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Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reversed};p. pr. & vb. n. {Reversing}.] [See {Reverse}, a., and cf. {Revert}.] 1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart. And that old dame said many an idle verse, Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse. --Spenser. 2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.] And to his fresh remembrance did reverse The ugly view of his deformed crimes. --Spenser. 3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite. Reverse the doom of death. --Shak. She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray. --Sir W. Scott. 4. To turn upside down; to invert. A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill. --Sir W. Temple. 5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert. These can divide, and these reverse, the state. --Pope. Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good and evil. --Rogers. 6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree. {Reverse arms} (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an angle of 45[f8], and is held as in the illustration. {To reverse an engine} [or] {a machine}, to cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite direction. Syn: To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert; repeal; annul; revoke; undo. | |
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Sleeve \Sleeve\, n. (Elec.) A double tube of copper, in section like the figure 8, into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is made. The joint thus made is called {a McIntire joint}. | |
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Amass \A*mass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amassing}.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See {Mass}.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. --Pope. Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile. | |
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Amassment \A*mass"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. amassement.] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. An amassment of imaginary conceptions. --Glanvill. | |
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Amazement \A*maze"ment\, n. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. His words impression left Of much amazement. --Milton. 2. Frenzy; madness. [Obs.] --Webster (1661). | |
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Amazing \A*maz"ing\, a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- {A*maz"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amazing}.] [Pref. a- + maze.] 1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.] A labyrinth to amaze his foes. --Shak. 2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. [bd]Amazing Europe with her wit.[b8] --Goldsmith. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? --Matt. xii. 23. Syn: To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise. Usage: {Amaze}, {Astonish}. Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the [?]normity of an act, etc. | |
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Amazing \A*maz"ing\, a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- {A*maz"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Amazon \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus {Chrysotis} {Amazon ant} (Zo[94]l.), a species of ant ({Polyergus rufescens}), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv[91] and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. | |
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Amazon \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus {Chrysotis} {Amazon ant} (Zo[94]l.), a species of ant ({Polyergus rufescens}), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv[91] and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. | |
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Amazonite \Am"a*zon*ite\, Amazon stone \Am"a*zon stone`\, n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. | |
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Amazonian \Am`a*zo"ni*an\, a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. --Shak. 2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. | |
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Amazonite \Am"a*zon*ite\, Amazon stone \Am"a*zon stone`\, n. [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. | |
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Amission \A*mis"sion\, n. [L. amissio: cf. F. amission.] Deprivation; loss. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Amnigenous \Am*nig"e*nous\, a. [L. amnigena; amnis a river + root gen of gignere to beget.] Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [Obs.] --Bailey. | |
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Amusement \A*muse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. amusement.] 1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.] Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs. --Fleetwood. 2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that which amuses; diversion. His favorite amusements were architecture and gardening. --Macaulay. Syn: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation; pastime; sport. | |
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Amuse \A*muse"\ ([adot]*m[umac]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amused} ([adot]*m[umac]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amusing}.] [F. amuser to make stay, to detain, to amuse, [agrave] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See {Muse}, v.] 1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.] Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold. --Holland. Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house. --Fuller. 2. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into the lake. --Gilpin. 3. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude. He amused his followers with idle promises. --Johnson. Syn: To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive; occupy. Usage: To {Amuse}, {Divert}, {Entertain}. We are amused by that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are entertained by that which brings our minds into agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a book. We are diverted by that which turns off our thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a laughable incident. Whatever amuses serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever entertains usually awakens the understanding or gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts is lively in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its effects. --Crabb. | |
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Amusing \A*mus"ing\, a. Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. -- {A*mus"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Amusing \A*mus"ing\, a. Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. -- {A*mus"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Accumulation \Ac*cu`mu*la"tion\, n. [L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation.] 1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors. 2. (Law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof. {Accumulation of energy} or {power}, the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored. {An accumulation of degrees} (Eng. Univ.), the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules. | |
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Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman. 2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. [bd]A pack of sorrows.[b8] [bd]A pack of blessings.[b8] --Shak. Note: [bd]In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of wool, 240 lbs.[b8] --McElrath. 3. A number or quantity of connected or similar things; as: (a) A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack. (b) A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together. (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves. (d) A shook of cask staves. (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously. 4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely. --Kane. 5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment. 6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[?]can to deceive.] A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.] --Skelton. {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in carrying packs. {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering packs or bales. {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above). {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above. {Pack moth} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Anacampsis sarcitella}) which, in the larval state, is very destructive to wool and woolen fabrics. {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers Plowman. {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a pack animal. --Shak. {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's staff. {Pack thread}, strong thread or small twine used for tying packs or parcels. {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals. | |
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Anacamptic \An`a*camp"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] to bend back; [?] back + [?] to bend.] Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo). Note: The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See {Catoptrics}. | |
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Anacamptically \An`a*camp"tic*al*ly\, adv. By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically. --Hutton. | |
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Anacamptics \An`a*camp"tics\, n. 1. The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics. 2. The science of reflected sounds. | |
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Catoptrics \Ca*top"trics\, n. [Cf. F. catoptrique. See {Catropric}.] (Physics) That part of optics which explains the properties and phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished bodies; -- formerly called {anacamptics}. | |
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Anacamptics \An`a*camp"tics\, n. 1. The science of reflected light, now called catoptrics. 2. The science of reflected sounds. | |
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Catoptrics \Ca*top"trics\, n. [Cf. F. catoptrique. See {Catropric}.] (Physics) That part of optics which explains the properties and phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished bodies; -- formerly called {anacamptics}. | |
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Anacanthous \An`a*can"thous\, a. Spineless, as certain fishes. | |
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d8Anacanthini \[d8]An`a*can"thi*ni\, Anacanths \An"a*canths\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + [?] thorny, fr. [?] thorn.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as the cod. | |
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Anaconda \An`a*con"da\, n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zo[94]l.) A large South American snake of the Boa family ({Eunectes murinus}), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent ({Python tigris}) of Ceylon. | |
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Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, n. 1. A baldheaded person. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The American widgeon ({Anas Americana}). | |
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d8R82gime \[d8]R[82]`gime"\ (r?`zh?m"), n. [F. See {Regimen}.] 1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system. I dream . . . of the new r[82]gime which is to come. --H. Kingsley. 2. (Hydraul.) The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform r[82]gime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections. {The ancient r[82]gime}, [or] {Ancien r[82]gime} [F.], the former political and social system, as distinguished from the modern; especially, the political and social system existing in France before the Revolution of 1789. | |
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Ancient \An"cient\, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante-}, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to {modern}; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days. Witness those ancient empires of the earth. --Milton. Gildas Albanius . . . much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise. --Fuller. 2. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle. [bd]Our ancient bickerings.[b8] --Shak. Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers have set. --Prov. xxii. 28. An ancient man, strangely habited, asked for quarters. --Scott. 3. Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to {recent} or {new}; as, the ancient continent. A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance. --Barrow. 4. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable. [Archaic] He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and ancient. --Holland. 5. Experienced; versed. [Obs.] Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the most ancient in the business of the realm. --Berners. 6. Former; sometime. [Obs.] They mourned their ancient leader lost. --Pope. {Ancient demesne} (Eng. Law), a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book. {Ancient lights} (Law), windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right. Syn: Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. Usage: {Ancient}, {Antiquated}, {Obsolete}, {Antique}, {Antic}, {Old}. -- Ancient is opposed to modern, and has antiquity; as, an ancient family, ancient landmarks, ancient institutions, systems of thought, etc. Antiquated describes that which has gone out of use or fashion; as, antiquated furniture, antiquated laws, rules, etc. Obsolete is commonly used, instead of antiquated, in reference to language, customs, etc.; as, an obsolete word or phrase, an obsolete expression. Antique is applied, in present usage, either to that which has come down from the ancients; as, an antique cameo, bust, etc.; or to that which is made to imitate some ancient work of art; as, an antique temple. In the days of Shakespeare, antique was often used for ancient; as, [bd]an antique song,[b8] [bd]an antique Roman;[b8] and hence, from singularity often attached to what is ancient, it was used in the sense of grotesque; as, [bd]an oak whose antique root peeps out; [b8] and hence came our present word antic, denoting grotesque or ridiculous. We usually apply both ancient and old to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an old man, an ancient record; but never, the old stars, an old river or mountain. In general, however, ancient is opposed to modern, and old to new, fresh, or recent. When we speak of a thing that existed formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use ancient; as, ancient republics, ancient heroes; and not old republics, old heroes. But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence, we use either ancient or old; as, ancient statues or paintings, or old statues or paintings; ancient authors, or old authors, meaning books. | |
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Ancient \An"cient\, n. [Corrupted from ensign.] 1. An ensign or flag. [Obs.] More dishonorable ragged than an old-faced ancient. --Shak. 2. The bearer of a flag; an ensign. [Obs.] This is Othello's ancient, as I take it. --Shak. | |
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Ancient \An"cient\, n. 1. pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the {moderns}. 2. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence. The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof. --Isa. iii. 14. 3. A senior; an elder; a predecessor. [Obs.] Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . . were his ancients. --Hooker. 4. pl. (Eng. Law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery. {Council of Ancients} (French Hist.), one of the two assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795. --Brande. | |
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Shrine \Shrine\, n. Short for {Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine}, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic. | |
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Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF. demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf. {Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law) A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy; a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. {Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}. | |
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Ancient \An"cient\, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante-}, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to {modern}; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days. Witness those ancient empires of the earth. --Milton. Gildas Albanius . . . much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise. --Fuller. 2. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle. [bd]Our ancient bickerings.[b8] --Shak. Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers have set. --Prov. xxii. 28. An ancient man, strangely habited, asked for quarters. --Scott. 3. Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to {recent} or {new}; as, the ancient continent. A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance. --Barrow. 4. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable. [Archaic] He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and ancient. --Holland. 5. Experienced; versed. [Obs.] Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the most ancient in the business of the realm. --Berners. 6. Former; sometime. [Obs.] They mourned their ancient leader lost. --Pope. {Ancient demesne} (Eng. Law), a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book. {Ancient lights} (Law), windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right. Syn: Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. Usage: {Ancient}, {Antiquated}, {Obsolete}, {Antique}, {Antic}, {Old}. -- Ancient is opposed to modern, and has antiquity; as, an ancient family, ancient landmarks, ancient institutions, systems of thought, etc. Antiquated describes that which has gone out of use or fashion; as, antiquated furniture, antiquated laws, rules, etc. Obsolete is commonly used, instead of antiquated, in reference to language, customs, etc.; as, an obsolete word or phrase, an obsolete expression. Antique is applied, in present usage, either to that which has come down from the ancients; as, an antique cameo, bust, etc.; or to that which is made to imitate some ancient work of art; as, an antique temple. In the days of Shakespeare, antique was often used for ancient; as, [bd]an antique song,[b8] [bd]an antique Roman;[b8] and hence, from singularity often attached to what is ancient, it was used in the sense of grotesque; as, [bd]an oak whose antique root peeps out; [b8] and hence came our present word antic, denoting grotesque or ridiculous. We usually apply both ancient and old to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an old man, an ancient record; but never, the old stars, an old river or mountain. In general, however, ancient is opposed to modern, and old to new, fresh, or recent. When we speak of a thing that existed formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use ancient; as, ancient republics, ancient heroes; and not old republics, old heroes. But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence, we use either ancient or old; as, ancient statues or paintings, or old statues or paintings; ancient authors, or old authors, meaning books. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), n. [OE. light, liht, AS. le[a2]ht; akin to OS. lioht, D. & G. licht, OHG. lioht, Goth. liuha[thorn], Icel. lj[omac]s, L. lux light, lucere to shine, Gr. leyko`s white, Skr. ruc to shine. [root]122. Cf. {Lucid}, {Lunar}, {Luminous}, {Lynx}.] 1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. Note: Light was regarded formerly as consisting of material particles, or corpuscules, sent off in all directions from luminous bodies, and traversing space, in right lines, with the known velocity of about 186,300 miles per second; but it is now generally understood to consist, not in any actual transmission of particles or substance, but in the propagation of vibrations or undulations in a subtile, elastic medium, or ether, assumed to pervade all space, and to be thus set in vibratory motion by the action of luminous bodies, as the atmosphere is by sonorous bodies. This view of the nature of light is known as the undulatory or wave theory; the other, advocated by Newton (but long since abandoned), as the corpuscular, emission, or Newtonian theory. A more recent theory makes light to consist in electrical oscillations, and is known as the electro-magnetic theory of light. 2. That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc. Then he called for a light, and sprang in. --Acts xvi. 29. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. --Gen. i. 16. 3. The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day. The murderer, rising with the light, killeth the poor and needy. --Job xxiv. 14. 4. The brightness of the eye or eyes. He seemed to find his way without his eyes; For out o' door he went without their helps, And, to the last, bended their light on me. --Shak. 5. The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions. There were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. --I Kings vii.4. 6. Life; existence. O, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born! --Pope. 7. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity. The duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered; he would never bring them to light. --Shak. 8. The power of perception by vision. My strength faileth me; as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me. --Ps. xxxviii. 10. 9. That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information. He shall never know That I had any light of this from thee. --Shak. 10. Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall spring forth speedily. --Is. lviii. 8. 11. (Paint.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; -- opposed to {shade}. Cf. {Chiaroscuro}. 12. Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light. Frequent consideration of a thing . . . shows it in its several lights and various ways of appearance. --South. 13. One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity. Joan of Arc, A light of ancient France. --Tennyson. 14. (Pyrotech.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light. Note: Light is used figuratively to denote that which resembles physical light in any respect, as illuminating, benefiting, enlightening, or enlivening mankind. {Ancient lights} (Law), {Calcium light}, {Flash light}, etc. See under {Ancient}, {Calcium}, etc. {Light ball} (Mil.), a ball of combustible materials, used to afford light; -- sometimes made so as to be fired from a cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket. {Light barrel} (Mil.), an empty powder barrel pierced with holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to light up a ditch or a breach. {Light dues} (Com.), tolls levied on ships navigating certain waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses. {Light iron}, a candlestick. [Obs.] {Light keeper}, a person appointed to take care of a lighthouse or light-ship. {Light money}, charges laid by government on shipping entering a port, for the maintenance of lighthouses and light-ships. {The light of the countenance}, favor; kindness; smiles. Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. --Ps. iv. 6. {Northern lights}. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}. {To bring to light}, to cause to be disclosed. {To come to light}, to be disclosed. {To see the light}, to come into the light; hence, to come into the world or into public notice; as, his book never saw the light. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancient \An"cient\, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante-}, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to {modern}; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days. Witness those ancient empires of the earth. --Milton. Gildas Albanius . . . much ancienter than his namesake surnamed the Wise. --Fuller. 2. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle. [bd]Our ancient bickerings.[b8] --Shak. Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers have set. --Prov. xxii. 28. An ancient man, strangely habited, asked for quarters. --Scott. 3. Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to {recent} or {new}; as, the ancient continent. A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance. --Barrow. 4. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable. [Archaic] He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then would he seem very grave and ancient. --Holland. 5. Experienced; versed. [Obs.] Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the most ancient in the business of the realm. --Berners. 6. Former; sometime. [Obs.] They mourned their ancient leader lost. --Pope. {Ancient demesne} (Eng. Law), a tenure by which all manors belonging to the crown, in the reign of William the Conqueror, were held. The numbers, names, etc., of these were all entered in a book called Domesday Book. {Ancient lights} (Law), windows and other openings which have been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty years. In England, and in some of the United States, they acquire a prescriptive right. Syn: Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. Usage: {Ancient}, {Antiquated}, {Obsolete}, {Antique}, {Antic}, {Old}. -- Ancient is opposed to modern, and has antiquity; as, an ancient family, ancient landmarks, ancient institutions, systems of thought, etc. Antiquated describes that which has gone out of use or fashion; as, antiquated furniture, antiquated laws, rules, etc. Obsolete is commonly used, instead of antiquated, in reference to language, customs, etc.; as, an obsolete word or phrase, an obsolete expression. Antique is applied, in present usage, either to that which has come down from the ancients; as, an antique cameo, bust, etc.; or to that which is made to imitate some ancient work of art; as, an antique temple. In the days of Shakespeare, antique was often used for ancient; as, [bd]an antique song,[b8] [bd]an antique Roman;[b8] and hence, from singularity often attached to what is ancient, it was used in the sense of grotesque; as, [bd]an oak whose antique root peeps out; [b8] and hence came our present word antic, denoting grotesque or ridiculous. We usually apply both ancient and old to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an old man, an ancient record; but never, the old stars, an old river or mountain. In general, however, ancient is opposed to modern, and old to new, fresh, or recent. When we speak of a thing that existed formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use ancient; as, ancient republics, ancient heroes; and not old republics, old heroes. But when the thing which began or existed in former times is still in existence, we use either ancient or old; as, ancient statues or paintings, or old statues or paintings; ancient authors, or old authors, meaning books. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anciently \An"cient*ly\, adv. 1. In ancient times. 2. In an ancient manner. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancientness \An"cient*ness\, n. The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancientry \An"cient*ry\, n. 1. Antiquity; what is ancient. They contain not word of ancientry. --West. 2. Old age; also, old people. [R.] Wronging the ancientry. --Shak. 3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth. A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. --Fuller. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancienty \An"cient*y\, n. [F. anciennet[82], fr. ancien. See {Ancient}.] 1. Age; antiquity. [Obs.] --Martin. 2. Seniority. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancome \An"come\ ([acr][nsm]"k[ucr]m), n. [AS. ancuman, oncuman, to come.] A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow. [Obs.] --Boucher. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancon \An"con\, Ancone \An"cone\, n. [See {Ancon}, above.] (Arch.) (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter. [Obs.] --Gwilt. (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See {Crosier}.] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancon \An"con\, Ancone \An"cone\, n. [See {Ancon}, above.] (Arch.) (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter. [Obs.] --Gwilt. (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See {Crosier}.] (Arch.) (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a door or window; -- called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}. (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ancon \[d8]An"con\ ([acr][nsm]"k[ocr]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}. [L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.) The olecranon, or the elbow. {Ancon sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the {otter breed}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anconal \An"co*nal\, Anconeal \An*co"ne*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. [bd]The olecranon on anconeal process.[b8] --Flower. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancon \An"con\, Ancone \An"cone\, n. [See {Ancon}, above.] (Arch.) (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter. [Obs.] --Gwilt. (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anconal \An"co*nal\, Anconeal \An*co"ne*al\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. [bd]The olecranon on anconeal process.[b8] --Flower. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ancon \[d8]An"con\ ([acr][nsm]"k[ocr]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}. [L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.) The olecranon, or the elbow. {Ancon sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the {otter breed}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anconoid \An"co*noid\, a. Elbowlike; anconal. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ancony \An"co*ny\, n. [Origin unknown.] (Iron Work) A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Angina \[d8]An*gi"na\, n. [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See {Anger}, n.] (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or faces, as the quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or shortness of breath. {Angina pectoris}, a peculiarly painful disease, so named from a sense of suffocating contraction or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called also {breast pang}, {spasm of the chest}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anginous \An"gi*nous\, Anginose \An"gi*nose`\, a. (Med.) Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anginous \An"gi*nous\, Anginose \An"gi*nose`\, a. (Med.) Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Angioma \[d8]An`gi*o"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-omata}. [NL.; angio- + -oma.] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels. -- {An`gi*om"a*tous}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Angiomonospermous \An`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous\ ([acr]n`j[icr]*[osl]*m[ocr]n`[osl]*sp[etil]r"m[ucr]s), a. [Angio- + monospermous.] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Angioneurosis \[d8]An`gi*o*neu*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; angio- + neurosis.] (Med.) Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel. -- {An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anguine \An"guine\, a. [L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. [bd]The anguine or snakelike reptiles.[b8] --Owen. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anguineal \An*guin"e*al\, a. Anguineous. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anguineous \An*guin"e*ous\, a. [L. anguineus.] Snakelike. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anisomeric \An`i*so*mer"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] unequal + [?] part.] (Chem.) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anisomerous \An`i*som"er*ous\, a. [See {Anisomeric}.] (Bot.) Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals and six stamens. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Anisometric \An`i*so*met"ric\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. isometric.] Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes. --Dana. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annex \An*nex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Annexing}.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together, akin to Skr. nah to bind.] 1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to append; -- followed by to. [bd]He annexed a codicil to a will.[b8] --Johnson. 2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater. He annexed a province to his kingdom. --Johnson. 3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.; as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to guilt. Syn: To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See {Add}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annexion \An*nex"ion\, n. [L. annexio a tying to, connection: cf. F. annexion.] Annexation. [R.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annexionist \An*nex"ion*ist\, n. An annexationist. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Annexment \An*nex"ment\, n. The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage. [R.] --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Anox91mia \[d8]An`ox*[91]"mi*a\, -emia \-e"mi*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. [?] priv. + oxygen + Gr. [?] blood.] (Med.) An abnormal condition due to deficient a[89]ration of the blood, as in balloon sickness, mountain sickness. -- {An`ox*[91]"mic}, {*e"mic}, a. | |
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Amagon, AR (town, FIPS 1270) Location: 35.56244 N, 91.11057 W Population (1990): 108 (55 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72005 | |
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Amazonia, MO (town, FIPS 1018) Location: 39.88834 N, 94.89190 W Population (1990): 257 (116 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64421 | |
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Anaconda, MT Zip code(s): 59711 | |
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Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT (county, FIPS 1675) Location: 46.06583 N, 113.08359 W Population (1990): 10278 (4830 housing units) Area: 1908.7 sq km (land), 11.2 sq km (water) | |
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Ancient Oaks, PA (CDP, FIPS 2416) Location: 40.53254 N, 75.58573 W Population (1990): 2663 (857 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Ancona, IL Zip code(s): 61311 | |
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Angoon, AK (city, FIPS 3440) Location: 57.47841 N, 134.52003 W Population (1990): 638 (166 housing units) Area: 59.5 sq km (land), 36.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99820 | |
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Angwin, CA (CDP, FIPS 2168) Location: 38.57765 N, 122.44795 W Population (1990): 3503 (867 housing units) Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94508 | |
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Ankeny, IA (city, FIPS 2305) Location: 41.72478 N, 93.60532 W Population (1990): 18482 (6983 housing units) Area: 34.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50021 | |
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Anson, ME Zip code(s): 04911 Anson, TX (city, FIPS 3372) Location: 32.75643 N, 99.89648 W Population (1990): 2644 (1159 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79501 | |
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Anson County, NC (county, FIPS 7) Location: 34.97467 N, 80.10227 W Population (1990): 23474 (9255 housing units) Area: 1376.9 sq km (land), 14.4 sq km (water) | |
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Ansonia, CT (city, FIPS 1150) Location: 41.34339 N, 73.06904 W Population (1990): 18403 (7503 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06401 Ansonia, OH (village, FIPS 2120) Location: 40.21464 N, 84.63532 W Population (1990): 1279 (495 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45303 | |
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Ansonville, NC (town, FIPS 1420) Location: 35.10450 N, 80.10988 W Population (1990): 614 (223 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ANSI Minimal BASIC [Details?] (1995-11-29) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Anakim the descendants of Anak (Josh. 11:21; Num. 13:33; Deut. 9:2). They dwelt in the south of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). In the days of Abraham (Gen. 14:5, 6) they inhabited the region afterwards known as Edom and Moab, east of the Jordan. They were probably a remnant of the original inhabitants of Palestine before the Canaanites, a Cushite tribe from Babel, and of the same race as the Phoenicians and the Egyptian shepherd kings. Their formidable warlike appearance, as described by the spies sent to search the land, filled the Israelites with terror. They seem to have identified them with the Nephilim, the "giants" (Gen. 6:4; Num. 13:33) of the antediluvian age. There were various tribes of Anakim (Josh. 15:14). Joshua finally expelled them from the land, except a remnant that found a refuge in the cities of Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod (Josh. 11:22). The Philistine giants whom David encountered (2 Sam. 21:15-22) were descendants of the Anakim. (See {GIANTS}.) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ancient of Days an expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of eternal. In contrast with all earthly kings, his days are past reckoning. |