‖n. pl. [ NL., neut. pl. ] (Zool.) A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An abnormally intense inability to make decisions; severe irresolution.
Syn. -- indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'acholi`a; 'a priv. + cholh` bile. ] (Med.) Deficiency or lack of bile. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. acutus sharp + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having sharp-pointed leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Affiliated. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Affiliation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ a. [ L. adversus opposite + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so arranged on the stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Aeolius, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; aërial. [ 1913 Webster ]

Viewless forms the æolian organ play. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Æolian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. Moore. --
Æolian harp,
Æolian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. Moore. --
Æolian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Syn. -- Eolian [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in origin. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Affiliated p. pr. & vb. n. Affiliating ] [ LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier. ] 1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged and in rebellion? I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to. [ 1913 Webster ]

How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes? H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; -- followed by to or with. [ 1913 Webster ]

Affiliated societies, societies connected with a central society, or with each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as, they affiliate with no party. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 being joined in close association affiliated clubs
Syn. -- attached, connected [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. affiliation, LL. affiliatio. ] 1. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of the same family or society. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father; filiation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Connection in the way of descent. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a talking; cf. &unr_; speechless. ] (Med.) Inability to utter articulate sounds, due either to paralysis of the larynx or to that form of aphasia, called motor, or ataxis, aphasia, due to loss of control of the muscles of speech. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; priv. + &unr_; a talking; cf. &unr_; speechless. ] (Med.) Impairment of articulate speech, or inability to speak, usually due to impairment of control of muscles in the articulatory apparatus. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS ]

adv. [ L., fr. alius. See Else. ] (Law) (a) Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal proceedings to connect the different names of any one who has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson. (b) At another time. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Aliases [ L., otherwise, at another time. ] (Law) (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect. (b) Another name; an assumed name. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Able to enter into alliance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the genus Allium, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. aliaunce, OF. aliance, F. alliance, fr. OF. alier, F. allier. See Ally, and cf. LL. alligantia. ] 1. The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as, matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and state; an alliance between France and England. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by relationship in qualities; affinity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The alliance of the principles of the world with those of the gospel. C. J. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics. Mansel. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The persons or parties allied. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation; league; coalition. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To connect by alliance; to ally. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. alliant, p. pr. ] An ally; a confederate. [ Obs. & R. ] Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; of another tribe; &unr_; other + &unr_; class or tribe. ] Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic. J. Prichard. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unchangeable; 'a priv. + &unr_; changeable, &unr_; to change. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any metamorphosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; hollowed all round; 'amfi` + &unr_; hollow. ] (Zool.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebræ. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. ampliatus, p. p. of ampliare to make wider, fr. amplus. See Ample. ] To enlarge. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of your empire. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ampliatio: cf. F. ampliation. ] 1. Enlargement; amplification. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Civil Law) A postponement of the decision of a cause, for further consideration or re-argument. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Logic) Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already known or received. [ 1913 Webster ]

“All bodies possess power of attraction” is an ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies without thinking of attraction as one of their immediate primary attributes. Abp. W. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Angles. -- n. One of the Angles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. exaggerated admiration for England and English customs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ L. angustus narrow (see Anguish) + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having narrow leaves. Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Antilæ [ L., a pump, Gr, &unr_; hold of a ship ] (Zool.) The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See Lepidoptera. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Apply. ] Applicable; also, compliant. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of applying; application. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. subservience; compliance. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions. An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier, oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven. [ PJC ]

n. 1. 1 a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees.
Syn. -- family Aquifoliaceae, holly family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera.
Syn. -- family Araliaceae, ivy family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and West South America.
Syn. -- genus Aristotelia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher (384-322 b. c.). -- n. A follower of Aristotle; a Peripatetic. See Peripatetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic philosophy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of Arundel in 1624. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. asper rough + folium leaf. ] (Bot.) Having rough leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ By some applied to the natural order now called Boraginaceæ or borageworts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Melancholy; atrabilious. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania. [ 1913 Webster ]

Atrabiliary arteries,
capsules, and
veins (Anat.), those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal arteries, capsules, and veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. aurum gold: cf. F. aurélie. Cf. Chrysalis. ] (Zool.) (a) The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the butterflies. (b) A genus of jellyfishes. See Discophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the aurelia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An amateur collector and breeder of insects, esp. of butterflies and moths; a lepidopterist. [ 1913 Webster ]