Aigret
{ Ai″gret (�), Ai‐grette (�), } n. [F., a sort of white heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of feathers; dim. of the same word as heron. See Heron, and cf. Egret,...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Aiguille
‖Ai′guille″ (�), n. [F., a needle. See Aglet.] 1. A needle-shaped peak.2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.
Aiguillette
Ai′guil‐lette″ (�), n. [F. See Aglet.] 1. A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.2. One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval unifo...
Aigulet
Ai″gu‐let (�), n. See Aglet. Spenser.
Ail
Ail (āl), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ailed (āld); p. pr. & vb. n.Ailing.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, ...
Ail (2)
Ail, v. i. To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble.When he ails ever so little... he is so peevish.Richardson.
Ail (3)
Ail, n. Indisposition or morbid affection. Pope.
Ailanthus
Ai‐lan″thus (�), n. Same as Ailantus.
Ailantus
Ai‐lan″tus (�), n. [From aylanto, i.e., tree of heaven, the name of the tree in the Moluccas.] (Bot.) A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The tree imperfectl...
Aileron
Ai″le‐ron (?), n. [F., dim. of aile wing.] 1. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church.2. (Aëronautics) A small plane or surface capable of being m...
Ailette
Ai‐lette (�), n. [F. ailette, dim. of aile wing, L. ala.] A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of knights, — being the prototype of the modern epaulet. Fairholt.
Ailment
Ail″ment (�), n. Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; — not applied ordinarily to acute diseases. “Little ailments.” Landsdowne.
Ailuroidea
‖Ai′lu‐roid″e‐a (�), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. � cat + -oid.] (Zoöl.) A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets, and hyenas.
Aim
Aim (�), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Aimed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Aiming.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate, to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or perh...
Aim (2)
Aim, v. t. To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arr...
Aim (3)
Aim, n. [Cf. OF. esme estimation, fr. esmer. See Aim, v. i.] 1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be ...
Aimer
Aim″er (�), n. One who aims, directs, or points.
Aimless
Aim″less, a. Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life. — Aim″less‐ly, adv. — Aim″less‐ness, n.
Ain't
Ain't (�). A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not.. See An't.
Aino
Ai″no (�), n. One of a peculiar race inhabiting Yesso, the Kooril Islands etc., in the northern part of the empire of Japan, by some supposed to have been the progenitors of the...
Air
Air (âr), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. aër, fr. Gr. αἤρ, air, mist, for αϝηῤ, fr. root αϝ̓ to blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the French has taking a meanin...
Air (2)
Air (âr), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Aired (ârd); p. pr. & vb. n.Airing.] [See Air, n., and cf. Aërate.] 1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling, refreshing, or purifying; to...
Air bed
Air″ bed′ (�). A sack or matters inflated with air, and used as a bed.
Air bladder
Air″ blad′der (�). 1. (Anat.) An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing...
Air brake
Air″ brake′ (�). (Mach.) A railway brake operated by condensed air. Knight.
Air brush
Air brush. A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter in a spray by compressed air.
Air cell
Air″ cell′ (�). 1. (Bot.) A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants, containing air only.2. (Anat.) A receptacle of air in various parts of the system; as, a cell or minute cavi...