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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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A-pĕrt'ly, adv. p. 62Openly. [Rare.]A·pĕrt'ness, n. p. 62Openness. [Rare.] Holder.A-pĕrt'or, n. p. 62(Anat.) A muscle that raises the upper eyelid. Quincy.Ăp'er-tūre, n. p. 62The act of opening. [Obs.] Holder. 2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. “An aperture between the mountains.” Gilpin. 3. The…Āp'er-y, n. p. 62The practice of aping. Coleridge.A-pĕt'al-oŭs, a. p. 62(Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves; having no corol.A-pĕt'al-oŭs-ness, n. p. 62A state of being apetalous, or without petals.Ā′pex, n. p. 62The tip, point, or summit of any thing; specifically, (a.) The cap of an ancient flamen or priest. (b.) The crest of an ancient helmet. 2. The mark of a long syllable.A-phær'e-sĭs or A-phēr'e-sis p. 62Synop., § 130}, n. [Lat. aphæresis, Gr. ἀφαίρεσις, from ἀφαιρεῖν, to take away, from Gr. ἀπό, from, and αἱρεῖν, to take.] 1. (Gram.) The taking of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word.…Ăph'a-nip'ter-oŭs, a. p. 62Pertaining to the Aphaniptera, an order of apterous haustellate insects, of which the common flea is a type. Brande.Āph'a-nīte, n. p. 62(Min.) A very compact, dark-colored rock, consisting of pyroxene with some feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.A-phēl’ion, n. p. 62(Astron.) That point of a planet’s or comet’s orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being called the perihelion.A-phĭd'i-an, n. p. 62(Entom.) One of the genus Aphis.A-phĭd'i-an, a. p. 62Pertaining to the aphis.Ăph'i-dĭv'o-roŭs, a. p. 62Devouring, or subsisting on, the aphis, or plant-louse. Darwin.Ăph'i-lān'thro-py, n. p. 62Want of love to mankind; specifically (Med.), the first stage of melancholy, when solitude is preferred to society. Coxe.Ā'phis, n. p. 62(Entom.) The puceron, vine-fretter, or plant-louse; a genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. The aphis has a short body, transparent wings, and jointed antennae. Some—usually females—are…Aph'lo-gis'tic, a. p. 62Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.A'ph'o-noûs, a. p. 62A-phōn'ic p. 62Without voice; voiceless.Aph'o-ny, n. p. 62(Med.) A loss of voice. Coxe.Ăph'o-rĭsm, n. p. 62A precept or principle expressed in a few words; a short sentence containing some important truth; as, the aphorisms of Hippocrates, or of the civil law. The three ancient commentators on Hippocrates…Ăph'o-ris-măt'ic or Ăph'o-rĭs'mic, a. p. 62Pertaining to, or containing, aphorisms.Ăph'o-rĭs'mer, n. p. 62A dealer in aphorisms. Milton.Ăph'o-rĭst, n. p. 62A writer of aphorisms. Nelson.Ăph'o-rĭst'ic or Ăph'o-rĭst'ic-al, a. p. 62In the form of an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. The method of the book is aphoristic. De Quincey.Ăph'o-rĭst'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 62In the form or manner of aphorisms.Ăph'o-rīze, v. i. p. 62To make aphorisms. Coleridge.Ăph'ro-dĭs'i-ac or Ăph'ro-di-sī'ac-al, a. p. 62(Med.) Exciting venereal desire; increasing the appetite for sexual connection.Ăph'ro-dĭs'i-ac, n. p. 62(Med.) Food or medicine believed to excite desire for sexual connection. Dunglison.Aph/thong, n. p. 62A letter, or a combination of letters, which, in the customary pronunciation of a word, have no sound. Focloir, or Dict. of the Hiberno-Celtic Language.Aph’thōus, a. p. 62Pertaining to the thrush (aphthæ); of the nature of the thrush, or ulcerous affection of the mouth. Bigelow.Ăph'y'l-lōŭs or A-phÿl'lōŭs, a. p. 62(Bot.) Destitute of leaves, as the rush, mushrooms, garlic, some seaweeds, &c. Milne.Ä pï-a-ce're p. 62(Mus.) At pleasure; ad libitum.Ā'pi-ā'ri-an, a. p. 62Of, or relating to, bees.Ā'pi-a-rĭst, n. p. 62One who keeps an apiary. Kirby.Ā'pi-a-ry, n. p. 62The place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees.Ap'ic-al, a. p. 62At, or belonging to, an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.Ap'i-cĕs, n. pl. p. 62See APEX and ANTHER.A-pi’cian, a. p. 62Belonging to Apicius, a celebrated epicure of antiquity; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.Ăp'i-cil'la-ry, a. p. 62Situated at or near the apex. Henslow.A-pie'ū-late or A-pie'ū-lā/ted, a. p. 62(Bot.) Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.A-pièce', adv. p. 62To each; to the share of each. They were condemned . . . to be fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece. House. 2. Each by itself; by the single one; as, they cost a shilling apiece.A-piē'ces, adv. p. 62In pieces. [Obs.] “Being torn apieces.” Shak.A'pis, n. p. 62(Entom.) The bee, a genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera. ☞ The common bee is the species Apis mellifica. See BEE.Ăp’ish, a. p. 62Having the qualities of an ape; inclined to imitate in a servile manner; hence, foolish; foppish; affected; trifling; insignificant. “Nothing more serious than the apish gallantry of a fantastic…Ăp'ish-ly, adv. p. 62In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly.Ap'ish-ness, n. p. 62The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.A-pĭt’păt, adv. p. 62With quick beating or palpitation. Congreve.Ăp'la-năt'ic, a. p. 62(Opt.) Having two or more lenses of different curvatures, so combined that their respective aberrations compensate or neutralize each other, and the resulting compound lens is free from spherical…A-plăn'a-tĭsm, n. p. 62The state of being aplanatic; freedom from spherical aberration.A-plăs'tĭc, a. p. 62Not plastic or easily molded.Aplōme, n. p. 62(Min.) A variety of garnet having the faces of the dodecahedrons striated parallel to the shorter diagonal. Dana.A-plŭs'tre, n. p. 62(Rom. Antiq.) The carved stern of a ship with certain ornaments, as ribbons, streamers, and little flags attached. Andrews.A-ply̆s'i-a, n. p. 62The sea-hare, a genus of mollusks of the order Tectibranchiata. Some of the species have the power of throwing out a deep purple liquor, with which the animal colors the water around to a…A-pŏc'a-ly̆pse, n. p. 62Revelation; discovery; disclosure;—specifically, applied as the name of the last book in the New Testament, containing the revelation delivered to St. John, in Patmos, near the close of the first…A-pŏc'a-ly̆p'tic or A-pŏc'a-ly̆p'tic-al, a. p. 62Containing or pertaining to revelation, or, specifically, to the Revelation of St. John. 2. Undertaking to explain the Revelation. [Rare.] “Some apocalyptic ignoramus.” South. Apocalyptic number, the…A-pŏc'a-lyp'tic or A-pŏc'a-lyp'tist, n. p. 62A writer on the Revelation, or Apocalypse. Lightfoot.A-pŏc'a-lŷp'tĭc-al-ly, adv. p. 62By revelation; in an apocalyptic manner, or in relation to the Apocalypse.Ap'o-cār'pous, a. p. 62(Bot.) Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a compound pistil. Lindley.