n. [ Abbot + -ship. ] The state or office of an abbot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the position or state of being a member of an honorary academy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Acipenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. accipiens, p. pr. of accipere. See Accept. ] A receiver. [ R. ] Bailey [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Accipiters L. Accipitres [ L., hawk. ] 1. (Zool.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ L., hawks. ] (Zool.) The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of birds consisting of the hawks; -- this family includes the Old World vultures; kites; harriers; and eagles.
Syn. -- family Accipitridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes.
Syn. -- order Accipitriformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. accipitrin. ] (Zool.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being an accomplice. [ R. ] Sir H. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Accountant + -ship. ] The office or employment of an accountant. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ L., the name of a fish. ] (Zool.) A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side of the head. See Sturgeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The natural family of fish including the sturgeons.
Syn. -- family Acipenseridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat + -escent. ] Becoming fatty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fatty or oily substances; -- applied to certain acids obtained from fats by the action of nitric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid (HO.CO.(CH2)4.CO.OH), containing six carbon atoms in a linear chain. It is found in beet juice. It is used in the manufacture of synthetic plastics such as Nylon, as well as other products. [ PJC ]

v. t. To convert into adipocere. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of changing into adipocere. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax: cf. F. adipocere. ] A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color, into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Adipocere + -form. ] Having the form or appearance of adipocere; as, an adipoceriform tumor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like adipocere. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Adipose; -genous. ] (Med.) Producing fat. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ly`sis a loosing. ] (Physiol.) The digestion of fats. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. &unr_; to loose. ] (Chem.) Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as, adipolytic action. Contrast saponify, to hydrolyze fat by the action of an alkali. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n.; L. pl. adipomata /plu>. [ NL. See adipose; -oma. ] (Med.) An obsolete term for lipoma. -- Ad`i*pom"a*tous a. [AS]

n. (Physiol.) The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and triolein. It solidifies after death. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. adeps, adipis, fat, grease. ] Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Adipose fin (Zool.), a soft boneless fin. --
Adipose tissue (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which forms or contains fat. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The state of being fat; fatness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fatty; adipose. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ Gr. 'a`dipsos not thirsty; 'a priv. + di`psa thirst. ] (Med.) Absence of thirst. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`dipsos; 'a priv. + di`psa, thirst. ] Quenching thirst, as certain fruits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The position or office of an administrator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill of an admiral. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- in + drip. ] In a dripping state; as, leaves all adrip. D. G. Mitchell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adscriptus, p. p. of adscribere to enroll. See Ascribe. ] Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal serfs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a feudal serf. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adscriptivus. See Adscript. ] Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable with it. Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an adviser. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Office or duty of an advocate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an ædile. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. &unr_; gate (i. e., doorway of Æolus); cf. F. éolipyle. ] An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes, through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing it to revolve. [ Written also eolipile. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Agency. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation; aircraft piloting. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

A pipe for the passage of air; esp. a ventilating pipe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a steerable self-propelled light-than-air aircraft.
Syn. -- dirigible [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 an airfield without normal airport facilities.
Syn. -- flight strip, landing strip, strip [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. albumen + parere to bear, bring forth. ] Producing albumin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition, position, or office of an alderman. Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]