v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Absconded; p. pr. & vb. n. Absconding. ] [ L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + dăre (only in comp.) to put. Cf. Do. ] 1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The marmot absconds all winter. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. [ 1913 Webster ]

That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To hide; to conceal. [ Obs. ] Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [ R. ] Phillips. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who absconds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 the act of running away sectretly (as to avoid arrest).
Syn. -- decampment [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_; joint. ] (Nat. Hist.) Being without joints; jointless. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of aconite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aconitum, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. aconit. ] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of which are poisonous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An extract or tincture obtained from Aconitum napellus, used as a poison and medicinally. [ 1913 Webster ]

Winter aconite, a plant (Eranthis hyemalis) allied to the aconites. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Chem.) Same as Aconitine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to aconite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic acid, C6H6O6, obtained from aconite and other plants. It is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid. Both the natural forma from plants and the form prepared chemically have the trans-configuration. It is used in the manufacture of itaconic acid (propylene dicarboxylic acid). MI11
Syn. -- 1-propene-1, 2, 3-tricarboxylic acid, equisetic acid, citridic acid, achilleic acid [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. (Chem.) An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. See Aconite. ] The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Strong
As aconitum or rash gunpowder. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a little dart. ] (Zool.) Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling cells (cnidæ), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of certain Actiniæ when irritated. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, dim. &unr_; dart. ] (Zool.) Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ /Ale + con, OE. cunnen to test, AS. cunnian to test. See Con. ] Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer; also, one of the officers chosen by the liverymen of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But the office is a sinecure. [ Also called aletaster. ] [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

See under Lace. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Elec.) The quantity of electricity delivered in hour by a current whose average strength is one ampère. It is used as a unit of charge quantity; the Ampere hour is equal to 3600 coulombs. The terms and are sometimes similarly used. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. a unit of charge equal to that acquired by the accumulation of one ampere for one second.
Syn. -- coulomb, C [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Of Ceylonese origin? ] (Zool.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; L. pl. Ancones [ L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend. ] (Anat.) The olecranon, or the elbow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ancon sheep (Zool.), a breed of sheep with short crooked legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in 1791; -- called also the otter breed. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ See Ancon, above. ] (Arch.) (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter. [ Obs. ] Gwilt. (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. “The olecranon on anconeal process.” Flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. ancon elbow. ] (Anat.) A muscle of the elbow and forearm. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Elbowlike; anconal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Origin unknown. ] (Iron Work) A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Anthracite. ] (Min.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against convulsions. J. Floyer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L. archidiaconus, fr. Gr. &unr_;. See Arch-, pref., and Deacon. ] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of an archdeacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. archidiaconus, Gr. &unr_;, equiv. to E. archdeacon. ] Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side. ] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bacon beetle (Zool.), a beetle (Dermestes lardarius) which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See Dermestes. --
To save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from harm or loss. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A balcony. [ Obs. ] Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having balconies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Balconies [ It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam. ] 1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years.” Smart (1836). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. balei^n to throw + stereopticon. ] See Projector, below. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ It. barcone, fr. barca a bark. ] A vessel for freight; -- used in the Mediterranean. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko`n neut. of basiliko`s: cf. F. basilicon. See Basilica. ] (Med.) An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bekene, AS. beácen, bēcen; akin to OS. bōkan, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. Beckon. ] 1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. [ 1913 Webster ]

No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A high hill near the shore. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which gives notice of danger. [ 1913 Webster ]

Modest doubt is called
The beacon of the wise. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a characteristic signal indication its location, so that vehicles may determine their exact location by locating the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called
radio beacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. [ fig. ] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists. [ PJC ]

Beacon fire, a signal fire. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beaconed p. pr. & vb. n. Beaconing. ] 1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine. [ 1913 Webster ]

That beacons the darkness of heaven. Campbell. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons, collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having no beacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Aëronautics) See Cloche. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A controversy (1886 -- 93) between Great Britain and the United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea, over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum. A court of arbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893, decided against the claim of the United States, but established regulations for the preservation of the fur seal. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + concave. ] Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebræ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + conjugate, a. ] (Bot.) Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]