as sometimes hardly appreciable. With reference to the latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a nice perception), we say, [bd]It requires a peculiar cast of character to appreciate the poetry of Wordsworth;[b8] [bd]He who has no delicacy himself, can not appreciate it in others;[b8] [bd]The thought of death is salutary, because it leads us to appreciate worldly things aright.[b8] Appreciate is much used in cases where something is in danger of being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of appreciating the difficulties of a subject, or the risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to an [bd]ominous silence[b8] which prevailed among the Irish peasantry, says, [bd]If you knew how to appreciate that silence, it is more formidable than the most clamorous opposition.[b8] In like manner, a person who asks some favor of another is apt to say, [bd]I trust you will appreciate my motives in this request.[b8] Here we have the key to a very frequent use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that appreciate looks on the favorable side of things. we never speak of appreciating a man's faults, but his merits. This idea of regarding things favorably appears more fully in the word appreciative; as when we speak of an appreciative audience, or an appreciative review, meaning one that manifests a quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence. | |
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Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.] 1. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value. To appreciate the motives of their enemies. --Gibbon. 3. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to {depreciate}. [U.S.] Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money. --Ramsay. 4. To be sensible of; to distinguish. To test the power of bees to appreciate color. --Lubbock. Syn: To {Appreciate}, {Estimate}, {Esteem}. Usage: Estimate is an act of judgment; esteem is an act of valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals, denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See {Estimate}. Appreciate lies between the two. As compared with estimate, it supposes a union of sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and delicate perception. As compared with esteem, it denotes a valuation of things according to their appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former of these (delicate perception), an able writer says. [bd]Women have a truer appreciation of character than men;[b8] and another remarks, [bd]It is difficult to appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of terms which we are every day using.[b8] So, also, we speak of the difference between two things, as sometimes hardly appreciable. With reference to the latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a nice perception), we say, [bd]It requires a peculiar cast of character to appreciate the poetry of Wordsworth;[b8] [bd]He who has no delicacy himself, can not appreciate it in others;[b8] [bd]The thought of death is salutary, because it leads us to appreciate worldly things aright.[b8] Appreciate is much used in cases where something is in danger of being overlooked or undervalued; as when we speak of appreciating the difficulties of a subject, or the risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket, referring to an [bd]ominous silence[b8] which prevailed among the Irish peasantry, says, [bd]If you knew how to appreciate that silence, it is more formidable than the most clamorous opposition.[b8] In like manner, a person who asks some favor of another is apt to say, [bd]I trust you will appreciate my motives in this request.[b8] Here we have the key to a very frequent use of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that appreciate looks on the favorable side of things. we never speak of appreciating a man's faults, but his merits. This idea of regarding things favorably appears more fully in the word appreciative; as when we speak of an appreciative audience, or an appreciative review, meaning one that manifests a quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence. | |
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Appreciatingly \Ap*pre"ci*a`ting*ly\, adv. In an appreciating manner; with appreciation. | |
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Appreciation \Ap*pre`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. appr[82]ciation.] 1. A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence. 2. Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors. His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character. --J. R. Green. 3. A rise in value; -- opposed to {depreciation}. | |
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Appreciative \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive\, a. Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly}, adv. | |
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Appreciative \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive\, a. Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly}, adv. | |
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Appreciativeness \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ness\, n. The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of excellence. | |
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Appreciator \Ap*pre"ci*a`tor\, n. One who appreciates. | |
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Appreciatory \Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ry\, a. Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory commendation. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly}, adv. | |
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Appreciatory \Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ry\, a. Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory commendation. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly}, adv. | |
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Appressed \Ap*pressed"\, Apprest \Ap*prest"\, a. [p. p. appress, which is not in use. See {Adpress}.] (Bot.) Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem, --Gray. | |
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Appressed \Ap*pressed"\, Apprest \Ap*prest"\, a. [p. p. appress, which is not in use. See {Adpress}.] (Bot.) Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem, --Gray. | |
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprising}.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. {Apprehend}, {Apprentice}.] To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done. | |
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, n. Notice; information. [Obs.] --Gower. | |
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprising}.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. {Apprehend}, {Apprentice}.] To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done. | |
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Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprising}.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. {Apprehend}, {Apprentice}.] To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done. | |
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Apprizal \Ap*priz"al\, n. See {Appraisal}. | |
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Apprize \Ap*prize"\, v. t. [The same as {Appraise}, only more accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.] To appraise; to value; to appreciate. | |
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Apprizement \Ap*prize"ment\, n. Appraisement. | |
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Apprizer \Ap*priz"er\, n. 1. An appraiser. 2. (Scots Law) A creditor for whom an appraisal is made. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, n. (Golf) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club. | |
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, n. [Cf. F. approche. See {Approach}, v. i.] 1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. [bd]The approach of summer.[b8] --Horsley. A nearer approach to the human type. --Owen. 2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near. The approach to kings and principal persons. --Bacon. 3. pl. Movements to gain favor; advances. 4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. --Macaulay. 5. pl. (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. 6. (Hort.) See {Approaching}. | |
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2 Sam. xi. 20. But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. --Heb. x. 25. 2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman. | |
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. t. 1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance. [Archaic] --Boyle. 2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have approached Homer. --Temple. 3. (Mil.) To take approaches to. | |
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Approachability \Ap*proach`a*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality of being approachable; approachableness. | |
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Approachable \Ap*proach"a*ble\, a. Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable virtue. | |
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Approachableness \Ap*proach"a*ble*ness\, n. The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility. | |
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2 Sam. xi. 20. But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. --Heb. x. 25. 2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman. | |
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Approacher \Ap*proach"er\, n. One who approaches. | |
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Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF. approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw near, prope near.] 1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2 Sam. xi. 20. But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. --Heb. x. 25. 2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman. | |
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Approaching \Ap*proach"ing\, n. (Hort.) The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called, also, inarching and grafting by approach. | |
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Approachless \Ap*proach"less\, a. Impossible to be approached. | |
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Approachment \Ap*proach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. approachement.] Approach. [Archaic] --Holland. | |
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. i. To draw; to approach. | |
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See {Proximate}.] 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. 2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. {Approximate quantities} (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal. | |
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Approximated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approximating}.] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke. 2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse. | |
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See {Proximate}.] 1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. 2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. {Approximate quantities} (Math.), those which are nearly, but not, equal. | |
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Approximated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approximating}.] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke. 2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse. | |
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Approximately \Ap*prox"i*mate*ly\, adv. With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly. | |
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Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Approximated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approximating}.] 1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke. 2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse. | |
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Approximation \Ap*prox`i*ma"tion\ n. [Cf. F. approximation, LL. approximatio.] 1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating. The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an approximation to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature. --I. Taylor. 2. An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc. 3. (Math.) (a) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as, to solve an equation by approximation. (b) A value that is nearly but not exactly correct. | |
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Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approximatif.] Approaching; approximate. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approximatif.] Approaching; approximate. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approximatif.] Approaching; approximate. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Approximator \Ap*prox"i*ma`tor\, n. One who, or that which, approximates. | |
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Apricate \Ap"ri*cate\, v. t. & i. [L. apricatus, p. p. of apricare, fr. apricus exposed to the sun, fr. aperire to uncover, open.] To bask in the sun. --Boyle. | |
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Aprication \Ap`ri*ca"tion\, n. Basking in the sun. [R.] | |
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Apricot \A"pri*cot\, n. [OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr. Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirq[umac]q, al-burq[umac]q. Though the E. and F. form abricot is derived from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word itself was formed from the Gr. praiko`kia, pl. (Diosc. c. 100) fr. L. praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E. form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg. See {Precocious}, {Cook}.] (Bot.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree ({Prunus Armeniaca} of Linn[91]us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. | |
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Aproctous \A*proc"tous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Without an anal office. | |
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Aprosos \Ap"ro*sos`\, a. & adv. [F. [?] propos; [?] (L. ad) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan, purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See {Propound}.] 1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable. A tale extremely apropos. --Pope. 2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration. | |
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Apyrexial \Ap`y*rex"i*al\, a. (Med.) Relating to apyrexy. [bd]Apyrexial period.[b8] --Brande & C. | |
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d8Apyrexia \[d8]Ap`y*rex"i*a\, Apyrexy \Ap`y*rex`y\, n. [NL. apyrexia, fr. Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] to be feverish, fr. [?] fire: cf. F. apyrexie.] (Med.) The absence or intermission of fever. | |
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Apyrous \Ap"y*rous\, a. [Gr. [?]; 'a priv. + [?] fire.] Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without alteration of form or properties. | |
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Avarice \Av"a*rice\ ([acr]v"[adot]*r[icr]s), n. [F. avaritia, fr. avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[emac]re to covet, fr. a root av to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. 'a`menai, 'a^sai, to satiate, Skr. av to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.] 1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness after wealth; covetousness; cupidity. To desire money for its own sake, and in order to hoard it up, is avarice. --Beattie. 2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good. All are taught an avarice of praise. --Goldsmith. | |
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Avaricious \Av`a*ri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage: {Avaricious}, {Covetous}, {Parsimonious}, {Penurious}, {Miserly}, {Niggardly}. The avaricious eagerly grasp after it at the expense of others, though not of necessity with a design to save, since a man may be covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious, parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living, niggardly in dispensing. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Avaricious \Av`a*ri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage: {Avaricious}, {Covetous}, {Parsimonious}, {Penurious}, {Miserly}, {Niggardly}. The avaricious eagerly grasp after it at the expense of others, though not of necessity with a design to save, since a man may be covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious, parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living, niggardly in dispensing. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Avaricious \Av`a*ri"cious\, a. [Cf. F. avaricieux.] Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property. Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close. Usage: {Avaricious}, {Covetous}, {Parsimonious}, {Penurious}, {Miserly}, {Niggardly}. The avaricious eagerly grasp after it at the expense of others, though not of necessity with a design to save, since a man may be covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious, parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living, niggardly in dispensing. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ness}, n. | |
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Avarous \Av"a*rous\, a. [L. avarus.] Avaricious. [Obs.] | |
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Average \Av"er*age\, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr. OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop. infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av[82]rage small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perh. the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf. {Aver}, n., {Avercorn}, {Averpenny}.] 1. (OLd Eng. Law) That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc. 2. [Cf. F. avarie damage to ship or cargo.] (Com.) (a) A tariff or duty on goods, etc. [Obs.] (b) Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped. (c) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been imposed upon one of several for the general benefit; damage done by sea perils. (d) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss or expense among all interested. {General average}, a contribution made, by all parties concerned in a sea adventure, toward a loss occasioned by the voluntary sacrifice of the property of some of the parties in interest for the benefit of all. It is called general average, because it falls upon the gross amount of ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the sacrifice. --Kent. {Particular average} signifies the damage or partial loss happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident; and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles damaged, or by their insurers. {Petty averages} are sundry small charges, which occur regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of lading, [bd]primage and average accustomed,[b8] average means a kind of composition established by usage for such charges, which were formerly assessed by way of average. --Arnould. --Abbott. --Phillips. 3. A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the average 10. 4. Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual size, quantity, quality, rate, etc. [bd]The average of sensations.[b8] --Paley. 5. pl. In the English corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets. {On an average}, taking the mean of unequal numbers or quantities. | |
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Average \Av"er*age\, a. 1. Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.; ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the average stamp. 2. According to the laws of averages; as, the loss must be made good by average contribution. | |
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Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.] 1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean. 2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to average a loss. 3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average. | |
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Average \Av"er*age\, v. i. To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars average ten feet in length. | |
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Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.] 1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean. 2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to average a loss. 3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average. | |
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Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averaging}.] 1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean. 2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion; as, to average a loss. 3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average. | |
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Avercorn \A"ver*corn`\, n. [Aver,n.+ corn.] (Old Eng. Law) A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by their tenants or farmers. --Kennet. | |
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Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.) An East Indian tree ({Averrhoa Carambola}), and its acid, juicy fruit; called also {Coromandel gooseberry}. | |
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Averroism \A*ver"ro*ism\, n. The tenets of the Averroists. | |
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Averroist \A*ver"ro*ist\, n. One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He held the doctrine of monopsychism. | |
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Aversation \Av`er*sa"tion\, n. [L. aversatio, fr. aversari to turn away, v. intens. of avertere. See {Avert}.] A turning from with dislike; aversion. [Obs.or Archaic] Some men have a natural aversation to some vices or virtues, and a natural affection to others. --Jer. Taylor. | |
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Averse \A*verse"\, v. t. & i. To turn away. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. | |
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Averse \A*verse"\, a. [L. aversus, p. p. of avertere. See {Avert}.] 1. Turned away or backward. [Obs.] The tracks averse a lying notice gave, And led the searcher backward from the cave. --Dryden. 2. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant. Averse alike to flatter, or offend. --Pope. Men who were averse to the life of camps. --Macaulay. Pass by securely as men averse from war. --Micah ii. 8. Note: The prevailing usage now is to employ to after averse and its derivatives rather than from, as was formerly the usage. In this the word is in agreement with its kindred terms, hatred, dislike, dissimilar, contrary, repugnant, etc., expressing a relation or an affection of the mind to an object. Syn: {Averse}, {Reluctant}, {Adverse}. Usage: Averse expresses an habitual, though not of necessity a very strong, dislike; as, averse to active pursuits; averse to study. Reluctant, a term of the of the will, implies an internal struggle as to making some sacrifice of interest or feeling; as, reluctant to yield; reluctant to make the necessary arrangements; a reluctant will or consent. Adverse denotes active opposition or hostility; as, adverse interests; adverse feelings, plans, or movements; the adverse party. | |
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Aversely \A*verse"ly\, adv. 1. Backward; in a backward direction; as, emitted aversely. 2. With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly. | |
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Averseness \A*verse"ness\, n. The quality of being averse; opposition of mind; unwillingness. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aversion \A*ver"sion\, n. [L. aversio: cf. F. aversion. See {Avert}.] 1. A turning away. [Obs.] Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness. --Bp. Atterbury. 2. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance. Mutual aversion of races. --Prescott. His rapacity had made him an object of general aversion. --Macaulay. Note: It is now generally followed by to before the object. [See {Averse}.] Sometimes towards and for are found; from is obsolete. A freeholder is bred with an aversion to subjection. --Addison. His aversion towards the house of York. --Bacon. It is not difficult for a man to see that a person has conceived an aversion for him. --Spectator. The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk. --J. D. Hooker. 3. The object of dislike or repugnance. Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. --Pope. Syn: Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See {Dislike}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aviary \A"vi*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Aviaries}. [L. aviarium, fr. aviarius pertaining to birds, fr. avis bird, akin to Gr, [?], Skr. vi.] A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping birds confined; a bird house. Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England. --Fuller. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Abercrombie, ND (city, FIPS 100) Location: 46.44722 N, 96.72613 W Population (1990): 252 (121 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Avery County, NC (county, FIPS 11) Location: 36.07868 N, 81.92310 W Population (1990): 14867 (8923 housing units) Area: 639.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Avery Creek, NC (CDP, FIPS 2760) Location: 35.46278 N, 82.57450 W Population (1990): 1144 (424 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A PArse REquest Language {parsing} routines, for {IBM 360}. ["APAREL: A Parse Request Language", R.W. Balzer et al, CACM 12(11) (Nov 1969)]. (1995-11-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
A Programming Language at {Harvard University} in 1957-1960 as a notation for the concise expression of mathematical {algorithms}. It went unnamed (or just called {Iverson's Language}) and unimplemented for many years. Finally a subset, APL\360, was implemented in 1964. APL is an {interactive} {array-oriented} language and programming environment with many innovative features. It was originally written using a non-standard {character set} but now can use {ISO8485}. It is {dynamically typed} with {dynamic scope}. APL introduced several functional forms but is not {purely functional}. {Dyadic Systems} {APL/W} is one of the languages that will be available under {Microsoft}'s {.NET} initative. Versions: APL\360, APL SV, {Dyalog APL}, VS APL, Sharp APL, Sharp APL/PC, APL*PLUS, APL*PLUS/PC, APL*PLUS/PC II, MCM APL, Honeyapple, DEC APL, Cognos {APL2000 (http://www.apl2000.com/)}, IBM {APL2}. See also {Kamin's interpreters}. {APLWEB} translates {WEB} to {APL}. {Dijkstra} said that APL was a language designed to perfection - in the wrong direction. ["A Programming Language", Kenneth E. Iverson, Wiley, 1962]. ["APL: An Interactive Approach", 1976]. (2002-01-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
approximation algorithm generates {feasible} but not necessarily {optimal} solutions. Unlike "{heuristic}", the term "approximation algorithm" often implies some proven worst or average case bound on performance. The terms are often used interchangeably however. (1997-10-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
aubergine presence of computerphobic third parties. (1995-01-24) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
average seek time drive} from one {track} to another, averaged over the source and destination cylinders. The average seek time gives a good measure of the speed of the drive in a multi-user environment where successive read/write request are largely uncorrelated. Ten ms is common for a {hard disk} and 200 ms for an eight-speed {CD-ROM}. (1997-07-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AverStar {Hal}, under their former name, "Intermetrics". Other products include {CS-4}, {Red}, {Mwave Developers Toolkit} ({multimedia} for {IBM PC}), {cross-compilers} for {C} and {C++}; {Ada '83}, {Ada 95}, and {SAMeDL}. AverStar also supply {client/server} systems; custom software applications and {turnkey} systems; independent verification and validation; {CAE} integration technology; languages and compilers: {Ada}, {C}, {C++}, {HDL}s ({MHDL}), {Modula}, {SPL/1}. Address: Intermetrics, Inc., 733 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Telephone: +1 (617) 661 1840. Fax: +1 (617) 868 2843. Address: 7918 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Va 22102, USA. Telephone: +1 (703) 827-2606. Fax: +1 (703) 827-5560. Also Houston, TX, Huntington Beach, CA, Warminster, PA, and others. {AverStar Home (http://www.averstar.com/)}. (2003-02-17) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Apharsachites a company of the colonists whom the Assyrian king planted in Samaria (Ezra 5:6; 6:6). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Apharsites another of the tribes removed to Samaria (Ezra 4:9), or perhaps the same as the preceding. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Apharsathchites, Apharsites (from a root meaning) dividing or rending |