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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ap'a-thĭst, n. p. 61One who is destitute of feeling.Ap'a-thist'ic-al, a. p. 61Apathetic. [Rare.] Seward.Ap'a-thy, n. p. 61Want, or a low degree, of feeling; privation of passion, or insensibility to pain;—applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is stoicism, a calmness of mind incapable of…Ăp'a-tite, n. p. 61(Min.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, of a green or greenish color, and resembling beryl, but much softer. Dana.A-pau'mee, n. p. 61See APPAUMEE.Ape, n. p. 61(Zool.) A quadrumanous mammal of the genus Pithecus, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. 2. One who imitates servilely, in allusion to…Ape, v. t. p. 61To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate servilely. The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried. Burke.A-pēak’, adv. p. 61On the point; in a posture to pierce. Johnson. 2. (Naut.) Perpendicular. The anchor is apeak, when the cable is drawn so as to bring the ship’s bowl directly over it. [Spelt also apeak.] Totten.A-pĕl'ioùs, a. p. 61Destitute of skin. Brande.Ăp'en-nine, a. p. 61Pertaining to, or designating, a chain of mountains extending from the Alps, south of the plains of Piedmont, and around the Gulf of Genoa, to the center of Italy, and thence south-east to the…A-pĕp'sy, n. p. 61(Med.) Defective digestion; indigestion. Coxe.Āp'er, n. p. 61One who apes.A-pē'ri-ent, a. p. 61(Med.) Having the quality of opening; laxative. Arbuthnot.A-pē'ri-ent, n. p. 61(Med.) A remedy that promotes excretion; a laxative.A-pĕr'i-tive, a. p. 61Serving to open; deobstruent; aperient. Harvey.A-pĕrt′, a. p. 61Open; evident; undisguised. [Obs.] Fotherby.A-pēr'tion, n. p. 61The act of opening, or the state of being opened; an opening; a gap, aperture, or passage. [Rare.] Wiseman.A-pĕrt'ly, adv. p. 62Openly. [Rare.]A·pĕrt'ness, n. p. 62Openness. [Rare.] Holder.A-pĕrt'or, n. p. 62(Anat.) A muscle that raises the upper eyelid. Quincy.Ăp'er-tūre, n. p. 62The act of opening. [Obs.] Holder. 2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall. “An aperture between the mountains.” Gilpin. 3. The…Āp'er-y, n. p. 62The practice of aping. Coleridge.A-pĕt'al-oŭs, a. p. 62(Bot.) Having no petals, or flower leaves; having no corol.A-pĕt'al-oŭs-ness, n. p. 62A state of being apetalous, or without petals.Ā′pex, n. p. 62The tip, point, or summit of any thing; specifically, (a.) The cap of an ancient flamen or priest. (b.) The crest of an ancient helmet. 2. The mark of a long syllable.A-phær'e-sĭs or A-phēr'e-sis p. 62Synop., § 130}, n. [Lat. aphæresis, Gr. ἀφαίρεσις, from ἀφαιρεῖν, to take away, from Gr. ἀπό, from, and αἱρεῖν, to take.] 1. (Gram.) The taking of a letter or syllable from the beginning of a word.…Ăph'a-nip'ter-oŭs, a. p. 62Pertaining to the Aphaniptera, an order of apterous haustellate insects, of which the common flea is a type. Brande.Āph'a-nīte, n. p. 62(Min.) A very compact, dark-colored rock, consisting of pyroxene with some feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible grains.A-phēl’ion, n. p. 62(Astron.) That point of a planet’s or comet’s orbit which is most distant from the sun, the opposite point being called the perihelion.A-phĭd'i-an, n. p. 62(Entom.) One of the genus Aphis.A-phĭd'i-an, a. p. 62Pertaining to the aphis.Ăph'i-dĭv'o-roŭs, a. p. 62Devouring, or subsisting on, the aphis, or plant-louse. Darwin.Ăph'i-lān'thro-py, n. p. 62Want of love to mankind; specifically (Med.), the first stage of melancholy, when solitude is preferred to society. Coxe.Ā'phis, n. p. 62(Entom.) The puceron, vine-fretter, or plant-louse; a genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. The aphis has a short body, transparent wings, and jointed antennae. Some—usually females—are…Aph'lo-gis'tic, a. p. 62Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without flame.A'ph'o-noûs, a. p. 62A-phōn'ic p. 62Without voice; voiceless.Aph'o-ny, n. p. 62(Med.) A loss of voice. Coxe.Ăph'o-rĭsm, n. p. 62A precept or principle expressed in a few words; a short sentence containing some important truth; as, the aphorisms of Hippocrates, or of the civil law. The three ancient commentators on Hippocrates…Ăph'o-ris-măt'ic or Ăph'o-rĭs'mic, a. p. 62Pertaining to, or containing, aphorisms.Ăph'o-rĭs'mer, n. p. 62A dealer in aphorisms. Milton.Ăph'o-rĭst, n. p. 62A writer of aphorisms. Nelson.Ăph'o-rĭst'ic or Ăph'o-rĭst'ic-al, a. p. 62In the form of an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. The method of the book is aphoristic. De Quincey.Ăph'o-rĭst'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 62In the form or manner of aphorisms.Ăph'o-rīze, v. i. p. 62To make aphorisms. Coleridge.Ăph'ro-dĭs'i-ac or Ăph'ro-di-sī'ac-al, a. p. 62(Med.) Exciting venereal desire; increasing the appetite for sexual connection.Ăph'ro-dĭs'i-ac, n. p. 62(Med.) Food or medicine believed to excite desire for sexual connection. Dunglison.Aph/thong, n. p. 62A letter, or a combination of letters, which, in the customary pronunciation of a word, have no sound. Focloir, or Dict. of the Hiberno-Celtic Language.Aph’thōus, a. p. 62Pertaining to the thrush (aphthæ); of the nature of the thrush, or ulcerous affection of the mouth. Bigelow.Ăph'y'l-lōŭs or A-phÿl'lōŭs, a. p. 62(Bot.) Destitute of leaves, as the rush, mushrooms, garlic, some seaweeds, &c. Milne.Ä pï-a-ce're p. 62(Mus.) At pleasure; ad libitum.Ā'pi-ā'ri-an, a. p. 62Of, or relating to, bees.Ā'pi-a-rĭst, n. p. 62One who keeps an apiary. Kirby.Ā'pi-a-ry, n. p. 62The place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees.Ap'ic-al, a. p. 62At, or belonging to, an apex, tip, or summit. Gray.Ap'i-cĕs, n. pl. p. 62See APEX and ANTHER.A-pi’cian, a. p. 62Belonging to Apicius, a celebrated epicure of antiquity; hence applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and expensive in cookery. H. Rogers.Ăp'i-cil'la-ry, a. p. 62Situated at or near the apex. Henslow.A-pie'ū-late or A-pie'ū-lā/ted, a. p. 62(Bot.) Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.A-pièce', adv. p. 62To each; to the share of each. They were condemned . . . to be fined . . . a thousand pounds apiece. House. 2. Each by itself; by the single one; as, they cost a shilling apiece.