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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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Āg'i-tā'to, a. p. 30(Mus.) Hurried, broken, perturbed, and startling in style.Ăg'i-tā'tor, n. p. 30One who agitates; specifically (Eng. Hist.), one of a body of men appointed by the army, in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests;—called also agitators. Clarendon. 2. A contrivance for…Ăg'let or Ăig'let, n. p. 30A tag of a lace or of the points formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into small figures. Fosbro'ke. 2. (Bot.) A pendant at the ends of the chives of flowers, as in the tulip; an…Ag'let-bā'by, n. p. 30A small image on the top of a lace. [Obs. and very rare.] Shak.Ag'let-hĕad'ed, a. p. 30Having an aglet or tag at the head. [Obs.] Pilkington.A-glōw', a. p. 30Very warm; hot; as, cheeks all aglow.Ag'mi-nal, a. p. 30Pertaining to an army or troop. [Obs.] Bailey.Ag'nail, n. p. 30A whitlow; an inflammation round the nail; a hangnail. Dunglison. 2. A corn. [Obs.] Rider's Dict. 1640.Ag'nāte, n. p. 30(Law.) Related or akin by the father's side. 2. Allied. [Rare.] “Agnate words.” Pownall. Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor.Ag'nāte, n. p. 30Any male relation by the father's side. Bouvier.Ag-nāt'ic, a. p. 30Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. “The agnatic succession.” Blackstone.Ag-nā'tion, n. p. 30Relation by the father's side only, or descent in the male line, as distinguished from cognation, which includes descent in both the male and female lines. Bouvier.Ag-nī'tion, n. p. 30Acknowledgment. [Obs.] Grafton.Ag-nīze', v. t. p. 30To acknowledge; to confess. [Obs.] “I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity.” Shak.Ag'noi-ōl'o-gy, n. p. 30(Phil.) The doctrine concerning those things of which we are necessarily ignorant.Ag-nō'men, n. p. 30Among the Romans, a fourth name, on account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius Caius Scipio Africanus.Ag-nŏm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 30To name. [Obs.] “Agnominated by our name.” Locrine.Ag-nōm'i-nā'tion, n. p. 30A name added to another, as expressive of some act, achievement, &c.; a surname. B. Jonson. 2. Allusion of one word to another by resemblance of sound. Camden.Ag'nus Cās'tus, n. p. 30(Bot.) A species of Vitex (V. agnus castus); the chaste-tree. Loudon. “And wreaths of agnus castus others bore.” Dryden.Ăg'nus Dē'ī, n. p. 30(Rom. Cath. Church.) A cake of wax stamped with the figure of a lamb, supporting the banner of the cross. It is consecrated by the pope, and is supposed to possess great virtues. 2. A prayer in the…A-gō', adv. or a. p. 30Past; gone; as, five and twenty years ago.A-gōg', a. or adv. p. 30Highly excited by eagerness after an object. “All agog to dash through thick and thin.” Cooper.A-gō'ing p. 30In motion; in the act of going; as, to set a mill agoing. “To set them first agoing.” Tatler.A'gon, n. p. 30The contest for the prize. [Obs.] Sancroft.A-gōne', p. p. p. 30Ago; past; since. [Obs.]Ā'gōne, n. p. 30The agonic line. See AGONIC.A-gōn'ic, a. p. 30Not forming an angle.Agonic line p. 30a line on the earth's surface on which the magnetic needle points to the true north, and thus the magnetic meridian coincides with the geographical. There is one such line in the Western hemisphere…Ag'o-nĭsm, n. p. 30Contention for a prize. Blount.Ag'o-nist, n. p. 30One who contends for the prize in public games. Milton has used Agonistes in this sense, and so called his tragedy, from the similitude of Samson's exertions in slaying the Philistines to…Ăg'o-nĭs'tarch, n. p. 30One who exercised combatants for the games. [Obs.]Ăg'o-nĭst'ic or Ăg'o-nĭst'ic-al, a. p. 30Pertaining to violent bodily or mental struggles, or to any violent contest. As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in agonistic displays. De Quincey.Ăg'o-nĭst'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 31In an agonistic manner; like prize-fighting.Ăg'o-nĭst'ics, n. sing. p. 31The science of games or prize-fighting. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Ag'o-nīze, v. i. p. 31To writhe with agony; to feel extreme pain; to suffer violent anguish. To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.Ag'o-nīze, v. t. p. 31To cause to suffer agony; to distress with extreme pain; to torture. He agonized his mother by his behavior. Thackeray.Ag'o-nīz-ing-ly, adv. p. 31With extreme anguish.Ag'o-no-thete, n. p. 31(Antiq.) An officer who presided over the games in Greece.Ag/o-no-thĕt'ic, a. p. 31Pertaining to the officer who presided over the Grecian games.Ăg'o-ny, n. p. 31Violent contest or striving. “Agony of love till now not felt.” Milton. 2. Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece…A-gŏod′, adv. p. 31In earnest; in reality. “I made her weep agood?” Shak.A-gou'ti or A-gou'ty, n. p. 31(Zoöl.) A genus of rodents about the size and shape of a large hare, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The most common species is the Dasyprocta agouti.A-grāce', n. & v. p. 31See AGGRACE.A-grăffe', n. p. 31A kind of clasp. The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by an agraffe set with brilliants. W. Scott.A-grăm'ma-tīst, n. p. 31An illiterate person. [Obs.] Bailey.A-grā'ri-an, a. p. 31Denoting or pertaining to an equal division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands equally among all the citizens, limiting the quantity which…A-grā′ri-an, n. p. 31One in favor of an equal division of property among the inhabitants of a country. 2. An agrarian law. “An equal agrarian is a perpetual law.” Harrington.A-grā'ri-an-īsm, n. p. 31An equal division of lands or property, or the principles of those who favor such a division.A-grā'ri-an-īze, v. t. p. 31To distribute on the principles of agrarianism.A-grē' or A-gree', adv. p. 31In good part; kindly. [Obs.] Chaucer.A-gree', v. i. p. 31To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent; to concur; as, all parties agree in the expediency of the law. “Men who agreed in…A-gree', v. t. p. 31To admit, or come to one mind concerning; as, to agree the fact. 2. To reconcile or make friends; to put an end to variance between. [Obs.] Spenser.A-gree'a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 31Quality of being agreeable; easiness of disposition. [Obs.] Chaucer.A-gree'a-ble, a. p. 31Agreeing or suitable; conformable; consistent; concordant; adapted. That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing, is many times contrary to the nature of another. L'Estrange. Conceiving Satan…A-gree'a-ble-ness, n. p. 31The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency. “The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human nature.” Pearce. 2. The quality of pleasing; that quality which…A-gree'a-bly, adv. p. 31In an agreeable manner; in a manner to give pleasure; pleasingly. “Agreeably entertained.” Goldsmith. 2. In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably. See AGREEABLE, def. 2. The effect of which…A-gree'ing-ly, adv. p. 31In conformity to. Sheldon.A-gree'ment, n. p. 31State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; unison; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the members of the council. What agreement hath…A-grĕs'tic, a. p. 31A-grĕs'ti-cal p. 31Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the city; rural; rustic; unpolished. “Agrestic behavior.” Gregory.