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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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An'co-noid, a. p. 51Elbow-like;—applied to a process of the cubit. Ogilvie.An'co-ny, n. p. 51(Iron Works.) A piece of half-wrought iron, in the shape of a bar in the middle, but rude and unwrought at the ends.And, conj. p. 51A particle which expresses the relation of addition. It may connect words merely; as, three and four are seven; or full sentences, as, the sun shines, and the air is mild.An'da-ba-tĭsm, n. p. 51Doubt; uncertainty. [Obs.] Sheffield.An'da-lu'site, n. p. 51(Min.) A mineral, occurring usually in thick rhombic prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint, composed of silica and alumina. Its name is derived from Andalusia, in Spain, where it…An-dān’te, a. p. 51[It. andante, p. pr. of andare, to go. Andare is derived from Lat. ambulare, but under the influence of Ger. wenden, wandern, Eng. to wend, to wander, A-S. wenden, wandelen, (goth. wandjan.) [Mus.]…An-dān’te, n. p. 51(Mus.) A movement or piece in andante time; as, the andante in Beethoven’s fifth symphony.An'dan-tī'no, adv. p. 51(Mus.) Less slow than andante; between that and allegretto.Ăn'da-rae, n. p. 51Red orpiment. Coxe.An-dē'an, a. p. 51(Geog.) Pertaining to the Andes.And'iron, n. p. 51In England, an iron at the end of a fire-grate in which the spit turns. Johnson. 2. A utensil for supporting wood in a fireplace; a fire-dog.An'dor-rēse', n. sing. & pl. p. 51(Geog.) A native inhabitant of the valley of Andorra.An'dor-rēse', a. p. 51(Geog.) Per-An'dra-năt'o-my, n. p. 51The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Coxe.An-drŏg'y-nal or An-drŏg'y-noûs, a. p. 51Having two sexes; being male and female; hermaphroditical. Browne. 2. Hence, having the mental characteristics of both sexes. The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge. 3. (Bot.)…An-drŏg'y-nal-ly, adv. p. 51With the parts of both sexes. Browne.An-drŏg'y-nē or An-drŏg'y-nēs, n. p. 51An hermaphrodite. [Obs.] Johnson.An'droid or An-droid'des, n. p. 51A machine or automaton in the human form, which, by certain contrivances, as springs, weights, &c., performs some of the natural motions of a living man.An-drŏm'e-dā, n. p. 51(Astron.) A northern constellation, behind Pegasus, Cassiopeia, and Perseus, representing the figure of a woman chained. 2. (Bot.) A genus of ericaceous or heath plants.An'dron, n. p. 51(Gr. & Rom. Arch.) The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the lower part of the house. Brande.Ăn'dro-pĕt'al-ōŭs, a. p. 51(Bot.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. Brande.An-drŏph'a-gi, n. pl. p. 51Man-eaters; anthropophagi. [Rare.] Beloe.An-drōph'a-goŭs, a. p. 51Inclined to cannibalism.Ăn'dro-phōre, n. p. 51(Bot.) The stalk or united stalks of a stamen. Gray.Ăn'dro-sphĭnx, n. pl. p. 51[Gr. ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, man, and σφίγξ, sphinx. (Egypt. Art.) A lion with a human head.An'dro-spōre, n. p. 51(Nat. Hist.) A spore of the algæ which has male functions. Dana.An-drŏt'o-my, n. p. 51Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zoötomy.Ăn'droŭs, a. p. 51(Bot.) Producing stamens only, without pistils; staminate; male. Ogilvie.A-nēar', prep. p. 51Near. [Rare.] Much more is needed, so that at last the measure of misery anear us may be correctly taken. L. Taylor.An'ec-dō'tage, n. p. 51Communication by means of anecdotes, or a collection of anecdotes. [Rare.] All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of it altogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of lies. De Quincey.Ăn'ec-dō'tal, a. p. 51Pertaining to anecdotes. “Conversation, argumentative or declamatory, narrative or anecdotal.” Prof. Wilson.Ăn'ec-dōte, n. p. 51A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life.Ăn'ec-dōt'ic-al, a. p. 51Pertaining to anecdotes. “Anecdotical traditions.” Bolingbroke.An'ec-dō'tist, n. p. 51One who deals in, or relates, anecdotes. Ogilvie.Ăn'e-lāçe, n. p. 51A kind of knife or dagger worn at the girdle by civilians till about the end of the fifteenth century. See ANLACE. Fosbroke.A-nēle', v. t. p. 51To administer extreme unction to. [Obs.] Shak.Ăn'e-lĕc'tric, a. or n. p. 51Non-electric. Faraday.An'e-lēc'trōde, n. p. 51(Elec.) The positive pole of a galvanic battery. Faraday.A-nel'li-dā, n. pl. p. 51See ANNELIDA.An'e-mōg'ra-phy, n. p. 51A description of the winds. Johnson.Ăn'e-mŏl'o-gy, n. p. 51The doctrine of winds, or a treatise on the subject.Ăn'e-mŏm'e-ter, n. p. 51An instrument or machine for measuring the force and velocity of the wind. ☞ Anemometers are of various forms, and indicate the force directly, as against a plate compressing a spring, or the…Ăn'e-mŏm'e-try, n. p. 51The measurement of the force and velocity of wind, by means of an anemometer. Beil.An'ēm'o-ne, n. p. 51(Bot.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens. Baird. Sea-anemone. See ACTINIA.A-nĕm’ō-nīne, n. p. 51(Chem.) An acrid, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone. Brande.A-nĕm'o-ny, n. p. 51Same as ANEMONE. [Obs.] Sandys.A-nĕm'o-scōpe, n. p. 51An instrument which shows the course or direction of the wind; a wind-vane; a weathercock;—usually applied to contrivances for bringing down the indications of a wind-vane to a dial below, for…A-nēnst', prep. p. 51Over against; opposite to; against. [Obs.] Chaucer.A-nĕnt’, prep. p. 51About; concerning; as, he said nothing anent this particular. 2. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.An-ēn'ter-ōüs, a. p. 51Destitute of intestines. Owen.Ăn'e-roid, a. p. 51Dispensing with the use of quicksilver, as a certain kind of barometer, the action of which depends on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic top of a metallic box (shaped like a…Anes, n. pl. p. 51See AWNS.An'ēū-rĭsm, n. p. 51(Anat.) A soft, pulsating tumor, arising from the preternatural dilatation or rupture of the coats of an artery.Ăn'ēū-riṣ'mal, a. p. 51Pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor.A-new', adv. p. 51Over again; another time; in a new form; as, to arm anew; to create anew. Dryden.An-frăct'ū-ōse, a. p. 51(Bot.) Winding or turning about; as, anfractuose anthers. Gray.An-frăc-tū-ōs'i-ty, n. p. 51A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and turnings. “The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper.” Macaulay. 2. (Anal.) A sinuous depression like those separating the convolutions of…An-frăc'tū-ous, a. p. 52Winding; full of windings and turnings; as, the anfractuous spires of a horn.An-frăct'ū-ōus-ness, n. p. 52The state of being anfractuous; anfractuosity. Bailey.An-frāct'ūre, n. p. 52A mazy winding.