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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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Ăn p. 48This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat less emphatically. In…Ăn, conj. p. 48If;—a word used by old English authors. Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. B. Jonson. Fool, fool, fool! catch me an thou canst. Ford. An if, for if, or for as if, though an incorrect…Ā'na p. 48A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting on, upon, upward, up to, throughout, backward, back to, again, previously, or against. 2. (Med.) An equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana, ʒij, that is…Ā'nā p. 48A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a collection of memorable sayings. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of Scaliger. The termination is sometimes used alone, as a…An'a-bäp'tism, n. p. 48The doctrine of the Anabaptists.Ăn'a-bäp'tist, n. p. 48(Eccl. Hist.) One who denies the validity of infant baptism, and who of course maintains that those who have been baptized in their infancy ought to be baptized again. With these sentiments is…Ăn'a-bap-tist'ic or Ăn'a-bap-tist'ic-al, a. p. 48Relating to the Anabap-tists, or to their doctrines. Milton. Bp. Bull.Ăn'a-băp'tist-ry, n. p. 48The sect, doctrine, or practice of Anabaptists. [Obs.] Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was suppressed in Munster. Pagitt.Ăn'-a-bap-tīze', v. t. p. 48To rebaptize. [Obs.] Whitlock.Ăn'a-bas, n. p. 48(Ichth.) A genus of acanthopterygious, bony fishes, remarkable for their power of living long out of water, and of making their way on land for considerable distances; — so called by Cuvier. Baird.An-ab'a-sis, n. p. 48A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of the younger Cyrus into Central Asia. “The anabasis of Napoleon.” De Quincey.Ăn'a·brō'sis, n. p. 48(Med.) A wasting away of the body.An'a-cämp'tic, a. p. 48Reflecting or reflected; as, an anacamptic sound. ☞ The word was formerly applied to that part of optics which treats of reflection; the same as what is now called catoptric. See CATOPTICS.Ăn'a-cămpt'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 48By reflection; as, echoes are sounds produced anacamptically. Hutton.An'a-cämp'ties, n. sing. p. 48The doctrine of reflected light or sound; catoptrics. Hutton.An'a-cär'dic, a. p. 48Pertaining to, or contained in, the shell of the acajou nut; as, anacardic acid. Eng. Cyc.Ăn'a-cär'di-ŭm, n. p. 48(Bot.) A genus of plants, a species of which produces the cashew-nut. See CASHEW.Ăn'a-ca-thär'tic, a. p. 48Cleansing by exciting discharges from the mouth or nostrils.Ăn'a-ca-thär'tic, n. p. 48A medicine which excites discharges by the mouth, or nose, as expectorants, emetics, sternutatories, and masticatories.Ăn'a-çĕph'a-læ-ō'sis, n. p. 48(Rhet.) A recapitulation of the heads of a discourse.An-ăch'o-ret, n. p. 48See ANCHORET.Ăn'a-chrōn'ic or Ăn'a-chrōn'ic-al, a. p. 48Same as ANACHRONISTIC.An-ăch'ro-nism, n. p. 48An error in computing time; any error in chronology, by which events are misplaced in regard to each other.An-ăch'/ro-nis'tic, a. p. 48Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. “The anachronistic improprieties which this poem contains.” Warton.Ăn'a-clăs'tic, a. p. 48(Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen through water; as, anaclastic curves. Hutton. 2. Flexible, as certain glasses or phials, with flat bellies, like inverted tunnels, and with very…Ăn'a-clăs'tics, n. pl. p. 48That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light;—commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit.Ăn'a-ce-no'sis, n. p. 48(Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his opponents for their opinion on the point in debate, as having a common interest in the right decision of the case; as, were the case yours, how…An'a-co-lū'thic, a. p. 48Lacking sequence.An'a-co-lu'thon, n. p. 48(Gram.) The want of sequence or connection existing in a sentence, when the latter part does not correspond in construction with the first part. Brande.Ăn'a-cŏn'dă, n. p. 48(Herp.) A large snake of the Boa family, called Eunectes murinus, which lives in South America. Dana.A-năc're-ōn’tic, a. p. 48Pertaining to, or after the manner of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory; convivial.A-năc/re-ōn’tic, n. p. 48A poem by Anacreon, or composed in the manner of Anacreon; a little poem in praise of love and wine.An'a-dem, n. p. 48A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. “Sweet anad ems to gird thy brow.” W. Browne. “Wreaths and anad ems.” Tennyson. [Written also anademe.]An'a-di-plō'sis, n. p. 48(Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or words in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, “He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes—misfortunes which…Ăn'a-drom, n. p. 48A fish that ascends rivers. [Rare.] Morin.A-năd'ro-mous, a. p. 48Relating to such fish as pass from the sea into fresh waters, at stated seasons.A-næ'mi-ă, n. p. 48(Med.) A morbid diminution of the amount of blood in the body; bloodlessness.A-næm'ic, a. p. 48Bloodless; exsanguious.An`es-thē'sis, n. p. 48(Med.) A state of insensibility produced by the inhalation of chloroform and other agents. Dunglison.Ăn'es-thēt'ic, a. p. 48(Med.) (a.) Capable of rendering insensible by being inhaled; as, anæsthetic agents. (b.) Characterized by insensibility; as, anæsthetic effects. Dunglison.Ăn/æs-thēt'ic, n. p. 48(Med.) That which produces insensibility, as chloroform, &c. Dunglison.An-æs'the-tize, v. t. p. 48(Med.) To render insensible by means of an anesthetic, as chloroform, sulphuric ether, &c. Encyc. Brit.Ăn'a-glyph, n. p. 48An embossed or chased ornament, usually of metal and worked in relief, as a cameo. Buchanan.An'a-glyph'ic or An'a-glyph'ic-al, a. p. 48Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief;—opposed to diaglyphic. Francis.Ăn'ă-glyph'ics, n. pl. p. 48(Sculp.) Chased or embossed work in relief. Brande.An'a-glyp'tic, a. p. 48Relating to the art of carving, engraving, enchasing, or embossing plate. Evelyn.An'a-glyp'to-grāph'ic, a. p. 48Pertaining to anaglyptography.An’a-glyp-tōg’ra-phy, n. p. 48The art of so engraving as to give the subject an embossed appearance as if raised from the surface of the paper;—used in representing coins, bass-reliefs, and the like. Art Journal.An-ag-nŏr'i-sĭs, n. p. 48Recognition; the unraveling of a plot in dramatic action. Blair.An'a-gō'ge, n. p. 48An elevation of mind to things celestial. Bailey. 2. The spiritual meaning or application of words; especially the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to subjects of the New.An'a-go-gēt'ie-al, a. p. 48Contributing or relating to spiritual elevation; mysterious. Bailey.An'a-gōg'ie-al, a. p. 48Mysterious; elevated; spiritual; as, the rest of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven.An'a-gōg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 48In a mysterious sense; with religious elevation.Ăn'a-gōg'ies, n. pl. p. 48Mystical interpretations, especially of the Scriptures. L. Addison.An'a-gō'gy, n. p. 48Anagoge. [Obs.] Hammond.An'a-grăm, n. p. 48A transposition of the letters of a name, by which a new word is formed. Thus Galenus becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I., and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in…Ăn'a-gram, v. t. p. 48To form into an anagram. [Obs.] Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton.An'a-gram-măt'ic or An'a-gram-măt'ic-al or An'a-gram-măt'ic-al-ly, a. p. 48Pertaining to, or making, an anagram. Camden. An'a-gram-măt'ic-al-ly, adv. In the manner of an anagram.Ăn'a-grăm'ma-tĭsm, n. p. 48The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden.Ăn'a-grăm'ma-tĭst, n. p. 48A maker of anagrams.