Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Abearing

A‐bear″ing, n. Behavior. Sir. T. More.

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Abecedarian

A′be‐ce‐da″ri‐an (�), n. [L. abecedarius. A word from the first four letters of the alphabet.] 1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.2. One engaged in teaching the ...

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Abecedarian (2)

{ A′be‐ce‐da″ri‐an, A′be‐ce″da‐ry (�), } a. Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet; alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.Abecedarian psalms, hymns, etc., composition...

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Abecedary (2)

A′be‐ce″da‐ry (�), n. A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. Fuller.

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Abed

A‐bed″ (�), adv. [Pref. a- in, on + bed.] 1. In bed, or on the bed.Not to be abed after midnight.Shak.2. To childbed (in the phrase “brought abed,” that is, delivered of a child...

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Abegge

A‐beg″ge (�). Same as Aby. Chaucer.

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Abele

A‐bele″ (�), n. [D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr. a dim. of L. albus white.] The white poplar (Populus alba).Six abeles i' the churchyard grow.Mrs. Browning.

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Abelian

{ A‐bel″i‐an (�), A″bel‐ite (�), A′bel‐o″ni‐an (�), } n.(Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived ...

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Abelmosk

A″bel‐mosk′ (�), n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk father of musk, i.e., producing musk. See Musk.] (Bot.) An evergreen shrub (Hibiscus — formerly Abelmoschus — moschatus)...

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Aber-de-vine

Ab′er–de–vine″ (#), n.(Zoöl.) The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.

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Aberr

Ab‐err″ (�), v. i. [L. aberrare. See Aberrate.] To wander; to stray. Sir T. Browne.

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Aberrance

{ Ab‐er″rance (�), Ab‐er″ran‐cy (�), } n. State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.Aberrancy of curvature(Geom.), the deviat...

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Aberrant

Ab‐er″rant (�), a. [L. aberrans, -rantis, p. pr. of aberrare. See Aberr.] 1. Wandering; straying from the right way.2. (Biol.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; excep...

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Aberrate

Ab″er‐rate (�), v. i. [L. aberratus, p. pr. of aberrare; ab + errare to wander. See Err.] To go astray; to diverge.Their own defective and aberrating vision.De Quincey.

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Aberration

Ab′er‐ra″tion (�), n. [L. aberratio: cf. F. aberration. See Aberrate.] 1. The act of wandering; deviation, especially from truth or moral rectitude, from the natural state, or f...

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Aberrational

Ab′er‐ra″tion‐al (�), a. Characterized by aberration.

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Aberuncate

Ab′e‐run″cate (�), v. t. [L. aberuncare, for aberruncare. See Averruncate.] To weed out. Bailey.

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Aberuncator

Ab′e‐run″ca‐tor (�), n. A weeding machine.

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Abet

A‐bet″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abetted (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Abetting.] [OF. abeter; a (L. ad) + beter to bait (as a bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to...

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Abet (2)

A‐bet″ (�), n. [OF. abet, fr. abeter.] Act of abetting; aid. Chaucer.

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Abetment

A‐bet″ment (–ment), n. The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.

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Abettal

A‐bet″tal (�), n. Abetment.

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Abetter

{ A‐bet″ter, A‐bet‐tor } (�), n. One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.☞ The form abettor is the legal term and also in general use.Syn. — Abettor, Accessory...

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Abevacuation

Ab′e‐vac″u‐a″tion (�), n. [Pref. ab- + evacuation.] (Med.) A partial evacuation. Mayne.

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Abeyance

A‐bey″ance (�), n. [OF. abeance expectation, longing; a (L. ad) + baer, beer, to gape, to look with open mouth, to expect, F. bayer, LL. badare to gape.] 1. (Law) Expectancy; co...

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Abeyancy

A‐bey″an‐cy (�), n. Abeyance. Hawthorne.

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Abeyant

A‐bey″ant (�), a. Being in a state of abeyance.