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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-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.A-çĕt'i-fȳ, v. t. p. 14To convert into acid or vinegar.A-çĕt'i-fȳ, v. i. p. 14To turn acid. Encyc. Dom. Econ.Ăç'e-tĭm'e-ter or Ăç'e-tŏm'e-ter, n. p. 14An instrument for ascertaining the strength of vinegar or other acids. Ure.Ăc'e-tim'e-try, n. p. 14The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. Ure.Ăc'e-tōne, n. p. 14(Chem.) A liquid consisting of three parts of carbon, three of hydrogen, and one of oxygen; pyro-acetic spirit. Gregory.Ăç'e-tōs'i-ty, n. p. 14The quality of being acetous; sourness; sharpness; tartness. Bailey.A-çê'tôûs or Aç'e-tôse', a. p. 14Having a sour taste. “An acetous spirit.” Boyle. 2. Causing acetification; as, acetous fermentation.Ăc'e-tȳle, n. p. 14(Chem.) A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of four parts of carbon to three of hydrogen. Gregory.Ach or Āche, n. p. 14A kind of parsley. [Obs.] Holland.A-chā'ian (yan), n. p. 14A native of Achæia; a Greek. Campbell.Ăch'ate, n. p. 14An agate. See AGATE. [Obs.] Evelyn.A-chātes', n. pl. p. 14Same as CATES. [Obs.] Spenser.Āche, v. i. p. 14To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed. “I can go no further, sir; my old bones ache.” Shak. Visions of glory, spare my aching sight. Gray.Ache, n. p. 14Continued pain, in opposition to sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. “Such an ache in my bones.” Shak. ☞ This word was formerly pronounced ake, as now. This is proved by the spelling ake, which is of…A-chē'an, a. p. 14Pertaining to Achaia in Greece, and to a celebrated league or confederacy established there; — written also Achæan.