v. t. [ L. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs + tergere to wipe. Cf. F absterger. ] To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to purge. [ R. ] Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. abstergens, p. pr. of abstergere. ] Serving to cleanse, detergent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an abstergent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a point + 'e`rgon work. ] Operative surgery. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. ad- + margin. ] To write in the margin. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. producing or activated by epinephrine or adrenaline an adrenergic nerve fiber [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Aftergame at Irish, an ancient game very nearly resembling backgammon. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown; aftermath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after-sails. Totten. [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The common BB gun is a type of air gun. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- + liturgical. ] (Eccl.) Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Alkarsin + oxygen. ] (Chem.) Same as Cacodylic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to allergens or allergenicity. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. causing an allergy or an allergic reaction. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to allergy. allergic reaction [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibilty especially to a specific factor allergic children
Syn. -- hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitized, supersensitive, supersensitized [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. hypersensitivity to a particular substance. “an allergy to bee venom so severe that a second sting may be fatal” [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Ambergris. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. grîs, G. greis, gray-haired. See Amber. ] A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), which is believed to be in all cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray, yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a white vapor at 212° Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in perfumery. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. anergia, fr. Gr. &unr_;- not + &unr_; work. ] Lack of energy; inactivity. -- An*er"gic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it improper to take the Burgess oath. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. anti- + Gr. &unr_; to swell, as with lust. ] (Med.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Antiorgastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Crude tartar. See Argol. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) The adjutant bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ Mongolian. ] (Zool.) A species of wild sheep (Ovis ammon, or Ovis argali), remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of Siberia and central Asia. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The bearded argali is the aoudad. See Aoudad. The name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains. See Bighorn. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Named from the inventor, Aimé Argand of Geneva. ] A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

Argand burner, a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner in which the principle of that lamp is applied. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called Miana bug, is Argas Persicus; that of Central America, called talaje by the natives, is Argas Talaje. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the ship Argo. See Argo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright, Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk, airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See Argue. ] 1. Silver, or money. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white. [ 1913 Webster ]

The polished argent of her breast. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence, beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a plain white surface. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yonder argent fields above. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or combined with, silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL.; L. argentum silver + E. aluminium. ] A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of about 2.9. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. argentatus silvered. ] (Bot.) Silvery white. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. argentare to silver, fr. argentum silver. See Argent. ] A coating or overlaying with silver. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. argentum silver + -ferous: cf. F. argentifère. ] Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a country in South America, bordering Chile and Bolivia.
Syn. -- the Argentine [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines.
Syn. -- genus Argentina [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Celestial Dian, goddess argentine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. argentin, fr. L. argentum silver. ] 1. (Min.) A siliceous variety of calcite, or carbonate of lime, having a silvery-white, pearly luster, and a waving or curved lamellar structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. White metal coated with silver. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe (Maurolicus Pennantii) with silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes of the genus Argentina. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Argentina; in this sense, usually preceded by the. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants. Argentinian tago
Syn. -- Argentine [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts.
Syn. -- family Argentinidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. argentum silver. ] (Min.) Sulphide of silver; -- also called vitreous silver, or silver glance. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color, and is sectile like lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L. argentum. ] Silver plate or vessels. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Bowls of frosted argentry. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to Gr. &unr_; or &unr_; argil, &unr_; white. See Argent. ] (Min.) Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See Clay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. argillaceus, fr. argilla. ] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. --
Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. --
Argillaceous schist or
state. See Argillite. [ 1913 Webster ]