n. [ Gr. 'akro`polis; 'a`kros extreme + po`lis city. ] The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city; especially, the citadel of Athens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an acropolis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. 1. a city in Northwest Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian.
Syn. -- Edirne, Adrianople [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + &unr_; worship. ] Man worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -lite. ] (Paleon.) A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man. “Anthropologic wisdom.” Kingsley. -- An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One who is versed in anthropology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -logy. ] 1. The science of the structure and functions of the human body. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The science of man, including the study of the ditribution of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man's origin, location, history, and environment; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God. See also anthropopathite, anthropopathism, anthropomorphist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed. Geo. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- + polar. ] (Biol.) Having no radiating processes; -- applied particularly to certain nerve cells. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to enjoy. ] Devoted to enjoyment. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Apollinaris, fr. Apollo. ] (Rom. Antiq.) In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]

An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg, near Bonn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Classic Myth.) A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light and day (the “sun god”), of archery, prophecy, medicine, poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of manly grace and beauty; -- called also Phébus. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Apollo Belvedere, a celebrated statue of Apollo in the Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed of the noblest representations of the human frame. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; destroying, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, to destroy utterly; &unr_; from, entirely + &unr_; to destroy. ] The Destroyer; -- a name used (Rev. ix. 11) for the angel of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A teller of apologues. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to speak in defense of; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to say, to speak. See Logic. ] Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense, or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic essay. “To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. By way of apology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures, and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. same as apologize.
Syn. -- apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. apologiste. ] One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who argues in defense of Christianity. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Apologized p. pr. & vb. n. Apologizing. ] [ Cf. F. apologiser. ] 1. To make an apology or defense. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent apologized for not answering my letter.
Syn. -- apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize [ 1913 Webster ]

To apologize for his insolent language. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To defend. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The Christians . . . were apologized by Plinie. Dr. G. Benson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes an apology; an apologist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. apologous, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_; speech, &unr_; to speak: cf. F. apologue. ] A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey some moral truth; a moral fable. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the parable is drawn from events which take place among mankind, and therefore requires probability in the narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not limited by strict rules of probability. Æsop's fables are good examples of apologues. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Apologies. [ L. apologia, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; from + &unr_;: cf. F. apologie. See Apologetic. ] 1. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is not my intention to make an apology for my poem; some will think it needs no excuse, and others will receive none. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift. [ 1913 Webster ]

He goes to work devising apologies for window curtains. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Excuse. An apology, in the original sense of the word, was a pleading off from some charge or imputation, by explaining and defending one's principles or conduct. It therefore amounted to a vindication. One who offers an apology, admits himself to have been, at least apparently, in the wrong, but brings forward some palliating circumstance, or tenders a frank acknowledgment, by way of reparation. We make an apology for some breach of propriety or decorum (like rude expressions, unbecoming conduct, etc.), or some deficiency in what might be reasonably expected. We offer an excuse when we have been guilty of some breach or neglect of duty; and we do it by way of extenuating our fault, and with a view to be forgiven. When an excuse has been accepted, an apology may still, in some cases, be necessary or appropriate. “An excuse is not grounded on the claim of innocence, but is rather an appeal for favor resting on some collateral circumstance. An apology mostly respects the conduct of individuals toward each other as equals; it is a voluntary act produced by feelings of decorum, or a desire for the good opinion of others.” Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To offer an apology. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

For which he can not well apology. J. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a pole with red and white spiral stripes; -- usually found outside a barbershop. It is often electrically powered, so as to be turning when the barbershop is open for business and stationary when the shop is closed. It symbolizes the practise of surgery, some aspects of which which used to be performed by barbers. [ PJC ]

{ } a. [ See Bibliopole. ] Of or pertaining to the sale of books. “Bibliopolic difficulties.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. bibliopola, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; book + &unr_; to sell: cf. F. bibliopole. ] One who sells books. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The trade or business of selling books. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bibliopole. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to bibliopolism. Dibdin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + polar. Cf. Dipolar. ] Doubly polar; having two poles; as, a bipolar cell or corpuscle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Bipolar quality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Black + poll head. ] (Zool.) A warbler of the United States (Dendroica striata). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }. One that covers a group or class of things or properties instead of one or more things mentioned individually, as where a mortgage secures various debts as a group, or subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to one general lien. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Blue + poll head. ] (Zool.) A kind of salmon (Salmo Cambricus) found in Wales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. karpo`s fruit + -lite, cf. F. carpolithe. ] A general term for a fossil fruit, nut, or seed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to carpology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. karpo`s fruit + -logy. ] That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds and fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Castor and Pollux were twin sons of Jupiter and Leda. ] (Naut.) See Saint Elmo's fire, under Saint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chacepol, chacipol. ] A bailiff's assistant.

n. [ It. cippollino, prop., a little onion, fr. cipolla onion (cf. E. cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another. ] (Min.) A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc. [ 1913 Webster ]