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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-mūse'ment, n. p. 47Deep thought; muse. [Obs.] Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs. Fleetwood. 2. That which amuses or…A-mū'ser, n. p. 47One who amuses.Am'ū-sĕtte', n. p. 47A light field cannon, invented by Marshal Saxe, but no longer used. Bordin.A-mū'sĭng, p. a. p. 47Giving moderate pleasure to the mind, so as to engage it; pleasing; as, an amusing story.A-mūs'ing-ly, adv. p. 47In an amusing manner.A-mū'sive, a. p. 47Having power to amuse or entertain the mind. Whitehead.A-mū'sive-ly, adv. p. 47In an amusive manner.A-myg'da-late, a. p. 47Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds. Johnson.A-myg'da-late, n. p. 47(Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds. Bailey. Coxe.Ăm'yg-dāl'ic, a. p. 47(Chem.) Obtained, as a certain acid, from the bitter almond.A-myg'da-line, a. p. 47Pertaining to, or resembling, the almond.A-myg'da-line, n. p. 47(Chem.) A crystalline substance obtained from the kernel of the bitter almond.A-myg'da-loid, n. p. 47(Min.) A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, particularly agates, quartz, calcareous spar, and the…Ă-myg'da-loid'al, a. p. 48Pertaining to, consisting of, or having the nature of, an amygdaloid. Dana.Ăm'y-lā'ceoŭs, a. p. 48Pertaining to starch; resembling starch.Am'ýle, n. p. 48(Chem.) A radical consisting of ten parts of carbon and eleven of hydrogen. With one part of oxygen added, it forms amylic ether; and with a further addition of one part of water, amylic alcohol, or…A·my'lic, a. p. 48Pertaining to amyle; as, amylic ether. Amylic fermentation, a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amylic alcohol is produced. (Gregory.)Am'y-loid, a. p. 48Being of the nature of amyle.Ăm'y-răl'dĭsm, n. p. 48(Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of universal grace, as explained by Amyraldus, or Amyrault, of France, in the 17th century. Encyc. Brit.Ăn p. 48This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In…Ăn, conj. p. 48If;—a word used by old English authors. Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. B. Jonson. Fool, fool, fool! catch me an thou canst. Ford. An if, for if, or for as if, though an incorrect…Ā'na p. 48A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting on, upon, upward, up to, throughout, backward, back to, again, previously, or against. 2. (Med.) An equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana, ʒij, that is…Ā'nā p. 48A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of memorable sayings. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger. The termination is sometimes used alone, as a…An'a-bäp'tism, n. p. 48The doctrine of the Anabaptists.Ăn'a-bäp'tist, n. p. 48(Eccl. Hist.) One who denies the validity of infant baptism, and who of course maintains that those who have been baptized in their infancy ought to be baptized again. With these sentiments is…Ăn'a-bap-tist'ic or Ăn'a-bap-tist'ic-al, a. p. 48Relating to the Anabap-tists, or to their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull.Ăn'a-băp'tist-ry, n. p. 48The sect, doctrine, or practice of Anabaptists. [Obs.] Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. Pagitt.Ăn'-a-bap-tīze', v. t. p. 48To rebaptize. [Obs.] Whitlock.Ăn'a-bas, n. p. 48(Ichth.) A genus of acanthopterygious, bony fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances; — so called by Cuvier. Baird.An-ab'a-sis, n. p. 48A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia. “The anabasis of Napoleon.” De Quincey.Ăn'a·brō'sis, n. p. 48(Med.) A wasting away of the body.An'a-cämp'tic, a. p. 48Reflecting or reflected; as, an anacamptic sound. ☞ The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See CATOPTICS.Ăn'a-cămpt'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 48By reflection; as, echoes are sounds produced anacamptically. Hutton.An'a-cämp'ties, n. sing. p. 48The doctrine of reflected light or sound; catoptrics. Hutton.An'a-cär'dic, a. p. 48Pertaining to, or contained in, the shell of the acajou nut; as, anacardic acid. Eng. Cyc.Ăn'a-cär'di-ŭm, n. p. 48(Bot.) A genus of plants, a species of which produces the cashew-nut. See CASHEW.Ăn'a-ca-thär'tic, a. p. 48Cleansing by exciting discharges from the mouth or nostrils.Ăn'a-ca-thär'tic, n. p. 48A medicine which excites discharges by the mouth, or nose, as expectorants, emetics, sternutatories, and masticatories.Ăn'a-çĕph'a-læ-ō'sis, n. p. 48(Rhet.) A recapitulation of the heads of a discourse.An-ăch'o-ret, n. p. 48See ANCHORET.Ăn'a-chrōn'ic or Ăn'a-chrōn'ic-al, a. p. 48Same as ANACHRONISTIC.An-ăch'ro-nism, n. p. 48An error in computing time; any error in chronology, by which events are misplaced in regard to each other.An-ăch'/ro-nis'tic, a. p. 48Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. “The anachronistic improprieties which this poem contains.” Warton.Ăn'a-clăs'tic, a. p. 48(Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. Hutton. 2. Flexible, as certain glasses or phials, with flat bellies, like inverted tunnels, and with very…Ăn'a-clăs'tics, n. pl. p. 48That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light;—commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit.Ăn'a-ce-no'sis, n. p. 48(Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his opponents for their opinion on the point in debate, as having a common interest in the right decision of the case; as, were the case yours, how…An'a-co-lū'thic, a. p. 48Lacking sequence.An'a-co-lu'thon, n. p. 48(Gram.) The want of sequence or connection existing in a sentence, when the latter part does not correspond in construction with the first part. Brande.Ăn'a-cŏn'dă, n. p. 48(Herp.) A large snake of the Boa family, called Eunectes murinus, which lives in South America. Dana.A-năc're-ōn’tic, a. p. 48Pertaining to, or after the manner of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory; convivial.A-năc/re-ōn’tic, n. p. 48A poem by Anacreon, or composed in the manner of Anacreon; a little poem in praise of love and wine.An'a-dem, n. p. 48A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. “Sweet anad ems to gird thy brow.” W. Browne. “Wreaths and anad ems.” Tennyson. [Written also anademe.]An'a-di-plō'sis, n. p. 48(Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or words in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, “He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes—misfortunes which…Ăn'a-drom, n. p. 48A fish that ascends rivers. [Rare.] Morin.A-năd'ro-mous, a. p. 48Relating to such fish as pass from the sea into fresh waters, at stated seasons.A-næ'mi-ă, n. p. 48(Med.) A morbid diminution of the amount of blood in the body; bloodlessness.A-næm'ic, a. p. 48Bloodless; exsanguious.An`es-thē'sis, n. p. 48(Med.) A state of insensibility produced by the inhalation of chloroform and other agents. Dunglison.Ăn'es-thēt'ic, a. p. 48(Med.) (a.) Capable of rendering insensible by being inhaled; as, anæsthetic agents. (b.) Characterized by insensibility; as, anæsthetic effects. Dunglison.Ăn/æs-thēt'ic, n. p. 48(Med.) That which produces insensibility, as chloroform, &c. Dunglison.