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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-nāth'e-mā, n. p. 50(Antiq.) An offering or present made to some deity, and hung up in a temple. Wm. Smith. 2. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by…A-nāth'e-māt'ie-al, a. p. 50Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema. Johnson.A-nāth'e-măt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 50In the manner of anathema.A-nāth'e-ma-tīsm, n. p. 50The act of anathematizing, or ecclesiastically cursing; anathematization. We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists. Bp. Taylor.A-năth'e-ma-tĭ-zā'tion, n. p. 50The act of anathematizing; anathematism. “Anathematization of persons deceased in the peace of the church.” Barrow.A-năth'e-ma-tīze, v. t. p. 50To pronounce an anathema against. Hammond.A-nāth'e-ma-tīz'er, n. p. 50One who pronounces an anathema. Hammond.A-năt'i-fā, n. p. 50(Nat. Hist.) An animal of the same tribe with the barnacle, but differing in having a fleshy stem or peduncle, and also in some other respects; the lepas. The term anatifæ, in the plural, is often…A-năt'i-fer, n. p. 50The barnacle.An'a-tif'er-oüs, a. p. 50Producing ducks; — applied to anatifa, under the absurd notion of their giving birth to ducks. Browne.A-năt'o-cĭsm, n. p. 50Interest upon interest; the taking of compound interest; or the contract by which such interest is secured. [Rare.] Bouvier.Ăn'a-tŏm'ie or Ăn'a-tŏm'ie-al, a. p. 50Belonging, or relating, to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations. Hume.Ăn'a-tŏm'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 50In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection.A-năt’o-mīst, n. p. 50One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection. The anatomist presents to the eye the most hideous and disagreeable objects, but his science is useful to the painter in delineating even a…A-năt'/o-mi-zā'/tion, n. p. 50The act of anatomizing.A-năt'o-mīze, v. t. p. 50To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal or vegetable body, for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure and use of the several parts. Hence, 2. (Fig.) To lay open minutely; to analyze.…A-năt'o-my, n. p. 50The art of dissecting, or artificially separating the different parts of any organized body, to discover their situation, structure, and economy. 2. The doctrine of the structure of an organized…Ăn'a-trĕp'tic, a. p. 50Overthrowing; defeating; prostrating:—a word applied to those Dialogues of Plato which represent a complete defeat in the gymnastic exercises. Enfield.An'a-trip-sōl'o-gy, n. p. 50(Med.) A treatise on friction as a remedy. Dunglison.An'a-tron, n. p. 50[Fr. anatron, natron, Sp. anatron, natron, Ar. al-natrūn, (al-nitrān), from Gr. νίτρον, natron, a mineral alkali, our potassa, or soda, or both (not our niter, i. e., saltpeter), Lat. nitrum, N. Lat.…A-năt'ro-pal or A-năt'ro-poŭs, a. p. 50(Bot.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is at the apparent apex. Gray.An’bu-ry, n. p. 50(Far.) A soft tumor on horses and cows, containing blood. White. 2. A swelling produced by insects on the roots of turnips, cabbages, &c. Gardner.Ăn'ces-tor, n. p. 50One from whom a person descends, either by the father or mother, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather. 2. (Law.) One who has preceded another in the possession of real estate; one from…Ăn'ces-tō'rī-al, a. p. 50Ancestral. Pollok.An-cès'tral or Ăn'ces-tral, a. p. 50Pertaining to, or descending from, ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. “Ancestral trees.” Hemans.An-cĕs'tress or Ăn'ces-tress, n. p. 50A female ancestor.Ăn'ces-try, n. p. 50A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those who compose the line of natural descent. 2. Hence, birth or honorable descent. Addison. Our ancestry, a gallant, Christian race, Patterns of…Anch'i-lops, n. p. 50See ÆGILOPS.Ăn'chor, n. p. 50An iron instrument for holding a ship or other vessel at rest in water. It consists of a straight bar called a shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a stock, above which is a ring for the…Ănch'or, v. t. p. 50(Naut.) To place at anchor; as, to anchor a ship. 2. (Fig.) To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. Till that my nails were anchored in thine…Ănch'or, v. i. p. 50To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship anchored in the Downs. 2. (Fig.) To stop; to fix or rest. “My intention anchors on Isabel.” Shak.Ănch'or, n. p. 50An anchorite; a hermit. [Obs.] Shak.Ănch'or-a-ble, a. p. 50Fit for anchorage. Herbert.Ănch'or-aġe, n. p. 50A place where a ship can anchor. Totten. 2. The anchor and all the necessary tackle for anchoring. 3. A duty imposed on ships for anchoring in a harbor. Johnson.Ănch'ored, p. a. p. 50(Her.) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [Sometimes spelt ancred.]An'cho-ress, n. p. 50A female anchoret. Fairfax. And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt. Wordsworth.An'eh'o-ret or An'eh'o-rite, n. p. 50One who retires from society into a desert or solitary place, to avoid the temptations of the world, and devote himself to religious duties; a hermit; a recluse. Our Savior himself . . . did not…An'cho-rĕt'ic or An'cho-rĕt'ic-al, a. p. 50Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit, or to his mode of life.An'chor-hōld, n. p. 50The hold or gripe of an anchor; security.Ănch'or-ice, n. p. 50Ice formed at the bottom of running streams, and thus attached or anchored to the ground; ground-ice. Denny.An'chor-it'ess, n. p. 50A female anchorite. [Obs.] Pega, his sister, an anchoritess, led a solitary life not far from him. Fuller.An-chō'vy, n. p. 50A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring family (species Engraulis encrasicolus), caught in vast numbers in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation.An-chō'vy-peār, n. p. 50(Bot.) A plant and its fruit found in the West Indies; the Grias cauliflora. The fruit resembles the mango in taste, and, like it, is sometimes pickled when green. Encyc. of Dom. Econ.An'chu-sīne, n. p. 50(Chem.) A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.An'chy-lōse, v. t. p. 50To unite or fix immovably; to stiffen; to make fast. Owen.Anchy-lō'sis, n. p. 50(Med.) Stiffness of a joint; immobility of a joint naturally movable. Dunglison.An'cient, a. p. 50Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; as, ancient authors; ancient days. Witness those ancient empires of the earth. Milton. Gildas Albanius . . . much…An'cient, n. p. 51pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns. 2. pl. Very old men. Hence, (a.) Governors; rulers. “The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people.” Isa. iii. 13.…An'cient-ly, adv. p. 51In ancient times; in times long since past.Ăn'cient-ness, n. p. 51The state of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times.An'cient-ry, n. p. 51Dignity of birth; the honor of ancient lineage. “His father being a gentleman of more ancientry than estate.” Fuller.An'cient-y, n. p. 51Age; antiquity. [Obs.] Martin. 2. In some old English statutes and authors, eldership or seniority. 14 Henry III.An-cī'le, n. p. 51(Rom. Antiq.) The sacred shield of Mars, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. Adams.Ăn'cil-la-ry, a. p. 51Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid. The Convocation of York seems to have been always considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the greater province. Hallam. Ancillary administration…An-cip’i-tal, a. p. 51(Bot.) Two-edged; compressed, and forming two opposite angles, as a stem of blue-grass. Gray.An-cĭp'i-tous, a. p. 51See ANCIPITAL.An'cle, n. p. 51See ANKLE.Ăn'cōme, n. p. 51A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly. Boucher.An'con, n. p. 51(Anat.) The olecranon, or elbow; the larger posterior process at the upper end of the ulna.An'con or An'cône, n. p. 51(Arch.) (a.) An elbow, or angle, or corner stone; one of the corners or quoins of walls, cross-beams, or rafters. Gwilt. (b.) A bracket supporting a cornice, as of doorways; frequently used merely as…