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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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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.An-gā'ri-ā'tion, n. p. 52Compulsion; exertion. [Obs.] Speed.An'gei-ōt'o-my, n. p. 52See ANGIOTOMY.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…Ăn'gel-ăge, n. p. 52Existence or state of angels. B. & Fl.Ăn'gel-bĕd, n. p. 52A bed without posts. Knowles.Ăn'gel-et, n. p. 52A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel; an angelot. Eng. Cyc.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…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.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.An-gĕl'i-cā, n. p. 52(Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, so called from their supposed virtues. Baird.An-gel'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 52Like an angel.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.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…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.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…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.An'ge-lūs, n. p. 52A prayer to the Virgin, used by Roman Catholics. Wright.Ān'gel-wə'ter, n. p. 52A perfume, composed of ambergris, rose, myrtle, and orange-flower water. [Obs.] Wright.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…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…Ăn'ger-ly, adv. p. 52In an angry manner; angrily. [Obs.] How now, Hecate! you look angerly. Shak.An-gī'na, n. p. 52(Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat or fauces, as the quinsy, malignant sore-throat, croup, mumps, &c.; — so called from the accompanying difficulty of breathing. Cullen. Angina pectoris…Ăn'gi-o-. p. 52A prefix to numerous words, referring to vessels; as, angiopathy, disease of the vessels. Dana.Ăn'ġi-o-căr'poŭs, a. p. 52(Bot.) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.Ăn'gi-ög'ra-phy, n. p. 52(Med.) A description of the vessels in the human body. Dunglison.Ăn'ġi-öl'o-gy, n. p. 52(Med.) A treatise or discourse on the vessels of the human body, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, &c. —Dunglison.Ăn'/gi-o-mōn'/o-spĕrm'/oŭs, a. p. 52(Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed-pod. Johnson.Ăn'gi-o-scōpe, n. p. 52An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of a body. Morin.Ăn'gi-o-spĕrm, n. p. 52(Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Baird. ☞ The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other including…An'gi-o-spĕrm'ous, a. p. 52(Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.Ăn-gi-ös'po-rōŭs, a. p. 52(Bot.) Having seeds contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi.Ăn'ġi-ŏt'o-my, n. p. 52(Anat.) A dissection of the vessels of the body. Dunglison.Ăn'gle, n. p. 52A point where two lines meet; a corner. Into the utmost angle of the world. Spencer. To search the tenderest angles of the heart. Milton. 2. (Geom.) The difference of direction of two lines in the…Ang'le, v. i. p. 52To fish with an angle, or with line and hook. 2. Hence, to use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme;—with for. The hearts of all that he did angle for. Shak.Ăn'gle, v. t. p. 52To try to gain by some insinuating artifice. “He angled the people's hearts.” Sidney.An'gle-bär, n. p. 52A rolled bar of iron.Ăn'gle-ī'ron p. 52of an angular shape, for forming the edges of iron safes, bridges, and ships; or to be riveted to the corners of iron boilers, tanks, &c., to connect the side-plates.An'gle-mē'ter, n. p. 52An instrument, among geologists, for measuring the dip of strata.Ăng'ler, n. p. 52One who fishes with an angle. 2. (Ichth.) A fish (Lophius piscatorius) having a large, broad, and depressed head, with a mouth nearly as wide as the head. Sea-devil (Lophius piscatorius). Its body is…Ăn'gles, n. pl. p. 52(Geog.) (a.) An ancient German nation, which, after various migrations, passed over from Denmark to England, to which they gave their name. (b.) The inhabitants of Angeln, a district in Schleswig.Ăn'gle-sīte, n. p. 52(Min.) Native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish prismatic crystals. The name is from Anglesea, a British locality of the mineral.Ăn'glĭ-can, a. p. 52English; pertaining to England or the English nation; as, the Anglican church. Pinkerton.