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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ad-dŭc'tion, n. p. 19The act of adducing or bringing forward. An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. L. Taylor. 2. (Anat.) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn toward its axis. Dunglison.Ad-dūc'tive, a. p. 19Adducing, or bringing forward.Ad-dūc'tor, n. p. 19(Anat.) A muscle which draws one part of the body toward another; as, the adductor oculi, which turns the eye toward the nose; the adductor pollicis manus, which draws the thumb toward the fingers.Ad-dūl'ce, v. t. p. 19To sweeten. [Obs.] Bacon.Ăd'ĕb, n. p. 19An Egyptian weight of about two drams less than the English pound.Ăd'e-lan-tā'do, n. p. 19A governor of a province; a commander. Prescott.Ād'el-ing, n. p. 19A title of honor, given by the Anglo-Saxons to the children of princes, and to young nobles.Āl'e-lite, n. p. 19One of a class of Moorish conjurers who predicted the fortunes of individuals by the flight and singing of birds, and other accidental circumstances. Ed. Encyc.A-dĕl'phi-ă, n. p. 19(Bot.) A collection of stamens into a bundle. Wright.A-dĕl'phous, a. p. 19(Bot.) United in pairs or bundles by filaments; as, adelphous stamens. Gray.A-dĕmpt', a. p. 19Taken away. [Obs.] Without any sinister suspicion of any thing being added or adempt. Latimer.A-dĕmp'tion, n. p. 19(Law.) The revocation or taking away of a grant, donation, legacy, or the like. Bouvier.Aden p. 19A prefix to words relating to the structure, diseases, &c., of the glands; as, adenal'gia, pain seated in a gland; adenītis, glandular inflammation, &c. Dunglison.A-dĕn’i-fōrm, a. p. 19Resembling a gland; gland-like; adenoid. Dunglison.Ăd'en-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 19That part of anatomy which treats of the glands.Ăd'en-oid, a. p. 19Resembling a gland; glandiform.Ăd'e·nō·lōg'ie·al, a. p. 19Pertaining to adenology, or the doctrine of the glands.Ăd/en-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 19(Anat.) The doctrine of the glands, their nature and their uses.Ăd/en-ŏph'y/l-lōŭs or Ăd/en-o-phyl'lōus, a. p. 19(Bot.) Having glands on the margin of the leaves. Henslow.Ad'e-nōse, a. p. 19Resembling or shaped like a gland. Buchanan.Ad'en-ōt'o-my, n. p. 19(Anat.) A cutting or incision of a gland.Ăd'e-noŭs, a. p. 19Same as ADENOSE.Ăd'eps, n. p. 19Animal fat; lard. Dunglison.A-dĕpt', n. p. 19One fully skilled or well versed in any art; as, adepts in philosophy.A-dĕpt', a. p. 19Well skilled; completely versed or acquainted with. “Adept in every thing profound.” Cowper.A-dĕp'tion, n. p. 19An obtaining; acquirement. [Obs.] In the wit and policy of the captain consisteth the chief adeption of the victory. Grafton.A-dĕp'tist, n. p. 19An adept.Ad'e-qua-cy, n. p. 19The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure.Ăd'e-quāte, a. p. 19Equal, proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, In those days Ireland had no adequate champion. De Quincey. Syn. — Equal; proportionate; sufficient; enough; commensurate.Ăd'e-quāte, v. t. p. 19To resemble exactly. [Obs.] It [is] an impossibility for any creature to adequate God in his eternity. Shelford.Ad'e-quāte-ly, adv. p. 19In an adequate manner.Ad'e-quāte-ness, n. p. 19The state of being adequate; sufficiency; adequacy.Ăd/e-quā'tion, n. p. 19Adequateness; adequacy. [Obs.] Bp. Barlow.Ăd/es-se-nā'ri-an, n. p. 19(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who hold the real presence of Christ’s body in the eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.Ad-féct'ed, a. p. 19(Alg.) Compounded; consisting of different powers of the unknown quantity; as, affected equations. See AFFECTED, No. 4.Ad-fil’i-ā’ted, a. p. 19Adopted as a son; affiliated.Ad·fil·i·ā'tion, n. p. 19Same as AFFILIATION.Ad-flŭx'ion, n. p. 19A flow, as of sap, from a drawing, not a propelling force. Dana.Ad-hēre’, v. i. p. 19To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax adheres to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. 2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to…Ad-hē'rence, n. p. 19The quality or state of adhering. 2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady attachment; adhesion; as, an adherence to a party or opinions. Syn. — ADHERENCE, ADHESION. These words…Ad-hēr'en-cy, n. p. 19The state or quality of adhering; adherence. [Rare.] 2. That which adheres. [Obs.] “Vexed with its [sin’s] adherencies . . . and evil consequences.” 3. Steady attachment.Ad-hēr'ent, a. p. 19Sticking; clinging; adhering. Pope. 2. United with; as, “an adherent mode,” that is, a mode accidentally joined with an object, as wetness in a cloth. Watts.Ad-hēr'ent, n. p. 19One who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. 2. An appendage. [Obs.] Gov. of the Tongue. Syn.—Follower…Ad·hēr'ent·ly, adv. p. 19In an adherent manner.Ad-hēr'er, n. p. 19One who adheres; an adherent. Atterbury.Ad-hē’sion, n. p. 19The act or state of sticking, or being attached; the force with which distinct bodies adhere when their surfaces are brought in contact; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth…Ad-hē'sive, a. p. 19Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson.Ad-hē'sive-ly, adv. p. 19In an adhesive manner.Ad-hē′sive-ness, n. p. 19The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity; viscosity.Ad·hib'it, v. t. p. 19To use, apply, admit, or give. [Obs.] “The greatest lords . . . adhibited . . . faith to his words. Hall.”Ăd-hĭ-bĭt'ion, n. p. 19Application; use. Whitaker.Ad hŏm'i-nem p. 19A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the principles, interests, or passions of a man.Ad·hor·tā'tion, n. p. 19Advice; exhortation. [Rare.]Ad-hôr'ta-to-ry, a. p. 19Containing counsel or warning; advisory. Potter.Ā'dĭ-ăph'o-rĭst, n. p. 19(Eccl. Hist.) One of the moderate Lutherans, who held some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical. Murdock.Ā′di-ăph′o-rite, n. p. 19See ADIAPHORIST.Ā´di-ăph'o-rōus, a. p. 19Indifferent or neutral. 2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good. Dunglison.Ā'di-a-thēr'mic, a. p. 19Not pervious to heat. Melloni.A·diēu’, adv. p. 19Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at the parting of friends.A-dieū', n. p. 19A farewell, or commendation to the care of God. “Hastening the moment of our last adieu.” Falconer.