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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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As'per-nā'tion, n. p. 82Disregard; contempt. (Obs.) Bailey.As'per-oŭs, a. p. 82Rough; uneven. [Obs.] Black and white are the most asperous and unequal of colors. Boyle.As-pẽrse', v. t. p. 82To sprinkle on or over. [Obs.] Heywood. 2. To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name; to slander or calumniate; as, to asperse a…As-pẽrs'er, n. p. 82One who asperses or vilifies another.As-pẽr'sion, n. p. 82A sprinkling, as of water or dust, in a literal sense. Behold an immersion, not an aspersion. Bp. Taylor. 2. The spreading of calumnious reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the…As-pẽrs'ive or As-pẽrs'o-ry, a. p. 82Tending to asperse; defamatory.As-pĕrs'ive-ly, adv. p. 82By way of aspersion. “Detractions which the ignorant may aspersively cast thereon.” Drake.As'per-sō'ri-ŭm, n. p. 82The stoop or basin for holy water in Roman Catholic churches.As-phālt' or As-phālt'um, n. p. 82Mineral pitch, Jew's pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs…As-phālt', v. t. p. 82To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof.As-phălt'e', n. p. 82Asphaltic mastic. See ASPHALT, def. 2.As-phält'ic, a. p. 82Pertaining to asphaltum, or containing it; bituminous. “Asphaltic pool.” “Asphaltic slime.” Milton.As-phālt'ite, a. p. 82Pertaining to, or containing, asphaltum. Bryant.As'pho-del, n. p. 82(Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Asphodelus, cultivated for the beauty of its flowers. Pansies, and violets, and asphodel. Milton.As-phyx'i-a or As-phyx'y, n. p. 82(Med.) Apparent death, or suspended animation, particularly from suffocation or drowning, or the inhalation of irrespirable gases;—recently applied also to the collapsed state in cholera, with want…As-phyx'i-al, a. p. 82Relating to asphyxia; as, asphyxial phenomena.As-phyx'i-ā'ted, a. p. 82In a state of asphyxia; ap-As-phyx'ied p. 82apparently dead. Dunglison.As-phyx/i-ā'tion, n. p. 82A state of asphyxy.Asp'ie, n. p. 82The asp. Shak. Tennyson. 2. A piece of ordnance carrying a twelve pound shot. [Obs.]Asp'ie, n. p. 82A European species of lavender (Lavandula spica), the oil of which, called oil of spike, or oil of aspic, is used by painters and other artificers. It is very inflammable, of a white color, and…Ăs'pie, n. p. 82A savory meat jelly molded into a regular form, and containing portions of fowl, game, fish, &c., usually with hard boiled eggs and sliced pickles. Thackeray.As-pīr'ant, a. p. 82Aspiring.As-pīr'ant, n. p. 82One who aspires, pants, or seeks with eagerness. “Successful aspirant after earthly things.” Warburton.Ăs'pi-rāte, v. t. p. 82To pronounce with a breathing or forcing out of breath. We aspirate the words horse and house.Ăs'pi-rāte, v. i. p. 82To give or impart a strong breathing. “Our W and H aspirate.” Dryden.Ăs’pi-rate, n. p. 82A letter marked with an asper, or note of breathing. 2. A mark of aspiration (῾) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing. Bentley. 3. An elementary sound produced by the breath alone, without…As'pi-rate, a. p. 82Pronounced with a rough breathing. They are not aspirate, i. e., with such an aspiration as h. Holder.Ăs/pi-rā'tion, n. p. 82The pronunciation of a letter with a full or strong emission of breath. If aspiration be defined to be an impetus of breathing. Wilkins. 2. The act of aspiring or of ardently desiring; strong wish or…Ăs'pi-rā'tor, n. p. 82(Chem.) An apparatus for passing air through liquids by means of suction.As-pĭr'a-to-ry, a. p. 82Pertaining to breathing; suited to the inhaling of air.As-pīre', v. i. p. 82To desire with eagerness; to pant; to long;—followed by to or after; as, to aspire to a crown, or after immortality. Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell, Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope. 2. To…As-pīre′, v. t. p. 82To pant for; to long or try to reach; to aspire to. [Obs.] That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak.As-pīre′, n. p. 82Aspiration. [Obs.] “Choke my devout aspires.” Browne.As-pīr'er, n. p. 82One who aspires.As-pīr'ing-ly, adv. p. 82In an aspiring manner.As-pir'ing-ness, n. p. 82The state of being aspiring.Ăs/por-tā'tion, n. p. 82(Law.) The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited. ☞ Adjudged to be larceny, though the goods are not carried from the house or apartment. Blackstone.A-squint', adv. p. 82To the corner or angle of the eye; obliquely; toward one side; not in the straight line of vision: as, to look asquint.Ass, n. p. 82(Zool.) A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), having a peculiarly harsh bray, long, slouching ears, and being usually of an ash color, with a black bar across the shoulders. The tame or…Ăs'sa-fēt'i-dă, n. p. 82See ASAFETIDA.Ăs'sa-gāi or Ăs'se-gāi, n. p. 82An instrument of warfare among the Kaffirs.Ăs-sā'i p. 82(Mus.) A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow. Moore.As-sāi'l, v. t. p. 82To attack with violence, or in a hostile manner; to assault; as, to assail a man with blows; to assail a city with artillery. A thousand battles have assailed thy banks. Byron. 2. To attack morally…As-sāil'a-ble, a. p. 82Capable of being assailed, attacked, or invaded.As-sāil'ant, n. p. 82One who assails, attacks, or assaults. “An assailant of the church.” Macaulay.As-sāi'lant, a. p. 82Assaulting; attacking; assailing. Milton.As-sāil'er, n. p. 82One who assails.Ăs-sāil'ment, n. p. 82Attack; particularly, an attack of disease. [Rare.] His most frequent assailment was the headache. Johnson.Ăs/sam-ĕse', n. sing. & pl. p. 82(Geog.) A native or an inhabitant of Assam, or Asam.Ăs'sam-ĕs'e', a. p. 82(Geog.) Pertaining to Assam, or to its inhabitants.Ăs-sārt', n. p. 82(Old Law.) The offense of grubbing up trees, and thus destroying thickets or coverts of a forest. Spelman. Cowell. 2. A tree plucked up by the roots. Ash. 3. A piece of land cleared. Ash.Ăs-sārt', v. t. p. 82To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon. Ashmole.As-säs'sin, n. p. 82One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault. “The vile assassin and adulterous dame.” Pope.Ăs-sās'sin, v. t. p. 82To assassinate. [Obs.] Stillingfleet.As-säs’sin-āte, v. t. p. 82To kill, or attempt to kill, by surprise or secret assault; to murder by sudden violence, or to attack with murderous intent. I am ravished, and like to be assassinated. Dryden. 2. To waylay, or take…As-säs'sin-ate, n. p. 82An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [Obs.] “If I had made an assassinate upon your father.” B. Jonson. “Assassinates and popular insurrections.” Pope. 2. An assassin; a murderer. [Obs.]…As-săs'si-nā'tion, n. p. 82The act of assassinating; a killing, or murdering, by surprise or secret assault; murder by violence.As-săs′sin-ā′tor, n. p. 82An assassin.As-săs'sin-oŭs, a. p. 82Murderous. [Obs.] Milton.