Webster's Dictionary 1913

3241

Amaranthine

Am′a‐ran″thine (�), a. 1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. “Amaranthine bowers.” Pope.2. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.They only amaranthine flower on earthIs virtue.Co...

3242

Amaranthus

{ Am′a‐ran″thus (ăm′ȧ‐răn″thŭs), ‖Am′a‐ran″tus (ăm′ȧ‐răn″tŭs), } n. Same as Amaranth.

3243

Amarine

Am″a‐rine (�), n. [L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds.

3244

Amaritude

A‐mar″i‐tude (�), n. [L. amaritudo, fr. amarus bitter: cf. OF. amaritude.] Bitterness.

3245

Amaryllidaceous

{ Am′a‐ryl′li‐da″ceous (�), Am′a‐ryl‐lid″e‐ous (�), } a.(Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary be...

3246

Amaryllis

‖Am′a‐ryl″lis (�), n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. �, �, the name of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.] 1. A pastoral sweetheart.To sport with Amaryllis in the shade.Milton.2. (bot...

3247

Amass

A‐mass″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Amassed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Amassing.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather...

3248

Amass (2)

A‐mass″, n. [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.] A mass; a heap. Sir H. Wotton.

3249

Amassable

A‐mass″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being amassed.

3250

Amasser

A‐mass″er (�), n. One who amasses.

3251

Amassette

‖A′mas′sette″ (�), n. [F. See Amass.] An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on the stone in the process of grinding.

3252

Amassment

A‐mass″ment (�), n. [Cf. OF. amassement.] An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number brought together; an accumulation.An amassment of imaginary conceptions.Glanv...

3253

Amasthenic

Am′as‐then″ic (�), a.(Photog.) Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens; amacratic.

3254

Amate

A‐mate″ (�), v. t. [OF. amater, amatir.] To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the overthrow greater than was true.Milton.

3255

Amate (2)

A‐mate″, v. t. [Pref. a- + mate.] To be a mate to; to match. Spenser.

3256

Amateur

Am′a‐teur″ (�), n. [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to love.] A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates an...

3257

Amateurish

Am′a‐teur″ish, a. In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. — Am′a‐teur″ish‐ly, adv. — Am′a‐teur″ish‐ness, n.

3258

Amateurism

Am″a‐teur‐ism (�), n. The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.

3259

Amateurship

Am″a‐teur′ship, n. The quality or character of an amateur.

3260

Amative

Am″a‐tive (�), a. [L. amatus, p. p. of amare to love.] Full of love; amatory.

3261

Amativeness

Am″a‐tive‐ness, n.(Phren.) The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity to love. Combe.

3262

Amatorial

Am′a‐to″ri‐al (�), a. [See Amatorious.] Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; as, amatorial verses.

3263

Amatorially

Am′a‐to″ri‐al‐ly, adv. In an amatorial manner.

3264

Amatorian

Am′a‐to″ri‐an (�), a. Amatory. Johnson.

3265

Amatorious

Am′a‐to″ri‐ous (�), a. [L. amatorius, fr. amare to love.] Amatory. “Amatorious poem.” Milton.

3266

Amatory

Am″a‐to‐ry (�), a. Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as, amatory potions.

3267

Amaurosis

‖Am′au‐ro″sis (�), n.(Med.) A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; — called also gutta serena, the ...