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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Auk \Auk\, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw. alka.] (Zo[94]l.) A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the family {Alcid[91]}. The great auk, now extinct, is {Alca ([or] Plautus) impennis}. The razor-billed auk is {A. torda}. See {Puffin}, {Guillemot}, and {Murre}. | |
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Artemisia \Ar`te*mi"si*a\ ([aum]rt[esl]"m[icr]zh"[icr]*[adot] or [aum]rt[esl]"m[icr]sh"[icr]*[adot]), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr. 'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.) A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these {A. absinthium}, or common wormwood, is well known, and {A. tridentata} is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region. | |
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Adhere \Ad*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adhered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adhering}.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh[82]rer. See {Aghast}.] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. 2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church. 3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. [bd]Nor time nor place did then adhere.[b8] [bd]Every thing adheres together.[b8] --Shak. Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold | |
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Adhort \Ad*hort"\, v. t. [L. adhortari. See {Adhortation}.] To exhort; to advise. [Obs.] --Feltham. | |
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Adhortation \Ad`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. adhortatio, fr. adhortari to advise; ad + hortari to exhort.] Advice; exhortation. [Obs.] --Peacham. | |
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Adhortatory \Ad*hor"ta*to*ry\, a. Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [Obs.] --Potter. | |
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Adoration \Ad`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. adoratio, fr. adorare: cf. F. adoration.] 1. The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god. The more immediate objects of popular adoration amongst the heathens were deified human beings. --Farmer. 2. Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration; intense regard and love; fervent devotion. 3. A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage from two thirds of the conclave. [Pole] might have been chosen on the spot by adoration. --Froude. | |
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Adrad \A*drad"\, p. a. [P. p. of adread.] Put in dread; afraid. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Adread \A*dread"\, v. t. & i. [AS. andr[91]dan, ondr[91]; pref. a- (for and against) + dr[91]den to dread. See {Dread}.] To dread. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. | |
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Adriatic \A`dri*at"ic\, a. [L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr. Adria or Hadria, a town of the Veneti.] Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of which is known as the Gulf of Venice. | |
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Adroit \A*droit"\, a. [F. adroit; [85] (L. ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See {Direct}.] Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply. [bd]Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant.[b8] --Horsley. [bd]He was adroit in intrigue.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted. | |
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Adroitly \A*droit"ly\, adv. In an adroit manner. | |
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Adroitness \A*droit"ness\, n. The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity. Adroitness was as requisite as courage. --Motley. Syn: See {Skill}. | |
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Adward \Ad*ward"\, n. Award. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Heart \Heart\, n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[a1]rt[?], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. [?], [?] [?][?][?][?]. Cf. {Accord}, {Discord}, {Cordial}, 4th {Core}, {Courage}.] 1. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. Why does my blood thus muster to my heart! --Shak. Note: In adult mammals and birds, the heart is four-chambered, the right auricle and ventricle being completely separated from the left auricle and ventricle; and the blood flows from the systematic veins to the right auricle, thence to the right ventricle, from which it is forced to the lungs, then returned to the left auricle, thence passes to the left ventricle, from which it is driven into the systematic arteries. See Illust. under {Aorta}. In fishes there are but one auricle and one ventricle, the blood being pumped from the ventricle through the gills to the system, and thence returned to the auricle. In most amphibians and reptiles, the separation of the auricles is partial or complete, and in reptiles the ventricles also are separated more or less completely. The so-called lymph hearts, found in many amphibians, reptiles, and birds, are contractile sacs, which pump the lymph into the veins. 2. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart. Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. --Emerson. 3. The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc. Exploits done in the heart of France. --Shak. Peace subsisting at the heart Of endless agitation. --Wordsworth. 4. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit. Eve, recovering heart, replied. --Milton. The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly from one country invade another. --Sir W. Temple. 5. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad. That the spent earth may gather heart again. --Dryden. 6. That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart. 7. One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps. 8. Vital part; secret meaning; real intention. And then show you the heart of my message. --Shak. 9. A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. [bd]I speak to thee, my heart.[b8] --Shak. Note: Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need no special explanation; as, heart-appalling, heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled, heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened, heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching, heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-stirring, heart-touching, heart-wearing, heart-whole, heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc. {After one's own heart}, conforming with one's inmost approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart. The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart. --1 Sam. xiii. 14. {At heart}, in the inmost character or disposition; at bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man. {By heart}, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to know or learn by heart. [bd]Composing songs, for fools to get by heart[b8] (that is, to commit to memory, or to learn thoroughly). --Pope. {For my heart}, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.] [bd]I could not get him for my heart to do it.[b8] --Shak. {Heart bond} (Masonry), a bond in which no header stone stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid header fashion. --Knight. {Heart and hand}, with enthusiastic co[94]peration. {Heart hardness}, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling; moral insensibility. --Shak. {Heart heaviness}, depression of spirits. --Shak. {Heart point} (Her.), the fess point. See {Escutcheon}. {Heart rising}, a rising of the heart, as in opposition. {Heart shell} (Zo[94]l.), any marine, bivalve shell of the genus {Cardium} and allied genera, having a heart-shaped shell; esp., the European {Isocardia cor}; -- called also {heart cockle}. {Heart sickness}, extreme depression of spirits. {Heart and soul}, with the utmost earnestness. {Heart urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea urchin. See {Spatangoid}. {Heart wheel}, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See {Cam}. {In good heart}, in good courage; in good hope. {Out of heart}, discouraged. {Poor heart}, an exclamation of pity. {To break the heart of}. (a) To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be utterly cast down by sorrow. (b) To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly; -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the heart of the task. {To find in the heart}, to be willing or disposed. [bd]I could find in my heart to ask your pardon.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney. {To have at heart}, to desire (anything) earnestly. {To have in the heart}, to purpose; to design or intend to do. {To have the heart in the mouth}, to be much frightened. {To lose heart}, to become discouraged. {To lose one's heart}, to fall in love. {To set the heart at rest}, to put one's self at ease. {To set the heart upon}, to fix the desires on; to long for earnestly; to be very fond of. {To take heart of grace}, to take courage. {To take to heart}, to grieve over. {To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve}, to expose one's feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive. {With all one's whole heart}, very earnestly; fully; completely; devotedly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Atheroid \Ath"er*oid\, a. [Gr. [?], [?], a beard, or an ear, of grain + -oid.] Shaped like an ear of grain. | |
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.] 1. Across; from side to side of. Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson. 2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. {Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance. {Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}. | |
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, adv. 1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise; obliquely. Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight. --Spenser. 2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely. All athwart there came A post from Wales loaden with heavy news. --Shak. | |
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.] 1. Across; from side to side of. Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson. 2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. {Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance. {Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}. | |
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Hawse \Hawse\ (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole, or hole in the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[be]ls, neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See {Collar}, and cf. {Halse} to embrace.] 1. A hawse hole. --Harris. 2. (Naut.) (a) The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow. (b) The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse. (c) That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse holes for the cables. {Athwart hawse}. See under {Athwart}. {Foul hawse}, a hawse in which the cables cross each other, or are twisted together. {Hawse block}, a block used to stop up a hawse hole at sea; -- called also {hawse plug}. {Hawse hole}, a hole in the bow of a ship, through which a cable passes. {Hawse piece}, one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through which the hawse hole is cut. {Hawse plug}. Same as {Hawse block} (above). {To come in at the hawse holes}, to enter the naval service at the lowest grade. [Cant] {To freshen the hawse}, to veer out a little more cable and bring the chafe and strain on another part. | |
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Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.] 1. Across; from side to side of. Athwart the thicket lone. --Tennyson. 2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet standing athwart our course. {Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether in contact or at a small distance. {Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}. | |
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Atrede \At*rede\, v. t. [OE. at (AS. [91]t) out + rede.] To surpass in council. [Obs.] Men may the olde atrenne, but hat atrede. --Chaucer. | |
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Atterrate \At*ter*rate\, v. t. [It. atterrare (cf. LL. atterrare to cast to earth); L. ad + terra earth, land.] To fill up with alluvial earth. [Obs.] --Ray. | |
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Atterration \At`ter*ra"tion\, n. The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth. [Obs.] | |
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Attire \At*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attiring}.] [OE. atiren to array, dispose, arrange, OF. atirier; [85] (L. ad) + F. tire rank, order, row; of Ger. origin: cf. As. tier row, OHG. ziar[c6], G. zier, ornament, zieren to adorn. Cf. {Tire} a headdress.] To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments. Finely attired in a robe of white. --Shak. With the linen miter shall he be attired. --Lev. xvi. 4. | |
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Attired \At*tired"\, p. p. (Her.) Provided with antlers, as a stag. | |
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Attrite \At*trite"\, a. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub. See {Trite}.] 1. Rubbed; worn by friction. --Milton. 2. (Theol.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to {contrite}. | |
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Attrition \At*tri"tion\, n. [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.] 1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. Effected by attrition of the inward stomach. --Arbuthnot. 2. The state of being worn. --Johnson. 3. (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See {Contrition}. --Wallis. | |
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Attritus \At*tri"tus\, n. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad + terere to rub.] Matter pulverized by attrition. | |
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Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. --Barrow. 2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone. The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. --Swift. -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. --Barrow. 2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone. The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. --Swift. -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a. 1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. --Barrow. 2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone. The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. --Swift. -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n. | |
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Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[82], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court. Thus can the demigod, Authority, Make us pay down for our offense. --Shak. By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt. xxi. 23. 2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.] 3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority. 4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence: (a) Testimony; witness. [bd]And on that high authority had believed.[b8] --Milton. (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent. (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. (d) Justification; warrant. Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak. | |
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Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite, auctorite, F. autorit[82], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See {Author}, n.] 1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act; power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over children; the authority of a court. Thus can the demigod, Authority, Make us pay down for our offense. --Shak. By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt. xxi. 23. 2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or command; as, the local authorities of the States; the military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.] 3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem; influence of character, office, or station, or mental or moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of great authority. 4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence: (a) Testimony; witness. [bd]And on that high authority had believed.[b8] --Milton. (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement worthy to be taken as a precedent. (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the author of the book. (d) Justification; warrant. Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Atherton, CA (town, FIPS 3092) Location: 37.45465 N, 122.20243 W Population (1990): 7163 (2518 housing units) Area: 12.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94027 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Atherton Technology {CASE} framework. Their {Atherton Tool Integration Services} were the basis for the ATIS standard. (2000-02-24) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Ataroth crowns. (1.) A city east of Jordan, not far from Gilead (Num. 32:3). (2.) A town on the border of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2, 7), called also Ataroth-adar (16:5). Now ed-Da'rieh. (3.) "Ataroth, the house of Joab" (1 Chr. 2:54), a town of Judah inhabited by the descendants of Caleb. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ataroth, crowns | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Ataroth-addar, crowns of power |