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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-pŏth'e-sĭs, n. p. 64(Arch.) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, &c. Weale. 2. (Surg.) The reduction of a dislocated bone.A-pŏt' o-me, n. p. 64(Math.) The difference between two quantities commensurable only in power, as between √2 and 1, or between the diagonal and side of a square. 2. (Mus.) The remaining part of a whole tone after a…Ap'o-trĕp'sis, n. p. 64(Med.) The resolution of a suppurating tumor. Coxe.Apo'-zem, n. p. 64(Med.) A decoction. Wiseman.Ap'o-zēm'ie-al, a. p. 64Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction. Whitaker.Ap-pāir', v. t. p. 64To impair. [Obs.]Ap-pa-lā'chi-an, a. p. 64(Geog.) Pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Alleghany mountains. The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived…Ap-pall', v. t. p. 64To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.] The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance. Wyatt. 2. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that…Ap-pall', v. i. p. 64To occasion fear or dismay. “The appalling catastrophe of suicide.” De Quincey. 2. To grow faint; to be dismayed. Lydgate.Ap-pall', n. p. 64Terror; dismay. [Poet.] Cowper.Ap-pall'ing-ly, adv. p. 64In a manner to appall.Ap-pall'ment, n. p. 64Depression occasioned by fear; discouragement. [Obs.] Bacon.Ăp'pan-aġe, n. p. 64The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the subsistence of his younger sons. 2. Means of nourishing; sustenance. “Wealth . . . the appanage of wit.” Swift.Ap-păn'a-gīst, n. p. 64A prince to whom an appanage has been granted. P. Cyc.Ap'pa-rā'tus or ĂP/PA-RĀ'TUS or ĂP/PA-RĀ'-TUS-ES, n. p. 64or ĂP/PA-RĀ'-TUS-ES. [Lat. apparatus, from apparare, to prepare, from ad and parare, to make ready; O. Eng. apparate, Fr. apparat, Pr. aparat.] 1. Things provided as means to some end, especially a…Ap-pär'el, n. p. 64External clothing; vesture; garments; dress. Fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. Denham. 2. An ornamental piece worked in silk and gold, with various imagery, and used as an attachment to albs…Ap-pär'el, v. t. p. 64To dress or clothe; to attire. They which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. Luke vii. 25. 2. To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental…Ap-pār'ençe or Ap-pār'en cy, n. p. 64Chaucer. Gower.Ap-pär'ent, a. p. 64Capable of being seen, or easily seen; visible to the eye; within sight or view. “The moon . . . apparent queen.” Milton. 2. Hence, beyond question or doubt; plain; evident; indubitable. It is…Ap-pâr'ent, n. p. 64Heir apparent. [Obs.] I'll draw it [the sword] as apparent to the crown, And on that quarrel use it to the death. Shak.Ap-pâr'ent-ly, adv. p. 64Plainly; clearly; with certainty; evidently. “If he should scorn me so apparently.” Shak. 2. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.Ap-pār'ent-ness, n. p. 64Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness. Sherwood.Ăp'pa-ri'tion, n. p. 64Appearance; visibility. “The sudden apparition of the Spaniards.” Prescott. The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much speculation in that portion of the world. W. Scott. 2. The thing…Ăp’pa-rĭ’tion-al, a. p. 64Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions. And apparitional equal care for each. E. B. Browning.Ap-pär'i-tor, n. p. 64Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders. Before any of his apparitors could execute the sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner apparitor to the…Ap-pau'me, n. p. 64(Her.) A hand open and extended so as to show the palm. Burke.Ap-pāy', v. t. p. 64To satisfy or appease. [Obs.] Sidney.Ap-pēach', v. t. p. 64To accuse; to censure or reproach. And oft of error did himself appeach. Spenser.Ap-pēach'ment, n. p. 64Accusation. [Obs.] Wotton.Ap-pēal', v. i. p. 64(Law.) To remove a cause from an inferior to a superior judge or court for the purpose of re-examination or for decision. Blount. Tomlins. I appeal to Cæsar. Acts xxv. 11. 2. To refer to another for…Ap-pēal′, v. t. p. 65To summon; to challenge. [Rare.] “Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists.” W. Scott. 2. (Law.) (a.) To remove, as a cause, from an inferior to a superior judge or court. We say, the cause…Ap-pēal', n. p. 65(Law.) (a.) The removal of a cause or suit from an inferior to a superior judge or court for re-examination or review. (b.) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is effected. (c.) The right of…Ap-pēal'/a-ble, a. p. 65Capable of being appealed; that may be removed to a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is appealable. 2. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal;—applied to persons; as, a criminal…Ap-pēal'ant, n. p. 65One who appeals. [Obs.] Shak.Ap-pēal'er, n. p. 65One who appeals.Ap-pēar', v. i. p. 65To come or be in sight; to be in view; to be visible. And God said, Let the dry land appear. Gen. i. 9. 2. To stand in presence of some superior, as parties or advocates before a court, or as persons…Ap-pēar′, n. p. 65Appearance. [Obs.] Fletcher.Ap-pēar'ançe, n. p. 65The act of coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me. 2. A thing seen; a phenomenon; as, an appearance in the sky. 3. Semblance, or apparent…Ap-pēar'er, n. p. 65One who appears.Ap-pēar'ing-ly, adv. p. 65Apparently. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Ap-pēas'a-ble, a. p. 65Capable of being appeased, quieted, calmed, or pacified.Ap-pēas'a-ble-ness, n. p. 65The quality of being appeasable.Ap-pēase', v. t. p. 65To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst. Syn.—To pacify; quiet; conciliate…Ap-pēase'ment, n. p. 65The act of appeasing; the state of being appeased or in peace. Hayward.Ap-pēas'er, n. p. 65One who appeases or pacifies.Ap-pēa'sĭve, a. p. 65Having the power to appease; mitigating; quieting.Ap-pĕl'lan-çy, n. p. 65Appeal; capability of appeal.Ap-pĕl'lant, n. p. 65(Law.) One who appeals, or removes a cause from a lower to a higher tribunal. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appeals from the Constitution Unigenitus to a general council. Hook. ☞ Party appellant (Law)…Ap-pĕl'late, n. p. 65A person appealed or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See APPELLEE.Ap-pĕl'late, a. p. 65Pertaining to, or having cognizance of, appeals. “Appellate jurisdiction.” Blackstone. “Appellate judges.” Burke. Appellate court, a court having cognizance of appeals.Ăp'pel-lā'tion, n. p. 65The word by which a thing is called and known; name; title. They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume. 2. Act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] Spenser. Syn.—Name; title…Ap-pĕl'la-tĭve, a. p. 65Pertaining to a common name; being the common name of a species. Cudworth.Ap-pĕl'la-tĭve, n. p. 65A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is the name of all plants of…Ap-pĕl'la-tĭve-ly, adv. p. 65According to the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.…Ap-pĕl'la-tĭve-ness, n. p. 65The quality or condition of being appellative. Fuller.Ap-pĕl'la-to-ry, a. p. 65Containing an appeal. An appellatory libel ought to contain the name of the party appellant. Ayliffe.Ăp'pel-lee', n. p. 65(Law.) (a.) The defendant in an appeal; (b.) The person who is appealed, or prosecuted, by a private man for a crime. Blackstone.Ăp'pel-lôr', n. p. 65(Law.) (a.) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes another for a crime. Blackstone. (b.) One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his accomplices. Blount. Burrill. ☞ This word is…Ăp'pen-aġe, n. p. 65See APPANAGE.Ap-pĕnd', v. t. p. 65To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the inscription was appended to the column. 2. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing…