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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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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.A-grĭc/o-lā'tion, n. p. 31Cultivation of the soil. [Obs.] Bailey.A-grĭc'o-list, n. p. 31A cultivator of the soil. “Let the young agriculturist be taught.” Dodsley.Ăg'ri-eŭlt'or, n. p. 31One whose occupation is to till the ground; one skilled in husbandry; a farmer; a husbandman.Ăg′ri-cŭlt′ūr-al, a. p. 31Pertaining to husbandry, tillage, or the culture of the earth. “The agricultural class.” Macaulay.Ăg'ri-eŭlt'ūr-al-ist, n. p. 31An agriculturist. [Improper and unusual.] A. J. Ellis.Ăg'ri-cŭlt'ūre, n. p. 31The art or science of cultivating the ground, especially in fields or in large quantities, including the preparation of the soil, the planting of seeds, the raising and harvesting of crops, and the…Ăg'ri-cŭlt'ūr-ism, n. p. 31The art or science of agriculture. [Rare.]Ăg'ri-cŭlt'ūr-ĭst, n. p. 31One skilled in the art of cultivating the ground; a husbandman. The farmer is always a practitioner, the agriculturist may be a mere theorist. Crabb.A-griēf', adv. p. 31In grief. [Obs.] “Take it not agrief.” Chaucer.Ăg'ri-mo-ny, n. p. 31(Bot.) A genus of plants of the Rose group (sub-order Rosaceæ). Loudon. ☞ The Agrimonia eupatoria, or common agrimony, and the A. odorata, are the most important of the species. The former was once…A-grīse', v. i. p. 31To shiver. [Obs.] Chaucer.A-grīse', v. t. p. 31To terrify; to affright. [Obs.] His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser. 2. To make frightful; to disfigure. [Obs.] Like ghosts late risen from his grave agrised. Spenser.Ā'grom, n. p. 31(Med.) A disease frequent in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves, becomes rough, and is sometimes covered with white spots.Ag'ro-nôm'ic or Ag'ro-nôm'ic-al, a. p. 31Pertaining to agronomy or agriculture.A-grōn'o-my, n. p. 31The art of cultivating the ground; agriculture. Brande.A-grŏs'tis, n. p. 31A genus of grasses including species called in common language bent-grass, red-top, or herds-grass (A. stricta), which grow chiefly in wet places. Gardner.Ag'ros-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 31A description of the grasses.Āg'ros-tōl'o-gy, n. p. 31That part of botany relating to the grasses. Brande.A-ground', adv. p. 31On the ground; stranded;—a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom rests on the ground for want of sufficient depth of water. Totten.A-group'ment, n. p. 31(Fine Arts.) The arrangement of a group in a picture or in statuary; grouping.A'güe, n. p. 31Chilliness; a chill, or state of shaking with cold, though in ordinary health. Dryden. 2. (Med.) An intermittent fever, attended by alternate cold and hot fits.A’güe, v. t. p. 31To strike with an ague, or as with an ague. Haywood.A’gue-cāke, n. p. 31An enlargement of the spleen produced by ague. “A mere ague-cake.” Milton.Ā'gue-drōp, n. p. 31A solution of the arsenite of potassa. Dunglison.A-guër'ry, v. t. p. 31To inure to the hardships of war; to instruct in the art of war. [Obs.] Lyttleton.A'gue-spĕll, n. p. 31A charm or spell to cure or prevent ague. Gay.Ā’gŭe-tree, n. p. 31The sassafras;— sometimes so called on account of its febrifuge qualities.A-guīse', v. t. p. 31To dress; to adorn. [Obs.] Wherewith above all knights ye goodly seem aguised. Spencer.A-guīse’, n. p. 31Dress. “Their brave aguise.” More.Ă'gu-ish, a. p. 31Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly. Her aguish love now glows and burns. Granville.A'gu-ish-ness, n. p. 31The quality of being aguish; chilliness.A'gul, n. p. 31(Bot.) A thorny shrub of Persia and Mesopotamia (the Hedysarum alhagi), which affords a kind of manna.Ăh, interj. p. 31An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, contempt, dislike, joy, exultation, &c., according to the manner of utterance.A-hā', interj. p. 31An exclamation expressing triumph, contempt, or simple surprise; but the senses are distinguished by very different modes of utterance, and different modifications of features. 2. A sunk fence, not…A-hĕad', adv. p. 31Farther forward; farther in front or in advance; onward. “The island bore but a little ahead of us.” Fielding. 2. Headlong; without restraint; precipitantly. They suffer them [children] to run ahead.…A-height', adv. p. 32Aloft; on high. [Obs.] “Look up aheight.” Shak.A-high', adv. p. 32On high. [Obs.]A-hōld', adv. p. 32Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [Obs.] Shak.A-hou'ai, n. p. 32(Bot.) A species of Cerbera, a tree found in Brazil, having thick leaves, full of milky juice. Its fruit is a drupe, or nut, whose kernels are a deadly poison. London.A-hoy', interj. p. 32(Naut.) A term used in hailing; as, “Ship ahoy.”Āh'rī-man, n. p. 32The evil genius or demon of the Persians;—opposed to Oromasdes, or Ormuzd, the good demon. Gibbon.A-hūll', adv. p. 32(Naut.) With the sails furled, and the helm lashed;—applied to ships in a storm. Totten.Ä'i, n. p. 32(Zoöl.) The common three-toed sloth; a species of Bradypus. Baird.