Webster's Dictionary 1913

5239

Appair

Ap‐pair″ (�), v. t. & i. [OF. empeirier, F. empire. See Impair.] To impair; to grow worse.

5240

Appalachian

Ap′pa‐la″chi‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains.☞ The name Appalachian was given to the mountains ...

5241

Appall

Ap‐pall″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Appalled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Appalling.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L. ad) + pâlir to grow pale, to make pale, pâle pale. See Pale...

5242

Appall (2)

Ap‐pall″, v. i. 1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged. Gower.2. To lose flavor or become stale.

5243

Appall (3)

Ap‐pall″, n. Terror; dismay. Cowper.

5244

Appalling

Ap‐pall″ing, a. Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. — Ap‐pall″ing‐ly, adv.

5245

Appallment

Ap‐pall″ment (�), n. Depression occasioned by terror; dismay. Bacon.

5246

Appanage

Ap″pa‐nage (�), n. [F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to provision; L. ad + pains bread.] 1. The portion of land assigned by...

5247

Appanagist

Ap‐pan″a‐gist (ăp‐păn″ȧ‐jĭst), n. [F. apanagiste.] A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.

5248

Apparaillyng

Ap‐par″ail‐lyng (�), n. [See Apparel, n. & v.] Preparation. Chaucer.

5249

Apparatus

Ap″pa‐ratus (�), n.; pl.Apparatus, also rarely Apparatuses (�). [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad + prepare to make ready.] 1. Things provided as means to some end.2...

5250

Apparel

Ap‐par″el (�), n. [OE. apparel, apareil, OF. apareil, appareil, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. apareiller to match, prepare, F. appareiller; OF. a (L. ad) + pareil like,...

5251

Apparel (2)

Ap‐par″el, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Appareled, or Apparelled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Appareling, or Apparelling.] [OF. apareiller.] 1. To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. Chauce...

5252

Apparence

Ap‐par″ence (�), n. [OF. aparence.] Appearance. Chaucer.

5253

Apparency

Ap‐par″en‐cy (�), n. 1. Appearance.2. Apparentness; state of being apparent. Coleridge.3. The position of being heir apparent.

5254

Apparent

Ap‐par″ent (�), a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p. pr. of apparere. See Appear.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight o...

5255

Apparent (2)

Ap‐par″ent, n. An heir apparent.I'll draw it as apparent to the crown.Shak.

5256

Apparently

Ap‐par″ent‐ly, adv. 1. Visibly. Hobbes.2. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.If he should scorn me so apparently.Shak.3. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparent...

5257

Apparentness

Ap‐par″ent‐ness, n. Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness. Sherwood.

5258

Apparition

Ap′pa‐ri″tion (�), n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr. apparere. See Appear.] 1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility. Milton.The sudden apparition of the Spania...

5259

Apparitional

Ap′pa‐ri″tion‐al (�), a. Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions; spectral. “An apparitional soul.” Tylor.

5260

Apparitor

Ap‐par″i‐tor (�), n. [L., fr. apparere. See Appear.] 1. Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges to execute their orders.Before any of his apparitors could execu...

5261

Appaumé

‖Ap′pau′mé″ (�), n. [F. appaumé; � (l. ad) + paume the palm, fr. L. palma.] (Her.) A hand open and extended so as to show the palm.

5262

Appay

Ap‐pay″ (�), v. t. [OF. appayer, apaier, LL. appacare, appagare, fr. L. ad + pacare to pacify, pax, pacis, peace. See Pay, Appease.] To pay; to satisfy or appease. Sir P. Sidney.

5263

Appeach

Ap‐peach″ (�), v. t. [OE. apechen, for empechen, OF. empeechier, F. empêcher, to hinder. See Impeach.] To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to reproach.And oft ...

5264

Appeacher

Ap‐peach″er, n. An accuser. Raleigh.

5265

Appeachment

Ap‐peach″ment (�), n. Accusation.