Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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A-wäk'en-ment, n. p. 98An awakening. [Rare.]A-want'ing, a. p. 98Missing; wanting. W. Scott.A-ward', v. t. p. 98To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign by sentence; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to A. B. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.A-ward', v. t. p. 98To determine; to make an award.A-wārd', n. p. 98A judgment, sentence, or final decision; specifically, the decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. “Impatient for the award.” Cowper. “An award had been given against her.” Gilpin. 2. The paper…A-ward'er, n. p. 98One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.A-wāre', a. p. 98Watchful; vigilant or guarded against danger or difficulty; hence, apprised; informed; cognizant; as, the general was aware of the enemy's designs. Aware of nothing arduous in a task They never…A-warn', v. t. p. 98To warn. [Obs.] Spenser.A-wāy', adv. p. 98Absent; at a distance; as, the master is away from home. “Have me away, for I am sore wounded.” 2 Chron. xxxv. 23. ☞ It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going from; as, go away, send…A-wāy'ward, adv. p. 98Away. [Obs.] Gower.Awe, n. p. 98Profound fear mingled with admiration or reverence; dread inspired by something great, terrific, or sublime; reverential fear. His frown was full of terror, and his voice Shook the delinquent with…Awe, v. t. p. 98To strike with fear and reverence; to influence by reverential fear; to control by inspiring dread. That same eye whose bend doth awe the world. Shak.A-wēa'ry, a. p. 98Weary. “I begin to be aweary of thee.” Shak.A-wēath’er, adv. p. 98(Naut.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows;—opposed to alee; as, helm aweather! Totten.A-weigh', adv. p. 98(Naut.) Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip;—said of the anchor. See ATRIP. Totten.Awe'sôme, a. p. 98Respectful; fearful or appalling; as, an awesome sight. Wright.Awe'-strŭck, a. p. 98Struck with awe. Milton.Aw'ful, a. p. 98Striking with awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration. “Heaven's awful Monarch.” Milton. 2. Struck or filled with awe. [Obs.] A weak and awful reverence for antiquity.…Aw'ful-ly, adv. p. 98In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with awe; fearfully; apprehensively.Aw'ful-ness, n. p. 98The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; solemnity; as, the awful-ness of this sacred place. “The awfulness of grandeur.” Johnson. 2. The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of…A-whāpe', v. t. p. 98To strike; to confound; to terrify. [Obs.] Spenser.A-while', adv. p. 98A space of time; for some time; for a short time. “It walked the town awhile.” Milton.Awk, a. p. 98Odd; out of order. “Professors ringing as awk as the bells.” L’Estrange. 2. Wrong, or not commonly used; as, the awk end of a rod. Golding. 3. Clumsy in performance, or manners; unhandy; not…Awk'ward, a. p. 98Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; unready; not dextrous; without skill; bungling; clumsy. “So true that he was awkward at a trick.” Dryden. 2. Ungraceful in manner…Awk'ward-ly, adv. p. 98In an awkward or bungling manner; inelegantly. “Bring on your story awkwardly, and it offends.” Gilpin.Awk'ward-ness, n. p. 98The quality of being awkward; clumsiness; ungracefulness in manners; want of dexterity.Awl, n. p. 98A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinet-makers, &c. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the…Aw'less, a. p. 98Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear. “Awless insolence.” Dryden. 2. Wanting the power of causing reverence; not exciting awe. “The aweless throne.” Shak.Awl'-shāped, a. p. 98Having the shape of an awl. 2. (Bot.) Subulate; slender, and tapering toward the extremity from a broadish base, as a leaf. Gray.Awl'wort, n. p. 98(Bot.) The Subularia aquatica:—so called from its awl-shaped leaves. London.Aum or Awm, n. p. 98(Com.) A liquid measure in use among the Dutch. See AAM.Awn, n. p. 98The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, &c.; or any similar bristle-like appendage; arista. Gray.Awned, a. p. 98(Bot.) Furnished with an awn, or long, bristle-shaped tip. Gray.Awn'ing, n. p. 98A cover of canvas, to shelter from the sun’s rays. 2. (Naut.) That part of the poop-deck which is continued forward beyond the bulk-head of the cabin. Mar. Dict.Awn'less, a. p. 98Without awn or beard.Awn'y, a. p. 98Having awns; full of beard.Ă-wōke', imp. & p. p. p. 98of awake, q. v.A-work′, adv. p. 98At work; in, or into, a state of labor or action. Shak.A-work'ing, adv. p. 98At work; in, or into, a state of working or action. Spenser.A-wrēke′, v. i. p. 98To avenge. [Obs.] See WREAK.A-wrŏng', adv. p. 98In a wrong manner; wrongfully. [Obs.] Ford.A-wry', a. or adv. p. 98Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance a look awry; the lady's cap is awry. Blows them transverse ten…Ăx or Ăxe, n. p. 98An instrument, usually of iron, with a steel edge or blade, for hewing timber, chopping wood, &c. It consists of a head with an arching edge, and a wooden helve or handle. The broad-ax, or…Ăx, v. t. & i. p. 98To ask; to inquire or inquire of. ☞ This word is from the Saxon, and as old as the English language. It was formerly in good use, but is now regarded as a vulgarism. It is still heard among the…Ăx'al, a. p. 98Same as AXIAL. [Rare.]Ăxe, n. p. 98An axis. [Rare.] See AXIS. Eng. Cyc.Ăx'-fôrm or Ăx'-shāped, a. p. 98(Bot.) Having a resemblance to an ax or hatchet; dolabriform. Lindley.Ăx'i-al, a. p. 98Pertaining to an axis; having resemblance to an axis. “To take on an axial, and not an equatorial, direction.” Nichol.Ăx'i-al-ly, adv. p. 98In relation to, or in a line with, an axis.Ax-īf'er-ōus, a. p. 98(Bot.) Consisting exclusively of an axis, without leaves or other appendages. Brande.Āx'il or Ax-il'la, n. p. 98(Anat.) The armpit. 2. (Bot.) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and a stem or branch. Gray.Āx′ile, a. p. 98Lying in, or occupying, the axis of any thing; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed. “Axile placentæ.” Gray.Ăx'il-lar or Ăx'il-la-ry, a. p. 98(Anat.) Pertaining to the axilla or armpit. “Axillary glands.” Dunglison. 2. (Bot.) Situated in, or rising from, the axilla formed by a branch with the stem, as a leaf, or by a leaf, or its petiole…Ăx'i-nīte, n. p. 98(Min.) A mineral occurring in brilliant glassy crystals, with thin and sharp edges, somewhat resembling an ax. It consists chiefly of silica, alumina, lime, and peroxide of iron. Dana.Ax-īn'o-mān'cy, n. p. 98(Antiq.) A species of divination, by means of an ax, or hatchet, performed by laying an agate-stone on a red-hot hatchet or by fixing a hatchet on a round stake, so as to be poised; then the names of…Ăx'i-om, n. p. 98(Math.) A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident at first sight, that no process of reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer; a proposition which it is…Āx'i-o-măt'ie or Āx'i-o-măt'ie-al, a. p. 99Pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of self-evident truths or received principles. “Axiomatical truth.” Johnson. “The stores of axiomatic wisdom.” I. Taylor.Ax'is, n. p. 99The straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve. 2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude…Ăx'le, n. p. 99A transverse bar or shaft connecting the naves of the opposite wheels of a car or carriage; axle-tree. 2. An axis; as, the sun's axle. Had from her axle torn The steadfast earth. Milton. ☞ Railway…Ăx'le-bŏx, n. p. 99The journal-box of an axle, especially a railway axle. ☞ Section of a journal-box. The axle-guard, with the superincumbent weight, rests on the top of the box, and holds it in place by the flanges…