English Dictionary: absentmindedly | by the DICT Development Group |
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Artemisia \Ar`te*mi"si*a\ ([aum]rt[esl]"m[icr]zh"[icr]*[adot] or [aum]rt[esl]"m[icr]sh"[icr]*[adot]), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr. 'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these {A. absinthium}, or common wormwood, is well known, and {A. tridentata} is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region. | |
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum}) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}. {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris}) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger. {Marsh elder}. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes ({Iva frutescens}). {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above). {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}. {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt hay. {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}. {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse hawk}. (b) The marsh harrier. {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water marshes. {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A. officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}. {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark. {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S. Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also {sea lavender}. {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea}) found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}. {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}. {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}. {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes. | |
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Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], [?]; cf. [?] to swell with sap or juice, and Zend [?]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. {Sparrowgrass}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order {Liliace[91]}, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. {Asparagus racemosus} is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The {Asparagus officinalis}, a species cultivated in gardens. 2. The young and tender shoots of {A. officinalis}, which form a valuable and well-known article of food. Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people. {Asparagus beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small beetle ({Crioceris asparagi}) injurious to asparagus. | |
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Bugloss \Bu"gloss\, n.; pl. {Buglosses}. [F. buglosse, L. buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. [?] oxtongue [?] ox + [?] tongue.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Anchusa}, and especially the {A. officinalis}, sometimes called {alkanet}; oxtongue. {Small wild bugloss}, the {Asperugo procumbens} and the {Lycopsis arvensis}. {Viper's bugloss}, a species of {Echium}. | |
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Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale, OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob. fr. Ar. khalanj[?]n. ] The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of {Alpinia} ({A. Galanga} and {A. officinarum}) and of the {K[91]mpferia Galanga}), -- all of the Ginger family. | |
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Pig \Pig\, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[c6]ka.] 1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a hog. [bd]Two pigges in a poke.[b8] --Chaucer. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any wild species of the genus {Sus} and related genera. 3. [Cf. {Sow} a channel for melted iron.] An oblong mass of cast iron, lead, or other metal. See {Mine pig}, under {Mine}. 4. One who is hoggish; a greedy person. [Low] {Masked pig}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Masked}. {Pig bed} (Founding), the bed of sand in which the iron from a smelting furnace is cast into pigs. {Pig iron}, cast iron in pigs, or oblong blocks or bars, as it comes from the smelting furnace. See {Pig}, 4. {Pig yoke} (Naut.), a nickname for a quadrant or sextant. {A pig in a poke} (that is, bag), a blind bargain; something bought or bargained for, without the quality or the value being known. [Colloq.] | |
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Abacinate \A*bac"i*nate\ ([adot]*b[acr]s"[icr]*n[amac]t), v. t. [LL. abacinatus, p. p. of abacinare; ab off + bacinus a basin.] To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes. [R.] | |
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Abacination \A*bac`i*na"tion\ ([adot]*b[acr]s`[icr]*n[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. The act of abacinating. [R.] | |
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Abaisance \A*bai"sance\ ([adot]*b[amac]"s[ait]ns), n. [For obeisance; confused with F. abaisser, E. abase.] Obeisance. [Obs.] --Jonson. | |
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Abasement \A*base"ment\ ([adot]*b[amac]s"m[eit]nt), n. [Cf. F. abaissement.] The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. | |
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Abash \A*bash"\ ([adot]*b[acr]sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed} ([adot]*b[acr]sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. [82]bahir, to astonish, fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In OE. somewhat confused with abase. Cf. {Finish}.] To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit. Abashed, the devil stood, And felt how awful goodness is. --Milton. He was a man whom no check could abash. --Macaulay. Syn: To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame. Usage: To {Abash}, Confuse, {Confound}. Abash is a stronger word than confuse, but not so strong as confound. We are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was abashed by the look of his Master. So a modest youth is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly his superiors. We are confused when, from some unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid person is apt to be confused in entering a room full of strangers. We are confounded when our minds are overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually confounded at the discovery of his guilt. Satan stood Awhile as mute, confounded what to say. --Milton. | |
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Abashment \A*bash"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. [Cf. F. [82]bahissement.] The state of being abashed; confusion from shame. | |
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Abase \A*base"\ ([adot]*b[amac]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abased} ([adot]*b[amac]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abasing}.] [F. abaisser, LL. abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See {Base}, a.] 1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. [Archaic] --Bacon. Saying so, he abased his lance. --Shelton. 2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade. Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. --Luke xiv. ll. Syn: To {Abase}, {Debase}, {Degrade}. These words agree in the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower state. Abase has reference to a bringing down in condition or feelings; as, to abase the proud, to abase one's self before God. Debase has reference to the bringing down of a thing in purity, or making it base. It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to debase the coin of the kingdom, to debase the mind by vicious indulgence, to debase one's style by coarse or vulgar expressions. Degrade has reference to a bringing down from some higher grade or from some standard. Thus, a priest is degraded from the clerical office. When used in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in character and just estimation; as, degraded by intemperance, a degrading employment, etc. [bd]Art is degraded when it is regarded only as a trade.[b8] | |
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Pitch \Pitch\, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. [?].] 1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith. --Ecclus. xiii. 1. 2. (Geol.) See {Pitchstone}. {Amboyna pitch}, the resin of {Dammara australis}. See {Kauri}. {Burgundy pitch}. See under {Burgundy}. {Canada pitch}, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree ({Abies Canadensis}); hemlock gum. {Jew's pitch}, bitumen. {Mineral pitch}. See {Bitumen} and {Asphalt}. {Pitch coal} (Min.), bituminous coal. {Pitch peat} (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy luster. {Pitch pine} (Bot.), any one of several species of pine, yielding pitch, esp. the {Pinus rigida} of North America. | |
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{Red chalk}. See under {Chalk}. {Red copper} (Min.), red oxide of copper; cuprite. {Red coral} (Zo[94]l.), the precious coral ({Corallium rubrum}). See Illusts. of {Coral} and {Gorgonlacea}. {Red cross}. The cross of St. George, the national emblem of the English. (b) The Geneva cross. See {Geneva convention}, and {Geneva cross}, under {Geneva}. {Red currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Red deer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common stag ({Cervus elaphus}), native of the forests of the temperate parts of Europe and Asia. It is very similar to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The Virginia deer. See {Deer}. {Red duck} (Zo[94]l.), a European reddish brown duck ({Fuligula nyroca}); -- called also {ferruginous duck}. {Red ebony}. (Bot.) See {Grenadillo}. {Red empress} (Zo[94]l.), a butterfly. See {Tortoise shell}. {Red fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Pseudotsuga Douglasii}) found from British Columbia to Texas, and highly valued for its durable timber. The name is sometimes given to other coniferous trees, as the Norway spruce and the American {Abies magnifica} and {A. nobilis}. {Red fire}. (Pyrotech.) See {Blue fire}, under {Fire}. {Red flag}. See under {Flag}. {Red fox} (Zo[94]l.), the common American fox ({Vulpes fulvus}), which is usually reddish in color. {Red grouse} (Zo[94]l.), the Scotch grouse, or ptarmigan. See under {Ptarmigan}. {Red gum}, [or] {Red gum-tree} (Bot.), a name given to eight Australian species of {Eucalyptus} ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {resinifera}, etc.) which yield a reddish gum resin. See {Eucalyptus}. {Red hand} (Her.), a left hand appaum[82], fingers erect, borne on an escutcheon, being the mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; -- called also {Badge of Ulster}. {Red herring}, the common herring dried and smoked. | |
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Abiogenesis \Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] life + [?], origin, birth.] (Biol.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also {abiogeny}, and opposed to {biogenesis}. I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. --Huxley, 1870. | |
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Abiogenetic \Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis. {Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Abiogenetic \Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis. {Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Abiogenist \Ab`i*og"e*nist\, n. (Biol.) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent. --Huxley. | |
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Abiogenous \Ab`i*og"e*nous\, a. (Biol.) Produced by spontaneous generation. | |
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Abiogenesis \Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] life + [?], origin, birth.] (Biol.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also {abiogeny}, and opposed to {biogenesis}. I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. --Huxley, 1870. | |
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Abiogeny \Ab`i*og"e*ny\, n. (Biol.) Same as {Abiogenesis}. | |
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Abiogenesis \Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] life + [?], origin, birth.] (Biol.) The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also {abiogeny}, and opposed to {biogenesis}. I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of abiogenesis. --Huxley, 1870. | |
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Abiogeny \Ab`i*og"e*ny\, n. (Biol.) Same as {Abiogenesis}. | |
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Abjunctive \Ab*junc"tive\, a. [L. abjunctus, p. p. of abjungere; ab + jungere to join.] Exceptional. [R.] It is this power which leads on from the accidental and abjunctive to the universal. --I. Taylor. | |
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Abscind \Ab*scind"\, v. t. [L. absindere; ab + scindere to rend, cut. See {Schism}.] To cut off. [R.] [bd]Two syllables . . . abscinded from the rest.[b8] --Johnson. | |
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Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Absconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absconding}.] [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + d[dd]re (only in comp.) to put. Cf. {Do}.] 1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. The marmot absconds all winter. --Ray. 2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. --Macaulay. | |
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Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. t. To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] --Bentley. | |
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Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Absconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absconding}.] [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + d[dd]re (only in comp.) to put. Cf. {Do}.] 1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. The marmot absconds all winter. --Ray. 2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. --Macaulay. | |
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Abscondence \Ab*scond"ence\, n. Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [R.] --Phillips. | |
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Absconder \Ab*scond"er\, n. One who absconds. | |
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Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Absconded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absconding}.] [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + d[dd]re (only in comp.) to put. Cf. {Do}.] 1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. The marmot absconds all winter. --Ray. 2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. --Macaulay. | |
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Absence \Ab"sence\, n. [F., fr. L. absentia. See {Absent}.] 1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from companionship; -- opposed to {presence}. Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence. --Phil. ii. 12. 2. Want; destitution; withdrawal. [bd]In the absence of conventional law.[b8] --Kent. 3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as, absence of mind. [bd]Reflecting on the little absences and distractions of mankind.[b8] --Addison. To conquer that abstraction which is called absence. --Landor. | |
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Absent \Ab*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absenting}.] [Cf. F. absenter.] 1. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun. If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined. --Addison. 2. To withhold from being present. [Obs.] [bd]Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Absent \Ab"sent\, a. [F., fr. absens, absentis, p. pr. of abesse to be away from; ab + esse to be. Cf. {Sooth}.] 1. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not present. [bd]Expecting absent friends.[b8] --Shak. 2. Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or absent. 3. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded; preoccupied; as, an absent air. What is commonly called an absent man is commonly either a very weak or a very affected man. --Chesterfield. Syn: {Absent}, {Abstracted}. Usage: These words both imply a want of attention to surrounding objects. We speak of a man as absent when his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes or topics of discourse; we speak of him as abstracted when his mind (usually for a brief period) is drawn off from present things by some weighty matter for reflection. Absence of mind is usually the result of loose habits of thought; abstraction commonly arises either from engrossing interests and cares, or from unfortunate habits of association. | |
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Absentaneous \Ab`sen*ta"ne*ous\, a. [LL. absentaneus. See {absent}] Pertaining to absence. [Obs.] | |
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Absentation \Ab`sen*ta"tion\, n. The act of absenting one's self. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Absent \Ab*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absenting}.] [Cf. F. absenter.] 1. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun. If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined. --Addison. 2. To withhold from being present. [Obs.] [bd]Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Absentee \Ab`sen*tee"\, n. One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an Irish absentee. --Macaulay. | |
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Absenteeism \Ab`sen*tee"ism\, n. The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of absenting one's self from the country or district where one's estate is situated. | |
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Absenter \Ab*sent"er\, n. One who absents one's self. | |
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Absent \Ab*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Absenting}.] [Cf. F. absenter.] 1. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun. If after due summons any member absents himself, he is to be fined. --Addison. 2. To withhold from being present. [Obs.] [bd]Go; for thy stay, not free, absents thee more.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Absently \Ab"sent*ly\, adv. In an absent or abstracted manner. | |
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Absentment \Ab*sent"ment\ ([acr]b*s[ecr]nt"m[eit]nt), n. The state of being absent; withdrawal. [R.] --Barrow. | |
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Absent-minded \Ab`sent-mind"ed\, a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. -- {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness}, n. -- {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly}, adv. | |
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Absent-minded \Ab`sent-mind"ed\, a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. -- {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness}, n. -- {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly}, adv. | |
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Absent-minded \Ab`sent-mind"ed\, a. Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. -- {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness}, n. -- {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly}, adv. | |
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Absentness \Ab"sent*ness\, n. The quality of being absent-minded. --H. Miller. | |
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Absinth \Ab"sinth`\, Absinthe \Ab"sinthe`\, n. [F. absinthe. See {Absinthium}.] 1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood. 2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol. | |
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Absinthate \Ab"sin"thate\, n. (Chem.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical. | |
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Absinth \Ab"sinth`\, Absinthe \Ab"sinthe`\, n. [F. absinthe. See {Absinthium}.] 1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood. 2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol. | |
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Absinthial \Ab*sin"thi*al\, a. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian. | |
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Absinthian \Ab*sin"thi*an\, n. Of the nature of wormwood. [bd]Absinthian bitterness.[b8] --T. Randolph. | |
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Absinthiate \Ab"sin"thi*ate\, v. t. [From L. absinthium: cf. L. absinthiatus, a.] To impregnate with wormwood. | |
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Absinthiated \Ab*sin"thi*a`ted\, a. Impregnated with wormwood; as, absinthiated wine. | |
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Absinthic \Ab*sin"thic\, a. (Chem.) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it. | |
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Absinthin \Ab*sin"thin\, n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood ({Artemisia absinthium}). --Watts. | |
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Absinthism \Ab"sin*thism\, n. The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth. | |
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Absinthium \Ab*sin"thi*um\, n. [L., from Gr. [?].] (Bot.) The common wormwood ({Artemisia absinthium}), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood. | |
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Absonant \Ab"so*nant\, a. [L. ab + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to {consonant}. [bd]Absonant to nature.[b8] --Quarles. | |
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Absonous \Ab"so*nous\, a. [L. absonus; ab + sonus sound.] Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous. [Obs.] [bd]Absonous to our reason.[b8] --Glanvill. | |
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Absume \Ab*sume"\, v. t. [L. absumere, absumptum; ab + sumere to take.] To consume gradually; to waste away. [Obs.] --Boyle. | |
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Absumption \Ab*sump"tion\ (#; 215), n. [L. absumptio. See {Absume}.] Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Abuse \A*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abusing}.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse, misuse; ab + uti to use. See {Use}.] 1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority. This principle (if one may so abuse the word) shoots rapidly into popularity. --Froude. 2. To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience. 3. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage. The . . . tellers of news abused the general. --Macaulay. 4. To dishonor. [bd]Shall flight abuse your name?[b8] --Shak. 5. To violate; to ravish. --Spenser. 6. To deceive; to impose on. [Obs.] Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist cloud, and abused by a double object. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify; vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign. | |
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Abusion \A*bu"sion\, n. [OE. abusion, abusioun, OF. abusion, fr. L. abusio misuse of words, f. abuti. See {Abuse}, v. t.] Evil or corrupt usage; abuse; wrong; reproach; deception; cheat. --Chaucer. | |
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Abysm \A*bysm"\, n. [OF. abisme; F. abime, LL. abyssimus, a superl. of L. abyssus; Gr. [?]. See {Abyss}.] An abyss; a gulf. [bd]The abysm of hell.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Abysmal \A*bys"mal\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound. Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space. --Carlyle. | |
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Abysmally \A*bys"mal*ly\, adv. To a fathomless depth; profoundly. [bd]Abysmally ignorant.[b8] --G. Eliot. | |
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Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Abyssinia. {Abyssinian gold}, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink. --Ure. | |
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Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, n. 1. A native of Abyssinia. 2. A member of the Abyssinian Church. | |
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Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Abyssinia. {Abyssinian gold}, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink. --Ure. | |
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Affix \Af*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affixed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affixing}.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F. afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See {Fix}.] 1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's name to a writing. 2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically. Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves of a plant improper for their food. --Ray. 3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one. 4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as, eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser. Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite. | |
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Affixion \Af*fix"ion\, n. [L. affixio, fr. affigere.] Affixture. [Obs.] --T. Adams. | |
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Affuse \Af*fuse"\ ([acr]f*f[umac]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affused} (-f[umac]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Affusing}.] [L. affusus, p. p. of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere. See {Fuse}.] To pour out or upon. [R.] I first affused water upon the compressed beans. --Boyle. | |
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Affusion \Af*fu"sion\ ([acr]f*f[umac]"zh[ucr]n), n. [Cf. F. affusion.] The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med) The act of pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the body, as a remedy in disease. --Dunglison. | |
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Afghan \Af"ghan\, a. Of or pertaining to Afghanistan. | |
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Afghan \Af"ghan\, n. 1. A native of Afghanistan. 2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap. | |
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Apician \A*pi"cian\, a. [L. Apicianus.] Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. --H. Rogers. | |
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d8Apis \[d8]A"pis\, n. [L., bee.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee ({Apis mellifica}) and other related species. See {Honeybee}. | |
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Bee \Bee\ (b[emac]), n. [AS. be[a2]; akin to D. bij and bije, Icel. b[?], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh. Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and family {Apid[91]} (the honeybees), or family {Andrenid[91]} (the solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}. Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the {A. mellifica} there are other species and varieties of honeybees, as the {A. ligustica} of Spain and Italy; the {A. Indica} of India; the {A. fasciata} of Egypt. The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The tropical honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and {Trigona}. 2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.] The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day. --S. G. Goodrich. 3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be[a0]h ring, fr. b[?]gan to bend. See 1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays through; -- called also {bee blocks}. {Bee beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius}) parasitic in beehives. {Bee bird} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the European flycatcher, and the American kingbird. {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus {Ophrys} ({O. apifera}), whose flowers have some resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects. {Bee fly} (Zo[94]l.), a two winged fly of the family {Bombyliid[91]}. Some species, in the larval state, are parasitic upon bees. {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an apiary. --Mortimer. {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called also {propolis}. {Bee hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the honey buzzard. {Bee killer} (Zo[94]l.), a large two-winged fly of the family {Asilid[91]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon the honeybee. See {Robber fly}. {Bee louse} (Zo[94]l.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect ({Braula c[91]ca}) parasitic on hive bees. {Bee martin} (Zo[94]l.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus Carolinensis}) which occasionally feeds on bees. {Bee moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose larv[91] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in beehives. {Bee wolf} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust. of {Bee beetle}. {To have a bee in the head} [or] {in the bonnet}. (a) To be choleric. [Obs.] (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson. (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. [bd]She's whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Honeybee \Hon"ey*bee`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any bee of the genus {Apis}, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis mellifica}), the Italian bee ({A. ligustica}), and the Arabiab bee ({A. fasciata}). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or drones, are produced. | |
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Apishness \Ap"ish*ness\, n. The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery. | |
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Apocynaceous \A*poc`y*na"ceous\, Apocyneous \Ap`o*cyn"e*ous\, a. [Gr. [?] dogbane; [?] from + [?] dog.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane ({Apocynum}) is the type. | |
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Apocynaceous \A*poc`y*na"ceous\, Apocyneous \Ap`o*cyn"e*ous\, a. [Gr. [?] dogbane; [?] from + [?] dog.] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane ({Apocynum}) is the type. | |
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Apocynin \A*poc"y*nin\, n. [From Apocynum, the generic name of dogbane.] (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}). | |
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Apocynin \A*poc"y*nin\, n. [From Apocynum, the generic name of dogbane.] (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}). | |
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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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Apogamic \Ap`o*gam"ic\, a. Relating to apogamy. | |
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Apogamy \A*pog"a*my\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. [?] marriage.] (Bot.) The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or o[94]spore. --De Bary. | |
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Apogean \Ap`o*ge"an\, a. Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee. | |
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Aposematic \Ap`o*se*mat"ic\, a. [Pref. apo- + sematic.] (Zo[94]l.) Having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or structures indicative of special means of defense against enemies, as in the skunk. | |
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Apozem \Ap"o*zem\, n. [L. apozema, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to extract by boiling; [?] from + [?] boil.] (Med.) A decoction or infusion. [Obs.] --Wiseman. | |
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Apozemical \Ap`o*zem"ic*al\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction. [Obs.] --J. Whitaker. | |
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Appeachment \Ap*peach"ment\, n. Accusation. [Obs.] | |
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Appeasement \Ap*pease"ment\, n. The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased; pacification. --Hayward. | |
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Appease \Ap*pease"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appeasing}.] [OE. apesen, apaisen, OF. apaisier, apaissier, F. apaiser, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. pais peace, F. paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.] To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst. Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage; compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize. | |
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Mangrove \Man"grove\, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.] 1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus {Rhizophora} ({R. Mangle}, and {R. mucronata}, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting a[89]rial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant. Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove ({Avicennia nitida} and {A. tomentosa}) have much the same habit. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The mango fish. | |
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Avignon berry \A`vignon" ber"ry\ (Bot.) The fruit of the {Rhamnus infectorius}, eand of other species of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow. Called also {French berry}. | |
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Avisement \A*vise"ment\, n. Advisement; observation; deliberation. [Obs.] | |
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Avision \A*vi"sion\, n. Vision. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Avouch \A*vouch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avouched} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avouching}.] [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. {Avow} to declare, {Advocate}, and see {Vouch}, v. t.] 1. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority. [Obs.] They avouch many successions of authorities. --Coke. 2. To maintain a just or true; to vouch for. We might be disposed to question its authenticity, it if were not avouched by the full evidence. --Milman. 3. To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly. If this which he avouches does appear. --Shak. Such antiquities could have been avouched for the Irish. --Spenser. 4. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God. --Deut. xxvi. 17. | |
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Avouchment \A*vouch"ment\, n. The act of avouching; positive declaration. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Abijam father of the sea; i.e., "seaman" the name always used in Kings of the king of Judah, the son of Rehoboam, elsewhere called Abijah (1 Kings 15:1,7,8). (See {ABIJAH}, 5.) | |
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Abijam, father of the sea |