Webster's Dictionary 1913

892

Achæan

{ A‐chæ″an (�), A‐cha″ian (�) } a. [L. Achaeus, Achaius; Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian. — n. A native of Achaia; a Greek.

893

Acharnement

‖A‐char″ne‐ment (�), n. Savage fierceness; ferocity.

894

Achate

Ach″ate (�), n. An agate. Evelyn.

895

Achate (2)

A‐chate″ (�), n. [F. achat purchase. See Cates.] 1. Purchase; bargaining. Chaucer.2. pl. Provisions. Same as Cates. Spenser.

896

Achatina

‖Ach′a‐ti″na (�), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

897

Achatour

A‐cha‐tour″ (�), n. [See Cater.] Purveyor; acater. Chaucer.

898

Ache (2)

Ache (�), n. [OE. ache, AS. æce, ece, fr. acan to ache. See Ache, v. i.] Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain. “Such an ache in my bones.” Sha...

899

Ache (3)

Ache (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Ached (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Aching (�).] [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan, imp. ōc, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and aki...

900

Achean

A‐che″an (�), a. & n. See Achæan, Achaian.

901

Achene

{ A‐chene″ (�), A‐che″ni‐um (�) } n. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � to gape.] (Bot.) A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; — called a naked seed by t...

902

Achenial

A‐che″ni‐al (�), a. Pertaining to an achene.

903

Acheron

Ach″e‐ron (�), n.(Myth.) A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lak...

904

Acherontic

Ach′e‐ron″tic (�), a. Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy; moribund.

905

Achievable

A‐chiev″a‐ble (�), a. Capable of being achieved. Barrow.

906

Achievance

A‐chiev″ance (�), n. [Cf. OF. achevance.] Achievement. Sir T. Elyot.

907

Achieve

A‐chieve″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Achieved (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Achieving (�).] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; à (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, h...

908

Achievement

A‐chieve″ment (–ment), n. [Cf. F. achèvement, E. Hatchment.] 1. The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the ach...

909

Achiever

A‐chiev″er (�), n. One who achieves; a winner.

910

Achillean

Ach′il‐le″an (�), a. Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible.

911

Achilles' tendon

A‐chil″les' ten″don (�), n. [L. Achillis tendo.] (Anat.) The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of...

912

Achilous

A‐chi″lous (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � lip.] (Bot.) Without a lip.

913

Aching

Ach″ing (�), a. That aches; continuously painful. See Ache. — Ach″ing‐ly, adv.The aching heart, the aching head.Longfellow.

914

Achiote

‖A′chi‐o″te (�), n. [Sp. achiote, fr. Indian achiotl.] Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter, annotto.

915

Achlamydate

A‐chlam″y‐date (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + �. �. a short cloak.] (Zoöl.) Not possessing a mantle; — said of certain gastropods.

916

Achlamydeous

Ach′la‐myd″e‐ous (�), a.(Bot.) Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla.

917

Acholia

‖A‐cho″li‐a (�), n. [NL., from Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � bile.] (Med.) Deficiency or want of bile.

918

Acholous

Ach″o‐lous (�), a.(Med.) Lacking bile.