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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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Am'i-ăn'thi-nīte, n. p. 45(Min.) A species of amorphous mineral, a variety of actinolite; its color ash, greenish, or yellowish gray, often mixed with yellow or red; its fracture confusedly foliated and fibrous. Kirwan.Am/i-ăn’thoid, n. p. 45(Min.) A variety of asbestos, composed of long capillary filaments, having some degree of elasticity. The color is olive-green or greenish white. Dana.Ăm/i-ăn’thoid, a. p. 45Resembling amianthus; amianthiform.Ăm/i-ăn’thus, n. p. 45(Min.) Earth flax, or mountain-flax; a mineral substance somewhat resembling flax, belonging either to the species pyroxene or hornblende, usually grayish, or of a greenish-white; sometimes of a…Ăm'i-ca-bil'i-ty, n. p. 45The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness. Ash.Am'i-ca-ble, a. p. 45Friendly; peaceable; harmonious in social or mutual transactions. That which was most remarkable in this contest was . . . the amicable manner in which it was managed. Prideaux. Amicable action…Am’i-ca-ble-ness, n. p. 45The quality of being amicable; a disposition to preserve peace and friendship; friendliness; good-will; amicability.Ăm'i-ca-bly, adv. p. 45In an amicable or friendly manner.A-mī'cal, a. p. 45Amicable. [Rare.] Watson.Ăm'içe, n. p. 45A loose flowing garment like a cloak; especially such a garment worn by priests and pilgrims as an official or characteristic dress. [Obs.] A priest succinct in amice white. Pope. A palmer’s amice…A-mī'cus Cū'ri-æ p. 45(Law.) A bystander who informs the court of a matter of law that is doubtful or mistaken; one who, not being retained in a cause, volunteers to express his views, or to make suggestions for the…A-mĭd' or A-mĭdst', prep. p. 45In the midst or middle; surrounded or encompassed by; among. “Unseen amid the throng.” “Amidst the garden.” Milton. Syn.—AMIDST, AMONG. These words differ to some extent from each other, as will be…Am'ide or A-mid'o-gen, n. p. 45(Chem.) A compound radical not yet obtained in a separate state. It consists of one part of nitrogen and two of hydrogen. Ammonia differs from it in containing three parts of hydrogen, and hence has…Ăm'ī-dine, n. p. 45Starch modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass, like horn. It is soluble in cold water.A-mid'-ships, adv. p. 45(Naut.) In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length and breadth; half way between the stem and the stern. Totten.Am'i-lot, n. p. 45(Ichth.) A white fish in the Mexican lakes, more than a foot in length. Clavigero.A-mĭr′, n. p. 45Same as EMIR. See EMIR.A-miss', a. p. 45Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be amiss to ask advice. Dryden. His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that which is amiss in himself or his circumstances. Wollaston. ☞…A-miss', adv. p. 45In a manner contrary to propriety, truth, law, or morality; faultily; improperly. Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. James iv. 3.A-mĭss′, n. p. 45A fault or wrong. [Obs.] “Some great amiss.” Shak.A-mis'si-bil'i-ty, n. p. 45Possibility or chance of being lost. [Rare.] Notions of popular rights and the amissibility of sovereign power for misconduct were alternately broached by the two great religious parties of Europe.…A-mis'sion, n. p. 45Deprivation; loss. [Obs.] “Acquisition and amission.” Browne.A-mit', v. t. p. 45To lose. [Obs.] A lode-stone fired doth presently amit its proper virtue. Browne.Am'i-ty, n. p. 45Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals, societies, or nations; harmony; good understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce. Its hostile amity can be obtained on no terms that do not…Am'ma, n. p. 45An abbess or spiritual mother.Ăm'mă, n. p. 45A girdle or truss used in ruptures.Ăm'man or Ăm'mant, n. p. 45In some European nations, an officer who has cognizance of civil causes. Among the French, a notary public or officer who draws up deeds and other instruments.Am'me-līne, n. p. 45(Organic Chem.) A base corresponding in composition to one part of ammonia, one of mellone, and two of water. Gregory.Am'mi-ral, n. p. 45An obsolete form of admiral. “The mast Of some great ammiral.” Milton.Am'mite, n. p. 45(Geol.) A rock consisting of small concretions like grains of sand or roe of fish in size. It is the roe-stone or oölite of recent authors;—written also ham'mite. Dana.Ăm'mo-chrŷse, n. p. 45A yellow, soft stone, consisting of glossy yellow particles. When rubbed or ground, it is sometimes used to strew over writing, like black sand.Ăm'mo-dȳte, n. p. 45(Nat. Hist.) (a.) One of a genus of apodal fishes; the sand-eel. (b.) A kind of viper. (c.) Any plant that grows in the sand. Dana.Am-mō'nī-ă, n. p. 45(Chem.) An alkali, which is gaseous or aëriform in its uncombined state. It has a pungent smell and taste, and consists of three equivalents of hydrogen and one of nitrogen. It is now considered an…Am-mō'ni-æ or Am'mo-nī'æ-al, a. p. 45Pertaining to ammonia, or possessing its properties; as, ammoniacal salts.Am-mō'ni-ae or Gūm-am-mō'ni-ae, n. p. 45(Med.) The concrete juice of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum, brought from Persia in large masses, composed of tears, internally white, and externally yellow. It has a peculiar smell…Sal ammoniac p. 45the salt usually called muriate of ammonia, or chloride of ammonium.Am-mō’ni-an, a. p. 45Relating to Ammonius, surnamed Saccas, of Alexandria, who flourished at the end of the second century, and who completed the establishment of the eclectic sect of philosophers, which originated with…Am'mon-ite, n. p. 45(Geol.) A fossil shell related to the nautilus, and belonging to the tribe of cephalopods, or cuttle-fish. There are many species, and all are extinct, having existed only in the secondary period, or…Am-mō'ni-ŭm, n. p. 45(Chem.) A compound radical, consisting of four equivalents of hydrogen and one of nitrogen, and having the chemical relations of an element, or of a compound metal. Gregory.Ăm'mo-nī'ū-ret, n. p. 45A certain supposed compound of ammonia and a pure metal, or an oxide of a metal. [Obs.]Am'mu-ni'tion, n. p. 45Military stores, or provisions for attack or defense. In modern usage, the signification is confined to the articles which are used in charging fire-arms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls…Am-nē'si-ā, n. p. 45(Med.) Loss of memory. Dunglison.Am'nes-ty, n. p. 45An act of oblivion; a general pardon of the offenses committed in time of war, or the proclamation of such pardon.Am-nĭc'o-lĭst, n. p. 45One who lives near a river. [Obs.] Bailey.Am-nĭg'e-noŭs, a. p. 45Born or bred in, of, or near, a river. [Obs.] Bailey.Am'ni-on or Am'ni-os, n. p. 45(Anat.) The innermost membrane surrounding the fetus in the womb.Am'ni-ōt'ic, a. p. 45Pertaining to, or contained in, the amnios; as, the amniotic fluid. 2. Relating to the liquor of the amnios. Amniotic acid, an acid found in the amniotic fluid of the cow; considered the same as the…A-mœ'bă, n. p. 45(Zoöl.) An animalcule capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. Dana.Ăm'ō-bē'an, a. p. 45Alternately answering. Warton.Am'æ-bæ'um, n. p. 45A poem in which persons are represented as speaking alternately, as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil. Encyc. Brit.A·mœ'bōüs, a. p. 45Like an amœba in structure. Dana.Am'o-lĭ'tion, n. p. 45Removal; a putting away. [Obs.]A-mō'mum, n. p. 46(Bot.) A genus of plants, all natives of warm climates, and remarkable for their pungency and aromatic properties. It includes the Grana Paradisi, or grains of paradise.A-mōng' or A-mōngst', prep. p. 46Mixed or mingled with. They heard, And from his presence hid themselves among The thickest trees. Milton. 2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the number of. “Blessed art thou among…A-mōn'til-tā'do, n. p. 46A dry kind of sherry, of a light color, much used to reduce the color of other sherries when too high. Simmonds.Ăm'o-ret, n. p. 46A lover. “When amorets no more can shine.” J. Warton.Ām'o-rètte', n. p. 46An amorous woman. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. A love-knot, or love-token. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. A petty love affair or amour. [Obs.] Chaucer.Ăm'o-rist, n. p. 46A lover; a gallant; an inamorato. [Rare.] It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. Southey.A-mòrn'ings, adv. p. 46In the mornings. “To give her music a-mornings.” Shak.Ām'o-rō'sā, n. p. 46A wanton woman; a courtesan.