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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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.
  2. Ăn'-a-bap-tīze', v. t.p. 48To rebaptize. [Obs.] Whitlock.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Ăn'a·brō'sis, n.p. 48(Med.) A wasting away of the body.
  6. 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.
  7. Ăn'a-cămpt'ie-al-ly, adv.p. 48By reflection; as, echoes are sounds produced anacamptically. Hutton.
  8. An'a-cämp'ties, n. sing.p. 48The doctrine of reflected light or sound; catoptrics. Hutton.
  9. An'a-cär'dic, a.p. 48Pertaining to, or contained in, the shell of the acajou nut; as, anacardic acid. Eng. Cyc.
  10. Ăn'a-cär'di-ŭm, n.p. 48(Bot.) A genus of plants, a species of which produces the cashew-nut. See CASHEW.
  11. Ăn'a-ca-thär'tic, a.p. 48Cleansing by exciting discharges from the mouth or nostrils.
  12. Ăn'a-ca-thär'tic, n.p. 48A medicine which excites discharges by the mouth, or nose, as expectorants, emetics, sternutatories, and masticatories.
  13. Ăn'a-çĕph'a-læ-ō'sis, n.p. 48(Rhet.) A recapitulation of the heads of a discourse.
  14. An-ăch'o-ret, n.p. 48See ANCHORET.
  15. Ăn'a-chrōn'ic or Ăn'a-chrōn'ic-al, a.p. 48Same as ANACHRONISTIC.
  16. 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.
  17. An-ăch'/ro-nis'tic, a.p. 48Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. “The anachronistic improprieties which this poem contains.” Warton.
  18. 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…
  19. Ăn'a-clăs'tics, n. pl.p. 48That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light;—commonly called dioptrics. Encyc. Brit.
  20. 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…
  21. An'a-co-lū'thic, a.p. 48Lacking sequence.
  22. 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.
  23. Ăn'a-cŏn'dă, n.p. 48(Herp.) A large snake of the Boa family, called Eunectes murinus, which lives in South America. Dana.
  24. A-năc're-ōn’tic, a.p. 48Pertaining to, or after the manner of, the Greek poet Anacreon; amatory; convivial.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.]
  27. 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…
  28. Ăn'a-drom, n.p. 48A fish that ascends rivers. [Rare.] Morin.
  29. A-năd'ro-mous, a.p. 48Relating to such fish as pass from the sea into fresh waters, at stated seasons.
  30. A-næ'mi-ă, n.p. 48(Med.) A morbid diminution of the amount of blood in the body; bloodlessness.
  31. A-næm'ic, a.p. 48Bloodless; exsanguious.
  32. An`es-thē'sis, n.p. 48(Med.) A state of insensibility produced by the inhalation of chloroform and other agents. Dunglison.
  33. 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.
  34. Ăn/æs-thēt'ic, n.p. 48(Med.) That which produces insensibility, as chloroform, &c. Dunglison.
  35. An-æs'the-tize, v. t.p. 48(Med.) To render insensible by means of an anesthetic, as chloroform, sulphuric ether, &c. Encyc. Brit.
  36. Ăn'a-glyph, n.p. 48An embossed or chased ornament, usually of metal and worked in relief, as a cameo. Buchanan.
  37. 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.
  38. Ăn'ă-glyph'ics, n. pl.p. 48(Sculp.) Chased or embossed work in relief. Brande.
  39. An'a-glyp'tic, a.p. 48Relating to the art of carving, engraving, enchasing, or embossing plate. Evelyn.
  40. An'a-glyp'to-grāph'ic, a.p. 48Pertaining to anaglyptography.
  41. 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.
  42. An-ag-nŏr'i-sĭs, n.p. 48Recognition; the unraveling of a plot in dramatic action. Blair.
  43. 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.
  44. An'a-go-gēt'ie-al, a.p. 48Contributing or relating to spiritual elevation; mysterious. Bailey.
  45. 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.
  46. An'a-gōg'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 48In a mysterious sense; with religious elevation.
  47. Ăn'a-gōg'ies, n. pl.p. 48Mystical interpretations, especially of the Scriptures. L. Addison.
  48. An'a-gō'gy, n.p. 48Anagoge. [Obs.] Hammond.
  49. 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…
  50. Ăn'a-gram, v. t.p. 48To form into an anagram. [Obs.] Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into Benevolus. Warburton.
  51. 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.
  52. Ăn'a-grăm'ma-tĭsm, n.p. 48The act or practice of making anagrams. Camden.
  53. Ăn'a-grăm'ma-tĭst, n.p. 48A maker of anagrams.
  54. Ăn'a-grăm'ma-tīze, v. t.p. 48To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an anagram. Cudworth.
  55. An'a-grām'ma-tīze, v. i.p. 48To make anagrams. Herbert.
  56. Ăn'a-grāph, n.p. 48An inventory; a commentary. Knowles.
  57. A'n'a-gros, n.p. 48A measure of grain in Spain, containing somewhat less than two bushels. Encyc. Brit.
  58. Ā'nal, a.p. 48Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin. Pennant.
  59. A-năl'çime, n.p. 48(Min.) A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family, occurring in twenty-four-sided crystals, and sometimes in cubes. By friction, it acquires a weak electricity; hence its name. Dana.
  60. Ăn'a-lĕc'tic, a.p. 48Collecting or selecting; made up of selections; as, an analectic magazine.