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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-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.Ăn'glĭ-can, n. p. 52A member of the church of England. Burke.Ăn'glĭ-can-ĭsm, n. p. 52Attachment to England or English institutions; especially, strong partiality to the principles and rites of the English church. 2. The principles of the established church in England.Ang'li-ce p. 52In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, Anglice Leghorn.An-gli'ci-fy, v. t. p. 52To render English; to English; to anglicize. [Rare.]Ăn'g'li-çĭsm, n. p. 52An English idiom; a phrase or form of language peculiar to the English. “False grammar and nonsense couched beneath that specious name of anglicism.” Dryden.Ăn'gĭl-i-cīze, v. t. p. 52To make English; to render conformable¹ to the English idiom, or to English analogies.An'gling, n. p. 52The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with an angle. Walton.An'glo- p. 52A prefix meaning the same as English;—often used in composition. Anglo-American, a descendant from English ancestors, born in America, or the United States; or pertaining to the descendants of…An-gō'la, n. p. 53A light and fashionable cloth, made from the wool of the Angora goat. Simmonds.An'gor, n. p. 53(Med.) Great anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the belly, often with palpitation and oppression. Dunglison.An-gō'ra Wool p. 53The long white hair of the Angora goat (Capra angorensis), which is highly prized in manufactures, having a silky appearance, which fits it for lace, shawls, braids, and other decorative purposes.…An'gri-ly, adv. p. 53In an angry manner; peevishly.Ang'gry, a. p. 53Inflamed, as a sore; manifesting inflammation. This serum, being accompanied by the thinner parts of the blood, grows red and angry. Wiseman. 2. Touched with anger; feeling resentment; provoked;—…Ang-sā'na or Ang-sā'vā, n. p. 53A red gum of the East Indies, like that of dragon's blood. Coxe.An-guill'i-fōrm, a. p. 53In the form of an eel; resembling an eel. The anguilliformes of Cuvier are species of fishes related to the eel. They are the Muranidæ of some authors. Dana.An-guīn'e-al, a. p. 53Resembling or pertaining to a snake.Ăn’guish, n. p. 53Extreme pain, either of body or mind. And they hearkened not to him, for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9. Syn. — Agony; distress; pang; torture; torment. See AGONY.