Abattoir
‖A′bat′toir″ (ȧ′bȧt′twär″), n.; pl.Abattoirs (–twärz″). [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See Abate.] A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Abature
Ab″a‐ture (ȧb″ȧ‐tū̍r; 135), n. [F. abatture, fr. abattre. See Abate.] Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing through them. Crabb.
Abatvoix
‖A′bat′voix″ (ȧ′bȧ′vwä″), n. [F. abattre to beat down + voix voice.] The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.
Abawed
Ab‐awed″ (ăb‐a̤d″), p. p. [Perh. p. p. of a verb fr. OF. abaubir to frighten, disconcert, fr. L. ad + balbus stammering.] Astonished; abashed. Chaucer.
Abaxial
{ Ab‐ax″i‐al (ăb‐ăks″ĭ‐al), Ab‐ax″ile (ăb*ăks"ĭl),} a. [L. ab + axis axle.] (Bot.) Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. Balfour.
Abay
A‐bay″ (ȧ‐bā″), n. [OF. abay barking.] Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See Bay.
Abb
Abb (ăb), n. [AS. āweb, āb; pref. a- + web. See Web.] Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, abb wool is wool for the abb.
Abb wool
Abb″ wool (ăb″ wo͝ol). See Abb.
Abba
Ab″ba (ăb″bȧ), n. [Syriac abbā father. See Abbot.] Father; religious superior; — in the Syriac, Coptic, and Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the bishops t...
Abbacy
Ab″ba‐cy (ăb″bȧ‐sy̆), n.; pl.Abbacies (–sĭz). [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbey.] The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.
Abbatial
Ab‐ba″tial (ăb‐bā″shal), a. [LL. abbatialis: cf. F. abbatial.] Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights.
Abbatical
Ab‐bat″ic‐al (ăb‐băt″ĭ‐kal), a. Abbatial.
Abbé
‖Ab″bé′ (ȧb″bā̍′), n. [F. abbé. See Abbot.] The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to every one ve...
Abbess
Ab″bess (ăb″bĕs), n. [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F. abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbot.] A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns,...
Abbey
Ab″bey (ăb″by̆), n.; pl.Abbeys (–bĭz). [OF. abaïe, abbaïe, F. abbaye, L. abbatia, fr. abbas abbot. See Abbot.] 1. A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from ...
Abbot
Ab″bot (�), n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas, abbatis, Gr. αββἀ̑σ, fr. Syriac abbā father. Cf. Abba, Abbé.]1. The superior or head of an abbey.2. One of a class of bishops whose s...
Abbotship
Ab″bot‐ship (�), n. [Abbot + -ship.] The state or office of an abbot.
Abbreviate
Ab‐bre″vi‐ate (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Abbreviated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Abbreviating.] [L. abbreviatus, p. p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to shorten, fr. brevis short. See Abridg...
Abbreviate (2)
Ab‐bre″vi‐ate (�), a. [L. abbreviatus, p. p.] 1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. “The abbreviate form.” Earle.2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or tha...
Abbreviate (3)
Ab‐bre″vi‐ate, n. An abridgment. Elyot.
Abbreviated
Ab‐bre″vi‐a′ted (�), a. Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.
Abbreviation
Ab‐bre′vi‐a″tion (�), n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F. abbréviation.] 1. The act of shortening, or reducing.2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. Tylor.3. The form to which a...
Abbreviator
Ab‐bre″vi‐a′tor (�), n. [LL.: cf. F. abbréviateur.] 1. One who abbreviates or shortens.2. One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal court whose duty is to make a sho...
Abbreviatory
Ab‐bre″vi‐a‐to‐ry (�), a. Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.
Abbreviature
Ab‐bre″vi‐a‐ture (�), n. 1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form.2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty of a Chr...
Abdal
‖Ab″dal (�), n. [Ar. badīl, pl. abdāl, a substitute, a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change, substitute.] A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.
Abderian
Ab‐de″ri‐an (�), a. [From Abdera, a town in Thrace, of which place Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, was a native.] Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant merri...