Webster's Dictionary 1913

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'Snails

'Snails (?), interj. God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the Savior was fastened to the cross; — an ancient form of oath, corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (d...

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'Swounds

'Swounds (?), interj. [Cf. Zounds.] An exclamation contracted from God's wounds; — used as an oath. Shak.

111

'T is

'T is (?). A common contraction of it is.

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'T was

'T was (?). A contraction of it was.

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'Twixt

'Twixt (?). An abbreviation of Betwixt, used in poetry, or in colloquial language.

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'Twixt-brain

'Twixt″–brain′ (?), n.(Anat.) The thalamen�cephalon.

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Æ

Æ or Ae. A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. αι. The Anglo-Saxon short æ was generally replaced by a, the long ǣ by e or ee....

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Æcidium

‖Æ‐cid″i‐um (�), n.; pl.Æcidia (�). (Bot.) A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent plants.

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Ædile

Æ″dile (�), n. [L. aedilis, fr. aedes temple, public building. Cf. Edify.] A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; ...

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Ædileship

Æ″dile‐ship, n. The office of an ædile. T. Arnold.

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Ægean

Æ‐ge″an (�), a. [L. Aegeus; Gr. �.] Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea, east of Greece. See Archipelago.

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Ægicrania

‖Æ′gi‐cra″ni‐a (�), n. pl.(Arch.) Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls.

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Ægilops

Æg″i‐lops (�), n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. �, fr. �, gen. �, goat + � eye.] 1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.2. (Bot.) (a) The great wild-oat grass or othe...

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Ægis

‖Æ″gis (�), n. [L. aegis, fr. Gr. � a goat skin, a shield, � goat, or fr. � to rush.] A shield or protective armor; — applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave...

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Ægophony

Æ‐goph″o‐ny (�), n. Same as Egophony.

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Ægrotat

‖Æ‐gro″tat (�), n.(Camb. Univ.) A medical certificate that a student is ill.

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Æmail ombrant

‖Æ′mail′ om′brant″ (?). (Fine Arts) An art or process of flooding transparent colored glaze over designs stamped or molded on earthenware or porcelain. Ure.

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Æneid

Æ‐ne″id (�), n. [L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F. Énéde.] The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Æneas.

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Æolian

Æ‐o″li‐an (�), a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. �.] 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.2. Per...

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Æolic

Æ‐ol″ic (ē̍‐ŏl″ĭk), a. [L. Aeolicus; Gr. Αιολικὄσ.] Æolian, 1; as, the Æolic dialect; the Æolic mode.

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Æolic (2)

Æ‐ol″ic, a. [L. Aeolus, Gr. �, name of the god of the winds.] (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, caused by, or designating, the action of the wind in modifying the earth's surface; as...

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Æolipile

{ Æ‐ol″i‐pile, Æ‐ol″i‐pyle } (�), n. [L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. � gate (i.e., doorway of Æolus); cf. F. éolipyle.] An apparatus consisting chi...

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Æolotropic

Æ′o‐lo‐trop″ic (�), a.(Physics) Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; not isotropic. Sir W. Thomson.

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Æolotropy

Æ′o‐lot″ro‐py (�), n.(Physics) Difference of quality or property in different directions.

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Æolus

‖Æ″o‐lus (�), n.(Gr. & Rom. Myth.) The god of the winds.

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Æon

Æ″on (�), n. A period of immeasurable duration; also, an emanation of the Deity. See Eon.

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Æonian

Æ‐o″ni‐an (�), a. Eternal; everlasting. “Æonian hills.” Tennyson.