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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-tïque', a. p. 60Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. [In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.] For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser. 2.…An-tïque', n. p. 60In general, any thing very old; but in a more limited sense, the remains of ancient artists, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.An-tïque'ly, adv. p. 60In an antique manner.An-tïque'ness, n. p. 60The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin and workmanship. “Venerable in the antiqueness of the works.” Dryden.Ăn'tĭ-quĭst, n. p. 60An antiquary. “Theoretic antiquists.” Pinkerton.An-tĭq'ui-tā'ri-an, n. p. 60One who is addicted to the study of antiquities; an admirer of antiquity. [Obs.] I shall distinguish such as I esteem to be the hinderers of reformation into three sorts: 1. Antiquitarians (for so I…An-tĭq'ui-ty, n. p. 60Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was one of the most eloquent orators of antiquity. 2. The ancients; the people of ancient times. Do ye believe me yet, or shall I call…Ăn'tĭ-re-mŏn'strant, n. p. 60One who is opposed to a remonstrance or a remonstrant;—specifically applied to those opposed to the Remonstrants after the Synod of Dort. Fuller.Ăn'tĭ-rĕnt'er, n. p. 60One who claims that rent is no longer due on the land of certain entailed estates in the state of New York.Ăn'tĭ-săb'ba-tā'ri-an, n. p. 60One of a sect who oppose the observance of the Christian Sabbath.Ăn'tĭ-sā'bi-an, a. p. 60Opposed or contrary to Sabianism, or the worship of the celestial orbs. Faber.An-tĭs'ci-ans or An-tĭs'ci-ī, n. pl. p. 60(Geog.) The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in contrary directions. Those who live north of the equator are antiscians to those on…Ăn'tĭ-scor-bū'tic or Ăn'tĭ-scor-bū'tic-al, a. p. 60(Med.) Counteracting the scurvy.Ăn'tĭ-scor-bū'tic, n. p. 60A remedy for the scurvy.Ăn'tĭ-sĕp'tic, a. p. 60Opposed to, or counteracting, putrefaction, or a putrescent tendency in the system.Ăn'tĭ-sĕp'tic, n. p. 60A substance which resists or corrects putrefaction, as acids and saline substances. 2. (Med.) A remedy which counteracts a putrescent tendency in the system, as cinchona.Ăn'tĭ-slāv'er-y, n. p. 60Opposition to slavery.Ăn'tĭ-slāv'er-y, a. p. 60Opposed to slavery.Ăn'tĭ-sō'cial, a. p. 60Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial principles.An-tĭs'pa-sĭs, n. p. 60(Med.) A revulsion of fluids from one part of the body to another. Quincy.Ăn'tĭ-spas-mŏd'ic, a. p. 60(Med.) Opposing spasm; resisting convulsions, as anodynes. Coxe.Ăn'tĭ-spas-mŏd'ic, n. p. 60(Med.) A remedy for spasm or convulsions, as opium, balsam of Peru, and the essential oils of vegetables. Coxe.Ăn'tĭ-spăst or Ăn'tĭ-spăs'tus, n. p. 60(Pros.) A tetrasyllabic foot consisting of two opposite halves, the first a short syllable and a long one, with accent on the latter; the second a long syllable and a short one, with accent on the…Ăn'tĭ-spăs'tic, a. p. 60(Med.) (a.) Causing a revulsion of fluids or humors. (b.) Counteracting spasm; antispasmodic.Ăn'tĭ-spăs'tic, n. p. 60(Med.) (a.) A remedy supposed to act by causing a revulsion of the humors. (b.) A remedy that counteracts spasm; an antispasmodic.Ăn'tĭ-splĕn'e-tic, a. p. 60Good as a remedy against the spleen. Johnson. ☞ Anti-splenet'ic, like emet'ic, pathet'ic, mimet'ic, &c., is more regular, and is the pronunciation of many.An-tĭs'ta-sĭs, n. p. 60(Rhet.) The defense of an action from the consideration that if it had been omitted, something worse would have happened.An-tĭs'tēs, n. p. 60The chief priest or prelate. Milton.An-tĭs'tro-phe, n. p. 60(Rhet.) (a.) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant, the servant of the master. (b.) The turning of an adversary’s plea against him; as, had I killed him, as you…Ăn'tĭ-strŏph'ic, a. p. 60Belonging to the antistrophe.An-tĭs'tro-phon, n. p. 60(Rhet.) A figure which repeats a word often. Milton.Ăn'tĭ-stru-măt'ic or Ăn'tĭ-stru'moŭs, a. p. 60(Med.) Good against scrofulous disorders. Johnson. Wiseman.Ăn'tĭ-sȳph'i-lĭt'ic, a. p. 60(Med.) Efficacious against syphilis, or the venereal disease; antivenereal.Ăn'tĭ-thē'ism, n. p. 60Opposition to the belief of a God. Chalmers.Ăn'tĭ-thē'ist, n. p. 60One opposed to the belief of a God.An-tĭth'e-sĭs, n. p. 60(Rhet.) An opposition of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; contrast; as, “When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves we leave them.” “The prodigal robs his heir, the miser robs…Ăn'tĭ-thĕt'ic or Ăn'tĭ-thĕt'ic-al, a. p. 60Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing or abounding with antithesis. Enfield.Ăn'tĭ-thĕt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 60By way of antithesis.An-tĭt'ra-gŭs, n. p. 60(Anat.) A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the external ear, opposite the tragus.An-tit'ro-pal or An-tit'ro-pous, a. p. 61(Bot.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. Lindley.An'ti-type, n. p. 61That which is shadowed out by the type, and so is correlative to it. Thus the paschal lamb, in Scripture, is the type of which Christ is the antitype.Ăn/tĭ-tȳp'ĭe-al, a. p. 61Pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type.An'ti-tȳp'ōüs, a. p. 61Pertaining to a type; antitypical. [Obs.] Cudworth.An'ti-văc'ci-nist, n. p. 61One who is opposed to vaccination.An'ti-va-ri'o-lōus, a. p. 61Preventing the contagion of the small-pox.An'ti-ve-nē're-al, a. p. 61Resisting venereal poison.An'ti-zȳm'ic, a. p. 61Preventing fermentation. Craig.Ant'ler, n. p. 61A start or branch of a horn of a cervine animal, as of the stag or moose. The branch next to the head is called the brow-antler, and the branch nextAnt'lered, a. p. 61Furnished with antlers. “The antlered stag.” Cooper.Ant'-li'on, n. p. 61(Entom.) An insect or fly (Myrmeleon formicarius), which prepares a kind of pitfall for ants, &c. McMurtrie.An-tē'cī, n. pl. p. 61See ANTISCII.An'to-no-mā'zi-a, n. p. 61(Rhet.) The use of the name of some office, dignity, profession, science, or trade, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majesty is used for a king, or his lordship for a nobleman…Ăn’to-no-mās’tĭc-al-ly, adv. p. 61By means, or in the manner, of the figure antonomasia.Ant-ōr'bit-al, a. p. 61Anterior to the orbit.An'tre, n. p. 61A cavern. [Obs.] Shak.An-trôrse', a. p. 61(Bot.) Forward or upward in direction. Gray.A-nū'bis, n. p. 61An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits, and represented by a human figure with the head of a dog or fox.A'nus, n. p. 61(Anat.) The circular opening at the lower extremity of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled. Dunglison.An'vil, n. p. 61An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped. 2. (Fig.) Any thing on which blows are laid. To be on the anvil, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or…An'vil, v. t. p. 61To form or shape on an anvil; as, anviled armor. [Rare.] Beau. & Fl.