Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Abacinate

A‐bac″i‐nate (ȧ‐băs″ĭ‐nāt), v. t. [LL. abacinatus, p. p. of abacinare; ab off + bacinus a basin.] To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes.

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Abacination

A‐bac′i‐na″tion (ȧ‐băs′ĭ‐nā″shŭn), n. The act of abacinating.

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Abaciscus

‖Ab′a‐cis″cus (ăb′ȧ‐sĭs″kŭs), n. [Gr. αβακἴσκοσ, dim of ἄβαξ. See Abacus.] (Arch.) One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.

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Abacist

Ab″a‐cist (ăb″ȧ‐sĭst), n. [LL abacista, fr. abacus.] One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.

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Aback

A‐back″ (ȧ‐băk″), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on bæc at, on, or toward the back. See Back.] 1. Toward the back or rear; backward. “Therewith aback she started.” Chaucer.2. Behind...

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Aback (2)

Ab″ack (ăb″ak), n. An abacus. B. Jonson.

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Abactinal

Ab‐ac″ti‐nal (ăb‐ăk″tĭ‐nal), a. [L. ab + E. actinal.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; — opposed to actinal. “The aboral or ab...

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Abaction

Ab‐ac″tion (ăb‐ăk″shŭn), n. Stealing cattle on a large scale.

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Abactor

Ab‐ac″tor (–tẽr), n. [L., fr. abigere to drive away; ab + agere to drive.] (Law) One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or droves.

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Abaculus

‖A‐bac″u‐lus (ȧb‐ăk″ū̍‐lŭs), n.; pl.Abaculi (–lī). [L., dim. of abacus.] (Arch.) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental ...

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Abacus

Ab″a‐cus (ăb″ȧ‐kŭs), n.; E. pl.Abacuses; L. pl. Abaci (–sī). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. ἄβαξ] 1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for drawing, calculating, etc.2. A c...

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Abada

Ab″a‐da (ăb″ȧ‐dȧ), n. The rhinoceros. Purchas.

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Abaddon

A‐bad″don (ȧ‐băd″dŭn), n. [Heb. ābaddōn destruction, abyss, fr. ābad to be lost, to perish.] 1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; — the same as Apollyon and Asmodeu...

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Abaft

A‐baft″ (ȧ‐bȧft″), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft, baften, biaften, AS. beæftan; be by + æftan behind. See After, Aft, By.] (Naut.) Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the w...

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Abaft (2)

A‐baft″, adv.(Naut.) Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.

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Abaisance

A‐bai″sance (ȧ‐bā″sans), n. [For obeisance; confused with F. abaisser, E. abase.] Obeisance. Jonson.

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Abaiser

A‐bai″ser (ȧ‐bā″sẽr), n. Ivory black or animal charcoal. Weale.

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Abaist

A‐baist″ (ȧ‐bāst″), p. p. Abashed; confounded; discomfited. Chaucer.

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Abalienate

Ab‐al″ien‐ate (ăb‐āl″yen‐āt; 94, 106), v. t. [L. abalienatus, p. p. of abalienare; ab + alienus foreign, alien. See Alien.] 1. (Civil Law) To transfer the title of from one to a...

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Abalienation

Ab‐al′ien‐a″tion (–āl′yen‐ā″shŭn), n. [L. abalienatio: cf. F. abaliénation.] The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement.

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Abalone

‖Ab′a‐lo″ne (ăb′ȧ‐lō″nē̍), n.(Zoöl.) A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. Several la...

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Aband

A‐band″ (ȧ‐bănd″), v. t. [Contracted from abandon.] 1. To abandon.1. To abandon.Enforced the kingdom to aband.Spenser.2. To banish; to expel. Mir. for Mag.

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Abandon

A‐ban″don (ȧ‐băn″dŭn), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abandoned (–dŭnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Abandoning.] [OF. abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission, authority, LL. bandum, ban...

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Abandon (2)

A‐ban″don, n. [F. abandon. fr. abandonner. See Abandon, v.] Abandonment; relinquishment.

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Abandon (3)

‖A′ban′don″ (ȧ′bäN′dôN″), n. [F. See Abandon.] A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.

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Abandoned

A‐ban″doned (ȧ‐băn″dŭnd), a. 1. Forsaken, deserted. “Your abandoned streams.” Thomson.2. Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irr...

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Abandonedly

A‐ban″doned‐ly, adv. Unrestrainedly.