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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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Ăl've-o-late, a. p. 42(Bot.) Deeply pitted, so as to resemble a honey-comb. Gray.Ăl've-ōle, n. p. 42Same as ALVEOLUS.Al've-o-līte or Al-vē'o-līte, n. p. 42(Zoöl.) A genus of coral zoöphytes, formed by numerous concentric layers of a hemispherical figure, each composed of little cells;—sometimes called alveolus. Dana.Al-vē'o-lis, n. p. 42A cell in a honey-comb. 2. The socket in the jaw, in which a tooth is fixed.Al'vĕ-ēs, n. p. 42(Anat.) A canal or duct through which some fluid passes. 2. The bed of a river. Ogilvie.Al'vīne, a. p. 42Pertaining to the lower belly or intestines; as, alvine discharges.Al-negar' grāin, n. p. 42(Ornith.) The spotted plover, Charadrius apricarius.Al'wāy, or Al'wāys,, adv. p. 42Perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same. Even in heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts Were always downward bent. Milton. 2. Constantly during a certain period…Am. p. 42The first person singular of the verb to be, in the indicative mode, present tense. See BE.Ăm'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 42See AMIABILITY.Am'a-crāt'ic, a. p. 42Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens. Sir J. Herschel.Am'a-dīne, n. p. 42A substance produced from wheat and potato starch. Ogilvie.Ăm'a-dōu, n. p. 42A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from a species of agaric [Boletus igniarius] which grows on old trees. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for…A-māin’, adv. p. 42With sudden force, strength, or violence; violently and suddenly. They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows, perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Milton. That stripling…A-măl'gam, n. p. 42A compound of mercury, or quicksilver, with another metal; as, an amalgam of tin, bismuth, &c. 2. A mixture or compound of different things. 3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver, which…A-măl'gam, v. i. p. 42To form an amalgam. “Quicksilver easily amalgams with metals.” Boyle.A-măl’ga-mā, n. p. 42The same as AMALGAM. B. Jon. They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics. Burke.A-măl'gam-āte, v. t. p. 42To compound or mix, as quicksilver with another metal. 2. To mix, so as to make a compound; to unite. Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues compacted and amalgamated into one. Burke.A-măl’gam-āte, v. i. p. 42To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as quicksilver. 2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; as, two organs or parts amalgamate.A-măl'/ga-mā'tion, n. p. 42The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal;— applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver from their ores by mixing them with mercury. Ure. 2. The mixing or…A-māl'gam-īze, v. t. p. 42To amalgamate. [R.] Gregory.Am’an-dine, n. p. 42A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped hands, &c.A-măn'do-lā, n. p. 42(Min.) A green marble, with white spots, having the appearance of honey-comb. Dana.A-măn'i-tīne, n. p. 42The poisonous principle of some fungi. Ogilvie.A·măn'ū·ĕn'sis, n. p. 42A person whose employment is to write what another dictates, or to copy what another has written; a copyist.Am'a-ranth, n. p. 42(Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants (Amarantus) of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers in large spiked clusters. Loudon. 2. (Poet.) An imaginary flower that never fades or…Am'a-rănth'ine, a. p. 42Belonging to, consisting of, containing, or resembling, amaranth. 2. Not fading or decaying, like the fabled amaranth of the poets. The only amaranthine flower on earth Is virtue. Cowper. The…Ăm'a-răn’thus, n. p. 42Same as AMARANTH.A-măr'i-tūde, n. p. 42Bitterness. [Rare.] “Amarititude or acrimony . . . in choler.” Harvey.A-măr'u-lençe, n. p. 42Bitterness. [Obs.] Bailey.A-măr'u-lent, a. p. 42Bitter. [Obs.] Bailey.Ăm'a-ry̆l'lis, n. p. 42(Bot.) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, and others. Loudon.A-mass', v. t. p. 42To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure; to amass words or phrases. The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and…A-mass′, n. p. 42An assemblage, heap, or accumulation; a mass. [Obs.] Wotton.A-mas-sĕtte', n. p. 42An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone, &c. Ogilvie.A-măss'ment, n. p. 42A heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation. An amassment of imaginary conceptions. Glanville.Am'as-thēn'ic, a. p. 42Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic. Sir J. Herschel.A-māte’, v. i. p. 42To accompany. [Obs.] Spenser. For never knight that dared warlike deed More luckless dissadventures did amate. Spenser. 2. To terrify; to astonish; to daunt; to dishearten. [Obs.] The Silures, to…Ăm'a-teur', n. p. 42A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, as to music or painting; one who has a taste for the arts; especially, one who cultivates any study or art, from taste or attachment…Am'a-teur'ship, n. p. 42The quality or character of an amateur.Ăm'a-tive, a. p. 42Full of love; amorous; amatory.Am'a-tive-ness, n. p. 42(Phren.) An organ which is supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. Combe.Am'a-tō'ri-al, a. p. 42Relating to love; as, amatorial verses. Wotton. 2. Produced by illicit sexual intercourse; as, amatorial progeny. Darwin. 3. (Anat.) A term applied to the oblique muscles of the eye. Hooper.Am'a-tō'ri-al-ly, adv. p. 42In an amatorial manner.Am'a-tō'ri-an, a. p. 42Pertaining to love; amatory. “Amatorian odes.” Johnson.Am'a-tō'ri-ōus, a. p. 42Pertaining to love. “The vain, amatorious poem of Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia.” Milton.Am'a-to-ry, a. p. 42Pertaining to, or producing, love; as, amatory potions. Bramhall.Am'au-rō'sis, n. p. 42(Med.) A loss or decay of sight, without any visible defect in the eye, usually from loss of power in the optic nerve; — called also gutta serena, the “drop serene,” of Milton.A-māze', v. t. p. 42To confound with fear, sudden surprise, or wonder; to confuse with terror and astonishment; to astonish. Till the great plover's human whistle amazed Her heart, and glancing round the waste, she…A-māze', n. p. 42Perplexity, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; astonishment; confusion. The wild, bewildered gaze Of one to stone converted by amaze. Byron. It is chiefly used in poetry, and is synonymous with…A-māz'ed-ly, adv. p. 42With amazement; in a manner to confound. [Rare.] Shak.A-māz'ed-ness, n. p. 42The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. Bp. Hall.A-māze'ful, a. p. 42Full of amazement; carrying amazement. Marston.A-māze'ment, n. p. 42The state or condition of being amazed; astonishment; extreme wonder, confusion, or perplexity, from a sudden impression of fear, surprise, or wonder. His words impression left Of much amazement.…A-māz'ing-ly, adv. p. 42In an amazing degree.Ăm'a-zon, n. p. 42One of a fabulous race of female warriors, who founded an empire on the coast of the Euxine; — hence, a warlike or masculine woman; a virago. Amazon ant (Entom.), a species of ants (Formica…Ăm'a-zō'ni-an, a. p. 42Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; bold; of masculine manners; warlike. When with his Amazonian [i. e., beardless] chin he drove The bristled lips before him. Shak. 2. (Geog.) Belonging to the…Ămb. p. 42About; around; — a prefix used in composition in words derived from the Latin.Am-bā'jēs, n. p. 42A winding or turning;— hence, a circuit of words to express ideas which may be expressed in fewer words; a circumlocution; a periphrasis. After many ambages, perspicuously define what this melancholy…Am-bā’g’-i-nous or Am-bā’g’-i-ous, a. p. 42Circumlocutory. [Rare.]