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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’te-nŭm’ber, n. p. 57A number that precedes another. Bacon.An’te-nŭp’tial, a. p. 57Being before marriage; as, an antenup-tial agreement; antenup-tial children. Kent.An’te-pāg’ment, n. p. 57(Arch.) The molding or architrave of a doorway; also, the jambs. Buchanan.An'te-pās'chal, a. p. 57Pertaining to the time before Easter. Nelson.Ăn’te-păst, n. p. 57A foretaste; something taken before the proper time. “Ante-pasts of joy and comforts.” Bp. Taylor.An’te-pe-nŭlt’, or An’te-pe-nŭlt’i-ma,, n. p. 57(Pros.) The last syllable of a word except two, as syl in monosyllable.Ăn’te-pe-nŭl’t’i-mate, a. p. 57Pertaining to the last syllable but two.Ăn′te-pe-nŭl′ti-mate, n. p. 57The third syllable from the end of a word; the antepenult.Ant'ep-i-lēp'tic, a. p. 57Resisting or curing epilepsy.Ant'ep-i-lēp'tic, n. p. 57A remedy for the epilepsy.An'te-pōne, v. t. p. 57To put or set before; to prefer. [Obs.] Bailey.An'te-pōrt, n. p. 57An outer port, gate, or door.An'te-pōr'ti-co, n. p. 57An outer porch or vestibule.An′te-po-sĭ′tion, n. p. 57(Gram.) The placing of a word before another, which, by ordinary rules, ought to follow it.Ănʹte-pre-dĭcʹa-ment, n. p. 57(Logic.) A pre-requisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments and categories, such as definitions of common terms. Chambers.An-tĕr'i-dēs, n. pl. p. 57(Arch.) Buttresses for strengthening walls.An·tē'ri-or, a. p. 57Before in time; prior; antecedent; preceding in time. 2. Before, or in front, in place; as, the anterior part of the mouth. Syn. — Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former; foregoing.An-tē'/ri-ōr'/i-ty, n. p. 57The state of being anterior, preceding, or in front; a state of being before in situation or time.An-tē'ri-or-ly, adv. p. 57In an anterior manner; before.Ăn′te-room, n. p. 57A room before or in front of another. Darwin.An-tē'ro-pos-tē'ri-or, a. p. 57In a direction from behind forward; as, an antero-posterior compression of the skull. Owen.An'tæ, n. pl. p. 57See ANTA.An·te-so-lā'ri-ūm, n. p. 57A balcony facing the sun. (Ogilvie.)Ăn’te-stăt’ūre, n. p. 57(Fort.) A small intrenchment or work formed of palisades, or sacks of earth. [Obs.]Ăn’te-stōm’ach, n. p. 57A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. Ray.Ăn′te-tĕm′ple, n. p. 57The nave in a church. [Obs.]An·te-vērt’, v. t. p. 57To prevent. [Obs.] Hale.Ant-hēl'ion, n. p. 57(Meteor.) A luminous appearance upon a cloud, over against or opposite to the sun. It consists of a circular ring or rings around the shadow of the spectator’s own head, as projected on a cloud or on…Ant'he-līx, n. p. 57(Anat.) An eminence on the cartilage of the ear, in front of the helix.Ăn’thel-mĭn’tĭc, a. p. 57(Med.) Destroying or expelling worms. [Written also anthelmintic.]Ăn`thel-mīnʹtic, n. p. 57A medicine which destroys or expels worms; a vermifuge.An'them, n. p. 57[O. Eng. antheme, antetheme, anteteme, anten, O. Fr. anthaîne, anteïne, antienne, antevene, Pr. antífena, antífona, It. & Sp. antífona, A. S. antefen, L. Lat. antiphona, from Gr. ἀντίφωνα, pl. neut.…An'the-mis, n. p. 58(Bot.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants. Lindley.Ăn'ther, n. p. 58(Bot.) That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.Ăn'ther-al, a. p. 58Pertaining to anthers.Ăn'ther-ĭd'i-ŭm, n. p. 58(Bot.) The organ in mosses, &c., which answers to the anther of flowering plants. Gray.Ăn'ther-ĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 58(Bot.) (a.) Producing anthers, as plants. (b.) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. Gray.An-thēr'i-fōrm, a. p. 58Having the form of an anther.Ăn’ther-oid, a. p. 58Resembling an anther. Brande.An-thē'sis, n. p. 58(Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray.An-thes-tē'ri-on, n. p. 58The eighth month of the Athenian year, consisting of 29 days, and answering to the close of February and a part of March;—supposed to be so called from the Anthes-teria, a festival in honor of…Ant'-hĭll, n. p. 58A hillock, formed by ants, for their habitation.An-thō'bi-an, n. p. 58(Entom.) A kind of beetle which feeds on flowers.Ăn'tho-cär'poŭs, a. p. 58[From Gr. ἄνθος, flower, and καρπός, fruit. (Bot.) Formed, as a certain class of fruits, from a number of blossoms united into one body; as the pine-apple, &c. Such are also called multiple fruits.…Ăn'tho-çȳ'a-nĭne, n. p. 58(Chem.) The blue coloring matter of certain plants. Ogilvie.An-thō'di-ŭm, n. p. 58(Bot.) The inflorescence of a compound flower; or the common calyx of a compound flower. Lindley.Ăn’tho-lite, n. p. 58(Paleon.) A fossil or petrified flower.An’tho-lŏg’ie-al, a. p. 58Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets. He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in…An-thŏl'o-gy, n. p. 58<br>1. A discourse on flowers. Encyc. Brit.<br>2. A collection of flowers; a garland. Johnson.<br>3. A collection of beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams, particularly…An-thŏl'y-sis, n. p. 58(Bot.) The change of flowers from their usual to some other state, as to leaves, branches, &c. Brande.An-thŏph'yl-līte or Ănʹtho-phy'lʹlite, n. p. 58A mineral of the hornblende family, occurring in brittle fibers, or fibrous or bladed masses, of different shades of dark brown, and sometimes with a semi-metallic luster. It consists chiefly of…An'tho-phyl-lit'ic, a. p. 58Pertaining to anthophyllite, or containing it. Hitchcock.Ăn’tho-rism, n. p. 58(Rhet.) A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.An'tho-zō'ā, n. pl. p. 58Polyps, coral animals, zoöphytes, &c.An'tho-zō'ic, a. p. 58Of, or belonging to, the anthozoa. Dana.An'thra-cif'er-ous, a. p. 58Yielding anthracite; as, anthra-cif'erous strata.Ăn’thra-cīte, n. p. 58[Lat. anthracites, a kind of blood-stone; anthracitis, a kind of carbuncle, the coal-carbuncle; Gr. ἀνθρακίτης, from ἀνθρακίτις, like coals, from ἄνθραξ, gen. -ακος, coal or charcoal. [See ANTHRAX.]…Ăn’thra-cit’ic, a. p. 58Pertaining to anthracite; as, anthracitic formations.An'thra-cōm'e-ter, n. p. 58An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a given case. Bell.An'thra-co-thē'ri-ūm, n. p. 58(Palæon.) A genus of extinct pachydermatous quadrupeds, the remains of which were first found at Cadibona, in Italy, in tertiary lignite or brown coal, whence the name.