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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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As·cī'tēs, n. p. 80(Med.) A collection of serous fluid in the abdomen; dropsy of the peritoneum. Dunglison.As-cīt'ie or As-cīt'ie-al, a. p. 80Belonging to ascites; dropsical; hydropical.Ăs-ci-ti'tious, a. p. 80Additional; added; supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious. Homer has been reckoned an ascitious name. Pope.As-clē'pi-ad, n. p. 80(Anc. Pros.) A verse of four feet, a spondee, two choriambi, and an iambus; or a spondee, a dactyl, a long syllable followed by a cesura, after which are two dactyls; thus, Mæcē | nas, ātāvis ||…As-cle'pi-as, n. p. 80(Bot.) A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallow-wort, and some other species having medicinal properties.As-crib'a-ble, a. p. 80Capable of being ascribed or attributed.As-cribe′, v. t. p. 80To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause. Three different motions ... Which else to several spheres thou must ascribe. Milton. 2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to consider or…As-crip'tion, n. p. 80The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong.As'crip-ti'tious, a. p. 80That is ascribed. 2. Added; enrolled. [Obs.] “An ascriptitious and supernumerary God.” Farindon. This word was applied to villains under the feudal system, who were annexed to the freehold and…A-sĕp'tĭa, n. pl. p. 81Substances not liable to putrefaction.A-sĕp'tic, a. p. 81Not liable to putrefaction.A-sĕx'ū-al, a. p. 81Having no distinct sex.Ash, n. p. 81(Bot.) A genus of forest trees; Fraxinus. The common European ash is the F. excelsior. 2. The wood of the ash-tree.Ash, v. t. p. 81To strow or sprinkle with ashes. Howell.A-shāme', v. t. p. 81To shame. [Rare.] Barrow.A-shāmed′, a. p. 81Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety;—followed by of. “Enough to make us ashamed of our species.” Macaulay. ☞ Ashamed…A-shăm'ed-ly, adv. p. 81Bashfully. [Rare.]Ash'an-tee', n. p. 81A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee.Ăsh'an-tee', a. p. 81(Geog.) Pertaining to Ashantee or to its inhabitants.Ash'-blūe, n. p. 81A chemical production of copper and lime water. Simmonds.Ash'en, a. p. 81Pertaining to, or made of, ash. “Ashen poles.” Cowper.Ăsh'er-y, n. p. 81A place where ashes are deposited. 2. A place where potash is made.Ash'es, n. pl. p. 81The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal. 2. Specifically, the remains of the human body when burnt. Their martyred blood and ashes…Ash'-fire, n. p. 81A low fire used in chemical operations.Ash'-fûr'nace or Ash'-ōv'en, n. p. 81A furnace or oven used in glass-making.Ash'lar, n. p. 81Ăsh'ler p. 81(Arch.) A facing made of squared stones; or a facing made of thin slabs, used to cover walls of brick or rubble. 2. Common freestones as they are brought from the quarry. [England.] Gwilt.Āsh'ler-ing, n. p. 81(Arch.) Short upright pieces of wood for lathing to, placed between the floor and rafters in a garret to make more convenient rooms by cutting off the acute angles at the bottom. 2. The act of…A-shōre’, adv. p. 81On, or to, shore; on the land adjacent to water; to the shore;—sometimes opposed to aboard or afloat. “Here shall I die ashore.” Shak. “I must fetch his necessaries ashore.” Shak.Ash-Wédnes'day, n. p. 81The first day of Lent;—so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of sprinkling ashes, that day, on the heads of penitents, then admitted to penance.Ash'-weed, n. p. 81(Bot.) The small wild angelica, goutwort, goats-foot, or herb-gerard, a species of the genus Ægopodium.Ash'y, a. p. 81Pertaining to, composed of, or filled or strowed with, ashes. 2. Ash-colored; inclining to a whitish gray. Shak.Ash'y-pāle, a. p. 81Pale as ashes. Shak.Ā'sian, a. p. 81Pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. “The effeminacy of Asian princes.” Bp. Taylor.Ā'si-ărch, n. p. 81One of the chiefs or pontiffs of Proconsular Asia, who had the superintendence of the public games. Milner.Ā'si-ăt'ic, a. p. 81Belonging to Asia or to its inhabitants.Ā'si-ā'tic, n. p. 81A native of Asia.Ā'si-ăt'i-ciṣm, n. p. 81Imitation of the Asiatic manner.A-side', adv. p. 81On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; out of the way; away; off; apart. Thou shalt set aside that which is full. 2 Kings iv. 4. But soft! aside; here comes the king.…Ăs'i-na-ry, a. p. 81Asinine; assish.As′i-nē′go, n. p. 81A foolish, stupid fellow. Mason.Ăs'i-nine, a. p. 81Belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy. “Asinine nature.” B. Jonson. “Asinine feast.” Milton.A-sĭ'ti-a, n. p. 81(Med.) Want of appetite; loathing of food. Dunglison.Ask, v. t. p. 81To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; — with of, in the sense of from, before the person addressed, or for before the thing desired. Ask counsel of God. Judg. xviii. 5. 2. To require…Ask, v. i. p. 81To request or petition;—usually followed by for; as, ask for bread. Ask, and it shall be given you. Matt. vii. 7. 2. To inquire, or seek by request;—sometimes followed by after. Wherefore dost thou…A-skănce' or A-skānt', adv. p. 81Sideways; obliquely. “They dart away, they wheel askance.” Beattie. My palfrey eyed them askance. Landor.Ask'er, n. p. 81[From ask.] One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. 2. [A corruption of A-S. athece, lizard, newt.] A water newt. [Also written ask.] Johnson.A-skew’, adv. p. 81With a wry look; aside; askant; sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or envy. Spencer.A-skīle', adv. p. 81Same as ASKEW. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.A-slāke′, v. t. p. 81To slacken; to mitigate. [Obs.] Spenser.As-lā'ni, n. p. 81A Turkish silver coin worth from 115 to 120 aspers. The name is given to the Dutch dollar in some parts of the Levant. Buchanan.A-slānt', a. or adv. p. 81Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely. The shaft drove through his neck aslant. Dryden.A-sleep', a. p. 81In a state of sleep; at rest. “Fast asleep the giant lay supine.” Dryden. Hence, 2. (Fig.) In the sleep of the grave; in a state of death. Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not, even as…A-sleep', adv. p. 81Into a state of sleep, or of death. By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Milton. For since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning. 2 Pet. iii. 4.A-slōpe', adv. p. 81With leaning or inclination; obliquely; with declivity or descent, as a hill; declining from an upright direction. Set them not upright, but aslope. Bacon.A-slŭg', adv. p. 81In a sluggish manner. [Obs.] Fotherby.As'ma-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 81The art of writing songs; composition of lyric poems. [Rare.]Ăs/mo-nē'an, a. p. 81Pertaining to Asmoneus, the father of Simon, and chief of the Asmoneans, a family that reigned over the Jews 126 years; as, the Asmonean dynasty. [Written also Asmonæan.]As'mo-nē'an, n. p. 81One of the family of Asmoneus.A-sō'ma-toŭs, a. p. 81Without a material body; incorporeal. Todd.