Webster's Dictionary 1913

3430

American plan

A‐mer″i‐can plan. In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; — contrasted with European plan.

3431

American Protective Association

A‐mer″i‐can Pro‐tect″ive As‐so′ci‐a″tion. A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping R...

3432

Americanism

A‐mer″i‐can‐ism (�), n. 1. Attachment to the United States.2. A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an American characteristic or idea.3. A word or phrase peculi...

3433

Americanization

A‐mer′i‐can‐i‐za″tion (ȧ‐mẽr′ĭ‐kan‐ĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. The process of Americanizing.

3434

Americanize

A‐mer″i‐can‐ize (–īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Americanizer (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Americanizing.] To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp w...

3435

Ames-ace

Ames″–ace (�), n. Same as Ambs-ace.

3436

Amess

Am″ess (�), n.(Eccl.) Amice, a hood or cape. See 2d Amice.

3437

Ametabola

‖Am′e‐tab″o‐la (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis. [Written also Ametabolia.]

3438

Ametabolian

A‐met′a‐bo″li‐an (�), a. [Gr. � unchangeable; ἀ priv. + � changeable, � to change.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis.

3439

Ametabolic

{ A‐met′a‐bol″ic (�), Am′e‐tab″o‐lous, } a.(Zoöl.) Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects.

3440

Amethodist

A‐meth″o‐dist (�), n. [Pref. a- not + methodist.] One without method; a quack.

3441

Amethyst

Am″e‐thyst (�), [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. améthyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. � without drunkenness; as a noun, a remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this powe...

3442

Amethystine

Am′e‐thys″tine (�), a. [L. amethystinus, Gr. �.] 1. Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.2. Composed of, or containing, amethyst.

3443

Ametropia

‖Am′e‐tro″pi‐a (�), n.(Med.) Any abnormal condition of the refracting powers of the eye. — Am′e‐trop″ic (�), a.

3444

Amharic

Am‐har″ic (�), a. Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. — n. The Amharic language (now the chief langu...

3445

Amia

‖Am″i‐a (�), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to North America; called bowfin in Lake Champlain, dogfish in Lake Erie, and mudfish in South C...

3446

Amiability

A′mi‐a‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of disposition.Every excellency is a degree of amiability.Jer. Taylor.

3447

Amiable

A″mi‐a‐ble (�), a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to lo...

3448

Amiableness

A′mi‐a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being amiable; amiability.

3449

Amiably

A″mi‐a‐bly, adv. In an amiable manner.

3450

Amianth

Am″i‐anth (�), n. See Amianthus.

3451

Amianthiform

Am′i‐an″thi‐form (�), a. [Amianthus + -form.] Resembling amianthus in form.

3452

Amianthoid

Am′i‐an″thoid (�), a. [Amianthus + -oid: cf. F. amiantoïde.] Resembling amianthus.

3453

Amianthus

Am′i‐an″thus (�), n. [L. amiantus, Gr. � � (lit., unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; ἀ priv. + � to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.] (Min.) ...

3454

Amic

Am″ic (�), a. [L. ammonia + -ic.] (Chem.) Related to, or derived, ammonia; — used chiefly as a suffix; as, amic acid; phosphamic acid.Amic acid(Chem.), one of a class of nitroge...

3455

Amicability

Am′i‐ca‐bil″i‐ty (�), n. The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness. Ash.

3456

Amicable

Am″i‐ca‐ble (�), a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. See Amiable.] Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after the manner of friends; peac...