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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ac'cu-rate-ness, n. p. 13The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.Ac-cŭrse', v. t. p. 13To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon. Hildebrand accursed and cast down from his throne Henry IV. Raleigh.Ac-cûrs'ed, p. a. p. 13Doomed to destruction or misery. “An accursed city.” Josh. v. 17. 2. Worthy of the curse; detestable; execrable; hateful. “Deeds accursed.” Collins. Keep from the accursed thing. Josh. vi. 18.Ac-cū'sa-ble, a. p. 13Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; — followed by of. Browne.Ac-cū'sal, n. p. 13Accusation. [Rare.]Ac-cū'sant, n. p. 13One who accuses; an accuser. Hall.Ac/cu-sā'tion, n. p. 13The act of accusing or charging with a crime or offense. We come not by way of accusation. To taint that honor every good tongue blesses. Shak. 2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an…Ac-cŭ'sa-tive, a. p. 13Producing accusations; accusatory. “This hath been a very accusative age.” Sir E. Dering. 2. (Gram.) Applied to the fourth case of Greek and Latin nouns, being that on which the action of a verb…Ac-cū'sa-tive, n. p. 13(Gram.) The fourth case of Greek and Latin nouns, corresponding to the objective case in English.Ac-cū'sa-tive-ly, adv. p. 13In an accusative manner. 2. In relation to the accusative case in grammar.Ac-cu'sa-tō'ri-al, a. p. 13Accusatory. Ogilvie.Ac-cū'sa-to-ry, a. p. 13Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an accusatory libel. Ayliffe.Ac-cūse', n. p. 13Accusation. [Obs.] “By false accuse doth level at my life.” Shak.Ac-cūse', v. t. p. 13To charge with, or declare to have committed a crime or offense; in law, to charge with an offense, judicially or by a public process; as, to accuse one of a high crime or misdemeanor. Nor can they…Ac-cūse'ment, n. p. 13Accusation. [Obs.]Ac-cū'ser, n. p. 13One who accuses or blames; specifically, an officer who prefers an accusation against another for some offense, in the name of the government, before a tribunal having cognizance of the offense.Ac-cŭs'tom, v. t. p. 13To make familiar by use; to habituate or inure. I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to practice it in greater. Adventurer. Syn.—To…Ac-cŭs'tom, v. i. p. 13To cohabit; to have sexual commerce. [Obs. and rare.] The British woman boldly thus answered: . . . We with the best men accustom openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries. Milton.Ac-cŭs'tom, n. p. 13Custom. [Obs.] Milton.Ac-cŭs'tom-a-ble, a. p. 13Of long custom; habitual; customary. [Rare.] “Accustomable residence in one climate.” Hale.Ac-cŭs'tom-a-bly, adv. p. 13According to custom or habit. [Rare.] Latimer.Ac-cūs'tom-ançe, n. p. 13Custom; habitual use or practice. [Obs.]Ac-cüs'tom-a-ri-ly, adv. p. 13According to custom or common practice; customarily. [Rare.] Cleveland.Ae-cūs'tom-a-ry, a. p. 13Usual; customary. [See CUSTOMARY.] [Rare.] “The ordinary and accustomary swearing then in use.” Findley.Ac-cūs'tomed, a. p. 13Familiar through frequent use; usual; customary. “An accustomed action.” Shak.Ac-cūs'tom-ed-ness, n. p. 13Habituation. [Rare.] Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart. Pearce.Āçe, n. p. 13A unit; a single point on a card or die; or the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds. 2. Hence, a very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom. I'll not wag an ace further. Dryden. To…A-çĕl'da-mā, n. p. 13A field said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood;—sometimes used in a figurative sense. The…A-cĕn’tric, a. p. 13Not centered. Buchanan.Ăç'e-phal or A-çéph'a-lan, n. p. 13(Zoöl.) An animal of the sub-kingdom Mollusca. See MOLLUSK.A-çeph'a-lī, n. pl. p. 13(Eccl. Hist.) (a.) A faction among the Eutychians (a Christian sect in the fifth century), when deprived of their head or bishop. (b.) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular control. (c.) A…A-cĕph'a-list, n. p. 13One who acknowledges no head or superior.A-çeph'a-loüs, a. p. 13Without a head; headless; as certain fetuses;—applied specifically to animals of the class or division Acephala. 2. (Bot.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of the apex, as is the case…Āce'-point, n. p. 13The side of a card or die that has but one spot.A'cer, n. p. 13(Bot.) A genus of trees, including the several species of maple. Baird.A-çerb', a. p. 13Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sour, with astringency or roughness. Quincy.A-çerb'āte, v. t. p. 13To make sour, bitter, or harsh to the taste.A-çerb'i-tūde, n. p. 13Sourness and harshness. [Obs.] Bailey.A-çĕrb'i-ty, n. p. 13Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like that of unripe fruit. 2. Hence, harshness, bitterness, or severity;—applied to persons or things; as, acerbity of temper; acerbity of pain.…A-cĕr'ic, a. p. 13Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple; as, aceric acid. Ure.Ac'er-ōse', a. p. 14(Bot.) (a.) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy. (b.) Having the shape of a needle, as the leaf of the pine. Gray.Aç'er-ōus, a. p. 14Same as ACEROSE.A-cĕr'val, a. p. 14Pertaining to a heap. [Rare.]A-çër'vâte, v. t. p. 14To heap up. [Obs.]A-çĕr'vate, a. p. 14Heaped, or growing in heaps, or in closely compacted clusters.Ăç'er-vā'tion, n. p. 14A heaping up. [Obs.] Johnson.A-çĕr'vōse, a. p. 14Full of heaps. [Obs.] Bailey.A-çĕs'çençe or A-çĕs'çen-çy, n. p. 14The sourness created by spontaneous decomposition; hence, a moderate degree of sourness, or a tendency to sourness.A-çĕs'çent, a. p. 14Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid. Nicholson.A-cĕt'a-ble, n. p. 14An acetabulum; a measure of about one eighth of a pint. [Obs.] Holland.}Ac'e-tāb'ū-lif'er-ous, a. p. 14Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cattle-fish, &c. Dana.Ac'e-ta-bū'li-fōrm, a. p. 14(Bot.) Shaped like a cup or saucer. Gray.Ăc'e-tăb'û-lŭm, n. p. 14(Rom. Antiq.) A vessel of porcelain, silver, bronze, or gold, in the form of a goblet or teacup, in which vinegar was brought to the table; a vinegar cruse; a measure of about one eighth of a pint…A-çē'tal, n. p. 14(Chem.) A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid produced by the slow oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black. Eng. Cyc.Ăç'e-tā'ri-oŭs, a. p. 14Used in salads; as, acetarious plants. Brande.Ăç'e-ta-ry, n. p. 14An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear. Grew.Ăç'e-tāte, n. p. 14(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base. Gregory.Ăç'e-tā'ted, a. p. 14Combined with acetic acid.A-çĕt'ic or A-çē'tic, a. p. 14(Chem.) (a.) Composed, as a certain acid, of four parts each of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. (b.) Relating to such an acid; as, acetic ether. Acetic acid exists in vinegar in a dilute and impure…A-çĕt'i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 14The act of making acetous or sour; or the operation of making vinegar.