Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Abut

A‐but″ (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Abutted; p. pr. & vb. n.Abutting.] [OF. abouter, aboter; cf. F. aboutir, and also abuter; a (L. ad) + OF. boter, buter, to push: cf. F. bout end, ...

515

Abutilon

A‐bu″ti‐lon (�), n. [Ar. aubūtīlūn.] (Bot.) A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; — called also Indian mallow.

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Abutment

A‐but″ment (ȧ‐bŭt″ment), n. 1. State of abutting.2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses; as (a) (Arch.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which receives the t...

517

Abuttal

A‐but″tal (�), n. The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a headland. Spelman.

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Abutter

A‐but″ter (�), n. One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river.

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Abuzz

A‐buzz″ (�), a. [Pref. a- + buzz.] In a buzz; buzzing. Dickens.

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Aby

{ A‐by″, A‐bye″ } (�), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Abought (�).] [AS. ābycgan to pay for; pref. ā- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See Buy, and cf. Abi...

521

Abysm

A‐bysm″ (�), n. [OF. abisme; F. abime, LL. abyssimus, a superl. of L. abyssus; Gr. �. See Abyss.] An abyss; a gulf. “The abysm of hell.” Shak.

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Abysmal

A‐bys″mal (�), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending; profound.Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that astronomy does of space.Carlyle.

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Abysmally

A‐bys″mal‐ly, adv. To a fathomless depth; profoundly. “Abysmally ignorant.” G. Eliot.

524

Abyss

A‐byss″ (�), n. [L. abyssus a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. � bottomless; ἀ priv. + � depth, bottom.] 1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurab...

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Abyssal

A‐byss″al (�), a. [Cf. Abysmal.] Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.Abyssal zone(Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into which Sir E. Forbes divides the bo...

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Abyssinian

Ab′ys‐sin″i‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.Abyssinian gold, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink. Ure.

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Abyssinian (2)

Ab′ys‐sin″i‐an, n. 1. A native of Abyssinia.2. A member of the Abyssinian Church.

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Acacia

A‐ca″ci‐a (�), n.(Antiq.) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.

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Acacia (2)

A‐ca″cia (�), n.; pl. E. Acacias (�), L. Acaciæ (�). [L. from Gr. �; orig. the name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak to be sharp. See Acute.] 1. A genus of...

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Acacin

Ac″a‐cin, Ac″a‐cine (�), n. Gum arabic.

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Academe

Ac′a‐deme″ (�), n. [L. academia. See Academy.] An academy. Shak.

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Academial

Ac′a‐de″mi‐al (�), a. Academic.

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Academian

Ac′a‐de″mi‐an (�), n. A member of an academy, university, or college.

534

Academic

{ Ac′a‐dem″ic (�), Ac′a‐dem″ic‐al (�), } a. [L. academicus: cf. F. académigue. See Academy.] 1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosop...

535

Academic (2)

Ac′a‐dem″ic, n. 1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist. Hume.2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.

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Academically

Ac′a‐dem′ic‐al‐ly, adv. In an academical manner.

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Academicals

Ac′a‐dem″ic‐als (�), n. pl. The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges and universities.

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Academician

Ac′a‐de‐mi″cian (#; 277), n. [F. académicien. See Academy.] 1. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Roy...

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Academicism

Ac′a‐dem″i‐cism (�), n. 1. A tenet of the Academic philosophy.2. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

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Academism

A‐cad″e‐mism (�), n. The doctrines of the Academic philosophy. Baxter.