n. (Chem.) A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive radical. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. absinthe. See Absinthium. ] 1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol. [ 1913 Webster ]

Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder. Ernest Dowson [ PJC ]

An article on absinthe was prepared by Matthew Baggott ([email protected]) for distribution on the newsgroup alt.drugs. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Of the nature of wormwood. “Absinthian bitterness.” T. Randolph. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ From L. absinthium: cf. L. absinthiatus, a. ] To impregnate with wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Impregnated with wormwood; as, absinthiated wine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of wormwood (Artemisia absinthium). Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of absinth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., from Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) The common wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of wormwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. same as Ethiopia.
Syn. -- Ethiopia, Yaltopya [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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

Abyssinian gold, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33 parts of zink. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native of Abyssinia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the Abyssinian Church. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; calyx. ] (Bot.) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. serving to accuse; expressing accusation
Syn. -- accusatorial, accusatory [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. In an accusing manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Chem.) a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such as the esters or amides). It can be formed into a clear hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics called Lucite and Plexiglass. [ PJC ]

n. 1. a communication publicly promoting some product or service.
Syn. -- ad, advertisement, advert [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 the business of advertising; the activity engaged in by professional publicists for pay.
Syn. -- advertizing, publicizing, the advertising profession, the advertising industry [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Alkali + arsenic + -in. ] (Chem.) A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor, and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; -- called also Cadel's fuming liquid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile (1252-1284). [ 1913 Webster ]

Alphonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under the patronage of Alphonso the Wise. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. Ambrosinus nummus. ] An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the figure of St. Ambrose on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. -- A*mus"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Amylum + Gr. &unr_; appearance. ] (Physiol. Chem.) The diastase of the pancreatic juice. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Chem.) A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. (cf. Sp. ardacina), fr. ardasse a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. & Per. ardan a kind of raw silk. ] A very fine sort of Persian silk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Arsenic. ] (Chem.) A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, AsH3, a colorless and exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic; arseniureted hydrogen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. asininus, fr. asinus ass. See Ass. ] Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy. “Asinine nature.” B. Jonson. “Asinine feast.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar. ‘hashishin one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the murders required by their chief. ] One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for defense. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To assassinate. [ Obs. ] Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Assassinated p. pr. & vb. n. Assassinating ] [ LL. assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare. ] 1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence. [ 1913 Webster ]

Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force, and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Your rhymes assassinate our fame. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such usage as your honorable lords
Afford me, assassinated and betrayed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To kill; murder; slay. See Kill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. assassinat. ] 1. An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If I had made an assassinate upon your father. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An assassin. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An assassin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Murderous. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Sp. asnico, dim. of asno an ass. ] A stupid fellow. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Asinego. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quantity contained in a basin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay. Pope [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Physical Geog.) (a) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. (b) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Geol.) An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a basin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Inclosed in a basin. “Basined rivers.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bascinet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See Basin, and cf. Bascinet. ] 1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in which young children are placed as in a cradle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. See Bascinet. Lord Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ OE. bawson, baucyne, badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, bauçant, bauchant, spotted with white, pied; cf. It. balzano, F. balzan, a white-footed horse, It. balza border, trimming, fr. L. balteus belt, border, edge. Cf. Belt. ] 1. A badger. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A large, unwieldy person. [ Obs. ] Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. bilis bile + prasinus green. ] (Physiol.) A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. bletsung. See Bless, v. t. ] 1. The act of one who blesses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is the blessing, where with Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel. Deut. xxxiii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nature's full blessings would be well dispensed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Bib.) A gift. [ A Hebraism ] Gen. xxxiii. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Grateful praise or worship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bocassin, boucassin. ] A sort of fine buckram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bombazine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. branc-ursine, branch-ursine, fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr. ursus bear), i. e., bear's claw, because its leaves resemble the claws of a bear. Cf. Branch. ] (Bot.) Bear's-breech, or Acanthus. [ 1913 Webster ]