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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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A-nôr'thie, a. p. 56(Min.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic or triclinic crystals.A-nôr’thite, n. p. 56A species of mineral of the feldspar family, occurring in small glassy crystals.A-nôr'/tho-scōpe, n. p. 56An instrument for producing a peculiar kind of optical illusion by means of two disks rotating rapidly opposite to each other. The posterior one is transparent, and has certain distorted figures…A-nŏs'mi-ă, n. p. 56(Med.) A loss of the sense of smell. Dunglison.An-ôth'er, a. p. 56Not the same; different. He winked, and turned his lips another way. Shak. 2. One more, in addition to a former number. Another yet?—a seventh? I'll see no more. Shak. 3. Any other; any different…An-ôth'er-găines, a. p. 56Of another kind. [Obs.] Sidney.An-ôth’er-gātes, a. p. 56Of another sort. [Obs.] “Another-gates adventure.” Hudibras.An-ôth'er-guēss, a. p. 56Of a different kind; different. It used to go in another-guess manner. Arbuthnot. Burke uses the word another-guess, in which expression are both vulgarity and ignorance. The real term is…A-nŏt'tă, n. p. 56See ANNOTTO.An-ou'roŭs, a. p. 56(Zoöl.) Destitute of a tail, as the frogs among Batrachians. Carpenter.An'sā-ted, a. p. 56Having a handle or handles, or something in the form of handles. Johnson.An'ser, n. p. 56(Ornith.) A Linnæan order of natatorial birds swimming by means of web-feet, as the duck, or of lobe-feet, as the grebe. In this order are included the families Alcidæ, Anatidae, Colymbidæ, Loridæ…An'ser-ā'ted, a. p. 56(Her.) Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles, lions, &c.; as, an anserated cross.An'ser-ine, a. p. 56Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose; as, an anserine skin.Ăn'slāight, n. p. 56An attack; an affray. [Obs.] I do remember yet that anslaight; thou wast beaten, And fled'st before the butler. Beaum. & Fl.Ăn'swer, v. t. p. 56To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the like; to respond to. She answers him as if she knew his mind. Shak. So spake the…An'swer, v. i. p. 56To speak or write by way of return, or in reply; to make response. There was no voice, nor any that answered. I Kings xviii. 26. 2. To make a satisfactory response or return; hence, to render…Ăn'swer, n. p. 56Something said or written in return to a call, a question, an argument, an allegation, an address, or the like. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Prov. xv. 1. I called him, but he gave me no answer.…An'swer-a-ble, a. p. 56Capable of being answered; admitting an answer; — usually implying that the answer may be satisfactory. The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable. Johnson. 2. Obliged to answer; liable to be…An'swer-a-ble-ness, n. p. 56The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or correspondent.An'swer-a-bly, adv. p. 56In an answerable manner; in due proportion, correspondence, or conformity; suitably.An'swer-er, n. p. 56One who answers.An'swer-less, a. p. 56Having no answer, or impossible to be answered. Byron.Ăn’t p. 56A contraction of an it, that is, if it. See An. [Obs.]An't p. 56A colloquial contraction of am not or are not; as in the phrases I an't, we an't, you an't, &c. He an't follows either the analogy of the others, or is a corruption of he is not.Ant- or An'ti- p. 56A prefix in many words, meaning against, or opposed to.Ant, n. p. 56(Entom.) An emmet; a pismire; a species of hymenopterous insects of the Linnæan genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera. ☞ Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working…An'tā, n. p. 56(Arch.) A species of pilaster used by the Greeks and Romans to terminate the side walls of temples. Ox. Gloss. In antis, having columns between antae, as in certain porticos.Ant-ăc'id (-ăs'id), n. p. 56(Med.) A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent.Ant-ăç'id, a. p. 56Counteractive of acidity.Ant-ăc'rid, n. p. 56That which corrects acrimony.An-tăg'o-nīsm, n. p. 56Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles. Good.An-tăg'ō-nīst, n. p. 56One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent; a competitor. “Our antagonists in these controversies.” Hooker. Antagonist of heaven’s Almighty King. Milton. 2.…An-tăg'o-nīst, a. p. 56Counteracting; opposing; combating; as, an antagonist muscle.An-tăg'o-nīst'ic or An-tăg'o-nīst'ic-al, a. p. 56Opposing in combat; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces; an antagonistic screw in a theodolite. They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic. Milman.An-tăg'o-nīze, v. i. p. 56To contend; to act in opposition.An-tăg'o-ny, n. p. 56Contest; opposition. [Obs.] The incommunicable antagony that is between Christ and Belial. Milton.An-tăl'gie, a. p. 56Alleviating pain; anodyne. [Rare.] Johnson.Ant-ăl'ka-li, n. p. 56(Med.) A remedy for the purpose of neutralizing alkali, or of counteracting an alkaline tendency in the system. Hooper.Ant-äl'ka-line, a. p. 56Of power to counteract alkalis.Ant'an-a-clā'sis, n. p. 56(Rhet.) (a.) A figure which consists in the designed use of one and the same word in two different senses in the same connection, so as to produce a pleasant effect upon the mind; a play upon words…Antĭ-an-a-gō'je, n. p. 56(Rhet.) A figure which consists in replying to an adversary, by way of recrimination; as, when the accusation of one party is unanswerable, the accused person charges him with the same or other…Ănt'aph-ro-dīs'i-ae, a. p. 56(Med.) Having the quality of extinguishing or lessening venereal desire; antivenereal.Ant'aph-ro-dīs'i-ae, n. p. 56A medicine that lessens or extinguishes the venereal appetite.Ant'aph-ro-dīt'ic, a. p. 56Abating the venereal appetite, or efficacious against the venereal disease; anti-venereal.Ant'aph-ro-dīt'ic, n. p. 56A medicine which abates the venereal appetite, or is good against the venereal disease. Case. Quincy.Ant-ärc'tic, a. p. 56Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23° 28'. Thus we say the antarctic pole…An-tā'rēs, n. p. 57A double star in Scorpio;—called also the Scorpion's Heart.Ănt'ar-thrĭt'ic, a. p. 57Counteracting the gout.Ănt'ar-thrĭt'ic, n. p. 57A remedy against the gout.Ănt'asth-măt'ic, a. p. 57Opposing or counteracting the asthma.Ănt'asth-măt'ic, n. p. 57A remedy for the asthma.Ănt'a-trŏph'ic, n. p. 57A medicine to cure atrophy or consumption. Dunglison.Ȧnt'-beâr or Ȧnt'-ēat'er, n. p. 57(Zoöl.) An edentate animal of tropical America, living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga. ☞ The name ant-bear is applied to the larger species of the genus; that of ant-eater is common to…Ănt'-cătch'er, n. p. 57A kind of bird which lives mainly on ants. Ogilvie.Ăn'te p. 57A Latin preposition, the Gr. ἀντί; A-S. & Goth. and (cf. ANSWER); much used in the composition of English words, especially in words from the Latin and Greek languages. It signifies before in place…Ăn'te-ăct, n. p. 57A preceding act.Ăn'te-al, a. p. 57Being before or in front. Fleming.Ăn'te-çe-dā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 57Antecedent; preceding in time. [Obs.] “Capable of antecedaneous proof.” Barrow.Ăn'te-çēde', v. t. p. 57To go before in time; to precede. [Obs.] Hale.