Webster's Dictionary 1913

6373

Ascription

As‐crip″tion (�), n. [L. ascriptio, fr. ascribere. See Ascribe.] The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also, that which is ascribed.

6374

Ascriptitious

As′crip‐ti″tious (�), a. [L. ascriptitius, fr. ascribere.] 1. Ascribed.2. Added; additional.An ascriptitious and supernumerary God.Farindon.

6375

Ascus

As″cus (�), n.; pl. Asci (�). (Bot.) A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and certain fungi.

6376

Asemia

‖A‐se″mi‐a (?), n.(Med.) Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought.

6377

Asepsis

‖A‐sep″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � priv. + sepsis.] State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of asepticizing.

6378

Aseptic

A‐sep″tic (�), a. [Pref. a- not + septic.] Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent. — n. An aseptic substance.

6379

Asexual

A‐sex″u‐al (?; 135), a. [Pref. a- not + sexual.] (Biol.) Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as, asexual reproduction. See Fission and Gemmation.

6380

Asexualization

A‐sex′u‐al‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Asexual + -ize + -ation.] The act or process of sterilizing an animal or human being, as by vasectomy.

6381

Asexually

A‐sex″u‐al‐ly (�), adv. In an asexual manner; without sexual agency.

6382

Ash

Ash (ăsh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. æsc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate ...

6383

Ash (2)

Ash, n., sing. of Ashes.☞ Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash, coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a ...

6384

Ash (3)

Ash, v. t. To strew or sprinkle with ashes. Howell.

6385

Ash Wednesday

Ash′ Wednes″day (ăsh′ wĕnz″dā̍). The first day of Lent; — so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.

6386

Ash-colored

Ash″–col′ored (�), a. Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.

6387

Ash-fire

Ash″–fire, n. A low fire used in chemical operations.

6388

Ash-furnace

Ash″–fur′nace (�), Ash″–ov′en (�), n. A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.

6389

Ashame

A‐shame (�), v. t. [Pref. a- + shame: cf. AS. āscamian to shame (where ā- is the same as Goth. us-, G. er-, and orig. meant out), gescamian, gesceamian, to shame.] To shame. Bar...

6390

Ashamed

A‐shamed″ (�), a. [Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t.] Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety. “I am a...

6391

Ashamedly

A‐sham″ed‐ly (�), adv. Bashfully.

6392

Ashantee

Ash′an‐tee″ (�), n.; pl.Ashantees (�). A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.

6393

Ashantee (2)

Ash′an‐tee″, a. Of or pertaining to Ashantee.

6394

Ashen

Ash″en (�), a. [See Ash, the tree.] Of or pertaining to the ash tree. “Ashen poles.” Dryden.

6395

Ashen (2)

Ash″en, a. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray.The ashen hue of age.Sir W. Scott.

6396

Ashen (3)

Ash″en (�), n., obs. pl. for Ashes. Chaucer.

6397

Ashery

Ash″er‐y (�), n. 1. A depository for ashes.2. A place where potash is made.

6398

Ashes

Ash″es (�), n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, æsce, axe; akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan. aske, Goth. azgo.] 1. The earthy or mineral particles of c...

6399

Ashine

A‐shine″ (�), a. Shining; radiant.