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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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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.Ăn’thrăx, n. p. 58(Med.) A carbuncle; a malignant boil, accompanied with gangrene of the cellular tissue. 2. Lithanthrax or pit-coal. Encyc. Brit.An-thrōp'o-glōt, n. p. 58An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the parrot. [Obs.]Ăn’thro-pŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 58That branch of physical geography which treats of the actual distribution of the human race, as distinguished by physical character, language, institutions, and customs, in contradistinction to…An'thro-poid, a. p. 58Resembling man; as, the monkeys are all anthropoid race. Westminster Rev.An-thrŏp'o-līte, n. p. 58(Palæon.) A fossil human remain. Dana.An'thro-po-lōg'ie or An'thro-po-lōg'ie-al, a. p. 58Pertaining to anthropology; according to human manner of speaking. “Anthropologic wisdom.” Kingsley.Ăn/thro-pŏl'o-gĭst, n. p. 58One who is versed in the physical history of man or of the human body.An'thro-pŏl'o-gy, n. p. 58The doctrine of the structure of the human body; the natural history of the human species. 2. The science of man, considered in his entire nature, as composed of body and soul, and as subject to…Ăn’thro-po-măn’cy or Ăn’thro-pŏm’ăn-cy, n. p. 58Divination by inspecting the entrails of a dead human being.Ăn’thro-pŏm’e-try, n. p. 58The measurement of the dimensions or proportions in man. Dunglison.An'thro-po-môr'phie, a. p. 58Pertaining to anthropomorphism. Hadley.An’thro-po-môr’phĭsm, n. p. 58The representation of the Deity under a human form, or with human attributes and affections.An’thro-po-môr’phist, n. p. 58One who represents the Deity under a human form, or with human attributes.Ăn’thro-po-môr’phite, n. p. 58One who believes that the Supreme Being exists in a human form;—applied to a sect of ancient heretics. Tillotson.An'thro-po-mor-phīt'ic, a. p. 58Pertaining to anthropomorphism. Kitto.An’thro-po-môr’phi-tïẓm, n. p. 58The doctrines or belief of the Anthropomorphites. “The anthropomorphitism of the pagan religion.” Wordsworth.An’thro-po-môr’phoŭs, a. p. 58Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; as, an anthropomorphous plant.An’thro-po-păth’ie-al, a. p. 58Subject to human passions.An'thro-po-păth'ie-al-ly, adv. p. 58In an anthropopathical manner.An′thro-pōp′a-thĭsm or An′thro-pōp′a-thy, n. p. 58The ascription of human passions to the Supreme Being. In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute apathy. Hare.