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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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An'nu-lēs, n. p. 55A ring; an encircling ridge, or a series of prominences, &c.; the space or ring inclosed between the circumferences of two concentric circles.An-nū'mer-āte, v. t. p. 55To add; to unite to something before mentioned. There are omissions of other kinds which will deserve to be annumerated to these. Wollaston.An-nū'mer-ā'tion, n. p. 55Addition to a former number. Browne.An-nŭn′ci-āte, v. t. p. 55To bring tidings of; to announce. [Obs.] Chaucer.An-nūn'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 55The act of announcing or proclaiming; as, the annunciation of peace. 2. The name of a festival celebrated by the church (March 25th), in memory of the angel’s announcement, on that day, to the Virgin…An-nŭn'ci-ā'tor, n. p. 55One who announces; specifically, an officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business was to inform the people of the festivals which were to be celebrated. 2. A machine connected by wires with…An-nŭn'ci-a-to-ry, a. p. 55Announcing, or making publicly known. Ogilvie.A-nō'ā, n. p. 55(Zoöl.) A species of ruminating animal, about which so little is known that zoologists are undetermined whether to consider it as an antelope or a species of buffalo. Eng. Cyc.Ăn’ōde, n. p. 55(Elec.) The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly the path by which the current passes out and enters the electrolyte on its way to the other pole;—opposed to cathode. Faraday.An'o-don, n. p. 55(Conch.) A genus of lamellibranchiate bivalves, as the fresh-water muscle, having no posterior teeth at the hinge. Owen.Ăn'o-dȳne, n. p. 55Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic.An'o-dȳne, a. p. 55Serving to assuage pain. “The anodyne draught of oblivion.” Burke. ☞ “The word is chiefly applied to the different preparations of opium, belladonna, hyoscyamus, and lettuce.” New Am. Cyc.Ăn'o-dy'noüs, a. p. 55Having the qualities of an anodyne. Coles.A-noil’, v. t. p. 55To anoint with oil. [Obs.] Tyndale.A-noint′, v. t. p. 55To pour oil upon; to smear or rub over with oil or unctuous substances; also to spread over, as oil. When thou fastest, anoint thy head. Matt. vi. 17. And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.…A-noint'er, n. p. 55One who anoints.A-noint'ment, n. p. 55The act of anointing, or state of being anointed. Milton.A-nō'lis, n. p. 55A genus of reptiles which belong to the family Iguanidæ. They appear to take the place in the New World of the chameleon in the Old. Baird.Ăn'o-mal, n. p. 55(Gram.) An anomalous word. [R.]A-nŏm'a-lĭsm, n. p. 55An anomaly; a deviation from rule. Wilkins.A-nŏm/a-list'ic or A-nŏm/a-list'ic-al, a. p. 55Irregular; departing from common or established rules. 2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion. Anomalistic revolution, the period in which a planet…A-nòm'a-lĭst'ic-al-ly, ad. p. 55With irregularity.A-nŏm'a-lite, n. p. 55An irregular mineral.A-nŏm'a-loŭs, a. p. 55Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal; irregular. The afflicting and anomalous illness which brought him to his grave. De Quincey. Anomalous chords (Mus.), such as contain…A-nŏm'a-loŭs-ly, adv. p. 55In an anomalous manner.A-nŏm'a-ly, n. p. 55Deviation from the common rule; irregularity; thus oxen, the plural of ox, is an anomaly in grammar, as the regular plural would be oxes. We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various…A-nō'mi-a, n. p. 55(Conch.) A genus of bivalve shells, so called from their unequal valves; the beaked cockle. Owen.An'o-moe'an, n. p. 55(Eccl. Hist.) One of the pure Arians, as distinguished from the Semi-Arians. They held the Son to be unlike the Father in his essential nature. Encyc. Brit.A-nŏm'/o-rhŏm'/boid, n. p. 55(Min.) An irregular crystal or spar.Ăn'o-mou'ral, a. p. 55Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomoural crustaceans, a group between the crabs and the shrimps. Dana.Ăn'ō-my, n. p. 55A violation of law. [Obs.] Bramhall.A-nŏn', adv. p. 55Quickly; in a short time; soon; immediately. The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Matt. xiii. 20. 2. At another time; again. Shak. And then, anon, drums in his ear.…A-nō'na, n. p. 55(Bot.) A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the nat. ord. Anonaceæ, including the sour-sop. Eng. Cyc.Ăn'on-ym'i-ty, n. p. 55The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness. [Rare.] “He rigorously insisted upon the rights of anonymity.” Carlyle.A-nŏn'y-mŏŭs, a. p. 55Wanting a name; without the real name of the author; nameless; as, an anonymous pamphlet.A-nŏn'y-mōŭs-ness, n. p. 55The state or quality of being anonymous. Coleridge.A-nŏn'y-mōŭs-ly, adv. p. 55In an anonymous manner; without a name.Ăn'o-phyte, n. p. 55(Bot.) A moss. See CRYPTOGAM. Gray.Ăn'op-lo-thē'ri-ŭm, n. p. 55(Paleon.) A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Pachydermata, whose bones were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth…An-ŏp'si-ă or An'ŏp-sy, n. p. 56(Anat.) Want of sight; a case of monstruosity in which the eye and orbit are wanting. Dunglison.An'o-rĕx'y, n. p. 56(Med.) Want of appetite, without a loathing of food. Coxe.A-nôr'mal, a. p. 56Not according to rule; abnormal.A-nôr'thie, a. p. 56(Min.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic or triclinic crystals.A-nôr’thite, n. p. 56A species of mineral of the feldspar family, occurring in small glassy crystals.A-nôr'/tho-scōpe, n. p. 56An instrument for producing a peculiar kind of optical illusion by means of two disks rotating rapidly opposite to each other. The posterior one is transparent, and has certain distorted figures…A-nŏs'mi-ă, n. p. 56(Med.) A loss of the sense of smell. Dunglison.An-ôth'er, a. p. 56Not the same; different. He winked, and turned his lips another way. Shak. 2. One more, in addition to a former number. Another yet?—a seventh? I'll see no more. Shak. 3. Any other; any different…An-ôth'er-găines, a. p. 56Of another kind. [Obs.] Sidney.An-ôth’er-gātes, a. p. 56Of another sort. [Obs.] “Another-gates adventure.” Hudibras.An-ôth'er-guēss, a. p. 56Of a different kind; different. It used to go in another-guess manner. Arbuthnot. Burke uses the word another-guess, in which expression are both vulgarity and ignorance. The real term is…A-nŏt'tă, n. p. 56See ANNOTTO.An-ou'roŭs, a. p. 56(Zoöl.) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs among Batrachians. Carpenter.An'sā-ted, a. p. 56Having a handle or handles, or something in the form of handles. Johnson.An'ser, n. p. 56(Ornith.) A Linnæan order of natatorial birds swimming by means of web-feet, as the duck, or of lobe-feet, as the grebe. In this order are included the families Alcidæ, Anatidae, Colymbidæ, Loridæ…An'ser-ā'ted, a. p. 56(Her.) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, &c.; as, an anserated cross.An'ser-ine, a. p. 56Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose; as, an anserine skin.Ăn'slāight, n. p. 56An attack; an affray. [Obs.] I do remember yet that anslaight; thou wast beaten, And fled'st before the butler. Beaum. & Fl.Ăn'swer, v. t. p. 56To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to respond to. She answers him as if she knew his mind. Shak. So spake the…An'swer, v. i. p. 56To speak or write by way of return, or in reply; to make response. There was no voice, nor any that answered. I Kings xviii. 26. 2. To make a satisfactory response or return; hence, to render…Ăn'swer, n. p. 56Something said or written in return to a call, a question, an argument, an allegation, an address, or the like. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Prov. xv. 1. I called him, but he gave me no answer.…