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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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.
  2. An-drŏph'a-gi, n. pl.p. 51Man-eaters; anthropophagi. [Rare.] Beloe.
  3. An-drōph'a-goŭs, a.p. 51Inclined to cannibalism.
  4. Ăn'dro-phōre, n.p. 51(Bot.) The stalk or united stalks of a stamen. Gray.
  5. Ăn'dro-sphĭnx, n. pl.p. 51[Gr. ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, man, and σφίγξ, sphinx. (Egypt. Art.) A lion with a human head.
  6. An'dro-spōre, n.p. 51(Nat. Hist.) A spore of the algæ which has male functions. Dana.
  7. An-drŏt'o-my, n.p. 51Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from zoötomy.
  8. Ăn'droŭs, a.p. 51(Bot.) Producing stamens only, without pistils; staminate; male. Ogilvie.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Ăn'ec-dō'tal, a.p. 51Pertaining to anecdotes. “Conversation, argumentative or declamatory, narrative or anecdotal.” Prof. Wilson.
  12. 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.
  13. Ăn'ec-dōt'ic-al, a.p. 51Pertaining to anecdotes. “Anecdotical traditions.” Bolingbroke.
  14. An'ec-dō'tist, n.p. 51One who deals in, or relates, anecdotes. Ogilvie.
  15. 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.
  16. A-nēle', v. t.p. 51To administer extreme unction to. [Obs.] Shak.
  17. Ăn'e-lĕc'tric, a. or n.p. 51Non-electric. Faraday.
  18. An'e-lēc'trōde, n.p. 51(Elec.) The positive pole of a galvanic battery. Faraday.
  19. A-nel'li-dā, n. pl.p. 51See ANNELIDA.
  20. An'e-mōg'ra-phy, n.p. 51A description of the winds. Johnson.
  21. Ăn'e-mŏl'o-gy, n.p. 51The doctrine of winds, or a treatise on the subject.
  22. 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…
  23. Ăn'e-mŏm'e-try, n.p. 51The measurement of the force and velocity of wind, by means of an anemometer. Beil.
  24. 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.
  25. A-nĕm’ō-nīne, n.p. 51(Chem.) An acrid, crystallizable substance, obtained from some species of anemone. Brande.
  26. A-nĕm'o-ny, n.p. 51Same as ANEMONE. [Obs.] Sandys.
  27. 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…
  28. A-nēnst', prep.p. 51Over against; opposite to; against. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  29. A-nĕnt’, prep.p. 51About; concerning; as, he said nothing anent this particular. 2. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.
  30. An-ēn'ter-ōüs, a.p. 51Destitute of intestines. Owen.
  31. 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…
  32. Anes, n. pl.p. 51See AWNS.
  33. An'ēū-rĭsm, n.p. 51(Anat.) A soft, pulsating tumor, arising from the preternatural dilatation or rupture of the coats of an artery.
  34. Ăn'ēū-riṣ'mal, a.p. 51Pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor.
  35. A-new', adv.p. 51Over again; another time; in a new form; as, to arm anew; to create anew. Dryden.
  36. An-frăct'ū-ōse, a.p. 51(Bot.) Winding or turning about; as, anfractuose anthers. Gray.
  37. 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…
  38. An-frăc'tū-ous, a.p. 52Winding; full of windings and turnings; as, the anfractuous spires of a horn.
  39. An-frăct'ū-ōus-ness, n.p. 52The state of being anfractuous; anfractuosity. Bailey.
  40. An-frāct'ūre, n.p. 52A mazy winding.
  41. An-gā'ri-ā'tion, n.p. 52Compulsion; exertion. [Obs.] Speed.
  42. An'gei-ōt'o-my, n.p. 52See ANGIOTOMY.
  43. An'gel, n.p. 52A messenger. [Rare.] The dear good angel of the Spring. The nightingale. B. Jonson. 2. A spirit, or a spiritual being, employed by God to communicate his will to man; a ministering spirit. Angels are…
  44. Ăn'gel-ăge, n.p. 52Existence or state of angels. B. & Fl.
  45. Ăn'gel-bĕd, n.p. 52A bed without posts. Knowles.
  46. Ăn'gel-et, n.p. 52A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel; an angelot. Eng. Cyc.
  47. An'gel-fish, n.p. 52A species of shark, from six to eight feet long, the Squatina lævis of the Mediterranean. It takes its name from its pectoral fins, which are very large, and extend horizontally, like wings when…
  48. An'gel-gōld, n.p. 52Gold coin on which is stamped the figure of an angel. [Obs.] Having angel-gold strung on white ribbon on his arm. Fuller.
  49. An-gĕl'ic or An-gĕl'ic-al, a.p. 52Resembling, or belonging to, angels, or partaking of their nature or dignity. “Angelic harps.” Thomson. “Angelical actions.” Hooker.
  50. An-gĕl'i-cā, n.p. 52(Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, so called from their supposed virtues. Baird.
  51. An-gel'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 52Like an angel.
  52. An-gĕl'ic-al-ness, n.p. 52The state or quality of being angelic; the nature or character of an angel; excellence more than human.
  53. Ăn'gel-ite, n.p. 52(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of heretics, near the close of the fifth century, who held the persons of the Trinity not to be the same, nor to exist by their own nature, but each to be a God, existing…
  54. An'gel-ōl'o-gy, n.p. 52A discourse on angels, or the doctrine of angelic beings. The same mythology commanded the general consent; the same angelology, demonology. Milman.
  55. An'ge-lot, n.p. 52An instrument of music, somewhat resembling a lute. Johnson. 2. An ancient English coin, struck at Paris while under the dominion of England;—so called from the figure of an angel supporting the…
  56. An'gel-shōt, n.p. 52(Mil.) A projectile composed of two hollow half-balls connected by a chain which is inclosed in their cavity when they are brought together; a kind of chain-shot. See CHAIN-SHOT.
  57. An'ge-lūs, n.p. 52A prayer to the Virgin, used by Roman Catholics. Wright.
  58. Ān'gel-wə'ter, n.p. 52A perfume, composed of ambergris, rose, myrtle, and orange-flower water. [Obs.] Wright.
  59. Ăn'ger, n.p. 52Pain or smart of a sore or swelling. [Obs.] I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . . the greatest anger and soreness still continued. Temple. 2. A strong passion or emotion of the mind…
  60. Ăn'ger, v. t.p. 52To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame. [Obs.] “He . . . angereth malign ulcers.” Bacon. 2. To excite to anger; to provoke; to rouse to resentment. “Taxes and impositions . . . which rather…