ANEMONY
ANEM'ONY, n. [Gr. from wind.]Wind-flower; a genus of plants of numerous species. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens, of which their double flowers are among the most ...
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ANEMOSCOPE
ANEM'OSCOPE, noun [Gr. wind, and to view.] A machine which shows the course or velocity of the wind.
ANENT
ANENT', preposition About; concerning; over against: a Scottish word. [Gr.]
ANEURISM
AN'EURISM, noun [Gr. to dilate, from broad.]A preternatural dilatation or rupture of the coats of an artery. This is encysted or diffused. The encysted aneurism is when the coat...
ANEURISMAL
ANEURIS'MAL, adjective Pertaining to an aneurism.
ANEW
ANEW', adverb [a and new.]Over again; another time; in a new form; as, to arm anew; to create anew
ANFRACTUOUS
ANFRAC'TUOUS, adjective [Latin anfractus, of amb, about, and fractus, broken. See Break.]Winding; full of windings and turnings; written less correctly, anfractuose.
ANFRACTUOUSNESS
ANFRAC'TUOUSNESS, noun A state of being full of windings and turnings.
ANGARIATION
ANGARIA'TION, noun [Latin angario; Gr. to compel; a word of Persian origin.] Compulsion; exertion. [Not used.]
ANGEIOTOMY
ANGEIOT'OMY, See Angiotomy.
ANGEL
AN'GEL, noun Usually pronounced angel but most anomalously. [Latin angelus; Gr. a messenger, to tell or announce.]1. Literally, a messenger; one employed to communicate news or ...
ANGEL-AGE
ANGEL-AGE, noun The existence or state of angels.
ANGEL-FISH
AN'GEL-FISH, noun A species of shark, the squalus squatina. It is from six to eight feet long, with a large head, teeth broad at the base, but slender and sharp above, disposed ...
ANGEL-LIKE
AN'GEL-LIKE, adjective Resembling or having the manners of angels.
ANGEL-SHOT
AN'GEL-SHOT, noun Chain-shot, being two halves of a cannon ball fastened to the ends of a chain.
ANGEL-WINGED
AN'GEL-WINGED, adjective Winged like angels.
ANGEL-WORSHIP
AN'GEL-WORSHIP, noun The worshipping of angels.
ANGELIC
ANGEL'IC,ANGEL'ICA, noun A genus of digynian pentanders, containing several species. The common sort is cultivated for medicinal uses. It grows naturally in northern climates, a...
ANGELICA
ANGEL'ICA, n. A genus of digynian pentanders, containing several species. The common sort is cultivated for medicinal uses. It grows naturally in northern climates, and has larg...
ANGELICAL
ANGEL'ICAL, adjective [Latin angelicus.] Resembling angels; belonging to angels, or partaking of their nature; suiting the nature and dignity of angels.
ANGELICALLY
ANGEL'ICALLY, adverb Like an angel.
ANGELICALNESS
ANGEL'ICALNESS, noun The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.
ANGELITES
AN'GELITES, in Church history, so called from Angelicum in Alexandria, where they held their first meetings, a sect of heretics near the close of the 5th century, who held the p...
ANGELOLOGY
ANGELOL'OGY, noun A discourse on angels; or the doctrine of angelic beings.
ANGELOT
AN'GELOT, noun1. An instrument of music, somewhat resembling a lute.2. An ancient English coin struck at Paris while under the dominion of England; so called from the figure of ...
ANGER
AN'GER, noun ang'ger. [Latin ango, to choke strangle, vex; whence angor, vexation, anguish, the quinsy, angina. Gr. to strangle, to strain or draw together to vex. The primary s...
ANGERED
AN'GRED or ANG'ERED, participle passive Made angry; provoked.