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Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe. | |
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Abarticulation \Ab`ar*tic`u*la"tion\ (acr/b`[aum]r*t[icr]k`[usl]*l[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. ab + E. articulation : cf. F. abarticulation. See {Article}.] (Anat.) Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. --Coxe. | |
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Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[?].] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch ({Spinus spinus}, or {Carduelis spinus}); -- called also {aberdevine}. (b) The American pinefinch ({S. pinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}. See {Pinefinch}. Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. {Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite. | |
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Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European siskin ({Carduelis spinus}), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch. | |
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Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D. sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[?].] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small green and yellow European finch ({Spinus spinus}, or {Carduelis spinus}); -- called also {aberdevine}. (b) The American pinefinch ({S. pinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}. See {Pinefinch}. Note: The name is applied also to several other related species found in Asia and South America. {Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in the mineral torbernite. | |
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Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The European siskin ({Carduelis spinus}), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch. | |
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Aberrate \Ab"er*rate\, v. i. [L. aberratus, p. pr. of aberrare; ab + errare to wander. See {Err}.] To go astray; to diverge. [R.] Their own defective and aberrating vision. --De Quincey. | |
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Aberration \Ab`er*ra"tion\, n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See {Aberrate}.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or from a type. [bd]The aberration of youth.[b8] --Hall. [bd]Aberrations from theory.[b8] --Burke. 2. A partial alienation of reason. [bd]Occasional aberrations of intellect.[b8] --Lingard. Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form. --I. Taylor. 3. (Astron.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called {annual aberration}, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or {diurnal aberration}, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. {Planetary aberration} is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet relative to the earth. 4. (Opt.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; called {spherical aberration}, when due to the spherical form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different foci for central and marginal rays; and {chromatic aberration}, when due to different refrangibilities of the colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a distinct focus. 5. (Physiol.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts not appropriate for it. 6. (Law) The producing of an unintended effect by the glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A glances and strikes B. Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation; mania; dementia; hallucination; illusion; delusion. See {Insanity}. | |
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Constant \Con"stant\, n. 1. (Astron.) A number whose value, when ascertained (as by observation) and substituted in a general mathematical formula expressing an astronomical law, completely determines that law and enables predictions to be made of its effect in particular cases. 2. (Physics) A number expressing some property or condition of a substance or of an instrument of precision; as, the dielectric constant of quartz; the collimation constant of a transit instrument. {Aberration constant}, or {Constant of aberration} (Astron.), a number which by substitution in the general formula for aberration enables a prediction to be made of the effect of aberration on a star anywhere situated. Its value is 20[sec].47. {Constant of integration} (Math.), an undetermined constant added to every result of integration. {Gravitation constant} (Physics), the acceleration per unit of time produced by the attraction of a unit of mass at unit distance. When this is known the acceleration produced at any distance can be calculated. {Solar constant} (Astron.), the quantity of heat received by the earth from the sun in a unit of time. It is, on the C. G. S. system, 0.0417 small calories per square centimeter per second. --Young. | |
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Aberrational \Ab`er*ra"tion*al\, a. Characterized by aberration. | |
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Abhor \Ab*hor"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abhorred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abhorring}.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver, shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See {Horrid}.] 1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. --Rom. xii. 9. 2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.] It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak. 3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.] I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul Refuse you for my judge. --Shak. Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See {Hate}. | |
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Abirritant \Ab*ir"ri*tant\, n. (Med.) A medicine that diminishes irritation. | |
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Abirritate \Ab*ir"ri*tate\, v. t. [Pref. ab- + irritate.] (Med.) To diminish the sensibility of; to debilitate. | |
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Abirritation \Ab*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. (Med.) A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation; debility; want of strength; asthenia. | |
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Abirritative \Ab*ir"ri*ta*tive\, a. (Med.) Characterized by abirritation or debility. | |
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Aboard \A*board"\, prep. 1. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship. 2. Across; athwart. [Obs.] Nor iron bands aboard The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. --Spenser. | |
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Aboard \A*board"\, adv. [Pref. a- on, in + board.] On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. 2. Alongside; as, close aboard. Naut.: {To fall aboard of}, to strike a ship's side; to fall foul of. {To haul the tacks aboard}, to set the courses. {To keep the land aboard}, to hug the shore. {To lay (a ship) aboard}, to place one's own ship close alongside of (a ship) for fighting. | |
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Abord \A*bord"\, v. t. [F. aborder, [85] (L. ad) + bord rim, brim, or side of a vessel. See {Border}, {Board}.] To approach; to accost. [Obs.] --Digby. | |
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Abort \A*bort"\ ([adot]*b[ocir]rt"), v. i. [L. abortare, fr. abortus, p. p. of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born. See {Orient}.] 1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely. 2. (Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. | |
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Abort \A*bort"\, n. [L. abortus, fr. aboriri.] 1. An untimely birth. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton. 2. An aborted offspring. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Aborted \A*bort"ed\, a. 1. Brought forth prematurely. 2. (Biol.) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches. The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state. --Owen. | |
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Aborticide \A*bor"ti*cide\ ([adot]*b[ocir]r"t[icr]*s[imac]d), n. [L. abortus + caedere to kill. See {Abort}.] (Med.) The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. | |
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Abortifacient \A*bor`ti*fa"cient\ ([adot]*b[ocir]r`t[icr]*f[amac]"sh[eit]nt), a. [L. abortus (see {Abort}, v.) + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.] Producing miscarriage. -- n. A drug or an agent that causes premature delivery. | |
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Abortion \A*bor"tion\ ([adot]*b[ocir]r"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. abortio, fr. aboriri. See {Abort}.] 1. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is capable of sustaining life; miscarriage. Note: It is sometimes used for the offense of procuring a premature delivery, but strictly the early delivery is the abortion, [bd]causing or procuring abortion[b8] is the full name of the offense. --Abbott. | |
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Abortional \A*bor"tion*al\, a. Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. --Carlyle. | |
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Abortionist \A*bor"tion*ist\, n. One who procures abortion or miscarriage. | |
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Abortive \A*bor"tive\, a. [L. abortivus, fr. aboriri. See {Abort}, v.] 1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. [R.] 2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum. [Obs.] 3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. [Obs.] [bd]Plunged in that abortive gulf.[b8] --Milton. 4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. [bd]An abortive enterprise.[b8] --Prescott. 5. (Biol.) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc. 6. (Med.) (a) Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. --Parr. (b) Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever. | |
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Abortive \A*bor"tive\, n. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.] 3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion. | |
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Abortively \A*bor"tive*ly\, adv. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. | |
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Abortiveness \A*bor"tive*ness\, n. The quality of being abortive. | |
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Abortment \A*bort"ment\ ([adot]*b[ocir]rt"m[eit]nt), n. Abortion. [Obs.] | |
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Abradant \Ab*ra"dant\, n. A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc. | |
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Abrade \Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. --Lyell. | |
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Abrade \A*brade"\, v. t. Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.] | |
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Abrade \Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. --Lyell. | |
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Abrade \Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. --Lyell. | |
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Abraid \A*braid"\, v. t. & i. [OE. abraiden, to awake, draw (a sword), AS. [be]bredgan to shake, draw; pref. [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bregdan to shake, throw. See {Braid}.] To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Abridge \A*bridge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abridged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abridging}.] [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abr[82]ger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See {Brief} and cf. {Abbreviate}.] 1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. [bd]The bridegroom . . . abridged his visit.[b8] --Smollett. She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. --Fuller. 2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. 3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights. | |
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Abridge \A*bridge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abridged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abridging}.] [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abr[82]ger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See {Brief} and cf. {Abbreviate}.] 1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. [bd]The bridegroom . . . abridged his visit.[b8] --Smollett. She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. --Fuller. 2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. 3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights. | |
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Abridger \A*bridg"er\, n. One who abridges. | |
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Abridge \A*bridge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abridged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abridging}.] [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F. abr[82]ger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See {Brief} and cf. {Abbreviate}.] 1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge power or rights. [bd]The bridegroom . . . abridged his visit.[b8] --Smollett. She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her train from state to necessity. --Fuller. 2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary. 3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by from; as, to abridge one of his rights. | |
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Abridgment \A*bridg"ment\ (-br[icr]j"m[eit]nt), n. [OE. abregement. See {Abridge}.] 1. The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged; diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an abridgment of pleasures or of expenses. 2. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation. Ancient coins as abridgments of history. --Addison. 3. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly. [Obs.] What abridgment have you for this evening? What mask? What music? --Shak. Syn: {Abridgment}, {Compendium}, {Epitome}, {Abstract}, {Synopsis}. Usage: An abridgment is made by omitting the less important parts of some larger work; as, an abridgment of a dictionary. A compendium is a brief exhibition of a subject, or science, for common use; as, a compendium of American literature. An epitome corresponds to a compendium, and gives briefly the most material points of a subject; as, an epitome of history. An abstract is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A synopsis is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work, in its several parts. | |
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Abroad \A*broad"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broad.] 1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree spreads its branches abroad. The fox roams far abroad. --Prior. 2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode; as, to walk abroad. I went to St. James', where another was preaching in the court abroad. --Evelyn. 3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as, we have broils at home and enemies abroad. [bd]Another prince . . . was living abroad.[b8] --Macaulay. 4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the world; here and there; widely. He went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter. --Mark i. 45. {To be abroad}. (a) To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are all abroad in your guess. (b) To be at a loss or nonplused. | |
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Abrood \A*brood"\, adv. [Pref. a- + brood.] In the act of brooding. [Obs.] --Abp. Sancroft. | |
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Afeard \A*feard"\ ([adot]*f[emac]rd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS. [be]f[aemac]red, p. p. of [be]f[aemac]ran to frighten; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + f[aemac]ran to frighten. See {Fear}.] Afraid. [Obs.] Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. --Shak. | |
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Afford \Af*ford"\ ([acr]f*f[omac]rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afforded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affording}.] [OE. aforthen, AS. gefor[edh]ian, for[edh]ian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for[edh] forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See {Forth}.] 1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish. 2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age. His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers. --Addison. The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats. --Gilpin. 3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity. 4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough. The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits. --Hamilton. He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer. --Wordsworth. | |
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Affordable \Af*ford"a*ble\, a. That may be afforded. | |
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Afford \Af*ford"\ ([acr]f*f[omac]rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afforded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affording}.] [OE. aforthen, AS. gefor[edh]ian, for[edh]ian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for[edh] forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See {Forth}.] 1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish. 2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age. His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers. --Addison. The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats. --Gilpin. 3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity. 4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough. The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits. --Hamilton. He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer. --Wordsworth. | |
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Afford \Af*ford"\ ([acr]f*f[omac]rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afforded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affording}.] [OE. aforthen, AS. gefor[edh]ian, for[edh]ian, to further, accomplish, afford, fr. for[edh] forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well defined sense. See {Forth}.] 1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an abundant supply of fish. 2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age. His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers. --Addison. The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats. --Gilpin. 3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting, expending, with profit, or without loss or too great injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can afford a sum yearly in charity. 4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; -- with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough. The merchant can afford to trade for smaller profits. --Hamilton. He could afford to suffer With those whom he saw suffer. --Wordsworth. | |
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Affordment \Af*ford"ment\, n. Anything given as a help; bestowal. [Obs.] | |
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Affray \Af*fray"\, v. t. [p. p. {Affrayed}.] [OE. afraien, affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace (akin to E. free). Cf. {Afraid}, {Fray}, {Frith} inclosure.] [Archaic] 1. To startle from quiet; to alarm. Smale foules a great heap That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep. --Chaucer. 2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away. That voice doth us affray. --Shak. | |
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Affret \Af*fret"\, n. [Cf. It. affrettare to hasten, fretta haste.] A furious onset or attack. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Afore \A*fore"\, prep. 1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic] 2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as, afore the windlass. {Afore the mast}, among the common sailors; -- a phrase used to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers. | |
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--Milton. Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast}, {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made of separate spars. 2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane. {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and {Before}. {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}. {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See {Made}. | |
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Aforethought \A*fore"thought`\, n. Premeditation. | |
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Aforethought \A*fore"thought`\, a. Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder. --Bouvier. | |
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Aforetime \A*fore"time`\, adv. In time past; formerly. [bd]He prayed . . . as he did aforetime.[b8] --Dan. vi. 10. | |
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Afraid \A*fraid"\, p. a. [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See {Affray}, and cf. {Afeard}.] Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] [bd]Back they recoiled, afraid.[b8] --Milton. Note: This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. [bd]I am afraid to die.[b8] [bd]I am afraid he will chastise me.[b8] [bd]Be not afraid that I your hand should take.[b8] --Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this matter. Syn: Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious. | |
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Afrit \Af"rit\, Afrite \Af"rite\, Afreet \Af"reet\, n. [Arab. 'ifr[c6]t.] (Moham. Myth.) A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant. | |
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Afreet \Af"reet\, n. Same as {Afrit}. | |
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Afrit \Af"rit\, Afrite \Af"rite\, Afreet \Af"reet\, n. [Arab. 'ifr[c6]t.] (Moham. Myth.) A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant. | |
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Afrit \Af"rit\, Afrite \Af"rite\, Afreet \Af"reet\, n. [Arab. 'ifr[c6]t.] (Moham. Myth.) A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant. | |
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Apart \A*part"\, adv. [F. [85] part; (L. ad) + part part. See {Part}.] 1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside. Others apart sat on a hill retired. --Milton. The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself. --Ps. iv. 3. 2. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction, as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two propositions apart. 3. Aside; away. [bd]Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness.[b8] --Jas. i. 21. Let Pleasure go, put Care apart. --Keble. 4. In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a piece of machinery apart. | |
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Apartment \A*part"ment\, n. [F. appartement; cf. It. appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr. L. ad + pars, partis, part. See {Apart}.] 1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions. --Fielding. 2. A set or suite of rooms. --De Quincey. 3. A compartment. [Obs.] --Pope. | |
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Apartment house \A*part"ment house\ A building comprising a number of suites designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc., furnished in common; -- often distinguished in the United States from a {flat house}. | |
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Apartness \A*part"ness\, n. The quality of standing apart. | |
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Aperitive \A*per"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. ap[82]ritif, fr. L. aperire.] Serving to open; aperient. --Harvey. | |
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Apert \A*pert"\, a. [OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire. See {Aperient}, and cf. {Pert}, a.] Open; evident; undisguised. [Archaic] --Fotherby. | |
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Apert \A*pert"\, adv. Openly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Apertion \A*per"tion\, n. [L. apertio.] The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. [Archaic] --Wiseman. | |
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Apertly \A*pert"ly\, adv. Openly; clearly. [Archaic] | |
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Apertness \A*pert"ness\, n. Openness; frankness. [Archaic] | |
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Aperture \Ap"er*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. apertura, fr. aperire. See {Aperient}.] 1. The act of opening. [Obs.] 2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. An aperture between the mountains. --Gilpin. The back aperture of the nostrils. --Owen. 3. (Opt.) The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture. Note: The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in degrees, called also the angular aperture, which signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light which the instrument transmits from the object or point viewed; as, a microscope of 100[deg] aperture. | |
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Pirate \Pi"rate\, n. [L. pirata, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to attempt, undertake, from making attempts or attacks on ships, [?] an attempt, trial; akin to E. peril: cf. F. pirate. See {Peril}.] 1. A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on the high seas; especially, one who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in a harbor. 2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on the high seas. 3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the work of an author without permission. {Pirate perch} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the United States ({Aphredoderus Sayanus}). It is of a dark olive color, speckled with blackish spots. | |
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Aphrite \Aph"rite\, n. (Min.) See under {Calcite}. | |
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Aphrodisiac \Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, n. That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery. | |
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Aphrodisiac \Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, Aphrodisiacal \Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal\, a. [Gr. [?] pertaining to sensual love, fr. [?]. See {Aphrodite}.] Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery. | |
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Aphrodisiac \Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, Aphrodisiacal \Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal\, a. [Gr. [?] pertaining to sensual love, fr. [?]. See {Aphrodite}.] Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery. | |
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Aphrodisian \Aph`ro*dis"i*an\, a. [Gr. [?].] Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. [bd]Aphrodisian dames[b8] [that is, courtesans]. --C. Reade. | |
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Aphroditic \Aph`ro*dit"ic\, a. Venereal. [R.] --Dunglison. | |
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Aporetical \Ap`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr. [?]. See {Aporia}.] Doubting; skeptical. [Obs.] --Cudworth. | |
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Aport \A*port"\, adv. [Pref. a- + port.] (Naut.) On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm. | |
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Apparatus \Ap"pa*ratus\, n.; pl. {Apparatus}, also rarely {Apparatuses}. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.] 1. Things provided as means to some end. 2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism. 3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. | |
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Apparatus \Ap"pa*ratus\, n.; pl. {Apparatus}, also rarely {Apparatuses}. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.] 1. Things provided as means to some end. 2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical, for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism. 3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus. | |
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Apparition \Ap`pa*ri"tion\, n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. --Milton. The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. --Prescott. The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. --Sir W. Scott. 2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form. Which apparition, it seems, was you. --Tatler. 3. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a ghost; a specter; a phantom. [bd]The heavenly bands . . . a glorious apparition.[b8] --Milton. I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition. --Shak. 4. (Astron.) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to {occultation}. {Circle of perpetual apparition}. See under {Circle}. | |
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Apparitional \Ap`pa*ri"tion*al\, a. Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions; spectral. [bd]An apparitional soul.[b8] --Tylor. | |
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Apparitor \Ap*par"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders. Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world. --De Quincey. 2. (Law) A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court. --Bouvier. | |
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Beadle \Bea"dle\, n. [OE. bedel, bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F. bedeau, fr. OHG. butil, putil, G. b[81]ttel, fr. OHG. biotan, G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as OHG. butil. See. {Bid}, v.] 1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an {apparitor} or {summoner}. 2. An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students. [Eng.] Note: In this sense the archaic spellings bedel (Oxford) and bedell (Cambridge) are preserved. 3. An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc. | |
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Apparitor \Ap*par"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders. Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the other world. --De Quincey. 2. (Law) A messenger or officer who serves the process of an ecclesiastical court. --Bouvier. | |
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Beadle \Bea"dle\, n. [OE. bedel, bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F. bedeau, fr. OHG. butil, putil, G. b[81]ttel, fr. OHG. biotan, G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as OHG. butil. See. {Bid}, v.] 1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an {apparitor} or {summoner}. 2. An officer in a university, who precedes public processions of officers and students. [Eng.] Note: In this sense the archaic spellings bedel (Oxford) and bedell (Cambridge) are preserved. 3. An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of duties, as the preservation of order in church service, the chastisement of petty offenders, etc. | |
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Appear \Ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F. apparoir, fr. L. appar[?]re to appear + par[?]reto come forth, to be visible; prob. from the same root as par[?]re to produce. Cf. {Apparent}, {Parent}, {Peer}, v. i.] 1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible. And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear. --Gen. i. 9. 2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at that time. 3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried. We must all appear before the judgment seat. --[b5] Cor. v. 10. One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to appear. --Macaulay. 4. To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest. It doth not yet appear what we shall be. --1 John iii. 2. Of their vain contest appeared no end. --Milton. 5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look. They disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. --Matt. vi. 16. Syn: To seem; look. See {Seem}. | |
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Appertain \Ap`per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appertaining}.] [OE. apperteinen, apertenen, OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See {Pertain}.] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. --Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. --Lev. vi. 5. | |
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Appertain \Ap`per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appertaining}.] [OE. apperteinen, apertenen, OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See {Pertain}.] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. --Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. --Lev. vi. 5. | |
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Appertain \Ap`per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appertained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appertaining}.] [OE. apperteinen, apertenen, OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad + pertinere to reach to, belong. See {Pertain}.] To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate. Things appertaining to this life. --Hooker. Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. --Lev. vi. 5. | |
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Appertainment \Ap`per*tain"ment\, n. That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [Obs. or R.] --Shak. | |
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Appertinance \Ap*per"ti*nance\, Appertinence \Ap*per"ti*nence\, n. See {Appurtenance}. | |
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Appertinance \Ap*per"ti*nance\, Appertinence \Ap*per"ti*nence\, n. See {Appurtenance}. | |
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Appertinent \Ap*per"ti*nent\, a. Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written {appurtenant}.] --Coleridge. | |
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Appertinent \Ap*per"ti*nent\, n. That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Apporter \Ap*por"ter\, n. [Cf. F. apporter to bring in, fr. L. apportare; ad + portare to bear.] A bringer in; an importer. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Apportion \Ap*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL. apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments. | |
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Apportionateness \Ap*por"tion*ate*ness\, n. The quality of being apportioned or in proportion. [Obs. & R.] | |
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Apportion \Ap*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL. apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments. | |
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Apportioner \Ap*por"tion*er\, n. One who apportions. | |
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Apportion \Ap*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL. apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.] To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various employments. | |
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Apportionment \Ap*por"tion*ment\, n. [Cf. F. apportionnement, LL. apportionamentum.] The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property. --A. Hamilton. | |
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Appurtenance \Ap*pur"te*nance\, n. [OF. apurtenaunce, apartenance, F. appartenance, LL. appartenentia, from L. appertinere. See {Appertain}.] That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land. --Tomlins. --Bouvier. --Burrill. Globes . . . provided as appurtenances to astronomy. --Bacon. The structure of the eye, and of its appurtenances. --Reid. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Appertinent \Ap*per"ti*nent\, a. Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written {appurtenant}.] --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Appurtenant \Ap*pur"te*nant\, a. [F. appartenant, p. pr. of appartenir. See {Appurtenance}.] Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. --Blackstone. {Common appurtenant}. (Law) See under {Common, n.} | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Appurtenant \Ap*pur"te*nant\, n. Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance. Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption. --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Appertinent \Ap*per"ti*nent\, a. Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written {appurtenant}.] --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Appurtenant \Ap*pur"te*nant\, a. [F. appartenant, p. pr. of appartenir. See {Appurtenance}.] Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings. --Blackstone. {Common appurtenant}. (Law) See under {Common, n.} | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Appurtenant \Ap*pur"te*nant\, n. Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an appurtenance. Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption. --Coleridge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Apyretic \Ap`y*ret"ic\, a. [Pref. a[?] not + pyretic.] (Med.) Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an intermission of fever. --Dunglison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aver \A*ver"\ ([adot]*v[etil]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averred} ([adot]*v[etil]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averring}.] [F. av[82]rer, LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See {Verity}.] 1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.] 2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or justify. See {Averment}. 3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth. It is sufficient that the very fact hath its foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the case. --Fielding. Then all averred I had killed the bird. --Coleridge. Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See {Affirm}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avert \A*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Averting}.] [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF. avertir. See {Verse}, n.] To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? [bd]To avert his ire.[b8] --Milton. When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church. --Bacon. Till ardent prayer averts the public woe. --Prior. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avert \A*vert"\, v. i. To turn away. [Archaic] Cold and averting from our neighbor's good. --Thomson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avert \A*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Averting}.] [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF. avertir. See {Verse}, n.] To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? [bd]To avert his ire.[b8] --Milton. When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church. --Bacon. Till ardent prayer averts the public woe. --Prior. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Averted \A*vert"ed\, a. Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious. Who scornful pass it with averted eye. --Keble. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Averter \A*vert"er\, n. One who, or that which, averts. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avertible \A*vert"i*ble\, a. Capable of being averted; preventable. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avertiment \A*ver"ti*ment\, n. Advertisement. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avert \A*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Averting}.] [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF. avertir. See {Verse}, n.] To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? [bd]To avert his ire.[b8] --Milton. When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church. --Bacon. Till ardent prayer averts the public woe. --Prior. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avoirdupois \Av`oir*du*pois"\ ([acr]v`[etil]r*d[usl]*poiz"), n. & a. [OE. aver de peis, goods of weight, where peis is fr. OF. peis weight, F. poids, L. pensum. See {Aver}, n., and {Poise}, n.] 1. Goods sold by weight. [Obs.] 2. Avoirdupois weight. 3. Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois. [Colloq.] {Avoirdupois weight}, a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea. Note: The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivalent to the weight of 27.7015 cubic inches of distilled water at 62[deg] Fahrenheit, the barometer being at 30 inches, and the water weighed in the air with brass weights. In this system of weights 16 drams make 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 25 pounds 1 quarter, 4 quarters 1 hundred weight, and 20 hundred weight 1 ton. The above pound contains 7,000 grains, or 453.54 grams, so that 1 pound avoirdupois is equivalent to 1 31-144 pounds troy. (See {Troy weight}.) Formerly, a hundred weight was reckoned at 112 pounds, the ton being 2,240 pounds (sometimes called a long ton). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Avoirdupois \Av`oir*du*pois"\ ([acr]v`[etil]r*d[usl]*poiz"), n. & a. [OE. aver de peis, goods of weight, where peis is fr. OF. peis weight, F. poids, L. pensum. See {Aver}, n., and {Poise}, n.] 1. Goods sold by weight. [Obs.] 2. Avoirdupois weight. 3. Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois. [Colloq.] {Avoirdupois weight}, a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea. Note: The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is equivalent to the weight of 27.7015 cubic inches of distilled water at 62[deg] Fahrenheit, the barometer being at 30 inches, and the water weighed in the air with brass weights. In this system of weights 16 drams make 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 25 pounds 1 quarter, 4 quarters 1 hundred weight, and 20 hundred weight 1 ton. The above pound contains 7,000 grains, or 453.54 grams, so that 1 pound avoirdupois is equivalent to 1 31-144 pounds troy. (See {Troy weight}.) Formerly, a hundred weight was reckoned at 112 pounds, the ton being 2,240 pounds (sometimes called a long ton). | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Aberdeen, FL (CDP, FIPS 50) Location: 26.55024 N, 80.14887 W Population (1990): 2572 (1336 housing units) Area: 6.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Aberdeen, ID (city, FIPS 100) Location: 42.94458 N, 112.83698 W Population (1990): 1406 (602 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Aberdeen, MD (town, FIPS 125) Location: 39.51171 N, 76.17251 W Population (1990): 13087 (5214 housing units) Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21001 Aberdeen, MS (city, FIPS 180) Location: 33.82854 N, 88.55159 W Population (1990): 6837 (2645 housing units) Area: 27.8 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39730 Aberdeen, NC (town, FIPS 160) Location: 35.13950 N, 79.42138 W Population (1990): 2700 (1239 housing units) Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28315 Aberdeen, OH (village, FIPS 142) Location: 38.66669 N, 83.76994 W Population (1990): 1329 (603 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45101 Aberdeen, SD (city, FIPS 100) Location: 45.46750 N, 98.48240 W Population (1990): 24927 (10689 housing units) Area: 21.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57401 Aberdeen, WA (city, FIPS 100) Location: 46.97702 N, 123.80837 W Population (1990): 16565 (7570 housing units) Area: 27.4 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98520 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Aberdeen Proving, MD Zip code(s): 21005 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (CDP, FIPS 175) Location: 39.47247 N, 76.12997 W Population (1990): 5267 (986 housing units) Area: 28.2 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Avard, OK (town, FIPS 3550) Location: 36.69910 N, 98.78970 W Population (1990): 37 (16 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
A Portrait of J. Random Hacker This profile reflects detailed comments on an earlier `trial balloon' version from about a hundred Usenet respondents. Where comparatives are used, the implicit `other' is a randomly selected segment of the non-hacker population of the same size as hackerdom. An important point: Except in some relatively minor respects such as slang vocabulary, hackers don't get to be the way they are by imitating each other. Rather, it seems to be the case that the combination of personality traits that makes a hacker so conditions one's outlook on life that one tends to end up being like other hackers whether one wants to or not (much as bizarrely detailed similarities in behavior and preferences are found in genetic twins raised separately). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
abort and usually suddenly, with or without {diagnostic} information. "My program aborted", "I aborted the transmission". The noun form in computing is "abort", not "abortion", e.g. "We've had three aborts over the last two days". If a {Unix} {kernel} aborts it is known as a {panic}. (1997-01-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
affordance (1998-10-15) |