n. A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F. abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See Abound. ] Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with. “Abundant in goodness and truth.” Exod. xxxiv. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

Abundant number (Math.), a number, the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed to a deficient number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a perfect number, which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant; overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal. See Ample. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large measure. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. acordant, F. accordant. ] Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strictly accordant with true morality. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

And now his voice accordant to the string. Coldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; -- followed by with or to. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. aidant, p. pr. of aider to help. ] Helping; helpful; supplying aid. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go. ] (Mus.) Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n. A movement or piece in andante time. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ It., dim. of andante. ] (Mus.) Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Some, taking andante in its original sense of “going, ” and andantino as its diminutive, or “less going, ” define the latter as slower than andante. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. appendant, p. pr. of appendre. See Append, v. t. ] 1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal appendant to a paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is but reasonable we should suffer the appendant calamity. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc. , which may be appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a seat in church to a house. Wharton. Coke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate to it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior inheritance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr. of ascendere. ] 1. Ascent; height; elevation. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Hence the phrases
To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and
Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Rising; ascending. Ruskin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. [ 1913 Webster ]

An ascendant spirit over him. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent position. Grote. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre. See Attend, v. t. ] 1. Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting. [ 1913 Webster ]

From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its attendant evils. [ 1913 Webster ]

The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the widow attendant to the heir. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Attendant keys (Mus.), the keys or scales most nearly related to, or having most in common with, the principal key; those, namely, of its fifth above, or dominant, its fifth below (fourth above), or subdominant, and its relative minor or major. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever, as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. “A train of attendants.” Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as, an attendant at a meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That which accompanies; a concomitant. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ A ] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) One who owes duty or service to, or depends on, another. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A joint defendant. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., orig. p. pr. of commander. ] A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. concordans, p. pr. of concordare: cf. F. concordant. See Concord. ] Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Were every one employed in points concordant to their natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would rise up of themselves. Sir T. Browne [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a concordant manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ 277), n. masc., n. fem. } [ F. confident, confidente, formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See Confide, and cf. Confident. ] One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend. [ 1913 Webster ]

You love me for no other end
Than to become my confidant and friend;
As such I keep no secret from your sight. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. consolidans, p. pr. of consolidare: cf. F. consolidant. ] Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of consolidating or making firm. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or his writings. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. It. Dantesco. ] Dantelike; Dantean. Earle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. défendant, p. pr. of défendre. See Defend. ] 1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With men of courage and with means defendant. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Making defense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who defends; a defender. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had cast up. Spotswood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is made in court, whether the party denies and defends the claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a party charged with a criminal offense. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ F. demandant, p. pr. of demander. ] One who demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any plaintiff. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n., , n. See Dependent, Dependence, Dependency. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing it from the adjective, usually written dependent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. descendant, p. pr. of descendre. Cf. Descendent. ] Descendent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our first parents and their descendants. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

The descendant of so many kings and emperors. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor.
Syn. -- posterity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Not accordant. Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF. descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder, OF. also, descorder. See Discord, n. ] 1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious. [ 1913 Webster ]

The discordant elements out of which the emperor had compounded his realm did not coalesce. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ See Discord, n., 2. ] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord; harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

For still their music seemed to start
Discordant echoes in each heart. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by a fault.

Syn. -- Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant; opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh; jarring; irreconcilable.

-- Dis*cord"ant*ly, adv. -- Dis*cord"ant*ness, n. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Different; distinct. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Displaced. Ogilvie. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a substance applied or added to materials or objects, so as to reduce combustibility or slow the spread of fire.
PJC ]

adj. able to reduce combustibility or slow the spread of fire; -- of substances that are added to combustible materials to make them less combustible.
PJC ]

‖n. [ F., lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See Found to cast. ] A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and usually molded; as, cherry fondant. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ F. See Guardant. ] (Her.) Turning the head towards the spectator, but not the body; -- said of a lion or other beast. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. guardant, p. pr. of guard&unr_;. See Guard, v. t. ] 1. Acting as guardian. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Same as Gardant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A guardian. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region.
Syn. -- genus Hamamelidanthum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin. See Glycoluric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydrogen + allantion. ] (Chem.) A derivative of urea, C3H4N2O2, obtained from allantion, as a white, crystalline substance, with a sweetish taste; -- called also glycolyl urea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not accordant; discordant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. intendant, fr. L. intendere to direct (one's thoughts) to a thing. See Intend. ] One who has the charge, direction, or management of some public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an intendant of finance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Intend. ] Attentive. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inundans, p. pr. of inundare. ] Overflowing. [ R. ] Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., p. pr. of mordere to bite; L. mordere. See Morsel. ] 1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., originally, biting. ] 1. Any corroding substance used in etching. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gilding) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mordanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mordanting. ] To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the manner of a mordant. [ 1913 Webster ]