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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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Ac-cĕn'sion, n. p. 10The act of kindling or setting on fire; or the state of being kindled. Locke.Ăc'cent, n. p. 10A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word, distinguishing it from the others. ☞ Many English words have two accents, the primary and the secondary…Ac-cĕnt', v. t. p. 10To express or note the accent of; to pronounce, utter, or mark with accent. Accented parts of a measure (Mus.), those parts of the measure on which the stress falls, as the first and third in…Ae-cĕnt’or, n. p. 10(Mus.) One that sings the leading part. [Obs.] 2. (Zool.) A genus of birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge sparrow. Baird.Ac-cént'ū-al, a. p. 10Pertaining to accent.Ac-cĕnt'ū-āte, v. t. p. 10To mark or pronounce with an accent or accents.Ac-cĕnt/ū-ā′tion, n. p. 10The act of placing accents in writing, or of pronouncing them in speaking.Ae-cēpt', v. t. p. 10To take or receive with a consenting mind, as an offer or present. If you accept them, then their worth is great. Shak. 2. To receive with favor or approbation. The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifices.…Ac-cĕpt'a-ble, a. p. 10Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; hence, pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present. Formerly, and for a long time, this…Ac-cĕpt'a-ble-ness or Ac-cĕpt'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 10The quality of being acceptable or agreeable to a receiver, or to a person with whom one has intercourse.Ac-cēpt'a-bly, adv. p. 10In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give satisfaction.Ae-cēpt'ance, n. p. 10The act of accepting; a receiving with approbation or satisfaction; favorable reception; as, work done to acceptance. They shall come up with acceptance on my altar. Isa. lx. 7. 2. (Com.) (a.) An…Aĕ-cēpt'an-cy, n. p. 10Same as ACCEPTANCE. [Rare.] Here's a proof of gift, But here's no proof, sir, of acceptancy. E. B. Browning.Ac/cep-tā'tion, n. p. 10A receiving with favor or approbation; a state of being acceptable; favorable regard; kind reception. [Obs.] This is a saying worthy of all acceptation. 1 Tim. i. 15. Some things are of great dignity…Ac-cēpt'er, n. p. 10A person who accepts; specifically, who accepts or receives a bill of exchange so as to bind himself to pay it. See ACCEPTANCE.Ac-cep/ti-lā'tion, n. p. 10(Civil Law.) The verbal release of a debt by a creditor without receiving payment. Bouvier. 2. (Theol.) Acceptance without payment of full equivalent. Bp. Taylor.Ac-cēp'tion, n. p. 10Acceptation; the received sense of a word. [Obs.] Here the word “baron” is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath confined it. Fuller.Ac-cept'ĭve, a. p. 10Ready to accept. [Obs.]Ac-cept'or, n. p. 10One who accepts; specifically, in law, one who accepts an order or bill of exchange; an accepter.Ae-cĕss′ or Ăe′cess, n. p. 10A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; as, to gain access to a prince. I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me. Shak. 2. The means or way by which a thing may be…Ac-cĕs'sa-ri-ly, ad. p. 10In the manner of an accessory.Ac-ces'sa-ri-ness, n. p. 10The state of being accessory.Ac-cĕs'sa-ry, a. p. 10Additional; accessory. Amongst many secondary and accessory causes that support monarchy, these are not of least reckoning. Milton. 2. (Law.) Uniting in, or contributing to, a crime; as, he was…Ac-cēs'sa-ry, n. p. 10(Law.) He who is not the chief actor in the perpetration of an offense, nor present at its performance, but in some way accedes to or becomes concerned therein, either before or after the deed is…Ae-cĕss/i-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 10The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach. Langhorne.A-e-cĕss'i-ble, a. p. 10Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an accessible town or mountain. Their numbers must be few, and it is five to one that they may be accessible by a bold and sudden attack. W. Scott.Ac-cēs'si-bly, adv. p. 10In an accessible manner.Ac-çēs'sion, n. p. 10The act of acceding and becoming joined; as, a king's accession to a confederacy. 2. Increase by something added; that which is added; augmentation; as, an accession of wealth or territory. The only…Ac-ces'sion-al, a. p. 10Additional. [Rare.] The specific and accessional perfections which the human understanding derives from it. Coleridge.Ac·ces-sō'ri-al, a. p. 10Pertaining to an accessory; as, accessorial agency, accessorial guilt.Ac-cĕs'so-ri-ly, adv. p. 10In the manner of an accessory; by subordinate means, or in a secondary character.Ae-cĕs′so-ri-ness, n. p. 10The state of being accessory, or of being or acting in a secondary character.Ae-cēs′so-ry, a. p. 10Aiding in producing some effect, or acting in subordination to the principal agent; acceding; contributing;—used in a bad sense; as, accessory to a riot. 2. Additional; accompanying. Hooker. ☞ Ash…Ac-cēs'so-ry, n. p. 10(Law.) One who is guilty of a felonious offense, though not present at its perpetration; not principally, or as chief actor, but by participation, as by command, advice, or concealment, &c. 2. That…Ăc'ci-ăc-ca-tur'ă, n. p. 10(Mus.) A grace note, one semitone below the note to which it is prefixed. Brande.Aë'ci-dence, n. p. 10A small book containing the accidents or rudiments of grammar. Milton.Ăc'ci-dent, n. p. 10An event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an event which proceeds from an unknown cause, or is an unusual effect of a known cause, and therefore not expected; chance…Ăc´ci-dĕnt´al, a. p. 11Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit. 2. Non-essential; not necessarily belonging; as, songs are…Ac'ci-dēnt'al, n. p. 11Any thing happening accidentally; a casualty. He conceived it just that accidentals . . . should sink with the substance of the accusation. Fuller. 2. pl. (Paint.) Those unusual effects of strong…Ac′ci-dent′al-ism, n. p. 11(Paint.) The effects produced by accidental lights.Ăc'ci-den-tāl'i-ty, n. p. 11Same as ACCIDENTALNESS.Ăc'çi-dent'al-ly, adv. p. 11In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.Ăc'çi-dent'al-ness, n. p. 11The quality of being accidental. [Rare.]Ăc'ci-dĕn′ti-a-ry, a. p. 11Pertaining to an accidence. [Obs.] Morton.Ăc'i-pēn'ser, n. p. 11See ACIPENSER.Ac·cip'i-ent, n. p. 11A receiver. Bailey.Ac-cip'i-ter, n. p. 11(Ornith.) One of an order of rapacious birds. The Accipiters have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly hooked talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and…Ac-cip'i-trine, a. p. 11Pertaining to or resembling the accipitres.Ac·cite', v. t. p. 11To call; to cite; to summon. [Obs.] Our heralds now accited all that were Endamaged by the Elians. Chapman.Ac-clāim', v. t. p. 11To honor or meet with applause. How gladly did they spend their breath in acclaiming thee! Bp. Hall. 2. To declare by acclamation; to salute. While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors.…Ac-clāim', n. p. 11A shout of applause; acclamation. Milton.Ac'cla-mā'tion, n. p. 11A shout, expressive of assent, choice, or approbation. On such a day, a holiday having been voted by acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the children. Southey. 2. (Antiq.) A…Ac-clām'a-to-ry, a. p. 11Pertaining to, or expressing acclamation.Ac-clī'māte, v. t. p. 11To habituate to a climate not native; as, to acclimate settlers, or cattle, or plants.Acclī'mate-ment, n. p. 11Acclimation.Ac-cli-mā'tion, n. p. 11The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated, or habituated to a foreign climate.Ae-clī′ma-tī-zā′tion, n. p. 11The act of acclimatizing, or inuring to a climate. Speke.Ac·cli’ma·tize, v. t. p. 11To inure or accustom to a climate different from that which is natural. Baird.Ac-clī'ma-tūre, n. p. 11Act of acclimating, or state of being acclimated. Caldwell.Ac-cliv'-i-ty, n. p. 11A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or a side descending; rising ground; ascent.