acaulescent
         adj 1: (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground [syn:
                  {acaulescent}, {stemless}] [ant: {caulescent}, {cauline},
                  {stemmed}]

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Achilles n a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
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Achilles tendon n a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf [syn: Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles]
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Achilles' heel n a seemingly small but actual mortal weakness
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achylia gastrica n absence of gastric juices (partial or complete) [syn: achylia, achylia gastrica]
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aculeus n a stiff sharp-pointed plant process a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect
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acyl group n any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group; "an example of the acyl group is the acetyl group" Synonym(s): acyl, acyl group
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acylglycerol n an ester of glycerol and fatty acids that occurs naturally as fats and fatty oils; "fresh fats contain glycerides of fatty acids and very little free acid" Synonym(s): glyceride, acylglycerol
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Aeschylus n Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC)
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Aesculus n deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America; southeastern Europe; eastern Asia Synonym(s): Aesculus, genus Aesculus
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Aesculus hippocastanum n tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds Synonym(s): horse chestnut, buckeye, Aesculus hippocastanum
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agalactia n a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered Synonym(s): agalactia, agalactosis
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agalactosis n a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered Synonym(s): agalactia, agalactosis
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Agelaius n red-winged blackbirds Synonym(s): Agelaius, genus Agelaius
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Agelaius phoeniceus n North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings Synonym(s): red-winged blackbird, redwing, Agelaius phoeniceus
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ageless adj continuing forever or indefinitely; "the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven" Synonym(s): ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing
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agelessness n the quality of being timeless and eternal
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Aix-la-Chapelle n a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital Synonym(s): Aachen, Aken, Aix-la-Chapelle
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Aquila chrysaetos n large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck Synonym(s): golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
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aquilege n a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains Synonym(s): columbine, aquilegia, aquilege
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aquilegia n a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; north temperate regions especially mountains Synonym(s): columbine, aquilegia, aquilege
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Aquilegia caerulea n columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers Synonym(s): blue columbine, Aquilegia caerulea, Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea
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Aquilegia canadensis n columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers Synonym(s): meeting house, honeysuckle, Aquilegia canadensis
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Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea n columbine of the Rocky Mountains having long-spurred blue flowers Synonym(s): blue columbine, Aquilegia caerulea, Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea
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Aquilegia vulgaris n common European columbine having variously colored (white or blue to purple or red) short-spurred flowers; naturalized in United States Synonym(s): granny's bonnets, Aquilegia vulgaris
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as luck would have it adv by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" [syn: fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it] Antonym(s): alas, regrettably, unfortunately, unluckily
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Asa Yoelson n United States singer (born in Russia) who appeared in the first full-length talking film (1886-1950) Synonym(s): Jolson, Al Jolson, Asa Yoelson
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ascolichen n a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete
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axial skeleton n the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
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axiological adj of or relating to the study of values
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axiology n the study of values and value judgments
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axle grease n a thick heavy grease used to lubricate axles
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Azaleastrum n group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron Synonym(s): subgenus Azalea, Azaleastrum, subgenus Azaleastrum
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Azolla caroliniana n small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe Synonym(s): mosquito fern, floating fern, Carolina pond fern, Azolla caroliniana
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Azollaceae n used in some classifications for the genus Azolla [syn: Azollaceae, family Azollaceae]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Close \Close\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Closing}.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr.       L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot,       cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.]       1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close             the eyes; to close a door.          2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to             close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.          3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to             finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to             close a course of instruction.                         One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.          4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to             confine.                         The depth closed me round about.         --Jonah ii. 5.                         But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some                      one corner of a feeble heart.            --Herbert.          {A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some             particular nation, which controls its navigation.
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Manzanita \Man`za*ni"ta\, n. [Sp., dim. of munzana an apple.]       (Bot.)       A name given to several species of {Arctostaphylos}, but       mostly to {A. glauca} and {A. pungens}, shrubs of California,       Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval       coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red       berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly       bear.
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Acalycine \A*cal"y*cine\, Acalysinous \Ac`a*lys`i*nous\, a. [Gr.       'a priv. + [?] calyx.] (Bot.)       Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
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Acalycine \A*cal"y*cine\, Acalysinous \Ac`a*lys`i*nous\, a. [Gr.       'a priv. + [?] calyx.] (Bot.)       Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
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Acaulescent \Ac`au*les"cent\, a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.]       (Bot.)       Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed       in the ground. --Gray.
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Acaulose \A*cau"lose\, Acaulous \A*cau"lous\, a. [Gr. [?]; 'a       priv. + [?] stalk or L. caulis stalk. See {Cole}.] (Bot.)       Same as {Acaulescent}.
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Acaulose \A*cau"lose\, Acaulous \A*cau"lous\, a. [Gr. [?]; 'a       priv. + [?] stalk or L. caulis stalk. See {Cole}.] (Bot.)       Same as {Acaulescent}.
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Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.       swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,       OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,       s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for       suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to       sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]       1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;             saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet             beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.          2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a             sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.                         The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.                                                                               --Longfellow.          3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the             sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet             voice; a sweet singer.                         To make his English sweet upon his tongue.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.          4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;             as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.                         Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,                      and plains.                                       --Milton.          5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.          6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:             (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.             (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,                   sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.          7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;             winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.                         Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?                                                                               --Job xxxviii.                                                                               31.                         Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one                      established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.          Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,                sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.          {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.          {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)             (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.             (b) See {Sweet-top}.          {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)             (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).             (b) Swamp sassafras.          {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}             ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and             producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.                      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)             (a) Either of the North American plants of the                   umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots                   and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.             (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing                   in England.          {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet             flag}, below.          {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})             from which the gum ladanum is obtained.          {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.          {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites             sagittata}) found in Western North America.          {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.             See the Note under {Corn}.          {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub             ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having             sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.                      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})             having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent             aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and             America. See {Calamus}, 2.          {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter             fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch             myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.          {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.          {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar             styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.          {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary             purposes.          {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.          {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.          {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.          {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.          {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.          {Sweet oil}, olive oil.          {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.          {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.          {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.          {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous             ether}, under {Spirit}.          {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea             moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --             called also {sultan flower}.          {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for             sweetmeats. [Colloq.]          {Sweet William}.             (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many                   varieties.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also                   {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.          {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.          {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or             special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.             [Colloq.] --Thackeray.          Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.
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Achilles' tendon \A*chil"les' ten"don\, n. [L. Achillis tendo.]       (Anat.)       The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large       muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of       the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of       Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River       Styx.
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Achilous \A*chi"lous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + [?] lip.] (Bot.)       Without a lip.
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Acholous \Ach"o*lous\, a. (Med.)       Lacking bile.
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Achylous \A*chy"lous\, a. [Gr. [?] without juice.] (Physiol.)       Without chyle.
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Acologic \Ac`o*log"ic\, a.       Pertaining to acology.
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Acology \A*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] remedy + -logy.]       Materia medica; the science of remedies.
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Acolyctine \Ac`o*lyc"tine\, n. [From the name of the plant.]       (Chem.)       An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from       {Aconitum lycoctonum}. --Eng. Cyc.
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Aculeous \A*cu"le*ous\, a.       Aculeate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Agalactous \Ag`a*lac"tous\, a.       Lacking milk to suckle with.
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d8Agalactia \[d8]Ag`a*lac"ti*a\, Agalaxy \Ag"a*lax`y\, n. [Gr.       [?]; 'a priv. + [?], [?], milk.] (Med.)       Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth.
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Agalloch \Ag"al*loch\, d8Agallochum \[d8]A*gal"lo*chum\, n. [Gr.       [?], of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl.       ah[be]l[c6]m.]       A soft, resinous wood ({Aquilaria Agallocha}) of highly       aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is       called also {agalwood} and {aloes wood}. The name is also       given to some other species.
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d8Ankylostomiasis \[d8]An`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr.       Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus       of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.)       A disease due to the presence of the parasites {Agchylostoma       duodenale}, {Uncinaria} (subgenus {Necator}) {americana}, or       allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in       large numbers they produce a severe an[91]mia by sucking the       blood from the intestinal walls. Called also {miner's       an[91]mia}, {tunnel disease}, {brickmaker's an[91]mia},       {Egyptian chlorosis}.
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Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[acr]k"b[etil]rd), n. (Zo[94]l.)       In England, a species of thrush ({Turdus merula}), a singing       bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given       to several birds, as the {Quiscalus versicolor}, or crow       blackbird; the {Agel[91]us ph[d2]niceus}, or red-winged       blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See       {Redwing}.
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Ageless \Age"less\, a.       Without old age limits of duration; as, fountains of ageless       youth.
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Grease \Grease\ (gr[emac]s), n. [OE. grese, grece, F. graisse;       akin to gras fat, greasy, fr. LL. grassus thick, fat, gross,       L. crassus. Cf. {Crass}.]       1. Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft             state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.          2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the             ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing             dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration,             and fungous excrescences.          {Grease bush}. (Bot.) Same as {Grease wood} (below).          {Grease moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Aglossa             pinguinalis}) whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc.          {Grease wood} (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat             prickly shrub ({Sarcobatus vermiculatus}) of the Spinach             family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper             Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other             plants of the same family, as several species of             {Atriplex} and {Obione}.
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Aglossal \A*glos"sal\, a. [Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.)       Without tongue; tongueless.
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Aisless \Ais"less\, a.       Without an aisle.
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Golden \Gold"en\, a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden, AS. gylden,       from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]       1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.          2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.          3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently             auspicious; as, golden opinions.          {Golden age}.             (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of                   manners in rural employments, followed by the silver,                   bronze, and iron ages. --Dryden.             (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.                   14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when                   Cicero, C[91]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:             (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when                   it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its                   greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been                   considered the golden age of English literature.          {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a             pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the             coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in             London having been Lombards.          {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.          {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named             from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.          {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium             aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow             flowers.          {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.          {Golden eagle} (Zo[94]l.), a large and powerful eagle             ({Aquila Chrysa[89]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and             North America. It is so called from the brownish yellow             tips of the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety             is called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year             is the {ring-tailed eagle}.          {Golden fleece}.             (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken                   from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to                   Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the                   Argonautic expedition.             (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by                   Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also                   {Toison d'Or}.          {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]          {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant             with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.                      {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who             overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th             century.          {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the [bd]Aurea Legenda[b8])             written by James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the             13th century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483,             and partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus             entitled.          {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]          {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;             sufficiency without excess; moderation.                         Angels guard him in the golden mean.   --Pope.          {Golden mole} (Zo[94]l), one of several South African             Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[91]}, resembling             moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,             purple, and gold.          {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the             lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and             is so called from having formerly been written in the             calendar in gold.          {Golden oriole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Oriole}.          {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.          {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.                      {Golden plover} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of             plovers, of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({C.             apricarius, [or] pluvialis}; -- called also {yellow,             black-breasted, hill, [and] whistling, plover}. The common             American species ({C. dominicus}) is also called             {frostbird}, and {bullhead}.          {Golden robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.                      {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by             the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some             church or person in recognition of special services             rendered to the Holy See.          {Golden rule}.             (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.                   Cf. --Luke vi. 31.             (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.          {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula             crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.          {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers             ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet             places in early spring.          {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb             ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock             and large rounded leaves.          {Golden sulphide, [or] sulphuret}, {of antimony} (Chem.), the             pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or orange yellow             powder.          {Golden warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a common American wood warbler             ({Dendroica [91]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow             warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.          {Golden wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored hymenopterous             insect, of the family {Chrysidid[91]}. The colors are             golden, blue, and green.          {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob.       named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf.       Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family,             esp. of the genera {Aquila} and {Hali[91]etus}. The eagle             is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure,             keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most             noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila             chrysa[89]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({A.             mogilnik [or] imperialis}); the American bald eagle             ({Hali[91]etus leucocephalus}); the European sea eagle             ({H. albicilla}); and the great harpy eagle ({Thrasaetus             harpyia}). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds,             is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for             standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald eagle},             {Harpy}, and {Golden eagle}.          2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten             dollars.          3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a             star of the first magnitude. See {Aquila}.          4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard             of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or             standard of any people.                         Though the Roman eagle shadow thee.   --Tennyson.          Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France                under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their                national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for                an emblem a double-headed eagle.          {Bald eagle}. See {Bald eagle}.          {Bold eagle}. See under {Bold}.          {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty             dollars.          {Eagle hawk} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested, South American             hawk of the genus {Morphnus}.          {Eagle owl} (Zo[94]l.), any large owl of the genus {Bubo},             and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo             Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B.             maximus}). See {Horned owl}.          {Eagle ray} (Zo[94]l.), any large species of ray of the genus             {Myliobatis} (esp. {M. aquila}).          {Eagle vulture} (Zo[94]l.), a large West African bid             ({Gypohierax Angolensis}), intermediate, in several             respects, between the eagles and vultures.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Well \Well\, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency       being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE.       wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG.       wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[84]l, Goth. wa[a1]la;       originally meaning, according to one's will or wish. See       {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Wealth}.]       1. In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or             wickedly.                         If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.                                                                               --Gen. iv. 7.          2. Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a             proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully;             adequately; thoroughly.                         Lot . . . beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it                      was well watered everywhere.               --Gen. xiii.                                                                               10.                         WE are wellable to overcome it.         --Num. xiii.                                                                               30.                         She looketh well to the ways of her household.                                                                               --Prov. xxxi.                                                                               27.                         Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought The                      better fight.                                    --Milton.          3. Fully or about; -- used with numbers. [Obs.] [bd]Well a             ten or twelve.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Well nine and twenty in a company.      --Chaucer.          4. In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish;             satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.             [bd]It boded well to you.[b8] --Dryden.                         Know In measure what the mind may well contain.                                                                               --Milton.                         All the world speaks well of you.      --Pope.          5. Considerably; not a little; far.                         Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age.                                                                               --Gen. xviii.                                                                               11.          Note: Well is sometimes used elliptically for it is well, as                an expression of satisfaction with what has been said                or done, and sometimes it expresses concession, or is                merely expletive; as, well, the work is done; well, let                us go; well, well, be it so.          Note: Well, like above, ill, and so, is used before many                participial adjectives in its usual adverbial senses,                and subject to the same custom with regard to the use                of the hyphen (see the Note under {Ill}, adv.); as, a                well-affected supporter; he was well affected toward                the project; a well-trained speaker; he was well                trained in speaking; well-educated, or well educated;                well-dressed, or well dressed; well-appearing;                well-behaved; well-controlled; well-designed;                well-directed; well-formed; well-meant; well-minded;                well-ordered; well-performed; well-pleased;                well-pleasing; well-seasoned; well-steered;                well-tasted; well-told, etc. Such compound epithets                usually have an obvious meaning, and since they may be                formed at will, only a few of this class are given in                the Vocabulary.          {As well}. See under {As}.          {As well as}, and also; together with; not less than; one as             much as the other; as, a sickness long, as well as severe;             London is the largest city in England, as well as the             capital.          {Well enough}, well or good in a moderate degree; so as to             give satisfaction, or so as to require no alteration.          {Well off}, in good condition; especially, in good condition             as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous.          {Well to do}, well off; prosperous; -- used also adjectively.             [bd]The class well to do in the world.[b8] --J. H. Newman.          {Well to live}, in easy circumstances; well off; well to do.             --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
As \As\ ([acr]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa,       AS. eal sw[be], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf.       G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.]       1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner;             like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in             accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree             in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall             be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you             sow; do as you are bidden.                         His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved                      his soul, to emancipate his brethren. --Macaulay.          Note: As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or                correlative words such, same, so, or as, in expressing                an equality or comparison; as, give us such things as                you please, and so long as you please, or as long as                you please; he is not so brave as Cato; she is as                amiable as she is handsome; come as quickly as                possible. [bd]Bees appear fortunately to prefer the                same colors as we do.[b8] --Lubbock. As, in a preceding                part of a sentence, has such or so to answer                correlatively to it; as with the people, so with the                priest.          2. In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the             view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue             considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet.                         The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man                      merely as a king.                              --Dewey.          3. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he             trembled as he spoke.                         As I return I will fetch off these justices. --Shak.          4. Because; since; it being the case that.                         As the population of Scotland had been generally                      trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently                      prepared.                                          --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.             [See Synonym under {Because}.]          5. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in             meaning).                         We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the                      interest, transient as it may be, which this work                      has excited.                                       --Macaulay.          6. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence,             after the correlatives so and such. [Obs.]                         I can place thee in such abject state, as help shall                      never find thee.                                 --Rowe.          {So as}, so that. [Obs.]                         The relations are so uncertain as they require a                      great deal of examination.                  --Bacon.          7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic]                         He lies, as he his bliss did know.      --Waller.          8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to             introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.          9. Than. [Obs. & R.]                         The king was not more forward to bestow favors on                      them as they free to deal affronts to others their                      superiors.                                          --Fuller.          10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] [bd]As have,[b8]          Note: i. e., may he have. --Chaucer.          {As . . as}. See {So . . as}, under {So}.          {As far as}, to the extent or degree. [bd]As far as can be             ascertained.[b8] --Macaulay.          {As far forth as}, as far as. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {As for}, [or] {As to}, in regard to; with respect to.          {As good as}, not less than; not falling short of.          {As good as one's word}, faithful to a promise.          {As if}, or {As though}, of the same kind, or in the same             condition or manner, that it would be if.          {As it were} (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to             apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be             regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner.          {As now}, just now. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {As swythe}, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {As well}, also; too; besides. --Addison.          {As well as}, equally with, no less than. [bd]I have             understanding as well as you.[b8] --Job xii. 3.          {As yet}, until now; up to or at the present time; still;             now.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aslake \A*slake"\ ([adot]*sl[amac]k"), v. t. & i. [AS.       [be]slacian, slacian, to slacken. Cf. {Slake}.]       To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish.       [Archaic] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aslug \A*slug"\, adv. [Pref. a- + slug to move slowly.]       Sluggishly. [Obs.] --Fotherby.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assoilzie \As*soil"zie\, Assoilyie \As*soil"yie\, v. t. [Old       form assoil[yogh]e. See {Assoil}.] (Scots Law)       To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court.                   God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axle guard \Ax"le guard`\       The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which       an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move       vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a       housing in England.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azalea \A*za"le*a\ (?; 97), n.; pl. {Azaleas}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]       dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry       ground.] (Bot.)       A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or       of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely       distinct from Rhododendron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Azoleic \Az`o*le"ic\, a. [Azo- + oleic.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric       acid. [R.]
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