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A89rometer \A`[89]r*om"e*ter\, n. [A[89]ro- + -meter: cf. F. [82]rom[8a]tre.] An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air and gases. | |
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A89rometric \A`[89]r*o*met"ric\, a. Of or pertaining to a[89]rometry; as, a[89]rometric investigations. | |
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A89rometry \A`[89]r*om"e*try\, n. [A[89]ro- + -metry: cf. F. [82]rom[82]trie.] The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics. | |
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A89ronat \A"[89]r*o*nat`\, n. [F. a[82]ronat. See {A[89]ro-}; {Natation}.] A dirigible balloon. | |
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A89ronaut \A"[89]r*o*naut\ (?; 277), n. [F. a[82]ronaute, fr. Gr. [?] air + [?] sailor. See {Nautical}.] An a[89]rial navigator; a balloonist. | |
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A89ronautic \A`[89]r*o*naut"ic\, A89ronautical \A`[89]r*o*naut"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. a[82]ronauitique.] Pertaining to a[89]ronautics, or a[89]rial sailing. | |
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A89ronautic \A`[89]r*o*naut"ic\, A89ronautical \A`[89]r*o*naut"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. a[82]ronauitique.] Pertaining to a[89]ronautics, or a[89]rial sailing. | |
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A89ronautics \A`[89]r*o*naut"ics\, n. The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by means of a balloon; a[89]rial navigation; ballooning. | |
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Airometer \Air*om"e*ter\, n. [Air + -meter.] A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open below, and has its open end plunged into water. | |
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Ar91ometer \A`r[91]*om"e*ter\ (?; 277). See {Areometer}. | |
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Araneidan \Ar`a*ne"i*dan\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders. -- n. One of the Araneina; a spider. | |
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Arenation \Ar`e*na"tion\ ([acr]r`[esl]*n[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. arenatio, fr. arena sand.] (Med.) A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body. --Dunglison. | |
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Areometer \A`re*om"e*ter\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. 'araio`s thin, rare + -meter: cf. F. ar[82]om[8a]tre.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a form hydrometer. | |
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Areometric \A`re*o*met"ric\, Areometrical \A`re*o*met"ric*al\, a. Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer. | |
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Areometric \A`re*o*met"ric\, Areometrical \A`re*o*met"ric*al\, a. Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer. | |
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Areometry \A`re*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'araio`s thin, rare + -metry.] The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of fluids. | |
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Armada \Ar*ma"da\ ([aum]r*m[amac]"d[adot] or [aum]r*m[aum]"d[adot]), n. [Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr. armatus, p. p. of armare. See {Arm}, v. t. {Army}.] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558. | |
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Armadillo \Ar`ma*dil"lo\ ([aum]r`m[adot]*d[icr]l"l[osl]), n.; pl. {Armadillos} (-l[omac]z). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any edentate animal if the family {Dasypid[91]}, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See {Peba}, {Poyou}, {Tatouay}. (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball. | |
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Armadillo \Ar`ma*dil"lo\ ([aum]r`m[adot]*d[icr]l"l[osl]), n.; pl. {Armadillos} (-l[omac]z). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any edentate animal if the family {Dasypid[91]}, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See {Peba}, {Poyou}, {Tatouay}. (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball. | |
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Armado \Ar*ma"do\ ([aum]r*m[amac]"d[osl]), n. Armada. [Obs.] | |
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Armature \Ar"ma*ture\, n. (Elec.) That part of a dynamo or electric generator or of an electric motor in which a current is induced by a relatively moving magnetic field. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron. | |
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Armature \Ar"ma*ture\, n. [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf. F. armature. See {Arm}, v. t., {Armor}.] 1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants. 2. (Magnetism) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force. 3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. --Oxf. Gloss. | |
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Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Armed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arming}.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See {arms}.] 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.] And make him with our pikes and partisans A grave: come, arm him. --Shak. Arm your prize; I know you will not lose him. --Two N. Kins. 2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.] His shoulders broad and strong, Armed long and round. --Beau. & Fl. 3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. Abram . . . armed his trained servants. --Gen. xiv. 14. 4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling. 5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense. Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. --1 Pet. iv. 1. {To arm a magnet}, to fit it with an armature. | |
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Armed \Armed\, a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. [bd]And armed host.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe. 3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. {Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[85]-pie}. --Cussans. {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}. {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature. {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}. | |
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Armed \Armed\, a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. [bd]And armed host.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe. 3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. {Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[85]-pie}. --Cussans. {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}. {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature. {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}. | |
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Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[icr]), n. [Icel. hl[ymac]ri a sort of fish.] (Zo[94]l.) A European fish ({Peristethus cataphractum}), having the body covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting in front of the nose; -- called also {noble}, {pluck}, {pogge}, {sea poacher}, and {armed bullhead}. | |
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Armed \Armed\, a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. [bd]And armed host.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe. 3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. {Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[85]-pie}. --Cussans. {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}. {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature. {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}. | |
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Flute \Flute\ (fl[umac]t), n. [Cf. F. fl[ucir]te a transport, D. fluit.] A kind of flyboat; a storeship. {Armed en fl[96]te}(Nav.), partially armed. | |
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Armed \Armed\, a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. [bd]And armed host.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe. 3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. {Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[85]-pie}. --Cussans. {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}. {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature. {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}. | |
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d8Echiuroidea \[d8]Ech`i*u*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. echiurus, the name of one genus (Gr. [?] an adder + [?] tail) + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Annelida which includes the genus {Echiurus} and allies. They are often classed among the Gephyrea, and called the {armed Gephyreans}. | |
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Armed \Armed\, a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. [bd]And armed host.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe. 3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. {Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[85]-pie}. --Cussans. {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}. {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature. {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}. | |
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Neutrality \Neu*tral"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. neutralit[82].] 1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; indifference. Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects. --Addison. 2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor bad. [Obs.] --Donne. 3. (Chem.) The quality or state of being neutral. See {Neutral}, a., 4. 4. (International Law) The condition of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other powers. 5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or states. {Armed neutrality}, the condition of a neutral power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any aggression of either belligerent. | |
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Armed \Armed\, a. 1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. [bd]And armed host.[b8] --Dryden. 2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe. 3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey. {Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[85]-pie}. --Cussans. {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}. {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature. {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}. | |
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3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale. {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C. {General ship}. See under {General}. {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard; -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}. {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak. {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for further use. {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port. {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing vessels. {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright. {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other, furniture of vessels. {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler deals; also, the business of a ship chandler. {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}. {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships. {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet. {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden, and was one of the causes which led to the death of Charles. It was finally abolished. {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}. {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent of the rolling and pitching of a vessel. {Ship railway}. (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for repairs. (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels overland between two water courses or harbors. {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel. {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or unloading. {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}. {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is required by law to be provided, and the production of which may be required on certain occasions. Among these papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll, bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent. {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel. | |
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Armet \Arm"et\, n. [F., dim. of arme arm, or corrupted for healmet helmet.] A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. | |
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Arnatto \Ar*nat"to\, n. See {Annotto}. | |
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Arnot \Ar"not\, Arnut \Ar"nut\, n. [Cf. D. aardnoot, E. earthut.] The earthnut. [Obs.] | |
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Annotto \An*not"to\, Arnotto \Ar*not"to\, n. [Perh. the native name.] A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree ({Bixa orellana}) belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also {Anatto}, {Anatta}, {Annatto}, {Annotta}, etc.] | |
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Arnotto \Ar*not"to\, n. Same as {Annotto}. | |
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Arnot \Ar"not\, Arnut \Ar"nut\, n. [Cf. D. aardnoot, E. earthut.] The earthnut. [Obs.] | |
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Aroint \A*roint"\ ([adot]*roint"), interj. [Cf. Prov. E. rynt, rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make room for others; AS. r[ymac]man to make room or way, fr. r[umac]m room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. {Room} space.] Stand off, or begone. [Obs.] Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. --Shak. | |
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Aroint \A*roint"\, v. t. To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] [bd]Whiskered cats arointed flee.[b8] --Mrs. Browning. | |
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Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\ ([acr]r`[osl]*m[acr]t"[icr]k), n. A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger, cinnamon, spices. | |
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Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\, Aromatical \Ar`o*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. | |
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{Aromatic compound} (Chem.), one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, {C6H6}. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives. {Aromatic vinegar}. See under {Vinegar}. | |
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Vinegar \Vin"e*gar\, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L. vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.] 1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like. Note: The characteristic sourness of vinegar is due to acetic acid, of which it contains from three to five per cent. Wine vinegar contains also tartaric acid, citric acid, etc. 2. Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically. Here's the challenge: . . . I warrant there's vinegar and pepper in't. --Shak. {Aromatic vinegar}, strong acetic acid highly flavored with aromatic substances. {Mother of vinegar}. See 4th {Mother}. {Radical vinegar}, acetic acid. {Thieves' vinegar}. See under {Thief}. {Vinegar eel} (Zo[94]l.), a minute nematode worm ({Leptodera oxophila}, or {Anguillula acetiglutinis}), commonly found in great numbers in vinegar, sour paste, and other fermenting vegetable substances; -- called also {vinegar worm}. {Vinegar lamp} (Chem.), a fanciful name of an apparatus designed to oxidize alcohol to acetic acid by means of platinum. {Vinegar plant}. See 4th {Mother}. {Vinegar tree} (Bot.), the stag-horn sumac ({Rhus typhina}), whose acid berries have been used to intensify the sourness of vinegar. {Wood vinegar}. See under {Wood}. | |
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{Aromatic compound} (Chem.), one of a large class of organic substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen, and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived from the benzene group, {C6H6}. The term is extended also to many of their derivatives. {Aromatic vinegar}. See under {Vinegar}. | |
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Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\, Aromatical \Ar`o*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. aromaticus, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.] Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy; strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aromatization \Ar`o*mat`i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. aromatisation.] The act of impregnating or secting with aroma. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aromatize \A*ro"ma*tize\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aromatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aromatizing}.] [L. aromatizare, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aromatiser.] To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. --Bacon. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aromatize \A*ro"ma*tize\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aromatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aromatizing}.] [L. aromatizare, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aromatiser.] To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. --Bacon. | |
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Aromatizer \A*ro"ma*ti`zer\, n. One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic. --Evelyn. | |
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Aromatize \A*ro"ma*tize\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aromatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aromatizing}.] [L. aromatizare, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aromatiser.] To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy scent or taste to; to perfume. --Bacon. | |
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Aromatous \A*ro"ma*tous\, a. Aromatic. [Obs.] --Caxton. | |
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Around \A*round"\, prep. 1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about. A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. --Dryden. 2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.] | |
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Around \A*round"\, adv. [Pref. a- + round.] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town. 3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.] Note: See {Round}, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used. | |
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Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. --Wordsworth. 2. To border; to edge All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. --Spenser. {To hem about}, {around}, [or] {in}, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. [bd]With valiant squadrons round about to hem.[b8] --Fairfax. [bd]Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny.[b8] --Daniel. {To hem out}, to shut out. [bd]You can not hem me out of London.[b8] --J. Webster. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Around \A*round"\, prep. 1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make the circuit of; about. A lambent flame arose, which gently spread Around his brows. --Dryden. 2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Around \A*round"\, adv. [Pref. a- + round.] 1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space; all about; as, to travel around from town to town. 3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.] Note: See {Round}, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in some of the meanings, is more commonly used. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hemming}.] 1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge of. --Wordsworth. 2. To border; to edge All the skirt about Was hemmed with golden fringe. --Spenser. {To hem about}, {around}, [or] {in}, to inclose and confine; to surround; to environ. [bd]With valiant squadrons round about to hem.[b8] --Fairfax. [bd]Hemmed in to be a spoil to tyranny.[b8] --Daniel. {To hem out}, to shut out. [bd]You can not hem me out of London.[b8] --J. Webster. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aroynt \A*roynt"\, interj. See {Aroint}. | |
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Arrant \Ar"rant\, a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See {Errant}.] Notoriously or pre[89]minently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward. I discover an arrant laziness in my soul. --Fuller. 2. Thorough or downright, in a good sense. [Obs.] An arrant honest woman. --Burton. | |
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Arrantly \Ar"rant*ly\, adv. Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully. --L'Estrange. | |
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Arrenotokous \Ar`re*not"o*kous\, a. [Gr. [?] bearing males; [?] a male + [?] a bringing forth.] (Zo[94]l.) Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arrentation \Ar`ren*ta"tion\ [Cf. F. arrenter to give or take as rent. See {Arendator}.] (O. Eng. Law) A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oat \Oat\ ([omac]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([omac]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [amac]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well-known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense. 2. A musical pipe made of oat straw. [Obs.] --Milton. {Animated oats} or {Animal oats} (Bot.), A grass ({Avena sterilis}) much like oats, but with a long spirally twisted awn which coils and uncoils with changes of moisture, and thus gives the grains an apparently automatic motion. {Oat fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting; -- so called from its feeding on oats. [Prov. Eng.] {Oat grass} (Bot.), the name of several grasses more or less resembling oats, as {Danthonia spicata}, {D. sericea}, and {Arrhenatherum avenaceum}, all common in parts of the United States. {To feel one's oats}, to be conceited ro self-important. [Slang] {To sow one's wild oats}, to indulge in youthful dissipation. --Thackeray. {Wild oats} (Bot.), a grass ({Avena fatua}) much resembling oats, and by some persons supposed to be the original of cultivated oats. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass, ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}. Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass, hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}. Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not true grasses botanically considered, such as black grass, goose grass, star grass, etc. {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}), growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay. {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum avenaceum} of Europe. {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia} growing in wet ground. The European species is {P. palustris}; in the United States there are several species. {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass. {Grass bird}, the dunlin. {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the grass-cloth plant. {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and strong fibers suited for textile purposes. {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and {bay-winged bunting}. (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of which several species are known. {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land and giving rich milk. {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled. {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus {Crambus}, found in grass. {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; -- used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc. {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}). {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also applied to the zebra parrakeet. {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover. {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson. {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of the head and chest black and often marked with yellow. {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus natrix}). (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States. See {Green snake}, under {Green}. {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America. {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered with dew. {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge from Florida and the Bahamas. {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}. {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with narrow grasslike leaves. {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G. strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.] (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.] (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her husband. [Slang.] {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass. {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the surface of the ground. {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze a season, as cattle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arundelian \Ar`un*del"ian\, a. Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arundiferous \Ar`un*dif"er*ous\, a. [L. arundifer; arundo reed + ferre to bear.] Producing reeds or canes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arundinaceous \A*run`di*na"ceous\, a. [L. arundinaceus, fr. arundo reed.] Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cane \Cane\, n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne, L. canna, fr. Gr. [?], [?]; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. q[be]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st {Cannon}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of {Calamus} and {D[91]manorops}, having very long, smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans. (b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane. (c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as, the canes of a raspberry. Like light canes, that first rise big and brave. --B. Jonson. Note: In the Southern United States {great cane} is the {Arundinaria macrosperma}, and {small cane} is. {A. tecta}. 2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally made of one the species of cane. Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift. 3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.] Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign The flying skirmish of the darted cane. --Dryden. 4. A local European measure of length. See {Canna}. {Cane borer} (Zo[94].), A beetle {(Oberea bimaculata)} which, in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc. {Cane mill}, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the manufacture of sugar. {Cane trash}, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar cane, used for fuel, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Arundineous \Ar`un*din"e*ous\, a. [L. arundineus, fr. arundo reed.] Abounding with reeds; reedy. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Donax \[d8]Do"nax\, n. [L., reed, also a sea fish, Gr. [?].] (Bot.) A canelike grass of southern Europe ({Arundo Donax}), used for fishing rods, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Aurantiaceous \Au*ran`ti*a"ceous\, a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiace[91], an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arendtsville, PA (borough, FIPS 2928) Location: 39.92497 N, 77.30120 W Population (1990): 693 (305 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Armada, MI (village, FIPS 3520) Location: 42.84100 N, 82.88346 W Population (1990): 1548 (514 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48005 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arnaudville, LA (town, FIPS 3110) Location: 30.40158 N, 91.93227 W Population (1990): 1444 (582 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70512 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arnett, OK (town, FIPS 2800) Location: 36.13535 N, 99.77040 W Population (1990): 547 (330 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Arnett, WV Zip code(s): 25007 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arroyo Hondo, NM Zip code(s): 87513 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Arundel, ME Zip code(s): 04005 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
AIr MAterial COmmand compiler was supplanted by {COBOL}. [Sammet 1969, p. 378]. (1995-02-20) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Aaronites the descendants of Aaron, and therefore priests. Jehoiada, the father of Benaiah, led 3,700 Aaronites as "fighting men" to the support of David at Hebron (1 Chr. 12:27). Eleazar (Num. 3:32), and at a later period Zadok (1 Chr. 27:17), was their chief. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Arimathea a "city of the Jews" (Luke 23:51), the birth-place of Joseph in whose sepulchre our Lord was laid (Matt. 27:57, 60; John 19:38). It is probably the same place as Ramathaim in Ephraim, and the birth-place of Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1, 19). Others identify it with Ramleh in Dan, or Rama (q.v.) in Benjamin (Matt. 2:18). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Arimathea, a lion dead to the Lord |