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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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Au-bāine', n. p. 91Inheritance of the property of a foreigner. Droit d'aubaine, the right formerly possessed by the king of France to all the personal property of which an alien died possessed. It was finally abolished…Aube, n. p. 91An alb. [Obs.] See ALB. Fuller.An-bèrge', n. p. 91An inn. [Obs.] B. & Fl.Au'ber-gist, n. p. 91One who keeps an inn, or tavern. [Rare.] “The aubergist at Terni.” Smollett.Aub'in, n. p. 91A broken kind of gait in a horse, between an amble and a gallop;—commonly called a Canterbury gallop.Au'burn, a. p. 91Reddish brown. His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed. Dryden.Auc'tion, n. p. 91A public sale of property to the highest bidder, and regularly, by a person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue. 2. The things sold at auction. Ask you why Prynne the whole auction…Auc'tion, v. t. p. 92To sell by auction. [Rare.]Auc'tion-a-ry, a. p. 92Belonging to an auction. [Rare.] With auctionary hammer in thy hand. Dryden.Auc'tion-eer', n. p. 92A person who sells by auction; a person who disposes of goods or lands by public sale to the highest bidder.Auc'tion-eer', v. t. p. 92To sell by auction. “Estates . . . Advertised and auctioneered away.” Cooper.Au'cu-pā'tion, n. p. 92The act or practice of taking birds; fowling; bird-catching. [Obs.] Blount.Au-dā’cious, a. p. 92Of a daring, fearless spirit; adventurous; intrepid; bold. [Rare.] As in a cloudy chair ascending, rides Audacious. Milton. 2. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum; presumptuous…Au-dā'ciōus-ly, adv. p. 92In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness. Shak.Au-dā'ciōus-ness, n. p. 92The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.Au-dăç'i-ty, n. p. 92Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness. The freedom and audacity necessary in the commerce of men. Tudor. 2. Audaciousness; presumptuous impudence; implying a contempt of law or…Aud'i-an-ism, n. p. 92(Eccl. Hist.) Anthropomorphism, or the doctrine of Audius, a Syrian of the fourth century, who maintained that God has a human shape; from Gen. i. 26. — Neander.Au'di-bil'i-ty, n. p. 92The quality of being audible; power of being heard. J. D. Forbes.Au'di-ble, a. p. 92Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.Au'di-ble, n. p. 92An object of hearing. [Obs.] Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than audibles. Bacon.Au'di-ble-ness, n. p. 92The quality of being audible.Au'di-bly, adv. p. 92In an audible manner; in a manner so as to be heard.Au'di-ençe, n. p. 92The act of hearing, or attending to sounds. Thou therefore give due audience, and attend. Milton. 2. Admittance to a hearing; reception to an interview, especially with a sovereign or the head of a…Court of audience p. 92or audience court, a court held originally before an archbishop in person: that of the archbishop of Canterbury is now held by the dean of the arches as his official.Au'di-ent, a. p. 92Listening; paying attention. “Audient . . . souls.” E. B. Browning.Au'di-ent, n. p. 92A hearer. [Obs.] Shelton.Au'dit, n. p. 92Audience; hearing. [Obs.] With his orisons I meddle not, for he appeals to a high audit. Milton. 2. An examination in general; but specifically, an examination of an account or of accounts, with the…Au'dit, v. t. p. 92To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to audit the accounts of a treasurer, or of parties who have a suit depending in court.Au′dit, v. i. p. 92To settle or adjust an account. “Let Hocus audit.” Arbuthnot.An-di'ta Que-re'la p. 92(Law.) A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to prevent such judgment.Wharton p. 92Au'dit-house, n. p. 92An appendage to a cathedral, for the transaction of business belonging to it.Au-di'tion, n. p. 92Hearing; a listening to. [Obs. or rare.] Coleridge.Au'di-tive, a. p. 92Having the power of hearing. [Obs.] Cotgrave.Au'di-tor, n. p. 92A hearer or listener. 2. A person appointed and authorized to audit or to examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or reject…Au'di-tō'ri-al, a. p. 92Auditory. [Rare.]Au'di-tor-ship, n. p. 92The office of auditor.Ău'di-to-ry, a. p. 92Having the power of hearing; pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing; as, the auditory nerve.Au'di-to-ry, n. p. 92An assembly of hearers, as in a church or lecture-room; an audience. 2. A place or apartment where discourses are delivered. Udal. ☞ In ancient churches, the nave, where the hearers stood to be…Au'dit-ress, n. p. 92A female hearer. Milton.Au-dît'ū-al, a. p. 92Same as AUDITORY. [Rare.]Auf, n. p. 92A fool; a simpleton. [Obs.] Drayton.Au Fait p. 92(Lit.) To or up to the accomplishment of any thing, i. e., master of it; perfectly able to perform it; expert; skillful.Au-gē'an, a. p. 92Pertaining to Augeus, a fabulous king of Elis, famed for his stable, which, it is said, contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned for 30 years, when Hercules accomplished the seemingly…Au'ger, n. p. 92A carpenter's instrument for boring holes, chiefly in wood. It consists of a long shank or axis having a cutting edge at one end, and usually a handle placed crosswise at the other, by which it is…Au'ger-bit′, n. p. 92A bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of an auger.Au-get', n. p. 92A tube filled with powder and extending from the chamber of a mine to the extremity of the gallery, used in exploding mines. Mil. Dict.Aught, n. p. 92Any thing: any part. [Sometimes improperly written ought.] There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken. Josh. xxii. 45. But go, my son, and see if aught be wanting. Addison.Au'gite, n. p. 92A mineral, called by Haüy pyroxene; occurring crystallized in oblique prismatic forms, and also massive, lamellar, granular, and fibrous, and presenting usually some shade of green, but sometimes…Au-git'ic, a. p. 92Pertaining to, or resembling, augite, or partaking of its nature and characters. 2. Composed of, or containing, augite as a principal constituent; as, augitic rocks; augitic porphyry.Aug-mēnt', v. t. p. 92To enlarge or increase in size or extent, amount, degree, or magnitude; to swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by re-enforcements; rain augments a stream; impatience augments an evil. But…Aug-mēnt', v. i. p. 92To increase; to grow larger; as, a stream augments by rain.Aug'ment, n. p. 92[Fr. augment, Lat. augmentum. 1. Enlargement by addition; state of increase; increase. 2. (Gr. Gram.) A sign of past time: it is either a syllable prefixed to a word, or an increase of the quantity…Aug-mēnt'a-ble, a. p. 92Capable of augmentation or increase. Walsh.Aug'men-tā'tion, n. p. 92The act of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilatation. 2. The state of being augmented, increased, or enlarged. Bentley. 3. The thing added by way of enlargement. 4. (Her.)…Augmentation court p. 92a court erected by Stat. 27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved. Encyc. Brit. Syn.—Increase; enlargement; accession; addition.Aug-mĕnt'a-tĭve, a. p. 92Having the quality or power of augmenting.Aug-mént'a-tive, n. p. 92(Gram.) A word which augments the properties of the term from which it is derived;—opposed to diminutive; as, dullard, one very dull. Gibbs.Aug-mēnt'er, n. p. 92One who augments.Au'go-er, n. p. 92An augur. [Obs.] Holland.