Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Abode (2)

A‐bode″, n. [OE. abad, abood, fr. abiden to abide. See Abide. For the change of vowel, cf. abode, imp. of abide.] 1. Act of waiting; delay. Shak.And with her fled away without a...

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Abode (3)

A‐bode″, n. [See Bode, v. t.] An omen.High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with true abodes.Chapman.

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Abode (4)

A‐bode″, v. t. To bode; to foreshow. Shak.

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Abode (5)

A‐bode″, v. i. To be ominous. Dryden.

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Abodement

A‐bode″ment (–ment), n. A foreboding; an omen. “Abodements must not now affright us.” Shak.

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Aboding

A‐bod″ing (�), n. A foreboding.

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Abolish

A‐bol″ish (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abolished (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Abolishing.] [F. abolir, L. abolere, aboletum; ab + olere to grow. Cf. Finish.]1. To do away with wholly; to annu...

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Abolishable

A‐bol″ish‐a‐ble (�), a. [Cf. F. abolissable.] Capable of being abolished.

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Abolisher

A‐bol″ish‐er (�), n. One who abolishes.

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Abolishment

A‐bol″ish‐ment (–ment), n. [Cf. F. abolissement.] The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. Hooker.

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Abolition

Ab″o‐li″tion (�), n. [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F. abolition. See Abolish.] The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an annulling; abrogation; utter destructi...

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Abolitionism

Ab′o‐li″tion‐ism (�), n. The principles or measures of abolitionists. Wilberforce.

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Abolitionist

Ab′o‐li″tion‐ist, n. A person who favors the abolition of any institution, especially negro slavery.

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Abolitionize

Ab′o‐li′tion‐ize (�), v. t. To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. Bartlett.

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Aboma

‖A‐bo″ma (�), n.(Zoöl.) A large South American serpent (Boa aboma).

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Abomasum

{ ‖Ab′o‐ma″sum (�), ‖Ab′o‐ma″sus (�), } n. [NL., fr. L. ab + omasum (a Celtic word).] (Anat.) The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads from the third stomach o...

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Abominable

A‐bom″i‐na‐ble (�), a. [F. abominable. L. abominalis. See Abominate.] 1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; d...

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Abominableness

A‐bom″i‐na‐ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being abominable; odiousness. Bentley.

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Abominably

A‐bom″i‐na‐bly (�), adv. In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.

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Abominate

A‐bom″i‐nate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abominated; p. pr. & vb. n.Abominating.] [L. abominatus, p. p. or abominari to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; ab + omen a forebod...

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Abomination

A‐bom′i‐na″tion (�), n. [OE. abominacioun, -cion, F. abominatio. See Abominate.] 1. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence; detestation; loathing; as, he holds to...

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Aboon

A‐boon″ (�), prep. and adv. Above.Aboon the pass of Bally-Brough.Sir W. Scott.The ceiling fair that rose aboon.J. R. Drake.

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Aboral

Ab‐o″ral (�), a. [L. ab. + E. oral.] (Zoöl.) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.

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Abord

‖A‐bord″ (�), n. Manner of approaching or accosting; address. Chesterfield.

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Abord (2)

A‐bord″ (�), v. t. [F. aborder, à (L. ad) + bord rim, brim, or side of a vessel. See Border, Board.] To approach; to accost. Digby.

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Aboriginal

Ab′o‐rig″i‐nal (�), a. [See Aborigines.]1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the aboriginal tribes of America. “Mantled o'er with aboriginal turf.” Wordsworth....

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Aboriginal (2)

Ab′o‐rig″i‐nal, n. 1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.2. An animal or a plant native to the region.It may well be doubted whether this frog is an abori...