Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Accustom

Ac‐cus″tom (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accustomed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Accustoming.] [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F. accoutumer; à (L. ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom. See Custom...

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Accustom (2)

Ac‐cus″tom, v. i. 1. To be wont. Carew.2. To cohabit.We with the best men accustom openly; you with the basest commit private adulteries.Milton.

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Accustom (3)

Ac‐cus″tom, n. Custom. Milton.

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Accustomable

Ac‐cus″tom‐a‐ble (�), a. Habitual; customary; wonted. “Accustomable goodness.” Latimer.

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Accustomably

Ac‐cus″tom‐a‐bly, adv. According to custom; ordinarily; customarily. Latimer.

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Accustomance

Ac‐cus″tom‐ance (�), n. [OF. accoustumance, F. accoutumance.] Custom; habitual use. Boyle.

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Accustomarily

Ac‐cus″tom‐a‐ri‐ly (�), adv. Customarily.

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Accustomary

Ac‐cus″tom‐a‐ry (�), a. Usual; customary. Featley.

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Accustomed

Ac‐cus″tomed (�), a. 1. Familiar through use; usual; customary. “An accustomed action.” Shak.2. Frequented by customers. “A well accustomed shop.” Smollett.

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Accustomedness

Ac‐cus″tomed‐ness, n. Habituation.Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart.Bp. Pearce.

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Ace

Ace (�), n.; pl.Aces (�). [OE. as, F. as, fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage. Cf. As.]1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die ...

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Ace (2)

Ace, n. A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.

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Aceldama

A‐cel″da‐ma (�), n. [Gr. �, fr. Syr. ōkēl damō the field of blood.] The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betra...

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Acentric

A‐cen″tric (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � a point, a center.] Not centered; without a center.

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Acephal

Ac″e‐phal (�), n. [Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � head: cf. F. acéphale, LL. acephalus.] (Zoöl.) One of the Acephala.

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Acephala

‖A‐ceph″a‐la (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. �, adj. neut. pl., headless. See Acephal.] (Zoöl.) That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oys...

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Acephalan

A‐ceph″a‐lan (�), n. Same as Acephal.

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Acephalan (2)

A‐ceph″a‐lan, a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the Acephala.

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Acephali

‖A‐ceph″a‐li (�), n. pl. [LL., pl. of acephalus. See Acephal.] 1. A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have heads.2. (Eccl. Hist.) (a) A Christian sect without a lea...

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Acephalist

A‐ceph″a‐list (�), n. One who acknowledges no head or superior. Dr. Gauden.

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Acephalocyst

A‐ceph″a‐lo‐cyst (�), n. [Gr. ακἔφαλοσ without a head + κύστισ bladder.] (Zoöl.) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, s...

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Acephalocystic

A‐ceph′a‐lo‐cys″tic (�), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts.

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Acephalous

A‐ceph″a‐lous (�), a. [See Acephal.] 1. Headless.2. (Zoöl.) Without a distinct head; — a term applied to bivalve mollusks.3. (Bot.) Having the style spring from the base, instea...

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Acequia

A‐ce″qui‐a (?), n. A canal or trench for irrigating land.

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Acerate

Ac″er‐ate (�), n. [See Aceric.] (Chem.) A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.

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Acerate (2)

Ac″er‐ate, a. Acerose; needle-shaped.

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Acerb

A‐cerb″ (�), a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe. See Acrid.] Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp and harsh.