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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-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.A-dip'ic, a. p. 19(Chem.) Obtained from oils and oily acids by the application of nitric acid. Gregory.Ăd/i-pŏç'e-rāte, v. t. p. 19To convert into adipocere.Ad'i-pōç'e-rā'tion, n. p. 19The act or process of being changed into adipocere.