Webster's Dictionary 1913

1000

Acopic

A‐cop″ic (�), a. [Gr. � priv. + � striking. weariness, � to strike.] (Med.) Relieving weariness; restorative.

1001

Acorn

A″corn (�), n. [AS. æcern, fr. æcer field, acre; akin to D. aker acorn, Ger. ecker, Icel. akarn, Dan. agern, Goth. akran fruit, akrs field; — orig. fruit of the field. See Acre....

1002

Acorn cup

A″corn cup (�). The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.

1003

Acorn-shell

A″corn–shell′ (�), n.(Zoöl.) One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus Balanus. See Barnacle.

1004

Acorned

A″corned (�), a. 1. Furnished or loaded with acorns.2. Fed or filled with acorns. Shak.

1005

Acosmism

A‐cos″mism (�), n. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � world.] A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from God.

1006

Acosmist

A‐cos″mist (�), n. [See Acosmism.] One who denies the existence of the universe, or of a universe as distinct from God. G. H. Lewes.

1007

Acotyledon

A‐cot′y‐le″don (#; 277), n. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � anything cup-shaped. See Cotyledon.] (Bot.) A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all flowerless plants.

1008

Acotyledonous

A‐cot′y‐led″on‐ous (#; 277), a. Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

1009

Acouchy

A‐cou″chy (�), n. [F. acouchi, from the native name Guiana.] (Zoöl.) A small species of agouti (Dasyprocta acouchy).

1010

Acoumeter

A‐cou″me‐ter (�), n. [Gr. � to hear + -meter.] (Physics.) An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing. Itard.

1011

Acoumetry

A‐cou″me‐try (�), n. [Gr. � to hear + -metry.] The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.

1012

Acoustic

A‐cous″tic (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. � relating to hearing, fr. � to hear.] Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory....

1013

Acoustic (2)

A‐cous″tic, n. A medicine or agent to assist hearing.

1014

Acoustical

A‐cous″tic‐al (�), a. Of or pertaining to acoustics.

1015

Acoustically

A‐cous″tic‐al‐ly (�), adv. In relation to sound or to hearing. Tyndall.

1016

Acoustician

Ac′ous‐ti″cian (�), n. One versed in acoustics. Tyndall.

1017

Acoustics

A‐cous″tics (#; 277), n. [Names of sciences in -ics, as, acoustics, mathematics, etc., are usually treated as singular. See -ics.] (Physics.) The science of sounds, teaching the...

1018

Acquaint

Ac‐quaint″ (�), a. [OF. acoint. See Acquaint, v. t.] Acquainted.

1019

Acquaint (2)

Ac‐quaint″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Acquainted; p. pr. & vb. n.Acquainting.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF. acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of cognoscere to kn...

1020

Acquaintable

Ac‐quaint″a‐ble (�), a. [Cf. OF. acointable]. Easy to be acquainted with; affable. Rom. of R.

1021

Acquaintance

Ac‐quaint″ance (�), n. [OE. aqueintance, OF. acointance, fr. acointier. See Acquaint.] 1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial,...

1022

Acquaintanceship

Ac‐quaint″ance‐ship, n. A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. Southey.

1023

Acquaintant

Ac‐quaint″ant (�), n. [Cf. F. acointant, p. pr.] An acquaintance. Swift.

1024

Acquainted

Ac‐quaint″ed, a. Personally known; familiar. See To be acquainted with, under Acquaint, v. t.

1025

Acquaintedness

Ac‐quaint″ed‐ness, n. State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance. Boyle.

1026

Acquest

Ac‐quest″ (#), n. [OF. aquest, F. acquêt, fr. LL. acquestum, acquisītum, for L. acquisītum, p. p. (used substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See Acquire.]1. Acquisition; the ...