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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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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.A-pŏl/li-nā/ri-an, a. p. 63(Rom. Antiq.) Pertaining to certain scenical games in honor of Apollo, instituted A. R. 542, after the battle of Cannæ.A-pŏl'li-nā'ri-an, n. p. 63(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect deriving their name from Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea, in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ, maintaining that his body was endowed with a…A-pŏl'lo, n. p. 63A deity among the Greeks and Romans, and worshiped under the various names of Pean, Nemius, Helius, Pythius, Phœbus, &c. He was the presiding deity of archery, prophecy, music, and medicine, and…A-pŏl'lo Bēl've-dēre' p. 63A celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed one of the noblest representations of the human frame. Brande.A-pŏl'ly-on or A-pŏll'yon, n. p. 63The destroyer; — a name used, Rev. ix. 11, for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.A-pŏl/o-gĕt'ic or A-pŏl/o-gĕt'ic-al, a. p. 63Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; excusing; as, an apologetic essay.A-pŏl/o-gĕt'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 63By way of apology or excuse.A-pŏl/o-gĕt'ics, n. pl. p. 63That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.A-pŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 63One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of another.A-pŏl'ō-gīze, v. i. p. 63To make an apology; to write or speak in favor, or to make excuse; to plead in defense;—followed by for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.Ă-pol'o-gīz'er, n. p. 63One who makes an apology.Ăp'o-lŏgue, n. p. 63A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey useful truths; a moral fable. ☞ An apologue differs from a parable in this: the parable is drawn from events which take place among…A-pŏl'o-gy, n. p. 63Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong or unjustifiable, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity. 2. An…A-pŏl'o-gy, v. i. p. 63To offer an apology or excuse; to account. [Obs.] For which he can not well apology. J. Webster.Ap'o-me-om'e-try, n. p. 63The art of measuring things distant.Ap'o-neū-rōg'ra-phy, n. p. 63A description of aponeuroses. Dunglison.Ăp'o-neū-rōl'o-gy, n. p. 63The anatomy of aponeuroses. Dunglison.Ăp'o-neū-rō'sis, n. p. 63(Anat.) A white, shining membrane, composed of interlacing fibers, sometimes continuous with the muscular fiber, and differing from a tendon only in having a flat form. The aponeuroses serve several…Ăp'o-neū-rōt'ic, a. p. 63Pertaining to aponeurosis.Ap'o-neū-rōt'o-my, n. p. 63Dissections of aponeuroses, or tendinous expansions.Ap'o-pēmpt'ic, a. p. 63Sung or addressed to a stranger on his departure from a place to his own country;—applied to a kind of song or hymn among the ancients.A-pŏph'a-sis, n. p. 63(Rhet.) A waiving or omission of what one would plainly insinuate; as, “I will not mention another argument, which, however, if I should, you could not refute.”Ăp'o-phleg-măt'ic, a. p. 63(Med.) Having the quality of exciting discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.Ap'o-phleg-māt'ic, n. p. 63(Med.) Something which excites discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils. Coxe.Ap'o-phleg'ma-tism, n. p. 63(Med.) Something which excites discharges of phlegm; an apophlegmatic. Bacon.Ap'o-phleg-māt'i-zant, n. p. 63An apophlegmatic.Ap'oph-thegm, n. p. 63See APOTHEGM.Ap'oph-theg-măt'ic-al, a. p. 63Same as APOTHEGMATICAL.A-pŏph'y-ge, n. p. 63(Arch.) That part of a column where it springs out of its base, usually shaped into a hollow;—called also the scape or spring of the column. Garl.