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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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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.A-pŏc'o-pāte, v. t. p. 62(Gram.) To cut off or drop the last letter or syllable of.A·pŏc'o·pe, n. p. 62The cutting off or omission of the last letter or syllable of a word; as di for dii, good for gooder. 2. (Surg.) The abscission or amputation of a part of the body. Dunglison.Ăp'o-crĭs'i-a-ry or Ăp'o-crī'si-ā'ri-ŭs, n. p. 62One who resided at the imperial city Constantinople, in the name of a foreign church or bishop (including the pope's legate or nuncio), and whose office was to negotiate at the emperor's court, in…Ăp'o-crŭs'tic, a. p. 62(Med.) Serving as an astringent and repellent. Coxe.Ăp'o-crŭs'tic, n. p. 62An astringent and repellent medicine. Coxe.A-pŏc'ry-phă, n. pl. p. 62Books whose authenticity, as inspired writings, is not admitted, and which are therefore not considered a part of the sacred canon of the Scripture. ☞ In Matthew's translation of the Bible, published…A-pŏc'ry-phal, a. p. 62Pertaining to the Apocrypha. 2. Not canonical; of uncertain authority or credit; false; fictitious; spurious.A-pŏc'ry-phal-ist, n. p. 62One who is an advocate for the Apocrypha. Eng. Cyc.A-pŏc'ry-phal-ly, adv. p. 62In an apocryphal manner; uncertainly; not indisputably.A-pŏc'ry-phal-ness, n. p. 62Uncertainty as to authenticity; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.Ăp'o-cryph'ie-al, a. p. 62Apocryphal. (Obs.) “Certain apocryphical and ridiculous stories.” Bp. Bull.Ā'pod, a. p. 62Ap'od-ōūs p. 62Without feet. Swainson.Ăp'o-dal, a. p. 62Without feet. (Ichth.) Destitute of ventral fins, as the swordfish.Ap'ōde, n. p. 62One of certain animals that have no feet; especially one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet. ☞ The Bird of Paradise formerly had the name Paradisa apoda, being supposed to have…Ăp'o-deic'tic or Ăp'o-deic'tic-al, a. p. 62Demonstrative; evident beyond contradiction. Brougham. ☞ This spelling is better than apodictic.Ap'o-deic'tic-al-ly or Ap'o-dic'tic-al-ly, adv. p. 62So as to be evident beyond contradiction.Ap'o-dic'tic or Ap'o-dic'tic-al, a. p. 62Evident beyond contradiction. The argumentation is from a similitude, therefore not apodictic. Robinson.Ap-o-dĭx'is, n. p. 63Full demonstration. Buck.A-pŏd'o-sĭs, n. p. 63(Gram.) The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from the protasis or clause, which expresses a condition. Thus, in the sentence…a-pŏd'ĭ-tēr'ĭ-ŭm, n. p. 63(Anc. Arch.) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the Palaestra where a person took off his dress. Guilt.Ăp'o-gē'an, a. p. 63Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which occur when the moon has passed her apogee. Bouvier.Ăp'o·gēe, n. p. 63(Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at the greatest distance from the earth. ☞ Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the center of the system, this name was given to…Ap'o·graph, n. p. 63An exemplar; a copy or transcript. Blount.Ăp'o-lĕp'sy, n. p. 63(Med.) Suppression; retention. Bailey.