Webster's Dictionary 1913

3403

Amenance

Am″e‐nance (�), n. [OF. See Amenable.] Behavior; bearing. Spenser.

3404

Amend

A‐mend″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Amended; p. pr. & vb. n.Amending.] [F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum, menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf. Emend, Mend.]...

3405

Amend (2)

A‐mend″ (ȧ‐mĕnd″), v. i. To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or morals; to improve. “My fortune... amends.” Sir P. Sidney.

3406

Amendable

A‐mend″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error. — A‐mend″a‐ble‐ness, n.

3407

Amendatory

A‐mend″a‐to‐ry (�), a. Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory. Bancroft.

3408

Amende

‖A′mende″ (�), n. [F. See Amend.] A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.Amende honorable (�). (Old French Law) A species of infamous punishment in which th...

3409

Amender

A‐mend″er (�), n. One who amends.

3410

Amendful

A‐mend″ful (�), a. Much improving.

3411

Amendment

A‐mend″ment (�), n. [F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.] 1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.2. In...

3412

Amends

A‐mends″ (�), n. sing. & pl. [F. amendes, pl. of amende. Cf. Amende.] Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation. “An honorable amends.” Addison.Yet thus far fort...

3413

Amenity

A‐men″i‐ty (�), n.; pl.Amenities (�). [F. aménité, L. amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.] The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, man...

3414

Amenorrhœa

‖A‐men′or‐rhœ″a (�), n. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � month + � to flow: cf. F. aménorrhée.] (Med.) Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge.

3415

Amenorrhœal

A‐men′or‐rhœ″al (�), a. Pertaining to amenorrhœa.

3416

Ament

Am″ent (�), n. [L. amentum thong or strap.] (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a catkin.The globular ament of a buttonwood.Coues.

3417

Amentaceous

Am′en‐ta″ceous (�), a. [LL. amentaceus.] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; havi...

3418

Amentia

‖A‐men″ti‐a (�), n.(Med.) Imbecility; total want of understanding.

3419

Amentiferous

Am′en‐tif″er‐ous (�), a. [L. amentum + -ferous.] (Bot.) Bearing catkins. Balfour.

3420

Amentiform

A‐men″ti‐form (�), a. [L. amentum + -form.] (Bot.) Shaped like a catkin.

3421

Amentum

‖A‐men″tum (�), n.; pl.Amenta (�). Same as Ament.

3422

Amenuse

Am″e‐nuse (�), v. t. [OF. amenuisier. See Minute.] To lessen. Chaucer.

3423

Amerce

A‐merce″ (ȧ‐mẽrs″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Amerced (ȧ‐mẽrst″); p. pr. & vb. n.Amercing.] [OF. amercier, fr. a merci at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See Mercy.] 1. To punish...

3424

Amerceable

A‐merce″a‐ble (�), a. Liable to be amerced.

3425

Amercement

A‐merce″ment (�), n. [OF. amerciment.] The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court; also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a fine,in that the latt...

3426

Amercer

A‐mer″cer (�), n. One who amerces.

3427

Amerciament

A‐mer″cia‐ment (�), n. [LL. amerciamentum.] Same as Amercement. Mozley & W.

3428

American

A‐mer″i‐can (ȧ‐mẽr″ĭ‐kan), a. [Named from Americus Vespucius.] 1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.2. Of or pertaining to the United Sta...

3429

American (2)

A‐mer″i‐can (ȧ‐mẽr″ĭ‐kan), n. A native of America; — originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and espec...