ALPHABETARIAN
ALPHABETA'RIAN, noun A learner while in the adjective B.C.
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ALPHABETIC
ALPHABET'IC,ALPHABET'ICAL, adjective In the order of an alphabet, or in the order of the letters as customarily arranged.
ALPHABETICAL
ALPHABET'ICAL, a. In the order of an alphabet, or in the order of the letters as customarily arranged.
ALPHABETICALLY
ALPHABET'ICALLY, adverb In an alphabetical manner; in the customary order of the letters.
ALPHENIX
ALPHE'NIX, noun [al and phaenix.]White barley sugar, used for colds. It is common sugar boiled till it will easily crack; then poured upon an oiled marble table, and molded into...
ALPHEST
AL'PHEST, noun A small fish, having a purple back and belly, with yellow sides, a smooth mouth, and thick fleshy lips; always caught near the shore or among rocks.
ALPHONSIN
ALPHON'SIN, noun A surgical instrument for extracting bullets from wounds, so called from its inventor, Alphonsus Ferrier of Naples. It consists of three branches, which close b...
ALPHUS
AL'PHUS, noun [Gr. white.]That species of leprosy called vitiligo, in which the skin is rough, with white spots.
ALPIA
AL'PIST, or AL'PIA, noun The seed of the fox-tail; a small seed, used for feeding birds.
ALPINE
AL'PINE, adjective [Latin alpinus, from Alpes.]1. Pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; very high; elevated.2. Growing on high mountains; as, alpine plants.AL'PINE, ...
ALPIST
AL'PIST, or AL'PIA, noun The seed of the fox-tail; a small seed, used for feeding birds.
ALPS
ALP, ALPSnoun [Gr. white; Latin albusA high mountain. The name, it is supposed, was originally given to mountains whose tops were covered with snow, and hence appropriately appl...
ALQUIER
AL'QUIER, noun A measure in Portugal for dry things, as well as liquids, containing half an almude or about two gallons. It is called also Cantar.
ALQUIFOU
AL'QUIFOU, noun A sort of lead ore, which, when broke, looks like antimony. It is found in Cornwall, England; used by potters to give a green varnish to their wares, and called ...
ALREADY
ALREAD'Y, adverb alred'dy. [all and ready. See Ready.]Literally, a state of complete preparation; but, by an easy deflection, the sense is, at this time, or at a specified time....
ALSO
AL'SO, adverb [all and so.] Likewise; in like manner.Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also Matthew 16:1.
ALT
ALT or AL'TO, adjective [Latin altus, high; Heb. upper, high.]In music a term applied to high notes in the scale. In sculpture, alto-relievo, high relief, is when the figures pr...
ALTAIAN
ALTA'IC, or ALTA'IAN, a.Pertaining to the Altai, a vast ridge of mountains extending, in an easterly direction, through a considerable part of Asia, and forming a boundary betwe...
ALTAIC
ALTA'IC, or ALTA'IAN, adjectivePertaining to the Altai, a vast ridge of mountains extending, in an easterly direction, through a considerable part of Asia, and forming a boundar...
ALTAR
AL'TAR, noun [Latin altare, probably from the same root as altus, high.1. A mount; a table or elevated place, on which sacrifices where anciently offered to some deity. Altars w...
ALTAR-CLOTH
AL'TAR-CLOTH, noun A cloth to lay upon an altar in churches.
ALTAR-PIECE
AL'TAR-PIECE, noun A painting placed over the altar in a church.
ALTAR-THANE
AL'TARIST, or AL'TAR-THANE, noun In old laws, an appellation given to the priest to whom the altarage belonged; also a chaplain.
ALTAR-WISE
AL'TAR-WISE, adverb Placed in the manner of an altar.
ALTARAGE
AL'TARAGE, noun The profits arising to priests from oblations, or on account of the altar. Also, in law, altars erected in virtue of donations, before the reformation, within a ...
ALTARIST
AL'TARIST, or AL'TAR-THANE, noun In old laws, an appellation given to the priest to whom the altarage belonged; also a chaplain.
ALTER
AL'TER, verb transitive [Latin alter another. See Alien.]1. To make some change in; to make different in some particular; to vary in some degree, without an entire change.My cov...