Class Book. SMITHSONIAN DEPOSIT ey.*c I)?JOHHSOK 3n s /<> n Pu l>h sk 'J &y West & .8 lake . / JOHNSON S DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, IN MINIATURE. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, AN ALPHABETICAL ACCOUNT OF THE HEATHEN DEITIES, AND A COPIOUS CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF REMARKABLE EVENTS, DISCOVERIES, AND INVENTIONS' BY THE REV. JOSEPH HAMILTON, M. A. THIRD AMERICAN EDITION. — a >■ $/ BOSTON^" ^ PUBLISHED BY WEST & BLA^E, ^.TOT^CORNIIILL. LINCOLN & EDMANDS, PRINTERS. 1810. '77*- .J* v %\o ADVEB TISEMEN1 ' TO THE ENGLISH EDITION THE rapid sale of the thirteen former Editions or this Dictionary has induced the Editor to comply with the desires of the public, in preparing another impression for the press. To copy the best examples is not only the ne- cessary resource of the writers of the present age, but it exhibits, at the same time, a proof of their modesty and discernment. This remark extends to authors in almost every department of science and morals : but it is peculiarly applicable to the Editor of a Dictionary. If a word has been once explained with accuracy, and its various meanings discriminated with critical acumen, nothing remains for a succeeding writer, but to collect and arrange the labours of his predecessors, in a man- ner wnich coincides with his own particular plan. Such is the use which has been made in the present work of the laborious and celebrated compilation of Dr. Johnson, which is the most perfect model in its kind. And if this task has been performed with only common industry and care, it will follow that this small volume contains in substance the quintessence of lexicography, and is adapted for every purpose as a book of reference. It has also this superior advantage, that the more obsolete A 2 ADVERTISEMENT. excressences of Johnson, and other eminent lexicogra- phers, are here exchanged for many additional scientific and literary terms not current in their time. In fact, no pains have been spared to render this work as complete as its limits would admit. An epitome of the Heathen Mythology follows the Dictionary, more copious and correct than has hitherto appeared in any similar production ; and the Chronology annexed exhibits the general outlines of ancient and mod- ern history. J. H. Hemel Hemsted, June 1, 1799. ABBREVIATIONS, „:..«,.. , ..adjective ad M adverb con conjunction. inter interjection part * participle ,t art. a .. e ,.,*,u......»...participial adjective pr ....preposition s „ substantive pron.... pronoua v verb v. a ........verb active v. n...... verb neuter JOHNSON S DICTIONARY IN MINIATURE. A B D A B L A AN article set before nouns of the ) singular number, as a boy, a dog. When it is placed before a word beginning with a vowel, it is changed into an, as an earl, an ensign. It is placed before a par- ticip!e, or participial noun, as a riding, a walking. It also denotes proportion, as a year, a month. It is sometimes used as an abbreviation of the Latin word artittm, as A. M. artium magister; A. D. annodomini Aba'ck, ad. backwards ; back ; a sea term Ab'acot, s. an ancient kind of crown Ab'acus, s. a counting table ; in architecture, the crowningbotn of the capital and column Aba'ft, or Aft, ad. towards the stern from the ship's head ; a sea term Abai'sance, /. a bow ; a mark of respect Abal'ienate, v. a. to make over to another Aban'don, v. a. to resign ; to forsake, desert Aban'doned, a. deserted ; given up ; wicked Abandonment, /. the act of forsaking Aba'se, v. a. to humble, to bringlow, depress Aba'sed, />arr. depressed...*, in heraldry, so called when the tops of eagles' wings are pointed downwards Abatement,/, the state of being brought low Aba'sh, v. a. to confuse, to make ashamed Abash'ment, .'. great shame or confusion Aba'te, v. a. to lessen ; to lower in price Abatement, s. the act of lessening, the quantity abated ; extenuation Abb, s. the yarn on a weaver's warp AbT)a, s. a scriptural word signifying father Abbacy, s. the rights, possessions, privileges, and immunities of an abbot Ab'bess, /. the governess of a nunnery Ab'be, Aiybey, Ab^oy, /. residence for reli- gious persons, whether men or women AbTjot, s. the chief of a convent of men Abbreviate, v. a. to abridge, to shorten Abbreviation, s. the act of abridging Abbrevia'tor, s. one who shortens or abridges Abbre'viature, x. a mark used for the sake of shortening ; a compendium or abridgment Ab'dfcate, v, a. to resign an office, to give up Abdication, s. resignation ; act of giving up Ab'dicative, a. that which implies abdication Ab'ditive, a- hiding or concealing Abdo'men, s. the lower part of the belly Abdom'inal, a. relating to the abdomen Abdom'inous, a. paunch-bellied ; unwieldy Abdu'ce, -v. a. to separate ; to draw away Abdu'cent, a. drawing or pulling back Abduc'tion, s. the act of separating or drawing Abduc'tor, s. any muscle that contracts Abecedarian, s. a teacher of the alphabet Abecedary, a. belonging to the alphabet Abe'd, ad. in bed, on the bed A'bele-tree, s. a kind of white poplar Aber'rance, s. a deviation from the right way. Aber'rant, a. wandering from the right way Aberra'tion, s. the act of deviating Abe't, v. a. to aid, to encourage, to set on Abet'ment, s. act of abetting or encouraging Abet'tor, s. he that abets ; an accomplice Abey'ance, ;. in law, goods in reversion, but not in possession Abgrega'tion, /. separation from the flock Abho'r, v. a. to detest, to loathe,to abominate Abhor'rence, /. aversion, great hatred Abhor'rent, a. struck with abhorrence, odi- ous ; contrary to; inconsistent with Abi'de, v. n. to dwell in a place ; to attend ; to support; to persevere in any thing Ab'ject, a. mean, base, vile, contemptible Abjec'tedness, Abjec'tion, Ab'jectness, t, meanness of mind, servility, baseness Ab'jectly, ad. in an abject manner, meanly Abil'ity, s. power ; skill,capacity,qualification Abintestate, s. the heir of an intestate person Ab'jugate, v. a. to set free, to unyoke Abjura'tion, s. the act of abjuring; a re- nouncing on oath Abju're, v. a. to retract, or recant solemnly ; to renounce an opinion : forsake the realm Ablac'tatej v. a. to wean from the breast Ablacta'tion,/. weaning; a method of grafting Ablaquea'tion, s. the opening of the ground round the roots oftrees,to admit air or water Abla'tion, s. the act of taking away ABS ABU Ablative, a. that which takes away; the last of the six cases of the Latin nouns A'bLe, a. capable to perform ; skilful Able-bodied, a. strong of body, powerful Ablegate, v. a. to send abroad on some pub- lic business or employment ; to send away A'bleness, s. strength of mind or body Ab'lepsy, s. want of sight ; unadvisedness Ab'ligate, v. a. to bind or tie up from Ab'locate, v. a. to let out to hire Abluent, a. having the power of cleansing Ablu'tion, s. act of cleansing; the cup given without consecration in theRomish church; a religious purification Ab'negate, v. a. to deny, to renounce, reject Abnega'tion, s. denial ; renunciation Abnor'mous, a. mishapen ; vast, huge Abo'ard, ad. in, or on board a ship Abo'de, s. an habitation, a dwelling place Abo'de, v. a. to foretel, to prognosticate Abo'dement, /. a secret anticipation ; omen Abolish, v. a. to repeal, to make void Abollshable, a. that which may be abolished Aboli'tion, s. the aft of abolishing Abominable, a. detestable, hateful; unclean Abomlnableness, s. hatefulness, odiousness Abominably, ad. extremely ; excessively, exceedingly ; in the ill sense Abominate, v. a. to abhor, to detest, to hate Abomination, s. detestation, hatred ; pollu- tion, or defilement Abori'gines, s. the primitive or original inha- bitants of a country Abortion, ;. a miscarriage ; untimely birth Abor'tive, a. untimely ; premature Abo've, prep, higher in place; more in quan- tity., -ad. the regions of heaven Above'board, ad. without any trick, fairly Abou'nd, v. n. to have in great plenty Abo'ut, prep, round ; encircling, near to ; engaged in ; relating to...ad. every way Abracadab'ra, s. a superstitious charm Abra'de, v. a* to waste by degrees ; to rub off Abra'sion, s. the act of rubbing off Abre'ast, ad. close together, side by side Abrid'ge, v. a. to contract, to shorten ; to express the same sense in fewer words Abridgment, s. a summary; any larger work contracted into a smaller compass Abro'ach, ad. being tapped ; in a situation ready to yield the liquor contained Abro'ad, ad. without doors ; in foreign countries; widely scattered Ab'rogate, v. a. to disannul, to abolish Abrogation, s . the aft of disannulling Abru'pt, a. sudden ; rough; unconnected Abruptly, ad. unseasonably; hastily Abruptness, s. an abrupt manner, suddenness Ab'scess, s. a tumour containing matter Absci'nd, v. a. to cut off Abscis'sa, s. that part of the diameter of a conic section, which is intercepted be- tween the vertex and a semi-ordinate Abscis'sion, s. the act of cutting or lopping-oiT Absco'nd, v. a. to hide one's self Absco'nder, s. the person who absconds Ab'sence, s. being absent ; inattention Ab'sent, a. not present; inattentive Abse'nt, v. n. to keep away, to withdraw Absente'e, s. one who is absent from his em- ployment, station, or country Absin'thiated,par/. impregnated with bitter Absi'st, v. n. to cease or leave off Absolve, 1 !;, a. to set free ; to acquit ; to pardon Ab'solute, a. complete ; not relative ; arbi- trary ; without any restriction Ab'solutely, ad. peremptorily, positively Absolu'tion, s. acquittal ; the remission of sins, or penance, by a priest Absolutory, a. that which absolves or acquits Absonant, fl. contrary to reason; absurd Ab'sonate, v. a. to shun, to avoid ; to detest Abso'rb, v. a. to suck up, to swallow up Absorb'ent, s. a medicine that draws away superfluous moisture in the body Abso'rpt, part, swallowed up Abso'rption, s. the act of swallowing up Abstain, v. n. to forbear, to refrain from Abste'mious, a. temperate, abstinent, sober Abste'miously, ad. temperately, soberly Abste'miousness, s. sobriety, temperance Abstention, s. the act of holding off Abste'rge, v. a. to cleanse ; to wipe off Abster'gent, a. having a cleansing quality Abster'sion, s. the act of cleansing Abster'sive,a.that has the quality of cleansing Ab'stinence, s. a refraining from ; temperance Abstra'ct, v. a. to separate ideas, to abridge Ab'straft, s. an abridgment, an epitome Abstracted, part, separated ; refined, abstruse Abstractedly, ad. simply ; separately Abstraction, s. the aft of abstrafting, &c. Abstractive, a. having the quality to abstract Abstraftly, ad. absolutely ; simply Abstru'se,«. hidden, obscure, difficult Abstru'sely, ad. obscurely, not obviously Abstru'seness, s. difficulty ; obscurity Absu'me, v. a. to waste gradually Absu'rd, a. unreasonable ; inconsistent Absurdity, s. not agreeable to reason ; folly Absurdly, ad. improperly, foolishly Abun'dance, s. great plenty, exuberance Abun'dant, a. plentiful ; exuberant Abun'dantly, ad. in plenty ; amply ; liberally Abu'se, v. a. to revile ; to impose on ; ill use Abu'se, s. corrupt practice ; unjust censure Abu'ser, s. he that uses ill, or reproaches Abu'sive, a. offensive, injurious, deceitful Abu'sively, ad. rudely; reproachfully Abut, v. w.to bound or border upon; to meet A C C ACE Abut'tal, Abut'ment, s. that which joins to, or borders upon, another object Aby'sm,Aby'ss,j.a fathomless gulf or pit ; hell Academical, a. belonging to an academy Acade'mian, Academ'ic, Academician, Acad'emist, s. a student at an academy Acad'emy, s. a school where the arts and sciences are taught ; an university Acan'thus, s. the herb bear's-foot Acatalec'tic, s. a verse exactly perfect, hav- ing the complete number of syllables Acatalep'tic, a. incomprehensible Acce'de, v. n. to comply with or subscribe to a treaty ; to agree to Accelerate, v. a. to quicken, to hasten Accelerated, part, quickened, hastened Acceleration, s. a quickening, hastening Acce'nd, v. a. to kindle, to set on fire Accen'sion, s. the state of being kindled Ac'cent, s. manner of pronunciation ; a mark to direct the modulation of the voice Acce y nt, v. a. to note the accent or mark Accentuate, v. a. to place an accent properly Accentua'tion, s. due placing of the accent Acce'pt, v. a. to receive, to take, to admit Acceptable, a . agreeable, seasonable Ac'ceptably, ad. in an acceptable manner Acceptance* s. reception with approbation Acceptation, s. reception, either agreeably or not ; the received meaning of a word Accept'er, :. the person who accepts Acceptila'tion, s. remission of a debt by an acquittance from a creditor Acce'ss, s. admission to a place or person Ac'cessary, /. an. abettor ; an accomplice Accessible, a. that which may be approached. Accession, s. addition ; arriving at Accessory, a. additional ; superadded.../, an accomplice, not a principal Ac'cidence, s. a little book containing the first rudiments of grammar Ac'cident, /. property or quality of a word or being, separable from it, at least in thought ; casualty ; unforeseen event Accidental, a. casual ; fortuitous Accidentally, ad. casually, fortuitously Accip'ient, s. a receiver...**, receiving .Acci'te, v. a. to caW for or upon ; to summon Acclaim, Acclama'tion, s. a shout of ap- plause ; praise ; exultation Accliv'ity, s. the ascent of a hill Acclo'y, v. a. to cloy, to satiate, to surfeit Acco'il, v. n. to crowd ; to bustle about Accom'modable, a. that which may be fitted Accom'modate, v. a. to supply ; to reconcile Accommodation, j, composition of a disa- greement ; provision of conveniences Accompanied, part, attended by Aecom'paniment, s. something added to an- other ; harmonious union of parts Accom'pany , v. a. to join ; to associate with Accomplice, s. a partner ; an associate Accomplish, v. a. to complete ; to obtain } to adorn the body, or improve the mind Accomplished, part. a. completed ; elegant Accomplishment, s. completion ; full per- formance j elegance ; ornament of mind Acco'mpt, s. an account, a reckoning Accompt'aut, s. a calculator, a computer Acco'rd, v. a. to adjust ; unite ; agree with Acco'rd, s. a compact. ; harmony ; union Accordance, s. agreement ; conformity Accord'ant, a. willing ; consenting According, prep, agreeably to; in proportion, Accordingly, ad. agreeably ; conformably Acco'st, v. a. to address, to salute Accost'able, a. easy of access ; familiar Acco'unt, v. a. to compute ; to esteem ; to answer for, to assign to ,• to give an account Acco'unt, s. a computation ; examination ; narration ; dignity, rank ; estimation Account'able, a. subject to an account Account'edjpar/^ valued ; reckoned,esteemed Accou'ple, v. a. to join or link together Accou'tre, v. a. to attire, to dress, to furnish Accou'trement, s. equipage, trappings Accre'tion, s. the act of growing to another Accre'tive, a. that which by growth is added Accru'e, v.n.to arise by profit ; to be added to Accuba'tion, s . the ancient posture of leaning at meals Accu'mulate, v. a. to pile up, to heap together Accumulation, s. a heaping up ; a heap Accumulative, a. that which increases Accumulator,;, a gatherer or heaper together Ac'curacy, s. exactness, nicety, without error Ac'curate, a. very exact ; done with care Accurately, ad. without error; nicely Ac'curateness,j.exactness,nicety,correctnes;s Accur'se, v. a. to doom to destruction Accurs'ed, part, a- that which is doomed to misery ; execrable, hateful, detestable Accu'sable,fl. that may be censured ; culpable Accusation, s . charge, impeachment Accusative, a. the fourth case of a Latin noun Accu'se, v. a. to charge with a crime ; to blame, to censure, to impeach Accu'ser, s. one who prefers a complaint against another ; a censor Accus'tom, v. a. to use one's self to, to enure Accus'tomable, a. habitual, customary Accus'tomably, Accus'tomarily, ad. usually! customarily, long practised Accus'tomary, a. common, usually done Accustomed, part. a. frequent, usual Ace, s. an unit on cards or dice ; a trifle Aceph'alous, a. without a head Ace'rb, a. acid, rough, bitter ; severe Acerb'ate, v. a. to make bitter or sour Acerbity, s. a sour taste ; severity of temper ADD Acer'vate, v. a. to heap together Acerva'tion, s. the aft of heaping together Aces'cent, a. tending to sourness, or acidity Ace'tose, Ace'tous, a. having a sour quality Ache, s. a continued pain Ache, v. n. to be in continued pain Achie've, v. a. to perform ; to obtain Achievement, s. a deed, a performance ; the escutcheons, or ensigns armorial Achie'ver, s. he who performs his intentions A'chor, s. a species of the herpes A'cid, a. sour ; sharp ; biting Acid'ity, A'cidness, s. sharpness, sourness Acid'ulse, s. medicinal springs impregnated with certain sharp particles Acid'ulate, v. a. to make sour in a degree Ackno'wledge, v. a. to confess ; to be grateful Acknowledging, a. grateful Acknowledgment, s. concession ; gratitude Ac'me, t. the height or crisis of any thing Acol'othistjX. a servitor in the Romish church Ac'onite, s. wolf's bane ; poison in general A'corn, s. the seed or fruit of the oak Acous'tics,*. the theory of sounds ; medicines or instruments used to assist the hearing Acqua'int, v. a. to inform ; to make known Acquaintance, ;. familiarity ; fellowship ; a person with whom we associate Acquainted, a. familiar j well known to Acque'st, or Acqui'st, s. a thing gained Acquies'ce,t>. n. to yield, submit, comply Acquiescence, j. compliance ; rest; consent Acquirable, a. that may be had, or attained Acqui're, v. a. to gain by industry, &c. Acquirement, s. that which is gained Acquisition, s. the act of gaining ; the ad- vantage gained ; acquirement Acquisitive, a. that which is acquired Acqui't, v. a. to discharge ; set free ; absolve Acquit'ment, s. the aft of acquitting Acquit'tal, /. deliverance from an offence Acquit'tance, s. a release ; a discharge in writi ng for a debt A'cre, s. a portion of land containing 40 perches in length, and four in breadth, or 484O square yards Ac'rid, a. having a hot biting taste ; bitter Acrimo'nious, a. sharp ; corrosive Ac'rimony, s. sharpness ; corrosiveness ; se- verity of temper or language Ac'ritude, Ac'rity, s. an acrid taste ; a biting heat on the palate Acroamat'ical, a. pertaining to deep learning Acron'ycal,tf. a term of astronomy applied to stars when they appear above or sink be- low the horizon at the time of sun-set Acro'ss, ad. athwart, laid over any thing Acros'tic, s. a poem in which the first letter of every line makes up the name of the person on whom the poem i$ written Act, v. n. to do, to perform...^, a. to imitate Aft, s. a deed, an exploit ; a part in a play Ac'tion, s. opposite to rest ; gesture in speak- ing ; a deed ; a battle ; a law suit Ac'tionable,a.that which is punishable by law Ac'tionary, s. a holder of public stock Aft'ive, a. nimble, agile, quick, busy Aft'ively, ad. nimbly, briskly, quickly Aft'iveness, Aftiv'ity, s. nimbleness Aft'or, s. one that performs ; a stage-playe* Aft'ress, s. a female stage-player Aft'ual, a. real ; certain, not speculative Aft'ually, ad. in aft, in effeft, really Aft'ualness, s. the quality of being aftuai Aft'uary, s . a register, or clerk of a court Aft'uate, v. a. to put into aftion ; to move Aft'uate, a. Aft'uated, part, put into aftion Ac'uate, v. a. to make sharp ; to point Acu'leate, a. having a sting or sharp point Acu'men, s. a sharp point ; quickness or sharpness of intelleft Acu'minated, part, ending in a sharp point Acu'te, a. sharp, keen, subtle, ingenious Acu'te, s. an accent marked thus (') to show when the voice ought to be raised Acu'tely, ad. sharply, keenly, ingeniously Acu'teness, s. sharpness, subtleness Ada'fted, part. a. driven by force Ad'age, s. a maxim ; a common saying Ada'gio, s. in music, a term for slow time Ad'amant, s. a diamond ; a loadstone Adamante'an, a. very hard, impenetrable Adaman'tine, a. made of adamant ; hard Ada'pt, v. a. to fit, to suit, to proportion Adaptation, Adap'tion, s, the aft of fitting Add, v. a. to join to, increase, number up Adde'cimate, v. a. to take or value tithes Adde'em, -v. a. to esteem ; account, reckon Ad'der, s. a poisonous serpent ; a viper Adder's-grass, s. the name of a plant Adder's-tongue, s. the name of an herb Ad'dible, a. that which may be added Ad'dice, Adze, s. a cooper's tool ; an axe Addi'ft, v. a. to devote, to dedicate Addift'ed, pari. a. devoted to, fond of Add'itament, s. the thing added, addition Addi'tion, s. an adding to ; a rule for adding sums together ; in law, the residence, oc- cupation, or rank of any person Additional, a. that which is added Ad'dle, a. barren, empty ; usually applied to such eggs as are rotten..^, dry lees Ad'dle-pated, a. empty headed ; weak Addre'ss, v. a. to speak or apply to ; to direft to ; to prepare one's self for any aftion Addre'ss, s. a petition ; direftion ; skill % dexterity ; mode of behaviour Addu'ce, v. a. to bring in ; allege : assign Addu'cent, s. any muscle that contrafts Addu'lce, v a. to sweeten; to ms.ke pleasant ADM A D V Ademption, s. revocation, privation Adenography, s. a treatise of the glands Ad'ept, s. an artist, one well versed in an art Ad'equate,a. proportionate, equal to Adequately, ad. in exact proportion, duly Ad'equateness, s. equality ; exact proportion Adfected, a. compounded or affected Adhe're,?;. n. to stick close to ; to take part with, to remain fixed to any opinion, &c. Adhe'rence, s. attachment; tenacity Adhe'rent, a. united with ; sticking to Adhe'rent, Adhe'rer, s. a follower ; partisan Adhe'sion, /. the act of sticking to something Adhe'sive, a. sticking ; tenacious Adhib'it, v. a. to apply to ; to make use of Adhibi'tion, s. application ; use Adja'cency, s . state of being near or close to Adja'cent, a. lying close to, bordering upon Adiaph'orous, a. neutral, indifferent Adiaph'ory, s. neutrality, indifference Adje'ct, v. a. to add to, to put to Adjec'tion, s. the act of adjecting or adding Adjecti'tious, a. thrown in, added Ad'jective, s. a word added to a noun to de- note its quality, as good, bad, &c Adieu', ad. farewel Adjo'in, v. a. to join to, to unite or put to Adjoin'ing,/>ar/. being close to, near to Adjou'rn, v. a. to put off, to defer Adjournment, s. putting off to another day Ad'ipose, Ad'ipous, a. fat, greasy A'dit, a. a passage under ground for miners Adju'dge, v. a. to decree, to pass sentence Adju'dicate, v. a. to determine by law Ad'jugate, v. a. to yoke or couple to Ad'junct,j. something adherent to another Adjunc'tion, s. act of joining; thing joined Adjura'tion, s. a solemn proposing of an oath to another ; the oath proposed Adju're, v. a. to tender or impose an oath to be taken by another, prescribing the form Adju'st, v. a. to regulate ; put in order ; settle Adjust'ing, Adjustment, s. the act of regu- lating, or putting in method Ad'jutant, s. a military officer, whose duty is to assist the major, by distributing pay, and superintending punishments Adju'te, v. a. to assist, to aid, to concur Adju'tor, j. an helper, an assistant Ad'juvate, v. a. to help, to forward Admeasurement, s. the act of measuring Admin'ister, v. a. to act as an agent ; to supply Administration, s. act of administering Administrator, s. one who manages the af- fairs of a person dying without a will Administra'trix, s. a woman who administers Ad'mirable, a. to be admired ; good, rare Ad'mirably, ad. wonderfully, excellently Ad'miral, s. the chief commander of a fleet Ad'miralsbip, s. the office of an admiral Ad'miralty, s. the supreme office for the superintendence of naval affairs Admira'tion, s. act of admiring; wonder Admi're, v. to be surprised at ; to esteem Admi'rer, s. one that admires; a lover Admis'sible, a. that which may be admitted Admis'sion, s. the act of admitting ; the al- lowing of a position not fully proved Admi't, v. a. to grant entrance ; to allow an argument, or position ; to grant in general Admit'table, a. that which may be admitted Admittance, s. the act of admitting ; custom Admi'x, v. a. to mingle, to mix with Admix'tion, s. the uniting or blending one body with another Admix'ture, s. the substance of bodies mixed Admon'ish, v. a. to reprove, caution, advise Admon'isher, s. an adviser, a reprover Admoni'tion, /. advice, counsel, reproof Admon'itory, a. admonishing,warning gently Ado', s. trouble, confusion, bustle, tumult Adoles'cence, s. the flower or prime of youth Ado'pt, v. a. to take a son or daughter by choice, wha was not so by birth ; to em- brace any particular method or manner Adop'tion, s. the act or state of adopting Ado'rable, a. worthy of adoration ; divine Adora'tion, s. divine worship ; homage Ado're, v. a. to worship ; to honour highly Ado'rn, v. a. to dress, decorate, embellish Adorn'ment, /. ornament, embellishment Ado'wn, prep, down ; towards the ground Adri'ft, ad. floating at random Adro'it, a. active, skilful, dexterous Adroit'ly, ad. dexterously, nimbly, skilfully Adroit'ness, ;. dexterity, skill, activity Adry', a. thirsty, desirous of drink ; athirst Adsciti'tious, a. borrowed, added Adstric'tion, s . the act of binding together Adva'nce, v. a. to bring forward ; to aggran- dize ; to improve ; to grace ; to propose Adva'nce, s. a progression ; an improvement Advan'ced, part, forwarded ; asserted Advance'ment, /. preferment ; progression. Advant'age, s. superiority ; convenience ; gain ; benefit ; favourable circumstance Advant'age, v. a. to improve ; to promote Advanta'geous, a. convenient, profitable Advanta'geously, ad. conveniently; profit- ably ; opportunely Advanta'geousness, s. usefuIness,convenience Adve'ne, v. n. to be superadded to Adve'nient, a. superadded, advening Ad'vent, /. a coming; the time appointed as a preparation for the celebration of Christ's nativity, being 4 weeks before Christmas Advent'ine, Adventi'tious, Adventlve, a. accidental, casual ; additional, supervenient Advent'ure, v. n. to try the chance ; to dare Advent'ure, s. an accident; an enterprise A D V AFP Advent'urer, /. an unsettled person ; one who hazards or risks any chance Advent'uresome, a. hazardous, daring Advent'urous, a. one who is daring, or cou- rageous ; full of hazard, dangerous Advent'urously, ad. boldly, hazardously Ad'verb, s. in grammar, a word joined to a verb or adjective, to denote the manner, time, &c. of an action Adverb'ial, a. that which relates to adverbs Adverb'ially, ad. in the manner of an adverb Advers'able, a. contrary to ; not in use Adversa'ria, s. a common-place book Ad'versary, s. an antagonist, enemy, foe Ad'verse, a. contrary ; calamitous Ad'versely,«rf. oppositely; unfortunately Adver'sity, s. misery, distress, affliction Adve'rt, v. n. to attend to, to heed, to regard Advert'ence, Advert'ency, s. attention to Adverti'se,i>.fl.to inform,togive public notice ■ Advertisement, s. intelligence, information j admonition ; notice in a public paper Advertiser, s. one who gives information Advertising, part, giving notice Adves'perate, v. n. to draw towards evening Advi'ce, s. counsel ; instruction, intelligence Advi'sable, a. prudent, proper, fit Advi'sableness, s. fitness, propriety Advi'se, v. to counsel, to consult, to inform Advi'sedly, ad. deliberately ; prudently Advi'ser, s. one who advises ; a counsellor Adula'tion, /. high compliment, flattery Ad'ulator, s. a parasite, a flatterer Ad'ulatory,«. flattering, fawning, parasitical Adu'lt, s. a person arrived at maturity Adult'erate, a. Adulterated, part, corrupted with some baser ingredients ; debased Adultera'tion, s. act of corrupting or debas- ing ; state of being contaminated Adult'erer, s. a man guilty of adultery Adult'eress, s. a woman guilty of adultery Adult'erous, a. guilty of adultery Adult'ery, s. violating the marriage bed Adumbrate, v. a. to shadow out faintly Adumbra'tion, s. a faint sketch ; giving a slight and imperfect representation Adima'tion, *. an union ; being joined Adun'city, s. crookedness, a bend inwards Ad'vocate, s. a pleader ; an intercessor ; one who defends the cause of another Advocation, s. the act of pleading ; plea ; apology ; excuse ; defence Advowe'e, s. he that possesses the right of advowson, or presentation Advow'son, s. a right to present to a benefice Advow'son appendant, s. a right of presenta- tion to a church, depending on a manor as an appurtenance thereto Advow'son in gross, s. an absolute right of presentation not belonging to a manor Adu're, v. a to burn up, to parch Adu'st, Adu'sted, a. burnt up, scorched Adustible, a. that which may be burnt up Adust'ion, s. the act of burning, or drying Ae'rial, a. belonging to the air ; high ; lofty A'erie, s. a nest of eagles, or birds of prey Aerol'ogy, s. the theory of the air A'eromancy, /. the art of divining by the air Aerom'etry, s. the art of measuring the air A'eronaut, s. one who sails thro',&c. the air Aeros'copy, /. the observation of the air Aerostat'ic, a. belonging to aerostation Aerosta'tion, s. traversing the air in balloons Afa'r, ad. remotely, from a great distance Afe'ard, a. afraid, terrified, daunted Affabil'ity, s. courteousness ; condescension Affable, a. easy of manners, benign, mild Af'fableness, s. civility ; condescension Affably, ad. courteously, kindly, civilly AfFa'ir, s. business, concern, transaction Affe'ct, s. affection ; sensation ; quality Affe'ct, v. a. to influence the passions j to make a show of something Affecta'tion, s. an artificial appearance Affect'ed,/>tfrf. a. moved, afflicted ; conceited Affect'edly, ad. conceitedly, hypocritically Affect'edness, s. silly pride, conceit ASec't'mgy part, moving ; imitating Affec'tion, s. love, kindness, zeal ; habit Affec'tionate, a. warm, tender, benevolent Affectionately, ad. tenderly, benevolently Affect'ive, a. that which affects ; moving AflVance, s. a contract ; reliance, hope, con- fidence, generally in a religious sense AflVance, v. a. to betroth, to bind by promise Affida'vit, s. a deposition on oath Affi'ed, part . a. joined by contract Affiliation, s. the adoption of a son Aff'inage, s. the act of refining metals Affi/ned, a. relating to another Affin'ity, s. relation by marriage opposed to consanguinity ; resemblance to Affi'rm, v. a. to declare, to tell confidently Affirm'able, a. that may be affirmed ; true Affirma'tion, s . confirmation, declaration Affirm'ative, a. that affirms or declares Affirmatively, ad. positively, absolutely Affix', v. a. to unite, to subjoin, to fasten Affla'tion, s. the act of breathing upon Affii'ct, v. a. to grieve, trouble, torment Affliction, s. sorrow, calamity, misery Afflictive, a. painful, tormenting Affluence, s. riches, plenty, abundance Affluent, a. wealthy, abundant, exuberant Afflu'x, Afflux'ion, s. the act of flowing ; that which flows from one place to another Affo'rd, v. a. to yield, or produce ; to grant j to be able to bear certain expenses Affra'nchise, v. a. to make free Affra'y, v. a. to strike with fear, to terrify A G G 13 AIR Affra'y, s. a quarrel, disturbance, tumult Affri'ght, v. a. to alarm, confuse, terrify Affri'ght, Affrigflt'ment, s. terror, fear Affro'nt, s. outrage, insult, disgrace Affro'nt,?;. a. to insult, to provoke, to offend Affront'ive, a. injurious, abusive AfFu'se, v. a. to pour one thing on another Affu'sion, s. the act of affusing Affy', v. a. to betroth, to trust in, to confide Afie'ld, ad. to or in the field, out of doors Aflo'at, ad. borne up by the water ; moving Afoo't, ad. on foot ; in action, in motion Afo're, prep, before, sooner in time Afo'rehand, ad. previously prepared, or fitted Afo'resaid, a. said before, named before Afra'id, part. a. struck with fear, terrified Afre'sh, ad. anew, over again, once more Af'tev,prep. behind...^, following another ; in pursuit of ; in imitation of ; in suc- ceeding time Aftermath, j. the second crop of grass Afternoo'n, s. time from noon to evening Af terpains, /. pains after child-birth Afterthought, s. reflections formed after the act ; expedients formed too late Afterwards, ad. in succeeding time A'ga, s. a Turkish military officer of rank Aga'in, ad. a second time, once more ; more- over ; in return ; on the other hand Aga'inst, prep, in contradiction to ; in op- position to ; to the hurt of another Aga'pe, ad. staring eagerly, or with surprise Aga'st, or Agha'st, a. struck with terror, frightened ; staring with amazement Ag'ate, ;. the lowest sort of precious stone Ag'aty, a. partaking of the nature of agate Age, f. any period of time ; generation of men ; an hundred years ; maturity ; de- cline of life A'ged, a. advanced in years, old, ancient A'gency, s. action ; managing another's affairs A'gent, j. a deputy, a substitute, a factor Aggela'tion, j. concretion of ice Aggenera'tion, s. a growing to another body Agglomerate, v. a. to gather up in a ball Agglu'tinate, v. n. to unite together Agglutination, s. union, cohesion Ag'grandize, v. a. to enlarge, to exalt, to advance in power, honour, or rank Aggrandizement,*, bemgexalted or preferred Aggravate, v. a. to make worse ; to provoke Aggravation, s. a provocation ; exciting to anger ; the act of aggravating Aggregate, a. framed by the collection of sundry parts into one body or mass Ag'gregate, s. the collected sum of various quantities ; the sum total of an account Ag'gregate, v. a. to add or heap together Aggregation, s. the state of being collected Aggre'ss, v. a. to assault or injure first Aggres'sion, s. the commencing a quarrel Aggress'or, s. one v?ho first assaults another Aggrie'vance, s. hardship, injury, wrong Aggrie've, v. a. to vex, to injure, to harass Aggrieved, part, afflicted, injured Aggro'up, v- a. to bring into one view A'gile, a. nimble, ready, active, light A'gileness, s. quickness, activity, nimbleness Agil'ity, s. activity, speed, readiness Agi'st, v. a. to let cattle feed in pasture grounds at so much per week A'gitate, v. a. to shake ; revolve in the mind Agita'tion, s. the act of shaking any thing; violent motion ; perturbation of the mind ; controversial examination A'gitative, a. having the power to agitate Agna'tion, s. descent from the same father Agni'tion, s. an acknowledgment Agni'ze, v. a. to confess ; to acknowledge Ago', ad. in time past ; as, long ago Ago'g, ad. in a state of longing •, a low word Ago'ing, part. a. in action, moving Agonist'es, s. a prize fighter, a gladiator Ag'onize, v. n. to be in extreme pain Ag'ony, s. pangs of death ; anguish Agrarian, a. relating to fields or grounds Agre'e, v. to accord, to concur, to settle Agree'able, a. pleasing ; conformable to Agree'ableness, s. the quality of pleasing Agree'ably, ad pleasingly ; consistently Agre'ed, part. a. settled by mutual consent Agree'ment, s. concord ; compact ; bargain Agriculture, s. tillage, husbandry Agriculturist, s. a husbandman, a farmer Ag'rimony, s. a name for the plant liverwort Agro'und. ad. run ashore ; stranded A'gue, s. an intermitting fever, with cold fits Ah, Inter, denoting contempt, or pity Aha, inter, a word intimating triumph and contempt Ahea'd, ad. furthest on ; precipitantly Aid, v. a. to succour, to assist, to relieve Aid, Aid'ance, s. help, support, assistance A'idant, A'iding, a. helping, assisting Aid-de-ca'mp, f. a military officer attendant on a general, to convey orders, &c A'idless, a. friendless, unsupported Ail, v. to be in pain, or suffer sickness jA'iling, pari. a. disordered, unhealthy | Ai'lment, s. pain, disease, affliction Aim, v. to direct towards a mark, to guess Aim, /. direction, endeavour, design Air, i. the element in which we breathe ; a tune or melody ; the mien of a person Air, v. a. to expose to the air ; to warm ij Air-balloo'n, s. see Balloon , A'inly, ad. gaily, briskly, merrily [ i A'iriness, s. gaiety ; exposure to the air A'iring, s. a jaunt or short excursion to etT- joy the air A L I ALL ■A'irless, a. wanting air, close A'ir-pump, s. a machine by which the air is drawn out of certain vessels A'iry, a. belonging to the air ; gay, sprightly Aisle, Aile, :. a walk in a church Ait, s. a small island in a river Aki'n, a. related to ; resembling ; alike Al'abaster, s. a species of soft, white marble Alac'-rity, s. willingness, readiness, briskness A-la-mo'de, ad. according to the fashion Ala'rm, v. a. to call to arms ; to surprise Ala'rm, s. a notice of danger ; sudden terror Alarm'ing, part, frightful : giving alarm Ala'rmpost, s. the spot to which each regi- ment is to repair in case of alarm Ala'rum, s. a clock ; an alarm bell Ala's, Ala'ck, inter, denoting pity or grief Alb, s. a Romish priest's surplice Albei't, ad. although, notwithstanding Al'bion, s. the ancient name of Britain Alca'id, j. the name of a civil officer in Spain Alchym'ical, a. relating to alchymy Al'chymist, s. a professor of alchymy Al'chymy, s. occult chymistry ; a metal Al'cohol, s. the substance of any body re- duced into a fine impalpable powder ; a pure rectified spirit Al'coran, j. the book which contains the precepts of the Turkish religion, as in- stituted by their prophet Mahomet Alco've, s. a recess to sit or lie in Al'der, s. a tree resembling the hazel Al'derman, s. an incorporated magistrate Al'dern, a. made of alder wood Ale, i. a liquid made by infusing malt and hops in hot water A'leconner, s. an officer whose duty is to oblige publicans to use just measures Al'egar, s. sour ale which has lost its spirit A'lehoof, s. groundivy ; once used for hops A'lehouse, j. a house where malt liquor is sold Alem'bic, s. a vessel used in distilling Ale'rt, a. watchful, vigilant, brisk, nimble Alert'ness, s. sprightliness, briskness Al'etude, s. bulkiness ; fatness ; heaviness Alexan'drine, s. a verse of twelve syllables Alexiphar'mic, Alexiter'ic, a. that which acts as an antidote to poison, or infection Al'gebra, s. a literal arithmetic Algebra'ic, Algebra'ical, a. pertaining to algebra Algebra'ist, s. one well versed in algebra Al'gid, a. cold, extremely cold, chill Algid'ity, Al'gor, s. dullness, coldness Algorithm, s. the science of numbers Alguazil, x. a Spanish bailiff or constable A'lias, ad. otherwise...*, in law, a writ' Al'ible, a. nutritive ; nourishing A'lien, s. a foreigner, a stranger Al'ienable, a. that may be transferred Al'ienate, v. a. to transfer to another ; to withdraw the affections Al'ienate, a. estranged or withdrawn from Aliena'tion, s. the act of transferring jchange of affection ; mental derangement Ali'ght, v. n. to descend, to come down, to dismount Ali'ke, ad. with resemblance ; equally Al'iment, s. food, nutriment, support Aliment'al, a. nourishing, nutritive Aliment'ary, a. that which belongs to aliment Alimo'nious, a. that which nourishes Al'imony, s. that part of an estate appropri- ated to support a wife when separated from her husband, unless criminally so Al'iquant, a. any portion of a given number, which multiplied or diversified in any pos- sible manner, will still make more or less than that given number exactly, as 3 is an aliquant of ro,thrice3 being 9, four times 3 making 12 Al'iquot, s. any portion of a given number which, being multiplied, will amount to that given number exactly Ali've, a. not dead ; active, sprightly Al'kahest,j. an universal dissolvent, a liquor Al'kali, s. the fixed salt of any body Al'kaline, a. having the quality of alkali Alkal'izate, v. a. to make alkaline Al'kanet, s. the name of a plant Alker'mes, s. a confection made of the scar- let grains called kermes All, a. the whole number or quantity ; eve- ry one. All is much used in composition Alla'y, v. a. to temper one metaL with an- other for coining ; to compose, to pacify Alla'y, s. any baser metal mixed with a su- perior kind to harden it ; any thing which, being added, lessens the value of that with which it is mingled Allecta'tion, s. an alluring ; an enticing Allegation, s. an affirmation, excuse, plea Alle'ge,i>. a. to declare, to maintain, to plead Alle'geable, a. that which may be alleged Alle'ged, part, given, asserted, pleaded Alle'giance, s. the duty of a subject Alle'giant, a. loyal, conformable to allegiance Allegor'ical, a. not real, not literal Al'legory, s. in rhetoric, a figurative manner of speech, by which instruction or infor- . mation is meant to be conveyed Alle'gro, s. a sprightly motion in music ; gay Allema'nde, s. a grave or slow piece of music Alle'viate, v. a. to ease, to soften Allevia'tion, s. that by which any pain is di- minished, or any fault extenuated Al'ley, s. any narrow passage, or walk Alli'ance, s. relation by marriage, or kin- dred ; a league or contract with foreign powers j similarity of qualities A L O 15 A M A Alli'es, s. states who have entered into a league for their mutual defence Aliiga'tion, s. the act of tying together ; that rule of arithmetic which teaches to adjust the price of articles compounded of ingre- dients of different value Alliga'tor, :. a crocodile ; a kind of pear Alli'sion, s. the act of striking together Alliteration, s. the beginning two or more words with the same letter Allocation, s. act of placing or adding to Allocu'don, ;. the act of speaking to another AUoMial, Allo'diau, a. independent ; held without acknowledgment of superiority Allonge, s. in fencing, a pass or thrust Ailo't, v. a. to parcel out, to distribute ; grant Aiiot'ment, s. the part given to any one Allo'w, v. a. to admit or acknowledge any position ; to permit, yield, or grant ; to make an abatement in selling Allow able, a. that may be permitted, lawful Aliow'ance, /. indulgence, pension, sanction, licence ; a rate or appointment for any use ; a deduction AUo'y, s. more properly Alla'y, which see Aliu'de,?;. a. to hint at, to insinuate, refer to Allu'minate, v. a. to decorate or adorn Allu're, v. a. to entice, to decoy, to wheedle Allu're, s. something set up to entice birds Allu'rement, /. enticement, temptation Allu'sion, s. a reference, hint, implication Allu'sive, a. hinting at something Ally', v. a. to unite by friendship or kindred Ally', s. a friend, a confederate, a relation Al'manac, s. an annual callendar Ai'mandine, j, a kind of inferior ruby Almi'ghty, a. of unlimited power, omnipo- tent...*, the Divine Being ; God Alm'ond,;. the fruit of the almond tree Alm'onds of the throat, improperly called al- monds of the ears, are two small glands on the sides of the basis of the tongue Aim'oner, s. the officer of a prince employ- ed in the distribution of charity Alm'onry, s. the place where alms are given Almc'st, ad. nearly, near, well nigh Alms, s. any thing given to relieve the poor Alms'nouses, s. houses built gratuitously for the poor Al'oes, s. a medicinal gum extracted from a tree of that name ; there are two kinds, the best called succotrine aloes ; the infe- rior, tone aloes Aloet'ic, Aloet'ical, a. consisting of aloes Alo'ft, ad. on high ; in the air ; above Al'ogy, s. absurdity, unreasonableness Alo'ne, a. without company, solitary Along, ad. at length ; onward, forward Aloo'f, ad. at a distance ; it is sometimes, but erroneously, said to mean, to the 'wind j Alo'peey, /. the falling off the hair Alou'd, ad. loudly, with much noise Ai'pha, s. the first letter in the Greek al- phabet, answering to our A; it is there- fore used to signify, theftrjt or hlghe:t Ai'phabet, s. the letters of any language j Alphabet'icai, a. according to the order of the alphabet i Alread'y, ad. now, at this time ; so soon i Al'so, ad. likewise ; in the same manner j Al'tar, s. the table in christian churches where the communion is administered J Al'ter, v. to change, to reform, to vary I Al'terable, a. that which may be changed Alterant, a. that which produces a change Altera'tion, /. the ace of altering or chang- ing ; the change made Alt'erative, a. medicines called alterative^ are such as imperceptibly improve the constitution from sickness to health Alterca'rion, s. debate, controversy, wrangle Alter'nate, a. by turns, one after another Aiter'nately, ad. by turns, mutually Aiterna'tion, /. reciprocal succession Aiter'native, s. the choice given of one of two things, so that if one is rejected the other must be taken Altho'ugh, ad. notwithstanding, however Altirr/etry, s. the art of measuring heights Altis'onant, a. high sounding, pompous Altitude, s. height of a place ; elevation of a heavenly body above the horizon Alf'o, s. the upper or counter-tenor. ..a, high Altogether, ad. completely, entirely Ai'um, s. a mineral salt, of an acid taste Alu'minous, a. consisting of alum Al 'wsys, ad. perpetually, constantly Amabil'ity, s, loveliness ', power of pleasing Ama'in, ad* with vehemence, fiercely Amal'gam, s. a mixture of metals Amalgamate, v. a. to mix or unite metals Amand'j v. to send away, to remove Amanda'tion, s. the act of sending away Amanuen'sis, s. a clerk or secretary, who writes what another dictates Am'aranth, .?. the name of a plant ; in poe- try, an imaginary flower that never fides Amaranthine, a. consisting of amaranths Amar'itude, Amar'ulence, s. bitterness Amass'ment, s. an accumulation, a heap Ama'ss, v. a. to collect together, to heap up Am ateur, s. a virtuoso ; a lever of the arts Am'atory, a. relating to or causing love Amauro'sis, s. a dimness of sight occasion- ing the appearance of flies or dust floating before the eyes Ama'ze,v. a. to surprise,astcnish,toccnfu.e Arca'ze, s. astonishment ; confusion Ama'zement, s. confused apprehension; fear, wonder at any event ; admiration A M 1.6 ANA Ama'zing, part. a. wonderful, astonishing Ama'zingly, ad. astonishingly, wonderfully Am'azoii, s. the Amazons v/ere a race of women famous for valour ; a virago Amba'ges, s. circumlocution ; tediousness Ambassador, Embassador, s. a person sent as the representative of a prince or state on any public business to a foreign country Ambassadress, s. the lady of an ambassador Am'bassage, Am'bassade, s. a mission Am'ber, s. a yellow transparent gum of a resinous taste ; a kind of pale ale Am'bergris, s. a fragrant drug, used as a per- fume and a cordial Ambidex'ter, s. a person that can use both hands alike ; a knave who plays on both sides ; in law, a juror who receives a bribe from both parties for his verdict Ambidex'trcus, a. double dealing, deceitful Am'bient, a. compassing; surrounding, par- ticularly applied to the air which sur- rounds all bodies ; investing Ambifa'rious, a. having a double meaning Ambiguity, s. obscurity of words *, double meaning ; uncertainty of signification Ambig'uous, a. doubtful, mysterious Ambig'uously, ad. in a doubtful manner Ambig'uousness, s. uncertainty of meaning Ambil'oquy, s. use of doubtful expressions Am'bit, s the line that encompasses or en- circles any thing Ambi'tion, ;. an earnest desire of prefer- ment, honour, or power : great pride Ambi'cious, a aspiring, proud, vain Am'ble, v. n. to move easily* to pace, to trip Ambro'sia, s. the name of a plant ; in poeti- cal language, the food of the gods Ambro'sial, a. possessing the qualities of ambrosia ; fragrant, delicious Ambulation, s. the aft of walking Ambusca'de, Ambusca'do, Am'bush, s. a private post in which men lie to surprise an enemy ; the act of lying in wait to surprise any enemy Am'el, s. the matter used for enamelling Ame'n, ad. may it be so ; verily Ame'nable, a. responsible, answerable to Ame'nance, /. conduct, behaviour, mien Ame'nd, v. to reform, grow better, correct Amend'ment, „'. a reformation of life ; a change for the better ; recovery of health .Ame'ndsj s. recompense, satisfaction Amen'ity, s. pleasantness of situation Araer'ce, v. a. to punish by fine or penalty Amercement, Amerciament, s. a pecuniary fine or penalty Am'ethyst, s. a precious stone of a violet colour, supposed to hinder drunkenness A'miable, a. lovely, pleasing, charming A'miableness, s. agreeableness, loveliness Amicable, a. friendly, kind, obliging Amicably, ad. in a friendly way Amice, s. the undermost part of a Romish priest's shoulder-cloth, or alb Ami'd, Ami'dst, ad. in the middle, amongst Ami'ss, ad. faultily, criminally, wrong Ami'ssion, s. loss, deprivation, dismission Ami't, v. n. to lose, to drop, to dismiss Amity, f. friendship, love ; harmony Ammo'niac, s. the name of an Indian gum Ammunition, s. military stores Am'nesty, s. an act of general pardon Amo'ng, Amo'ngst, prep, mingled with Am'orist, Amoro'so, s. a gallant, a lover Am'orous, a. disposed to love, enamoured Am'orously, ad. lovingly, fondly, kindly Amo'rt, a. dull, heavy, dejected, spiritless Amo'tion, s. the act of putting away Amo'unt, v. n. to rise in value, to increase Amo'unt, s. the sum total, whole, result Amo'ur, s. an affair of gallantry ; an intrigue Amphibious, a. that which partakes of two natures, so as to live in air or water Amphibol'ogy, s. a double speech Amphibolous, a. tossed about ; doubtful Amphis'cii, /. those people who inhabit the torrid zone, whose shadows fall both ways Amphitheatre, s. a building in a circular or oval form for public amusements, with seats one above another, and an area in the middle Am'ple,tf. large, wide, liberal, diffusive Am'pleness, s. largeness, extent, liberality Am'pliate, v. a. to enlarge, to extend Ampliation, /. diffuseness, enlargement Ampriflcate, v. a. to enlarge, to spread out Amplification, j. enlargement, extension Am'plify, v. a. to enlarge, to exaggerate Am'plitude, s. extent, largeness, capacity j in astronomy, an arch of the horizon Am'ply, ad. largely, liberally, copiously Am'putate, v. a. to cut off a limb Amputa'tion, s. the act of cutting off a limb or other part of the body Am'ulet, s. an appendant remedy or preven- tive, always worn about the person Amu'se, v. a. to entertain, to divert, deceive Amu'sement, /. a pastime or entertainment Amu'sing, part, entertaining, pleasing Amyg'dalate, a. made of almonds A'na, ad. in the same quantity, equally Anabap'tist, s. one of a religious sect who assert that baptism is improper till the person is of an age to answer for himself Anacamp'tic, a. any thing reflected ; an echo Anac'horete, Anac'horite, s. an hermit Anac'hronism, s. an error in computing the time of any great event Anacla'tics, s. the science or doctrine of re- ' fracted lights or vision ; dioptrics AND 17 A N N Anacreon'tic, a. any thing having a relation to the ancient poet Anacreon Anadiplo'sis, s. reduplication } a figure in rhetoric, a repetition Anagoget'ital, a. religiously mysterious An'agram, s. a transposition of the letters of a sentence or a word, so as to form other words Anagram'matist, s. a composer of anagrams An'alect, s. fragments collected from authors Analeptic, a. restorative, strengthening Anal'ogy, s. resemblance, proportion, simi- larity of one thing to another Anal'ysis, s. a separation of any compound body into the parts of which it is formed ; the chymical reduction of metals, mine- rals, &c. to their original principles Analy'tic a. belonging to analysis An'alize, v. a. to resolve into first princi- ples ; to reduce to its primitive parts Anamorpho'sis, s. a perspective projection, so made, that in one point of view an ob- ject shall appear deformed, and in anoth- er an exact representation Ana'nas, s. the pine apple Anaph'ora, s. in rhetoric, when several clauses of a sentence are begun with the same word An'arch, s . an author of confusion An'archy, s. a want of government ; disor- der, confusion, chaos, tumult Anasarc'a, s. a kind of dropsy Anastomo'sis, j. the inosculation of vessels Anas'trophe, s. a figure whereby words that should have preceded are postponed Anath'ema, 1. an ecclesiastical curse Anathem'atize, v. a. to pronounce accursed by ecclesiastical authority Anat'omist, s. one skilled in anatomy Anat'omy, s. the art of dissecting any animal body to discover exactly its structure An'cestors, s. predecessors, forefathers An'cestry, s. lineage, descent, birth Anch'or, s . an iron instrument, which, being fixed in the ground by means of the ca- ble, keeps a ship from driving Anch'or, v. a. to drop the anchor, to fix on Anch'orage, s. ground for anchoring in ; a duty paid for leave to anchor Anch'oret, Anch'orite, s. see Anachorete Ancho'vy, s. a small sea fish, pickled A'ncient, a. old, of old time, long since A'ncient, s. the bearer of a flag, an ensign A'nciently, ad. in old times, formerly A'ncientry, s. dignity of birth, high lineage A'ncients, s. men who lived in old times ; formerly, certain flags in a ship And, can. the particle by which sentences or terms are joined Andan'te,^, in music, moderately 3. 2. And'iron, s. irons fixt to the end of a fire- grate, in which the spit turns Andro'ginal, a. partaking of both sexes An'ecdote, s. a biographical incident Anem'one, s. the wind flower An'eurism, s. a disease of, or wound in, an artery, by which it becomes dilated Ane'w, ad. over again, repeatedly Anfractuous, a. intricate, winding, mazy A'ngel, s. a celestial spirit ; an heavenly being ; a gold coin worth about lOs. Angel'ica, s. the name of a plant Angel'ical, Angel'ic, a. heavenly, like angels An'ger, s. resentment, rage ; pain of a sore An'ger, v. a. to provoke, to enrage Angi'na, s. a disorder called the quinsy Angiography, s. a description of vessels in the human body ; the nerves, arteries, &c» An'gle, s. a point where two lines meet ; an instrument to take fish An'gle, v. n. to fish with a fishing-rod An'glicism, /. an English idiom or expression An'gry, a. provoked, enraged ; inflamed An'guish, s excessive pain of mind or body An'guiar, a. having corners or angles Anhela'tion, s. the act of panting Animadver'sion, s. observation, remark, re- proof, blame, censure Animadve'rt, v. a. to examine into, to re- mark or criticise, to reprove An'imal,^. a body endued with life, motion and sense.. .a. not spiritual Animal'cule, s. a very small animal An'imate, v. a. to quicken, to give life to An'imate, a. living ; possessing life An'imated, part, lively, brisk, vigorous Animation, s. the act of animating; tire state of being enlivened An'imative, a. tending to animate ; brisk Animos'ity, ;. aversion, hatred, malignity An'ise, s. a species of parsley Ank'er, s, a vessel containing ten gallons An'kle, s. the joint between the foot and leg; An'nalist, s. a writer of annals An'nals, s. histories digested into years An'nats, s. first fruits ; annual masses- Anne'al, v. a. to temper glass ; to bake Anne'x, v. a. to unite, to join, to connect An'nex, s. the things subjoined or annexed Annihilate, v. a. to annul, to destroy Annihilation, s. the act of destroying Anniversary, s. an annual or yearly festiva T or commemoration. ..a. annual An'no Dom'ini, s. in the year of our Lord Annotation, s. an explanation, a note An'notator, s. a commentator, a critic Anno'unce^-y. a. to publish, to proclaim Anno'y, v. a. to injure, to molest, to vex Annoyance, s. that which hurts or aanoys Annoy'er , x. one. who injures er molests ANT 13 ANT An'nual, «. that which comes once a-year An'nually, ad. year by year ; yearly Annuitant, s. one who has an annuity Annu'ity, s. a yearly allowance for life Anuu'l, v. a. to abrogate, to abolish, to repeal An'nular, a. having the farm of a ring Annulet, s. a little ring ; a mark in he- raldry ; in architecture, the small square members in the Doric capital, under the quarter round, are called annulets Annu'merate, v. a, to add to, to include Annumera'tion, s. addition to a number Annun'ciate, v. a. to relate, to bring tidings Annuncia'tion-day, j. the day celebrated by the church in commemoration of the an- gel's salutation of the Virgin Mary, being the 25th of March An'odyne, a. mitigating pain, assuaging Ano'int, v. a. to rub with oil, to consecrate Anom'alism, Anom'aly, /. irregularity Anorn'aious, a. irregular, out of rule Ano'n, ad. quickly, soon, shortly Anon'ymous, a. without a name, unknown Ano'ther, a. not the same ; one more An'swer, v. a. to reply to ; to resolve An'swer, s. a reply, a confutation, a solution An'swerable, a. that to which a reply may be made ; obliged to give an account Ant, s. an emmet, a pismire, a small provi- dent insert Antagonist, s. an opponent, an adversary Antarc'tic, a. relating to the southern pole An'te, a Latin particle signifying before Antece'de, v. n. to go before, to precede Antece'dence, s. the act of going before Antecedent, a. going before, preceding Antecedent, s. that which goes before; the noun to which the relative is subjoined An'techamber, s. the chamber adjoining, or leading to the principal apartments Antedate, v. a. to date before the real time Antedilu'vian, a. existing before the deluge An'telope, s. a kind of goat with curled or wreathed horns Antemeridian, s. before noon, morning Antemun'dane, a. that which was before the creation of the world •, eternal An'tepast, s. anticipation, foretaste An'tepenult, s. the last syllable but two in any word, as te in antepenult Antepilep'tic, s. a medicinal preparation a- gainst convulsions Ante'rior, a. going before, previous, prior Anterior'ity, s. priority in time or situation Anth'em, s. a holy song or divine hymn Anthol'ogy,j. a collection of flowers, poems, or devotions Anthropoph'agi, s. cannibals, eaters of hu- man flesh Antic, a. whimsical, odd, ridiculously wild An'tic, s. a buffoon ; he that uses antics An'tichrist, s. an adversary to Christ Antichris'tian, a. opposite to Christianity Anticipate, v. a. to foretaste, to prevent Anticipation, s. the aft of taking up some thing before its time> prevention Antic'ly, ad. drolly, with odd gestures Anticli'max, a. a sentence in which the last part is lower than the first Anticonvulsive, a. good against convulsions Anticourt'ier, s. one that opposes the court Antido'tal, a. that which counteracts poison An'tidote, s. a medicine to expel poison .Antife'briie, a. good against fevers Antimonarch'ical, a. against monarchy Antimo'nial, a. made of antimony An'timony, s. a mineral substance, which destroys all metals fused with it but gold Antino'mians, s. a religious sect, who prefer mere faith to practical morality An'tinomy, j. a contradiction between two laws, or two clauses in the same law Antipathetical, a. having a natural contra- riety to any thing Antip'athy, s. a natural hatred, aversion, or dislike to anything An'tiphone, s. a hymn of praise Antiph'rasis, s. the use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning Antip'odal, a. relating to the antipodes Antip'odes, /. those people, who, living ex- actly on the opposite part of the globe, have their feet pointed against ours An'tipope, .>. one that usurps the popedom- Antiqua'rian, An'tiquary, s. one who studies antiquity; a collector of ancient things An'tiquate, v- a. to make obsolete Anti'que, a. ancient, old fashioned, odd Antr'que, s. a piece of antiquity, a relic Anti'quity, s. time past long ago, ancient- ness ; the people of old times Anti'scii, s. people who live under the same meridian of latitude, but different sides of the equator, being equally distant, the one. to the north, the other to the south ; they therefore have noon and midnight at the same time ; but while the one has sum- mer, the other has winter Antiscorbutic, a. good against the scurvy Antisep'tic, s. a medicine to prevent putre- faction Antistrophe, s. the second stanza of an ode Antithesis, s. opposition of words or sen- tences ; contrast Antitrinita'rian, s. one who denies the doc- trine of the Christian Trinity An'titype, s. the original, which is repre- sented by the type Antity'pical, a. that which explains the type Antler, s, the branch of a stag's horn AFO 19 A P P Antoe'ci, s. those inhabitants of the globe who live under the same longitude and latitude, but in different hemispheres Antonoma'sia, s. a form of speech, in which, instead of a proper name, the dignity is used, as a king is called his Majesty An'tre, /. a cave, a den, a cavern An'vil, /. an iron block, which smiths use Anxi'ety, Anx'iousness, s. perplexity ; soli- citude about any future event j depression of spirits, uneasiness Anx'ious, a. solicitous, much concerned A'ny, a. every, either, whosoever Ao'nian Mount, s. the fabled residence of the Muses ; the hill Parnassus A'orist, a. indefinite, indeterminate Aor'ta,j. the great artery which rises immedi- ately out of the left ventricle of the heart Apa'ce, ad. quickly, speedily, with haste Apa'rt, ad. separately, privately, at a distance Apart'ment, s. a part of a house, a room Ap'athy, s . a want of sensibility, coldness 5 indolence, exemption from passion Ape, s . a kind of monkey, a mimic Ape, v- a. to imitate ludicrously, to mimic Ape'rient, a. that which has the quality of opening ; medicines gently purgative Apertion, ;. an opening, a passage, a gap Ap'erture, s. an open place, a gap . Apet'alous, a. without flower leaves A'pex, s. the tip or angular point of a thing Aphelion or Aphe'lium, s. that part cf a pla- net's orbit which is the most remote point from the sun Ayh'orism, s. a maxim, precept, general rule A'piary, ;. a place where bees are kept Apie'ce, ad. to each one share, separately A'pish, a. foppish, silly, insignificant Apoc'alypse, s. a revelation, a vision Apocalyptical, a. containing revelation Apoc'ope, s. cutting off the last syllable Apoc'rypha, s. books whose authors are not certainly known, adjoined to the bible Apoc'ryphal, a. not canonical, uncertain Apoc'ryphally, ad. uncertainly, doubtfully Apodic'tical, a. evident, demonstrative Ap'ogee, s. that point in the heavens in which the sun or any planet is at its great- est possible distance from the earth during its revolution Apologet'ical, a. defending, excusing Apol'ogize, v. a. to plead for, to excuse Ap'ologue, s. a moral tale, a fable Apol'ogy, /.a defence, an excuse, a plea Ap'ophthegm,;. a remarkable saying Apoplectic, a. relating to an apoplexy Ap'oplexy, s. a sudden deprivation of all sense and motion by a disease Apos'tacy, s. departure from the religion be- fore professed j dereliction Apostate, s. one who renounces his religion Apos'tatize, v. n. to change one's religion, to forsake one's principles Apos'tle, s. a person sent to preach the gos- pel, particularly those dispatched by our Saviour for that purpose Apos'trophe, s. in grammar, a mark thus (') signifying the contraction of any word, as can't, don't ; a sudden turn in a discourse Apoth'ecary, s. a person whose business is to prepare medicines for sale Ap'othegm, s. see Apophthegm Apothe'osis, s. the consecrating or deifying any person after death Ap'ozem, s. a decoction or infusion of herbs Appa'l,?;. a. to fright, to daunt, to terrify Ap'panage, s. lands for younger children Apparatus, s. any tools, furniture, or neces- sary instruments for any trade, &c. Appar'el, j. dress, clothing, vestments Appar'el, v. a. to dress, to deck, to cover Appa'rent, a. plain, evident, certain Apparently, ad. evidently* visibly, openly Appari'tion, s. appearance, a speclre Appar'itor, /. a low ecclesiastical officer Appe'ach, v. a. to impeach, to censure, to reproach, to accuse Appe'achment, s. an accusation, a charge Appe'al, s. an application for justice Appe'al, v. n. to refer to another as judge Appe'ar, v. a. to become visible, to be in sight, to be evident Appear 'ance, s. the act of coming into sight ; semblance, not reality ; show, probability Appea'se, v. a. to pacify, to calm, to recon- cile, to put in a state of peace Appe'asement, s. the state of being at peace Appel'iant, s. a challenger at arms ; one who appeals to a superior court Appellation, s. a name, title, term Appel'lative, s. names for a whole rank of beings are called appellative! Appel'latory, a. containing an appeal Appe'nd, v- a. to hang or join to, to add to Append'age, x. something added Appen'dant, s. an adventitious part j Appendant, Append'ed, a. hanging to, an- nexed, belonging to, concomitant Append'icate, v. a. to join to, to append Append'ix, s. supplement, addition made Appertain, v. n. to belong to, to depend upon Apper'tinentjtf. belonging or relating to I Ap'petence, s. a strong or sensual desire ! Appetibil'ity, s. the state of being desirable j Ap'petible, a. engaging, desirable, good j Ap'petite, r. hunger, earnest desire of pleas- ure, violent longing j Applau'ri, v. a. to extol, praise, commend j Applau'se, s. approbation, praise ' Ap'ple, s, a common fruit ; pupil of the eye A O U ARC Applicable, a. suitable, proper, fit Applica'tion, s. the act of applying, intense study, great industry Applicative, Ap'plicatory, a. that applies Appli'er, Ap'piicant, j. a student Apply', v. to put one thing to another ; to study ; to address to ; to suit to ; to agree Appo'int, v. a. to determine, settle, equip Appointed, part, settled, agreed on, chosen Appoint'ment, s. astipulation, salary, post Apportion, v. a. to divide into just parts Appo'se, v. a. to question, examine, puzzle Ap'posite,«z. suitable, fit, well adapted to Ap'positely, ad. suitably, fitly, timely Apposition, j. addition of new matter Appra'ise, v. a. to value goods for sale Appra'isement, s. the act of valuing Appraiser, s. one who values or appraises Apprehe'nd, v. a. to seize on, to arrest ; to comprehend or understand, to fear Apprehen'sion, j.fear; conception j seizure Appiehen'sive, a. fearful ; sensible Apprentice, s. one bound by covenant to a tradesman or artificer, who engages to in- struct him fully in his art or mystery Apprenticeship, s. the term limited for the service of an apprentice Appreciate, -v. a. to estimate, to reckon. Appri'ze, v. a. to inform, to acquaint Appri'zed,p«r< informed, instructed Appro'ach, s. the act of drawing near to Appro'ach, v. a. to draw or bring near to Approbation, s. the act of approving Appropriate, v. a. to set apart, annex to, consign to any particular use Appropriation, s. the application of some- thing to a particular use or purpose Appro'vable, a. meriting approbation Appro'val, Approve'ment, s. approbation Appro've, v. a. to like or allow of ; to com- mend, to be pleased with Appro'ved, part, liked, tried, examined Approximate, a. near to, going to Approximation, s. approach to any thing Appu'lse, s. the act of striking against Appur'tenance, s. that which appertains to something else A'pricot, A'pricock, s. a wall fruit A'pril, s. the fourth month of the year A'pron, s. part of a woman's dress ; that which covers the touch-hole of a cannon to keep off the wet Apt, s. fit, ready, quick, qualified, inclined Aptitude, s. fitness, tendency, disposition Apt'ly, ad. properly, justly, readily, acutely Apt'ness, s. quickness of apprehension ; fit- ness, readiness, tendency, suitableness Aquafor'tis, s. a corrosive liquor made by distilling nitre with calcined vitriol Aquatic, a. growing or living in the water A'queduct, j. a conveyance made for carrying water from one place to another A'queous, a. watery, like water, thin A'quiline,fl. resemblingan eagle ; applied to the nose, curved or crooked Ar'abic, /. the language of the Arabians Ar'able, a. fit for tillage or ploughing Ara'neous, a. resembling a cobweb Ara'tion, Ar'ature, s. the act of ploughing Ar'atory, a. that which contributes to tillage Ar'balat, Ar'balist, .'. a cross bow Ar'hiter, s. an umpire to settle a dispute Arbitrament, s. decision, will, choice Arbitrarily, ad. absolutely, without control ! Arbitrariness, j. tyranny, despotism | Arbitrary, a absolute, despotic, unlimited ! Arbitrate, v a. to decide, determine, judge Arbitration, s- the decision of a cause ; the termination of aay dispute by persons mu- tually chosen by the parties Arbitrator, s. an umpire, a judge, a president Ar'borary, a. of or belonging to trees Arbo'reous, a. belonging to trees Ar'boret, s. a small tree or shrub Ar'borist, s. a naturalist who studies trees Ar'bour, s. a seat shaded with trees, a bower Ar'buscle, s. any small tree or shrub Ar'bute, s. the strawberry-tree Arca'de, s , a continuation of arches Arca'num, s. a mystery, a secret, a nostrum Arch, Arc, s. part of a circle ; the sky Arch, a. chief ; mirthful, waggish, lively Arch, v. a. to build or cover with arches Ar'chaism, s. an ancient phrase Archa'ngel, s. a chief angel ; a plant Archangel'ic, a. belonging to archangels Archbish'op, s. the principal of the bishops Archde'acon, s. a bishop's deputy Archde'aconry, Archde'aconship, s. the of- fice or jurisdiction of an archdeacon Archduch'ess, s. the wife of an archduke Archdu'ke, s. a sovereign prince, grand duke Arch'edj part, vaulted, formed like an arch Arch'er, s. one who fights with a bow Arch'ery, s. the art of using a bow Ar'chetypal, a. belonging to the original Ar'chetype, s. the original, pattern, model Archiepis'copal,yter, s. a chief presbyter Arc'tic, a. northern, towards the north Arc'tic circle, s. that circle at which the northern frigid zone commences, being 23 degrees and 30 7 from the North Pole Arc'uate, v. a. to bend like an arch Arcus'tion, s. an arching, an incurvation Ar'dency, Ar'dentness, s. eagerness, zeal Ar'dent, a. zealous, affectionate ; fierce Ar'deutly, ad. eagerly, affectionately, fer- vently, zealously Ar'dour, s. warm affection, zeal, fervency Ar'Juous, a. difficult, laborious Are, the plural of the present tense of the verb to be A'rea, *- the superficial content of any thing; an open space before a building Arefac'tion, s. the state of growing dry Arena'cious, Arenc'se, a. sandy, full of sand I Ar'gent, a. silvery, white, shining like silver Ar'gil, s. potter's clay, fat, soft earth Argilla'ceous, Argil'lous, a. consisting of clay Ar'gol, s. the tartar or salt from wine lees Ar'gonauts, s. the companions of Jason in the ship ArgOf on the voyage to Colchis Argosy, j. a large merchant ship Ar'gue, v. a. to reason, to dispute, to debate Ar'gument, s. a controversy, the subject of any discourse or writing Argument'al, a. belonging to argument Argumentation, s. the act of reasoning Argumentative, a. replete with argument, disputatious, disposed to controversy Argu'te, a. subtle, witty, sharp, shrill A'rianism, '. the doctrine of Arius, who as- serted that Christ was not equal with the Father, nor even divine, but the first and greatest of created beings A'rid, a. dry, parched up, ploughed up Arid'ity,/. dryness ; insensibility in devotion A'ries, s. the ram ; a sign of the zodiac Ari'ght, ad. rightly, without mistake Ari'se, v. n . to rise up, to mount up Aristoc'racy, s. a form of government which lodges the supreme power in the nobles Aristocrat'ical, a. relating to aristocracy Arith'metic, s. the science of computation Arithmetical, a. according to the rule or method of arithmetic Arithmetician, s. one who professes the knowledge of arithmetic Ark, s. the name generally applied to that vessel in which Noah was preserved from the deluge Arm, j. the limb which reaches from the hand to the shoulder ; a branch of a tree ; an inlet of the sea Arm, v. to provide with or take up arms Arma'daj s. a large fleet of ships Armadil'lo, ;. a small animal like a hog Arm'ament, s. a naval force ; a storehouse Armil'lary, a. resembling a bracelet Armin'ianism, s. a doctrine so called from its founder Arminius, who contended for free-will, and universal redemption Armip'otentjtf. mighty in war, brave, bold Arm'istice, s. a short cessation of arms Arm'let, s. a small arm of the sea ; a bracelet Aimo'rial, a. belonging to the aims or es- cutcheons of a family Arm'ory, s. a place in which arms are de- posited for use ; ensigns armoiiai Arm'our, Arm'or, s. defensive arms to cover and defend the body Arm'ourer, s. one who makes or sells arms Arms, /. warlike weapons ; war in general ; the ensigns armorial of a family Ar'my, s. a large body of armed men i Aromat'ic, Aromat'ical, a. spicy, fragrant Arom'atize, v. a. to scent, to perfume J Aro'und, ad. prep, around, encompassing i Aro'use.-u. a. to awake, to raise up, to excite j Aro'w, ad. in a row, in a straight line I Aro'ynt, ad. be gone, depart, go away j Ar'quekuse, s. a hand-gun, a fusee I Arra'ck. s a spirit procured by distillation from a vegetable juice called teddy, which flows by incision out of the cocoa-nut tree i Arra'ign, v- a. to indict, to charge, to accuse I Arraignment, j. the act of accusing : a charge I Arra'nge, v. a. to set in order or place ' Arrangement, s. the act of putting iu order Ar'rant, a. very tad, notorious, real Ar'ras, s. rich tapestry or hangings Arra'y, *. order of battle ; dress ; ranking Arra'y, v. a. to put in order,to deck, to dress Arre'ar, Arre'arage, s- that part of an ac- count which remains unpaid, though due Arre'st. r. a. to seize on \ to obstruct..../, a legal caption or seizure of the person Arre't, s. the decision of a sovereign court Arrie're, s. the rear of an army Arri'val, s. the act of coming to a place Arri've, v. n. to come to a place, to reach ts Ar'rogance, s. great pride, presumption j Ar'rogant, a, very proud, presumptuous Ar'rogantly, ad. haughtily, saucily, proudly Ar'rogate, v. a. to exhibit unjust claims, prompted only by pride ; to assume, boast Ar'row, s. a pointed weapon shot from a bow Ar'senal, s. a repository- or magazine for all kinds of military stores Ar'seuic, ;. a poisonous mineral ATt, s. science, skill, dexterity, cunning Ar'tery, .<. a canal or tube which conveys the blood from the heart to all parts of the body Art'ful, a. cunning, dexterous, artificial Art'fully, ad. cunningly, slily, with art ASP 22 ASS Arthrit'ic, a gouty, relating to the joints Ar'tichoke, ;. an esculent plant Ar'ticle, s. one of the parts of speech ; a con- dition of a covenant ; a stipulation Ar'ticle, v. to settle the conditions of any agreement, to covenant with Artic'ulate, at rest Aslo'pe, ad. obliquely, with declivity Asp, s. a very venomous serpent ; a tree Asparagus, s. an esculent plant ) As'pect, s. look, air, appearance, view Asp'en, j. a kind of poplar tree, the leaves Of which always tremble As'perate, v. a. to make rough or uneven Asperity, s. roughness, harshness of speech Aspe'rse, v. a. to slander, to censure Asper'sion, j. a sprinkling; censure, calumny Asphal'tic, a. gummy, bituminous As'phodel, s. a kind of plant, a day lily As'pic, s. a very venomous serpent As'pirate, v. a. to pronounce fully or strong Aspira'tion, s. an ardent wish or desire; the acl of pronouncing with full breath Aspi're, v. n. to aim at, to desire eagerly Asqui'nt, ad. obliquely, not in the straight line of vision Ass, s. an animal of burden ; a stupid fellow Assa'il, v. a. to attack, to assault ; to address Assa'ilant, s. one who attacks or invades Assass'in, Assass'inator, s. a secret murderer Assassinate, . to gain, to overtake, to arrive at Attainable, a. that which may be attained Attain'der, t. the act of attainting in law ; taint, soil, disgrace Attainment, s. an acquisition, a quality Atta'int, ix a. to dishonour, to corrupt Attemper, Attemp'erate, v. a. to mingle, to soften, to regulate, to proportion Atte'mpt, v. a. to try, to endeavour, to essay Atte'ndj-y. to wait for, or give attendance to ; to regard with attention ; to accompany Attendance, s. the act of waiting on another Attend 'ant, s. one who attends another...*?, accompanying as consequential Attention, s- the act of attending, close ap- plication of the mind to any thing Attentive, a. heedful, regardful, intent Atten'uant, a. making thin or slender Atten'uate, v. a. to make slender, to dilute Atte'st, v. a. to bear witness of, to invoke Attestation, s. testimony, witness, evidence At'tic, a. fine, elegant, just, elevated Atti're, s. clothes, dress, habit ; a stag's horns Atti're, -y. a. to dress, to habit, to array At'titude, 5. posture, gesture, action Attor'ney, s. one who is deputed to act and be responsible for another, particularly in affairs of law Attra'ct, v. a. to allure, draw to, to entice Attrae'tion, s- the power of drawing Attractive, a. inviting, alluring, enticing Attributable, a. that which may be ascribed or imputed Attribute, s. a quality inherent in a person or thing, as we say, omniscience, omni- presence, are attribute; of God A V O 24- A W K Attribute, v. a, to impute or ascribe to Attrition, s. the act of wearing things by- rubbing one against another; slight grief for sin ; the lowest degree of repentance Attu'ne, v. a. to tune, to make musical Ava'il, v. a. to profit, to promote, to assist Available, a. profitable, advantageous, valid Avznt' -guard, s. the van or front of an army Av'arice, s. covetousness, niggardliness Avari'cious, a. covetous, greedy, mean Ava'st, ad . hold, stop, stay, enough Ava'unt, inter, begone ; word of abhorrence Au'burn, a. brown, of a fine tan colour Auc'tion, s. a public sale of goods by bidding Auctioneer, s. the manager of an auction Aucupa'tion, s. the act of bird-catching Auda'cious, a. impudent, daring, bold, saucy Auda'ciousness, Auda'city, s. boldness, im- pudence, spirit, rashness Aud'ible, a. that may be distinctly heard Aud'ience,j. an assemblage of persons to hear any thing; the reception of, or granting a hearing to a person •, an interview Au'dit, s. a final account...!;, a. to take a final account, to examine, to scrutinize Au'ditors of the Exchequer, s. officers who settle the Exchequer accounts Au'ditory, s. an assembly of hearers ; a place where lectures, &c are heard Ave'nge, v. a. to revenge, to punish Av'enue, s. an entrance to a place ; an alley or walk of trees leading to a house Aver', v. a. to affirm, to assert, to declare Av'erage, s. the mean, or medium of any- given quantities in commerce, a duty paid by merchants Aver'ment, s. establishment by evidence Aver'nat, s. a sort of grape Ave'rse, a. contrary to, not favourable to Aver'sion, s. hatred, dislike, antipathy Ave'rt, v. a. to turn aside, to keep off Aug'er,j.a carpenter's tool to bore holes with Aught, pron. any thing Augment, v. a. to increase, to add, to enlarge Augmenta'tion, s. the act of increasing Aug'ur, s. a soothsayer or diviner....^;, to guess, to conjecture by signs Aug'ury, s. the foretelling events to come by the flight, feeding, &c. of birds Augu'st, a. noble, grand, magnificent, holy Au'gust, s. the eighth month in the year A'viary, s. a place enclosed to keep birds Avid'ity, s. greediness, eagerness, anxiousness Aui'ic, a. belonging to a court, royal Auln, s. a French measure containing 48 gallons ; likewise in length an ell Aunt, !. a father's or mother's sister Av'ocate, v. a- to call away, to call from Avoca'tion, s. the act of calling off or aside Avo'id, v. to shun, to escape, to retire Avoirdupo'is, s. a weight most commonly in use, containing 16 ounces to the pound Avola'tion, s. the act of flying away Avou'ch, v. a. to assert, to affirm, to justi- fy ...s. declaration, evidence Avo'w, v. a. to declare, to assert, to profess Avow'al, s. a positive or open declaration Aure'lia, s. a term used for the first change of a maggot before it becomes a fly ; chrysalis Au'ricle, s. the external ear; two appendages of the heart covering its two ventricles Auric'ula, /. a very beautiful flower Auric'ular, a. within hearing, told in secret Auriferous, a. having or producing gold Auro'ra, s. poetically, the morning ; an herb Auro'ra Borea'Hs, s. a luminous meteor, fre- quently visible in the northern hemi- sphere, generally called northern lights Au'spice, s. an omen ; prote&ion, influence Auspi'cious, a. prosperous, fortunate, happy Auste're, a. severe, rigid, harsh, stern Auster'ity, s. severity, cruelty ; mortified life, sourness of temper, harsh discipline Au'stral, a. tending to the south, southern Authentic, a. genuine, original, proveable Authenticate, v. a. to establish by proof Authenticity, s. authority, genuineness Au'thor, ;. the first beginner of a thing; the writer of a book, opposed to a compiler Authoritative, a. having authority, positive Authority, s. legal power, influence, rule Au'thorize, v. a. to give authority, to justify Autog'raphy, s. an original writing Autom'aton, s. a machine which possesses the power of motion without any continu- ed assistance, as a clock, watch, &c. Autom'atous, a. having the power of motion in itself Autop'sy, s. ocular demonstration Autop'tical, a. perceived by one's own eyes Aut'umn, \r. the third season of the year Autum'nal, a. belonging to autumn Avul'sion, /. pulling one thing from another Auxiliary, a. helping, aiding, assisting Auxil'iaries, s. troops called upon, in virtue of a treaty, to assist another nation, &c. Awa'it, v. a. to expect, to wait for, to attend Awa'ke, v. to rouse from sleep, to put into new action...a. not sleeping, without sleep Awa'rd,^. fl.to adjudge, to determine, to give Awa'rd, s. a sentence, a determination Awa're, a. vigilant, attentive, cautious Awa'y, arf. absent ; let us go ; begone Awe, s. dread, fear, respect, reverence Aw'ful, a. that which strikes with awe, or fills with reverence ; terrible ; worshipful Aw'fulness, s. quality of striking with awe Awha'pe; v. a. to strike, to confound Awhi'le, ad. for some space of time Awk'ward, a. uupolite, clumsy, unhandy BAG 2 5 A L AwL, /.a sharp instrument to make holes Awme, s. a Dutch measure answering to what in England is called a tierce, or one-seventh of an English ton Awn'ing, s. any covering spread over a ship or boat to keep off the heat or wet Awo'ke, the preterite from awake Awry', ad. obliquely, asquint, unevenly Axe, s. an instrument used to chop wood Ax'iom, s. a maxim or proposition, which being self-evident, cannot be made plainer by demonstration Ax'is, /. a real or imaginary line, which passes directly through the centre of any thing that revolves on it Ax'Le, Axletree, s. the piece of timber on which the wheels of a carriage turn Ay, ad. yes, used to affirm the truth Aye, ad. always, forever, once more Azimuth, s. the azimuth of the sun or any star is an arch between the meridian of the place and any given vertical line ; an astronomical instrument A'zure, s. light or faint blue j sky-coloured B BTHE second letter in the alphabet, is a frequently used as an abbreviation, as in B. A. Bachelor of Arts, B. L. Bach- elor of Laws Ba'a, v. n. to bleat or cry like a sheep Ba'al, s a Canaanitish idol Bab'ble, v. n. to talk idly, to tell secrets Bab'bler, s. an idle talkative person, a prattler Babe, Ba'by, s. a young child of either sex Baboo'n, s. a large species of monkey Bac'cated,a. beset with pearls ; having berries Bacchana'lian, /. a drunken riotous person Bac'chanals, s. drunken riots or revels Bach'elor, s. an unmarried man ; one who takes his first degree at the university ; a knight of the lowest order Back, j. the hinder part of a thing Back, v. a. to mount a horse ; to second, to justify, to strengthen, to maintain Back'bite, v. a. to censure an absent person Back'biter, /. one who slanders secretly Back'ed,ptf7-r. seconded, supported, mounted Backgam'mon, s. a game with dice and tables Backsli'der, s. an apostate Back'stays, s. ropes which keep the masts from pitching forward Eack'sword, s. a sword with one sharp edge Back'ward, a. unwilling, dull, sluggish Back'wardly, ad. unwillingly, sluggishly Ea'con, s. the flesh of a hog, salted and dried Bad, a. ill, wicked, hurtful, vicious, sick Bad, or Bade, pret. of to bid Badge, s. a mark or token of distinction Badg'er, s. an animal resembling a hog and dog ; a man who buys and sells corn Baffle, v. a. to elude, deceive, to confound Bag, s. a sack ; a purse ; an ornament ; an udder ; a purse of silk, tied to men's hair Bagatelle, s. a thing of no import, a trifle Engage, s. the luggage of an army ; a term for a worthless woman Ba^n'io, /. warm bath j house of ill famfe C Bag'pipe, s. a Scotch musical instrument Bail, s. surety given for another's appearance Bail, v. a. to give bail, to admit to bail Ba'ilable, a. that maybe set at liberty by bail Ba'iliff, s. an off csr who puts in force an arrest ; a land steward ; a magistrate Ba'iiiwick, i. the jurisdiction of a bailiff Bait, s. a temptation, a refreshment ; a lure Bait, v. to bait the hook in angling ; to take refreshment on a journey ; to set dogs upon Baize, s. a coarse kind of nappy cloth Bake, v. to harden by fire ; to dress victuals in an oven Bal'ance, i. a pair of scales ; the difference of an account ; the beating part of a watch ; in astronomy, a constellation J Bal ance, v. to make equal, to settle ; to hesitate, to fluctuate I Balco'ny, /. a small gallery of wood or stone on the outside of a house Bald, a. without hair ; inelegant, unadorned Bal'derdash, s. a rude mixture ; confused or illiterate discourse Bald'ness, s . want of hair ; nakedness Bal'dric, s . a girdle, a belt ; the zodiac ! Bale, /. goods packed for carriage ; misery j Baleful, a. full of misery, sorrowful, sad I Balk, j. disappointment ; a great beam or rafter ; a ridge of unploughed land ! Balk, Baulk, v. to disappoint of, to miss of ; Ball, s. any thing round ; a globe ; an enter- tainment of dancing ! Ballad, s. a common or trifling song ; an air | Ballast, s. weight placed in the bottom of a ship, or any other body, to prevent its oversetting. ..v. to keep any thing steady | Bal'let, s- an historical dance ! Ballo'on, /. a large vessel used in chymistry : a ball on the top of a pillar : a globe made of silk, &c which being inflated with gas, rises into the air with any weight attached to it proportionate to its ^ize BAR 26 BAR Ballot, s. a ball or ticket used in giving votes privately..."*;, a. to choose by ballot Balm, s. the name of a plant...t>. a. to sooth Balm'y, a. having the qualities of balm ; soothing, soft ; fragrant, odoriferous Bal'neary, s. a bathing room, bath Bal'sam, s. an ointment ; a shrub Balsam'ic, a. mitigating, softening, healing Bal'uster, s. a small pillar, or column Balustrade, s. a row of small pillars Bamboo', *. an Indian cane, or measure Bamboo'zle, v. a. to trick, deceive, to cheat Ban, s . a public notice, a curse, interdiction Bana'na-;rrc, s. a kind of plantain Band, s. a bandage or tie ; an ornament worn round the neck ; a company Band'age, s. a fillet ; a roller for a wound Bandbox, s. a thin slight box Ban'delet, s. in architecture, a fiat moulding Bandit'ti, s. outlaws, robbers, plunderers Bandole'ers, s. small wooden cases, each of them containing powder that is a sufficient charge for a musket Ban'dy, v. a. to toss to and fro, to give and take reciprocally ; to contend at a game Ban'dy, a. crooked.,.;, a crooked stick Bzn'dy-legged, a. having crooked legs Bane, s. mischief, ruin, poison...i>. to poison Ba'neful, a. poisonous, hurtful Bang, i. a blow, a thump...-!*, to beat Ban'ians, s. a particular sect in India, who hold a metempsychosis, and abstain from animal food Ban'ish, v. a. to send or drive away Ban'ishment, s. transportation, exile Bank, s. the side of a river $ a little hill ; a shoal in the sea ; a repository where money is occasionally lodged Bank-fa'//, s. a note for money in the bank Bank'er,/. one who receives money in trust Bank'rupt, s. one who being unable to satis- fy his creditors, surrenders his effects Bankruptcy, s. the state of a bankrupt Ban'ner, ;. a military standard or flag Ban'neret, s. a knight created in the field of battle Eannia'n, s. a light undress, a morning gown Ban'nock, s. a loaf or cake of oatmeal Ban'quet,*. a grand entertainment of feasting Ban'sticle, s. a very small prickly fish Ban'ter, v. a. to rally, play upon, ridicule, jeer Bant'ling, s. a young child, an infant Bap'tism, s. the first sacrament of the Chris- tian church, by which we are admitted to partake of all its privileges Baptis'mal, a. relating to baptism Bap'tist, Bapti'zer, s. one who christens Bap'tistry, s. a font, or place for baptizing at Bar, v. to secure, or fasten any thing with a b.ar ; to hinder or obstruct Bar, s. a long piece of wood or iron ; the place assigned for lawyers to plead ; a partition at which criminals are placed during trial ; a shallow at the entrance of an harbour ; a hinderance ; in music, a perpendicular line through the note lines ; a small room in a tavern, &c. Barb, s. a Barbary horse ; a beard ; the points which stand backward in an arrow or fishing-hook Barb, v. a. to furnish horses with armour ; to shave the beard ; to point an arrow Bar'bacan, s. a fortification before the walls of a town, an opening in the wall for guns Barb'acue, s. a hog dressed whole with spices Barba'rian, s. a rude, uncivilized person, a savage, a person without pity Barbar'ic, a. foreign, far-fetched Barb'arism, /. ignorance, inhumanity ; an uncouth manner of speaking or writing Barbar'ity, s. inhumanity, cruelty Barb'arous, a. rude, uncivilized, ignorant, inhuman, cruel ; unacquainted with arts Barb'ed, part. a. furnished with armour ; bearded or jagged with hooks Barb'el, s. a large fish ; superfluous fleshy knots growing in the mouth of a horse Barb'er, s. one whose trade is to shave Bar'berry-frtt 1 , s. the name of a prickly shrub Bard, s . a poet Bare, a. naked, poor, lean, unadorned Ba'refaced, «. shameless, impudent Ba'rely, ad. nakedly ; openly ; merely Bar'gain, s. a contract or agreement j a thing bought or sold ; stipulation Bar'gain, v. n. to make a contract for the sale or purchase of any thing Barge, s. a large boat for pleasure or trade Baril'la, s. potashes used in making glass Bark, j» the rind of a tree ; a small ship Bark, v. to make a noise like a dog or wolf; to clamour at ; to strip trees of their bark Bark'er, s. one that clamours, a snarler Bar'ley, s. corn used in making beer Bar'ley-a>m, s. a grain of barley, in meas- urement the third part of an inch Barm, j. yeast, used to make drink ferment Barn, s. a storehouse for corn, &c. Barn'acle, s. a kind of shell-fish which ad- heres to wood,&c. in the water; a bird like a goose ; an iron instrument to hold a horse by the nose during an operation of farriery Barom'eter, s. an instrument to measure the weight of, and variations in, the at- mosphere, in order chiefly to determine the changes of the weather Baromet'rical, a. relating to a barometer _ Bar'on, s. a rank in nobility next to a V&- count ; two sirloins of beef Bar'oness, s. a baron's lady B A S 27 B E A Bar'onet, s. the lowest title that is heredita- ry, next in rank to a baron Bar'ony, s. the lordship whence a baron de- rives his title Bar'cscope, s. an instrument to shew the weight of the atmosphere Ear'racan, s. a strong, thick kind of camelot Bar'rack, s. a building to quarter soldiers in Bar'rator, s. an encourager of lawsuits ; a wrangler Bar'ratry, s. foul practice in law ; a fraud committed by seamen on merchants' goods Bar'reJ, s. a round wooden vessel ; the hol- low tube of a gun ; a cylinder Bar'ren, a. unfruitful, not prolific, steril, unmeaning, uninventive, dull Ear'renness, s. sterility, want of invention Barrica'de, -v. a. to secure a place, to fortify B?.r'ricade, Barrica'do, s. a fortification, an obstruction, a bar to prevent admittance Bar'rier, /. a boundary, a defence, a bar to mark the limits of a place Bar'rister, s. a pleader at the bar, an advocate Ear'row, s. a small hand carriage to convey fruit, herbs, &c. a small mount of earth under which bodies were anciently depos- ited ; a hog Bar'ter, v. a. to give any thing in exchange Bar'ter, s. the aft or practice of trafficking Base, s. the foundation of any thing ; a rustic play ; the pedestal of a statue Ease, a. vile, mean, low ; metal below the standard ; in music, deep, grave Base'ness, /. vileness, meanness, bastardy Easha'w, s. a governor or viceroy under the grand seignior ; a proud, imperious person Eash'ful, a. timid, modest, coy, shamefaced Ba'sil, j. the name of a plant ; the edge of a joiner's tool ; a kind of leather Ba'sil, v. a. to grind the edge of a tool Basil'icon, s. a kind of ointment Bas'iiisk, s. a kind of serpent, a cockatrice, said to kill by looking; a piece of ordnance Ba'sin, Ba'son, s. a small vessel to hold wa- ter ; a deck where ships may float in safe- ty ; a small por.d Ba'sis, s. the foundation of any thing ; the lowest of the three principal parts of a column, which are the basis, shaft, and capital ; the foot,-the pedestal Bask, v. to lie in the heat of the sun, or fire Bas'ket, s. a vessel made of twigs or rushes Bass, s. a mat used to kneel on in churches ...a. in music, grave, deep Bas'set, s. a certain game at cards Bassoo'n, s. a musical wind instrument Bass-relief, or Basso-relievo, ;. raised work Bas'tard, s. a child born out of wedlock Bas'tardize, v. to declare a child illegiti- mate ; to beget a bastard Baste, v. a. to beat with a stick ; to pour butter on meat whilst roasting ; to sew in a slight manner Bas'tile, /. formerly a state prison in France ; it is now destroyed Bastina'de, Bastina'do, v. a. to punish a person by striking the soles of his feet with a cudgel Bas'tion, s. a huge mass of earth standing from a rampart ; a bulwark, a fortress Bass-viol, s. a fiddle for the bass Bat, s. a flattened club to strike a ball with ; an animal resembling a mouse, which flies with membranes distended like wings B3t-fowling,j. bird-catching in the night-time Batch, s a quantity of any thing baked at one time ; any quantity made at once Bate, 17. to lessen, to remit, to lower a price Bath, s. a place to bathe in ; a measure Bathe, v. a. to wash in a bath ; to soften Bat'let, s. a square wooden Instrument used for besting linen Batoo'n, s. a staff or club ; a truncheon borne by a marshal in an army Battal'ia, s. battle array, order of battle Battal'ion, /. a body of foot soldiers, in num- ber from SOO to 800 men; a division of an army Bat'ten, s. a narrow- board ; a scantling Bat'ten, v. to fatten, to fertilize, to grow fat Bat'ter, s. a mixture of flour, eggs, rnilk 9 and salt.. .a*, to beat, to beat dawn Bat'tering-ram, s. a military engine, for- merly used to batter down Walls, having a head resembling a ram's Bat'tery, s. a raised work on which cannons are mounted ; in law, a violent assault Bat'tle, s. a fight between fleets or armies Bat'tle-flrr«y, s. s. form or order of battle Bat'tleaxe, s. a weapon like an axe ; a bill Bat'tledoor,;. a flat instrument used to strike shuttlecocks with Bat'tlement, s. a wall indented en the top of buildings ; a breastwork Baube'e, s. in Scotland a halfpenny Bav'in, s. a bundle of small wood, a faggot Bau'ble, ;. a trifle, a trinket,?, plaything Bawl, v. to call out, cry cut, to speak loud Baw'rel, s. a kind of hawk Bay,/, a road where ships may anchor; a tree ; a term in architecture. ...#. chesnut colour Bay, -v. to batk as a dog ; to surround Bay-salt, s. salt made from sea-water expos- ed to the sun, so named from its colour Bz.y-tree, /. the female laurel Bay'onet, s. a dagger fixed to a musket Bays, s. an honorary crown or garland Bdel'lium, s. an aromatic gum Be, v. n. to have existence, to exit Beach, s. the sea shore, the strand, the Beast B E C B E H Be'acon, s. an edifice on an eminence, where signs are made to direct seamen Bead, s. a small glass ornament, with which necklaces, and monkish rosaries, are made ; any globular body Be'adle, s. an inferior officer in a parish, uni- versity, or trading company Be'agle, s. a small hound to hunt hares Beak, s. the bill of a bird j a promontory Beak'er, s. a cup with a spout formed like the beak of a bird Beam, s. the principal piece of timber which supports a building ; the balance of a pair of scales ; a ray of light ; the pole of a chariot ; the horn of a stag Beam, v. n. to emit rays or beams Bean, s. a well known kind of pulse Bear, s. a rough, savage animal ; a rude un- polished man ; the name of two constella- tions, tailed the greater and /mbearj in the tail of the less bear is the pole star Bear, v. to carry a load, to support, to keep from fulling ; to carry in remembrance ; to endure ; to press ; to be fruitful Btard, s. hair which grows on the chin and lips ; the barb of an arrow or hook Beard'less, a. having no beard j youthful Bear'er, s. a carrier of any thing, a supporter Bear'-garden, s. any place of tumult Bear'ing, s. the situation of any place, both as to distance and direction ; gesture Beast, s. an irrational animal ; a brutal man Be'astly, a. nasty, filthy, obscene Beat, v. to strike ; to conquer ; to throb Beatific, Beatifical, a. blissful, the making happy or blessed, belonging to the happy Bcatifica'tion, s. an acknowledgment made by the Pope and his consistory, that the person beatified is in heaven, and may be reverenced as blessed Beat'ify, v.a.to bless with celestial enjoyment Beat'ing, s. correction by blows Beat'itude, s. blessedness, happiness, felicity Beau, s. a coxcomb, a fop, a man of dress Be'aver, s. an animal, otherwise named the Castor, amphibious, and remarkable for his art in building his habitation ; a hat made of its fur ; the part of a helmet which covers the face Eeau'teous,Beau'tiful,<*. fair, elegant, lovely Beau'tifully, ad. in a beautiful manner Beau'tify, v. a. to adorn, to embellish Beau'ty, s. that assemblage of graces which pleases the eye ; a beautiful person Becafi'co, s. a small bird, the fig-eater Beca'use, con. on this account that, for this reason that Beca'Im, v. a. to still, to quiet the mind Beca'me,the preterite of become Beck, s. a sign with the hand or head, a nod Beck'on, v. n. to make a sign with the hand Beco'me, v. to be fit, to be suitable to the person ; to enter into some state Becom'ing, a. graceful, pleasing, elegant Becom'ingness, j. elegant congruity Bed, s. a place to sleep on ; a division in a garden in which seeds are sown ; the channel of a river ; a layer, a stratum Bedabble, v. a. to besprinkle, to wet Bedag'gle,Bedrag'gle, v. a. to trail in the dirt Beda'wb, -v. a. to dawb, to besmear Bed'ding, s . the materials belonging to a bed Bede'ck, v. a. to deck, to adorn, to embellish Bede'w, v. a. to moisten gently as with dew Bede-house, s. an hospital or alms-house Bed'lam, s. an hospital for lunatics Bed'lamite, j. a madman, a noisy person Bed'rid, a. confined to the bed by violent sickness or extreme old age Bed'stead, s. the frame which supports a bed Bee, s. an insect which produces honey j an industrious, careful person Beech, /. the name of a large tree Beecb'en, a. consisting of the wood of beech Beef, s. the flesh of an ox, bull, or cow Beef-eater, s. a yeoman of the guard Beer, s. a liquor made of malt and hops Beet, s. the name of a garden plant Bee'tle, s. an insect ; a large heavy mallet Beeves, /. black cattle, oxen Befa'll, v. n. to happen, to come to pass Befi't, v. a. to be suitable to, to become Befo're, prep, further onward, not behind ; in the presence of ; prior to, sooner Befo'rehand, ad. in a state of anticipation, previously, at first Befo'ul, v. a. to soil, to dirty, to make foul Befrie'nd, v. a. to favour, to be kind to Beg, v. to ask alms, to entreat, to petition Bege't, v. a. to generate, to produce Beg'gar, s. one who lives by begging Beg'garly, a. in want, stingy.. .ad. meanly Beg'gary, s. great want, indigence, poverty Begi'n, v. to enter upon, to commence Begin'ning, s. the first original or cause, the first part, the rudiments or first grounds Begi'rd, v. a. to gird, bind round, shut up Bego'ne, inter, get away ! go hence ! Bego't, Begot'ten, part. pass, of to beget Begri'me, v. a. to soil, to dirty with soot Begui'le, v. a. to cheat, to impose on, to amuse, to deceive pleasingly, to evade Begu'n, part. pass, of to begin Beha'lf, s. favour, support, vindication Beha've, v. n. to demean, to aft, to conduct Beha'viour, s. conduct, course of life Behe'ad, v. a. to kill by cutting off the head Behe'ld, part. pass, from to behold Behe'moth, s. the river horse ; hippopotamus Behe'st, s. a command, order, precept BEN 29 BET Behi'nd, prep, at the back of another, fol- lowing another, remaining after another's departure ; inferior to another Behindhand, ad. late in time, in arrears Beho'ld, v. a. to look upon, to view, to see ...inter, see ! lo ! Behold'en, part. a. obliged in gratitude Behoo'f, s. profit, advantage Behoo've, Beho've, v. n. to be fit, to become Be'ing, s. existence ; a particular state or condition ; the person existing Belabour, v. a. to beat soundly, to thump Bela'ted, a. too late, benighted Bela'y, v. a. to lay wait for; with seamen, to make fast a rope Belch, v. n. to eject wind from the stomach Bel'dam, s . a hag, a scolding woman Belea'guer, v. a. to besiege, to block up Bei'frey, ;. a place where bells hang Beli'e, v. a. to slander, to calumniate Belie'f, s. persuasion, opinion ; creed ; a form containing the articles of faith Belie've, v. to credit, to trust, to think true Belie'ver,/. a professor of Christianity Beli'ke, ad. probably, perhaps, likely Bell, s. a hollow sounding vessel Belle, s. a gay, dressy young woman TSelles-Let'tres, s. polite literature Belli'gerent, a. engaged in war Bell-metal, s. a mixture of copper and pewter Bel'Iow, v. n. to roar like a bull, or the sea ; to clamour, to vociferate Bel'lows, s. an instrument to blow the fire Bel'ly, s. the lower part of the body Bel'man, s. he whose business it is to pro- claim any thing in towns, and to gain at- tention by ringing his bell Belo'ng, v. n. to appertain to, to be the pro- perty of, to have relation to Belov'ed, a. lovely, dear to, valued much Belo'w, ad., lower in place, inferior Belt, s. a girdle, a sash, a cincture Belwe'ther, ;. a sheep which leads the flock with a bell on his neck Bemi're, v. a. to soil, to daub with mire Bemo'an, v. a. to lament, to bewail Bench, s. a seat to sit on ; a tribunal of jus- tice ; justices sitting on the bench Bench'er, s. a senior in the inns of court Bend, v. a. to crook, to bow ; to subdue Bend'able, a. that which may be incurvated Bene'ath, /»-£/>. under, lower in place, lower in excellence ; unworthy of Benedict'ine, s. a monk of that order, named after its founder St. Benedict Benedic'tion, s. a blessing ; an acknowledg- ment for blessings received Benefac'tion,/. a charitable gift, a benefit Benefac'tor, Beaefac'tress, s. a man or wo- man who does ads of kindness, a patron C 2 Ben'efice, s. a church living, a benefit Beneficence, s. generosity, active goodness Eenefi'cent, a. kind, obliging, doing good Benefi'cial, a. advantageous, useful Benefi'ciary, s. one who holds a benefice Ben'efit, s. kindness, advantage, use Benev'olence,/. disposition to good ; charity Benev'olent, a. kind, good, affectionate Benga'l, s. a slight Indian cotton Beni'ghted,prtr/. overtaken by the night Beni'gn, a. kind, generous, wholesome Benig'nity, s. graciousness, kindness Ben'ison, /. a blessing, a benediction Bent, ;. the state of being bent ; declivity ; inclination, disposition, fixed purpose Benu'mb, v. a. to make torpid, to stupify Ben'zoin, s. a medicinal kind of resin, vul- garly called Benjamin Beque'ath, v. a. to give by will, to leave Beque'st, s. something left by will Bere'ave, v. a. to deprive of; to take away Ber'gamot, /. a kind of pear ; an essence or perfume ; a sort of scented snuff Be'rgmote, s. a court held to determine mat- ters relating to mines and miners Ber'lin, s. a coach of a particular construc- tion, first used at Berlin Ber'nardines, s. an order of monks, so named from their founder St. Eernard Ber'ry, s. a small fruit of several kinds Ber'yl, s. a precious stone of a greenish cast Bese'ech, v. a. to beg, to entreat, to implore Bese'em, v. n. to become, to befit Bese't, v. a. to waylay, to perplex, to harass Beshre'w, v. to curse, to happen ill to Besi'de, Besi'des,pr. over and above, near Eesie'ge, v. a. to beleaguer, to lay siege to Besme'ar, v. a. to soil, to daub or smear over Besmu't, v. a. to blacken with smut Be'som, s. a broom to sweep with Beso't, v. a. to infatuate, stupify with liquor Bespan'gle, v. a. to decorate with spangles Bespat'ter, v. a. to splash with dirt ; to slander, to asperse with reproach Bespe'akjZ'. a. to order, to address, to shew Bespo't, v. a. to mark with spots, to variegate Besprin'kle, v. a. to sprinkle over,tomoisteu Best, a. most good, most preferable Best'ial, a. like a beast, brutish, carnal Besti'r, v. a. to move quickly, to hastens | Besco'w, v. a. to apply, to confer upon Bestre'w, v. a. to strew or scatter about Bestri'de, v. a. to get across any thing Bet, s. a wager. ..v. to lay a wager Beta'ke, v. a. to take, to have recourse to Bethi'nk, v. n. to recollect, to reflect Beti'de, v. n. to happen, to befall, to come Beti'mes, ad. early, soon, seasonably Be'tle, s. an Indian plant, called water pepper Beto'ten, v. a, to signify, to fores-hew 30 BIS Bet'ony, s. the name of a plant Betra'y, v. a. to deliver up treacherously; to divulge a secret, to discover Betro'th, v. a. to give or receive a contract of marriage ; to affiance Bet'ter, a. superior, improved, more good Betwe'en, Betwi'xt, prep, in the middle Bev'el, s. in masonry, a kind of square rule Bev'erage, s- drink, liquor to be drunk Bev'y, s. a fiock of birds ; a company Bewa'il, v. a. to bemoan, to lament Bewa're, v. n. to be cautious, to take care of Bewil'der, v. a. to mislead, to puzzle Bewi'tch, v. a. to injure by witchcraft, to charm, to fascinate, to please irresistibly Bewra'y, v. a. to discover, to betray Bey, s . a Turkish governor Beyo'nd, prep, farther onward than, remote from, on the farther side of, above Bez'el, Bez'il, s. that part of a ring in which the diamond or stone is fixed Bez'oar,-* . a medicinal stone from the East Bezoar'dic, a. compounded with bezoar Bian'gulous, a. having two corners or angles Bi'as, s. inclination, bent ; a weight lodged on one side of a bowl, propension Bi'as, v. a. to prepossess, to incline partially Bib, s. a piece of linen to pin before a child Biba'cious, a. much addicted to drinking Bib'ber, s. a tippler, a toper, a sot Bi'ble, s. the sacred volume in which are con- tained the revelations of God Bib'lical, a. relating to the bible or divinity Bib'ulous, s. spungy, that drinks moisture Bice, s. a blue colour used in painting Bick'er, v. n. to skirmish, to wrangle Bid, v. to command ; to offer a price Bid'den, part, invited, commanded Bid'der, s. one who offers or proposes a price Bid'ding, s. a command, order, charge Bide, v. to dwell, to continue, to endure Bident'al, a. having two teeth Bi'ding, s. an abode, residence, stop, stay Bien'nial, a. continuing for two years Bier, s. a frame used for carrying the dead Bie'stings, s. the first milk after calving Bifa'rious, a. twofold, double ; doubtful Bi'ferous, a. bearing fruit twice a year Bifid, Bif'idated, a. opening with a cleft Big, a. large, great, swoln, pregnant Big'amy, s. having two wives at once Big'gin, s. a kind of cap for a child Big'ot, s- a zealot, one devoted to a party Big'otry, s. blind zeal, superstition Bil'ander, s. a small vessel, broad and flat, used for the carriage of goods Bil'berries, s. small purple-coloured berries Bil'b oes, s. a sort of stocks on board a ship Sile, s. a thick bitter liquor collected in the gall-bladder j a painful swelling Bilge, s. the breadth of a ship's bottom Bil'ingsgate, s. foul language, a scold Bil'ious, a. full of bile, choleric Bilk, v. a. to cheat, to over-reach, to defraud Bill, s. the beak of a bird, a kind of hatchet ; an account of money ; an act of parlia- ment ; an advertisement Bill of exchange, s. a note which authorizes the bearer to demand a sum of money at a certain place Bill of parcels, s. an account delivered by the seller, to the buyer, of goods Bill, v. to caress ; to kiss as doves ; topublish Bil'let, s. a small log of wood ; a note, a let- ter ; a small paper Bil'let, v. a. to quarter soldiers Bil'let-^owx', s. a short love-letter, a card Bil'iiards, s. a game with balls and sticks Bil'low, s. a large hollow rolling wave Bin, s. a repository for wine, corn, &c Bi'nary, a. double ; two and two Bind, v. to confine with bonds, to oblige by stipulation ; to make costive ; to contract Bind, s. a species of hops ; a quantity Bind'ing, s. a fastening ; covering of books with leather ; a bandage Bi'nocle, s. a telescope with two tubes, thro* which an object may be seen with both. eyes Binoc'ular, a. having two eyes Biog'rapher,*. a writer of persons' Iive3 Biog'raphy, s. a history or writing of lives Bi'parous, a. bringing forth two at a birthv Bi'partite ,a. divided or cleft in two parts Bipar'tition, s . the art of dividing in two Bi'ped, j. an animal having only two feet Biped'al, a. two feet in length Bipen'nated, a. having two wings Bipet'alous, a. tonsistingof two flower-leaves Birch, s. 2l tree common in England ; a rod Bird, s. a name applied to all fowls Bird'lime, s. a glutinous substance used to entangle the feet of small birds Bir'gander, j, a fowl of the goose kind Birt, s. a fish resembling a turbot Birth, s. the act of coming into life ; lineage j extraction ; rank inherited by descent Birth'right, s. the rights and privileges to which a person is born Birth'wort, s. the name of a plant Bis'cuit, s. a kind of hard flat bread, &c. Bise'ct, v. a. to divide into two equal parts Bish'op, s. one of the head order of the clergy who has the charge of a diocess ; a liquor composed of oranges, wine, sugar, &c. Bish'opric, s. the diocess of a bishop Bis'muth, s. a hard, white, brittle mineral Bissex'tile, i. leap year ; every fourth year Bis'son, a. blind, deprived of sight Bis'toury, s. a chirurgical incision knife Bisul'cous, a. clovea-footed BLE 31 B L U Bit, s. the iron mouth-piece of a bridle : a srAall piece of anything ; a Spanish silver coin, value seven pence halfpenny Bite, s. the act of a fish that takes the bait ; a Cheat, trick; a sharper; seizure by the teeth I Bite,?;. a. to separate or pierce with the teeth ; ] to cut, to wound ; to cheat ; to trick Bitt'acle, s. a frame of timber in the steer- j age, where the compass is placed Bit'ter, a. of a hot, acrid, and biting taste ; sharp, cruel, severe, keen, satirical Bit'tern, s. a bird of the heron kind Bit'terness, s. a bitter taste ; malice ; grief Bitu'men, s. a fat, unctuous matter Bitu'minous, a. compounded of bitumen Bi'zantine, s. apiece of geld valued at I si. which the king offereth on high festivals Blab, v. to tell a secret, to tattle, to tell tales Black, a. dark, cloudy, mournful, wicked Black, s. a negro ; the dark colour; mourning Black'en, v. a. to make black ; to defame Black'guard, s. a dirty fellow, a scoundrel Black-rod, ;. the usher belonging to the Order of the Garter ; he is usher of parliament Black'smith, /. a smith who works in iron Blad'der, s. urinary vessel ; a bag ; a pustule Blade, s. the spire of grass before it seeds ; the green shoots of corn ; the sharp or cutting part of an instrument ; a gay man Blain, s. a pustule, an ulcer, a boil, a blister Blame, s. imputation of a fault, offence Blame, v. a. to censure, to reproach Bla'meable, a. deserving censure, guilty Bla'meless, a. innocent, guiltless, upright Blanch, v. to whiten ; to peel almonds ; to evade, to shift ; to omit, to obliterate Bland, a. soft, mild, gentle, kind Bland'ish,*;. a. to smooth ; to wheedle Bland'ishment, s. soft speeches, flattery Blank, s. a void space ; a disappointment Blank, a. white, unwritten ; dull, confused Blank-verse , s. verse without rhyme Blank'et, s. a woollen cover for a bed ; a pear Blasphe'me, v. a. to speak blasphemy Blas'phemous, a. very profane, very wicked Blas'phemously, ad. impiously, irreverently Blas'phemy, s. indignity offered to God Blast, j. a gust of wind; the sound made by a wind instrument of music ; a blight which damages trees, corn, &c. Blast, v. a. to injure, to wither, to blight Bla'tant, a. bellowing, as a calf; noisy Blaze, s. a flame, the light of a flame ; a white mark on a horse ; a publication Blaze, v. to flame, to publish, to blazon Bia'zon, Blaz'onry, s. the art of heraldry Bla'zon, v. a. to explain figures on ensigns armorial ; to deck, to embellish ; to make public ; to celebrate Bleach, v. to whiten, to grow white Ble'ached,ptfr/. whitened, made white . Bleak, a. cold, chilly, pale...j. a fish Blear, a. watery, dim, obscure, weak Blear'eyed, a. having sore eyes } inflamed Bleat, v. n. to cry like a sheep Bleed, v. to lose blood ; to let blood Blem'ish, s. a spot or stain ; a deformity Blem'ish, v. a. to defame, to injure Blench, v. n. to shi ink or fly off ; to obstruct Blend, v. a. to mix, to mingle, to confound Bless, v. a. to wish happiness to another Bless'ed, Blest, part, happy, tasting felicity Bless'ing, s. a good wish, divine favour Blight, s. a mildew.. .v. a. to blast ; to hinder from fertility ; to spoil Blind, a. dark, deprived of sight, obscure Blind, s. any thing which is placed to inter- cept the sight ; a false pretence Blind'ness, j. a want of sight ; ignorance Blind'fold, a. having the eyes covered Bli'nd-worm, s. a small venomous viper Blink, v. n. to wink ; to see obscurely Blink'ard, s. one who has weak eyes Bliss, j. the highest degree of happiness ; happiness of blessed souls ; great joy Bliss'ful, a. very happy, full of joy, glad Blis'ter, j. a rising in the skin ; a plaster Biis'ter, v. to apply a blister ; rise in blisters Blithe, Blith'some, a. gay, merry, sprightly Bloat, v. to swell, to grow puffy Bloat'edness, s. turgidness, swelling Block, s. a large heavy piece of wood ; a piece of marble ; a stupid fellow ; a pulley Block, v. a. to shut up, to enclose Blocka'de, *- a siege carried on by surround- ing a place to prevent any relief Block'head, s. a stupid person, a dunce Block'tin, s. unadulterated tin ; the best tin Blood, s. the red fluid that circulates through the body ; kindred, lineage ; a rake Blood'hound, s. a hound of an exquisite scent" Blood'shed, s. the crime of murder, slaughter Blood'shot, a. filled with blood ; red Blood'y, a. stained with blood ; sanguinary Bloom, /. the blossom or flower of a tree ; the prime of life ; a native flush on the cheek ; the blue that appears on some fruit Bloom, Bloss'om, v. n. to produce blossoms Bloom'ing, Bloom'y, a. youthful ; flowery Bloss'om, j. the flowers of trees or plants Blot, j. a blur, a spot... v. to disgrace, to stain Blotch, /. a pimple, a pustule on the skin Blow, /. a stroke ; a sudden event ; the aft of a fly, by which she lodges eggs in meat Blow, v. to pant or breathe hard ; to put forth flowers ; to sound a musical instrument | to swell ; to drive by the force of wind Blowze, s. a ruddy fat wench, a slattern Blowz'y, a. sun-burnt, ruddy-faced Blubber, /, the fat of a whale, &c 32 BOO Blub'ber, v. to swell the cheeks with weeping Blud'geon, s. a weapon, a short thick stick Blue, a. sky-coloured. ..s. an original colour Blue'ness, s. the quality of being blue Bluff, a. stern, blustering, fierce ; large Blun'der, s. a mistake, a gross oversight Blun'der, v. n. to mistake grossly ; to err Blun'derbuss, s. a short wide gun discharged with many bullets at a time Blunt, a. dull, rough, rude, impolite, abrupt Blunt, v. a. to dull the edge of a point Blunt'ly, ad. rudely, plainly, roughly Blunt'ness, s. a want of edge ; rudeness Blur, s. a spot, stain, imperfection Blurt, v. a. to blab out, to speak heedlessly Blush, v. to betray shame or confusion by a red colour in the cheeks ,• to colour Blush, s. colour of the cheeks raised by shame &c.red or purple colo#r ; sudden appearance Blus'ter, v. n. to roar, to hector, to swagger Blus'terer, s. a noisy person, a swaggerer Blus'trous, a. noisy, tumultuous, harsh Boar, /. the male of all sorts of swine Board, s. a fiat piece of wood ; a court held Board, v. to pave with boards ; to enter a ship by force ; to pay for lodging and eating Board'er, ;. one who pays to diet with another Board wa'ges, /. an allowance for victuals Boar'ish, a. rude, rough, cruel, brutish Boast, s. a proud speech, a brag, a bounce Boast, v. to brag, to glory in, to exult Bo'aster, s. a braggart, a puffer, a swaggerer Bo'astful, a. proud, haughty, vain Boast'ingly, ad. ostentatiously, vainly Boat, s. a small vessel used on rivers, &c. Bo'atman, s. a manager of a boat Bo'atswain, s. an inferior officer who super- intends a ship's rigging, anchors, &c. and overlooks the sailors in their sundry duties Bob, v. to dodge, to cheat, to dangle BoVbin, s. a small wooden instrument with which lace is made Bob'tailed, a. having the tail cut short Bode, v. a. to foreshew, portend Bo'dement, s. an omen, a foreboding Bod'ice, s. a sort of stays for women Bod'iless, a. without a body ; spiritual ; pure Bod'ily, a. relating to the body ; actual, real Bod'kin, s. an instrument to draw thread through a loop Bod'y, s. matter as opposed to spirit ; a per- son ; a collective mass ; a corporation Bod'yclothes, s. clothing for horses Bog, s. a marsh, a fen, a morass, a swamp Bog'gle, v. n. to start, to hesitate, to waver Bog'gler, s. a doubter, a timorous man Bohe'a, s. a tea more astringent than green Boil, v. to be agitated by heat ; to dress Boil'ed, part, dressed in boiling water Boi'Ier, s. a vessel for boiling water, <5cc. Bois'terous, a. loud, furious, stormy Bois'terously, ad. violently ; very loudly Bold, a. daring, impudent, licentious, stout Bold'en, v. a. to make bold or confident Bold'ly, ad. in a bold manner, bravely Bold'ness, s. courage, impudence, confidence Bole, s. earth ; a corn measure of six bushels Boll, s. round stalk or stem ; a bowl Boll, nj. n. to rise in a stalk ; to swell out Bolster, s. a large pillow ; a long cushion Bo'lster, v. a, to support ; to pad ; compress Bolt, s. the bar of a door ; an arrow Bolt, v. to fasten ; to sift ; to spring out Bolt'er, s. a sieve to separate meal from bran Bo'lus, s. a large pill ; a kind of earth Bomb, s. a globe of iron containing combus- tibles, &c. to be discharged from a mortar Eom'bard, s . a great gun ; a barrel for wine Bomba'rd, v. a. to attack with bombs Bombardie'r, s. a bomb engineer Bombard'ment, s. an attack with bombs Bombasi'n, s. slight black silken stuff Bomba'st, a. high-sounding...;, fustian Bombula'tion, s. a great sound, a hum Bomb'ketch, s. a ship for bombs Bonas'us, s. a kind of buffalo Bond, s. any written obligation ; captivity Bond, a. in a servile state ; enslaved, a ptive Bond'age,;. captivity, slavery, imprisonment Bond'man,Bond'maid,;.amale or femaleslave Bonds'man, s. one bound for another Bone, s. the most solid part of the body Bone'lace, s. a coarse kind of lace ; flaxen lace Bone'less, a. having no bones ; limp, tender Bon'fire, s. a fire made for triumph Bon'net, s. a covering for the head, a cap Bon'nily, ad. prettily, gaily, handsomely Bon'ny, a. handsome, beautiful, merry, gay Bonum Magnum, s. a great plum Bo'ny, a. strong, stout, full of bone Boo'by, s. a dull stupid fellow ; a large bird Book, s. a volume in which we read or write, a particular part or division of the work' Book'binder, s. one who binds books Book'ish, a. much given to reading, studious Book'keeper, s. one who keeps accounts Book'keeping, s. the art of keeping accounts Eook'mate, s. a school-fellow Book'seller, s. a vender of books by profession Book'worm, s. a close student ; a mite Boom, s. a strong fortification of wood or iron laid across the mouth of an harbour ; a long pole used to spread the clue of the studding sail Boon, s. a gift, a present, a grant ; a prayer Boon, a. gay, merry, pleasant, cheerful Boor, s. a clown, a lout, a rude man Boor'ish, a. rustic, clownish, rude Boose, s. a stall for a cow or ox to feed in Boot, 17, to profit, to gain j to put on boots B O U 33 BRA Boot, s. profit, advantage, booty ; part of a coach ; covering for the legs Booth, /. a stall or tent erected in a fair Bootless, a. useless, unavailing, vain Boot'y, s. plunder, pillage, spoil Bora'cbio, s. a drunkard ; a leathern bottle Bora'mez, s. the vegetable lamb, generally known by the name of Agnus Scythicus Bo'rax, /. an artificial salt, prepared from sal ammoniac, nitre, calcined tartar, sea salt, and alum, dissolved in wine Bor'der, s. 3n edging ; a side, a boundary Bor'derer, s. an inhabitant near the borders Bore, s. the hollow of a pike or gun Bore, v. a. to make a hole, to pierce Bo'real, a. northern, tending to the north Bo'reas, /. tbe north wind Bore'e, s. a French dance Bo'rer, s. a gimlet ; one who bores Born, part, brought into the world, bred Borne, part, carried, brought, supported Bor'ough, /. a corporation town Bur'row, v. a. to ask a loan ; take on credit Bor'rower, s. one who borrows from another Bos'cage, s. a wood, a grove, woodlands Bosk'y, a. woody, rough, swelled Bos'om, s. the breast ; the heart ; an enclosure Bos'om, v. a. to enclose in the bosom Boss, s. a stud, a knob, a raised work Botan'ic, Botan'ical, a. relating to herbs Bot'anist, s. a person skilled in herbs Bot'any, s. the knowledge of plants ; that part of natural history which relates to vegetables Botch, s. an ulcerous swelling Botch, v. a. to mend clumsily, to patch Botch'er, ;. one who mends old clothes Both, a. the two, of two..Md. as well Bot'tle, /. a vessel to contain iiquids Bot'tom, s. the lowest part of any thing ; a dale, a valley ; the foundation Bot'tomless, <*.unfathomable,without bottom Bot'tomry, s. money borrowed on a ship Boud, s. an insect which breeds in malt Bough, s. an arm of a tree, a branch Bought, pret. of to buy— s. a knot, a flexure Bougie', s. a wax-taper ; an instrument Bounce, v. n. to leap, to spring ; to bully Boun'cer, s. a boaster, a bully ; a lie Bound, Bound'ary, s- a limit, a mark, an end Bound, v. to jump, spring, fly back ; to limit Bound, a. destined for, going to Bound'less, a. unlimited, infinite, unconfined Bound'stone, s. a stone to play with Bounteous, Bount'iful, a. liberal, generous Bount'eously, Bount'ifully, ad. liberally Boun'ty, /. generosity, munificence Bour'geon, v. n. to sprout, to bud, to shoot Bourn, /. a bound, limit ; brook ; torrent Bouse, or Boose, v. n. to drink to excess Bous'y, a. muddled with liquor, drunk Bout, j. a trial, an essay, an attempt Bou'tefeu, s. an incendiary; a disturber Bow, s. an inclination of the body in token of respect ; an instrument to shoot arrows; a knot made with a ribbon Bow, v. to bend, to stoop, to crush Bow'elless, a. cruel, unfeeling, merciless Bow'els, i. the intestinal parts of the body ; compassion, tenderness BGw'er, s. an arbour in a garden ; an anchor Bow'ery, a. shady, retired, cool Bowl, s. the hollow of a cup or glass ; a ves- sel to make punch in ; a wooden ball Bowl, v. to play at bowls ; to roll, trundle Bo'wlegged, a. having crooked legs Bowl'er, s. one who bowls, or plays at bowls Bow'line, s. the name of a ship's rope Bowl'ing-green, s. a level green for bowlers Bow'man, s. an archer ; shooter with bows Bow'sprit, f. the mast that projects in a slop- ing direction from a ship's head Bow'string, s. the string used for a bow Bow'yer, s. an archer ; a maker of bows Box, s. a case made of wood ; a blow Box, v. a. to strike ; to pack in a box Box'er j /. one who fights with the fist Boy, s. a male child, a youth Boy'ish, a. childish, simple, like a boy Boy'ishness, Boy'ism, s. childishness, play Brab'ble, s. a clamour, a broil ../i>. n. to contest Brace, s. a bandage ; tightness ; pair ; a line Brace, v. a. to bind ; to tighten, to strain up Bra'ced, part, bound, made tight, strained up Bm'celet, s. an ornament for the wrists Bra'cer, s. a bandage ; any thing that tightens Bra'chial, a. belonging to the arm Brachyg'raphy,x. the art or practice of writ- ing in a short compass Brack, s. a breach, a crack...v. a. to salt Brack'et, s. a small support made of wood Brack'ish, a. saltish, like sea water Brad, ;. a thin sort of nails used in floors Brag, /. a boast ; a game at cards Brag, i». n. to boast, to swagger, to puff Braggadc'cio, /. a boaster, a swaggerer Brag'gart, Brag'ger, s. a vain, puffing fellow Braid, v. a. to weave together, to plait Braid, s. a sort of lace ; a knot ; false hair Brails, s. ropes used to draw up a ship's sails Brain, s. the collection of vessels and organs within the skull, fiom which sense and motion arise ; sense, understanding Brain, v. to kill by beating out the brains Brain'less, a. silly, foolish, weak, thoughtless Brain'pan, s. the skull containing the brains Brain'sick, a. diseased in the understanding Brait, s. a rough, unpolished diamond Brake, s. a thicket of brambles ; an instru- ment for dressing flax ; a kneading trough Bra'ky, a. prickly, thorny, foul, thick B R E 34 B R I Bram'ble, s. a prickly, or thorny bush Bra'min, /. a Gentoo priest Bran, j. the husks of ground corn Branch, s. a small bough, a shoot ; offspring Branch, v. to spread in branches, to adorn Brand, v. a. to mark with a brand, to burn Brand, s. a mark of infamy ; a lighted stick Brand'ed, part, burnt with iron ; disgraced Brand'ish, v. a. to wave, to shake, to flourish Brand'ling, s. a small worm ; the dew worm Bran'dy, s. a strong distilled liquor Bran'gle, s. a quarrel, a dispute, a wrangle Brank, s. a sort of grain called buck wheat Bran'ny, a. consisting of bran ; dry ; foul Bra'sier, t. one who works in brass Brasi'l, j. an American wood for dying red Brass, s. a yellow metal made by mixing copper and lapis calaminaris ; impudence Brass'y, a. hard as brass ; made of brass ; bold Brat, s. a child, by way of contempt Brava'do, s. a boast, a brag, a threat Brave, a. courageous, gallant, noble Brave, v. a. to challenge, to defy, to hector Bra'vely, ad. gallantly, nobly, generously Bra'very,x. courage, magnanimity, show Bra'vo, s. one who murders for hire Brawl, v. n. to quarrel, to speak loudly Brawl'er,x. a wrangler, a quarrelsome person Brawn, ;. the hard flesh of a boar Brawn'inessjj-. strength, hardiness 3 robustness Brawn'y, a. fleshy, strong, muscular Bray, s. the noise of an ass, harsh cry Bray, v. to bruise or pound in a mortar ; to bray like an ass, to make an harsh noise Bray'er, s. one that biays like an ass ; with printers, an instrument to stir up ink Braze, v. a. to solder with brass Bra'zen, a. made of brass ; bold, daring Bra'zenface, s. a bold, impudent person Bra'zenness,*. appearing iike brass,impudence Breach, s. an opening, a gap ; a quarrel Bread, s. food made of ground corn : support Bread-corn, s. corn of which bread is made Breadth, s. the measure from side to side Break, v. to part or burst by violence ; to tame ; to train to obedience ; to become bankrupt ; to fall out ; to discard from office Break, s. an opening, a breach, a failure Break'ers, s. waves which break violently over points of sunk rocks or sand banks Break'fast, s. the first meal...r>. n. to eat Bream, /. the name of a fish...i>. to burn filth from a ship's bottom Breast, s. that part of tbe body which con- tains the heart and lungs ; the bosom ; the conscience ; the heart Breast-high, a. as high as the breast Breast'knot, s. ribbons worn on the breast Breast'plate, s. armour for the breast Bveast'work, s. a guard raised bieast-bigh Breath, s. life ; air drawn in and discharged by the lungs ; moving air ; an instant Breathe, v. to draw breath ; to live ; to rest Bre'athing, s. a vent, secret prayer, respite Breath'less, a. out of breath, hurried ; dead Breech, s. the hinder part of a gun, &c. Breech'es, s. part of a man's apparel Breed, v. to hatch, to plot •, to cause Breed, s. a cast, sort, offspring, number Breed'ing, s. education, manners ; nurture Breeze, t. a gentle gale ; a stinging fly Breez'y, a. fanned with gentle gales, cool Bret, s. a fish of the turbot kind Breth'ren, s. the plural of brother Breve, s. a note in music ; a summons Bre'viary, s. a Romish priest's office book Bre'viat, s. a short compendium, an extract Brevie'r,*. a small kind of printing letter Brev'ity, Briefness, s. conciseness, shortness Brew, v. to make liquors ; to contrive Bre w'er, ;. one who brews ; one who contrives Brew'house, ;. a place appropriated to brewing Brewi's, s. bread lightly boiled in pottage Bribe, s. a reward given to pervert judgment Bribe, v. a. to gain by gifts ; to hire Bri'bsry, s. the act or crime of bribing ; hire Brick, s. a piece of burnt clay ; a small loaf Brick'bat, s. a broken piece of a brick Brick'dust, s. dust made by pounding bricks Brick'kiln, s. a place where bricks are burnt Brick'iayer, /. a brick mason Bri'dal, a. relating to marriage, nuptial Bride, s- a newly-married woman Eri'dc-cake, s. cake distributed at ?. wedding Bri'degroom, s. a newly-married man Bri'demaid, s. a woman who attends th© bride at the marriage ceremony Bri'dewelljj. a house of correction Bridge, *. a building over water, for the con- venience of passing ; the upper part of the nose ; supporter of the strings in a violin Bri'dle,*. the head reins of a horse, a check Bri'dle, v. to restrain, to guide, to check Bri-'dle-hand,f .thehand which holds the bridle Brief, s. an epitome ; short extract ; letters patent for charitable collections. ..a. short Briefness, t. conciseness, shortness Biie'fly,«rf. concisely, shortly, in few words Bri'er, s. a prickly bush, a species of rose tree Bri'ery, a. full of briers, rough, prickly Briga'de, s. a party, or division of soldiers Brigadie'r-general, s. an officer next in rank to a major-general Briga'nd, s. a thief, freebooter, plunderer Brig/antine, /. a small vessel ; a coat of mail Bright, a. shining, clear ; witty ; famous Bright'en, v. to polish, to make bright Brightness, s. acuteness, wit ; bright state Brilliancy, s. lustre, splendour Bril'iiant, a. sparkling..*;, a fine diamond B R O BUI Brim, s. the edge ; lip ; bank of a fountain Erim'mer, s. a glass full to the brim Brim'stone, s. a yellow mineral ; sulphur Brin'ded, or Brin'dled, a. streaked, spotted Brine, s. dissolved salt ; the sea ; tears Bring, v. a. to fetch, conduct, prevail on Bri'nish, Briny, a. saltish, like brine Brink, s. the edge of a place, a precipice Brisk, a. quick, lively, strong, active Brisk'et, ;. the breast of an animal Brisk'ly, ad. actively, quickly, nimbly Brisk'ness, s. liveliness, quickness, gaiety Bris'tle, /. the hair on a swine's back Bris'tle, v. n. to stand erect as bristle .- Brist'ly, a. set with bristles, rough, angry Bris'tolstone, j, a kind of soft diamond Brit, j. the name of a fish Brit'ish, a. belonging to, or made in, Britain Brit'on, /. a native of Great Britain Brit'tle, a. apt to break, weak, frail Brit'tleness, s. aptness to break, tenderness Brize, s. the gad fly Broach, v. a. to tap a vessel, to give out Bro'ached, part, tapped, pierced, uttered Bro'acher, s. a teller of a thing ; a spit Broad, a. wide, extended, vulgar, coarse Broad'cloth, s. fine kind of woollen cloth Broad'ness, s. breadth ; extent from side to side ; coarseness, fulsomeness Broad'side, s. the side of a ship ; a discharge of all the guns from one side of a ship at once ; a large single sheet of paper Eroad'sword, s. a sword with a broad blade Broca'de, s. a kind of fine flowered siik Bro'cage, ;. profit gained by promoting bar- gains ; dealing in old things ; hire Brock, j. a badger Brock'et, s. a red deer two years old Broc'oli, s. a species of cabbage Brogue, s. a kind of shoe ; corrupt dialect Broil, s. a disturbance, tumult, quarrel Broil, -Os to roast on the fire, to be hot Bro'ken } part, destroyed, shivered, reduced Bro'ker, s. one who does business for others Bro'kerage, s. the pay or reward of a broker Bronch'ial,tf. belonging to the throat Bron'chocele, :. a tumour of that part of the aspera arteria, called the bronchos ; gene- rally called the Derby neck Bronze, s. brass, brass colour ; a medal Brooch, s. a jewel, an ornament of jewels Erood, s. offspring ; production ; the num- ber of chickens hatched at once Brood, v. to sit on eggs ; to watch anxiously Brook, s. a little river, a rivulet Brook, v. to endure, to bear, to suffer Broom, i. a shrub ; a besom to sweep with Broom'y, a. full of or like broom Broth, s. liquor in which flesh is boiled Erc/ther, ;. a male born of the same parents Bre'therhood, s. union, society, class Bro'therly, a. like brothers, very fond Brow, s. the forehead ■, edge of a place Browheat, v. a. to bear down, to humble, to depress with stern looks or angry words Brown, s. the name of a colour Brown'ish, a. inclined to brown, reddish Brownstud*y, s. deep meditation or thought Browse, s. underwood, sprouts of trees Browse, v. n. to feed on browse, to feed Bruise, -v. a. to hurt with blows, to crush Bruise, /. a hurt from a blow, a spot Bru'ising, /. the art of boxing ; a crushing Bruit, s. a report, a noise.-.-y. to noise about Bru'mal, a. cold, belonging to winter Brune'tte, /. a brown complexioned woman Brunt, s- a shock, an onset, violence Brush, s. aninstrumentforsweeping; attack Brush, v. to rub with a brush, to skim lightly Brush'wood, x. rough, shrubby thickets Bru'tal, a. savage, cruel, inhuman, churlish Brutal'ity, j. savageness, inhumanity Bru'taiize, v. to make savage or brutal Bru'tally, ad. churlishly, inhumanly Brute, s. a creature without reason Brute, a. senseless, savage, fierce, wild Bru'tish, a, resembling a beast •, unpolite Bry'ony, /. the name of a plant Bub, j. strong malt liquor ; any strong liquor Bub'ble, x. a water bladder; a cheat, a cully Buc'caniers, s. pirates in America Buck, s. water to wash clothes ; the male of rabbits, deer, &c. Buck'bean, s. a plant ; a sort of trefoil Buck'et, s. a vessel to draw up water in Buc'kle, s. a fastening...?;, to fasten with a buckle i to condescend ; to engage Buckler, s. a shield. ..v. a. to defend, support Buck'ram, /. cloth stiffened with gum Buck'skin, s. leather made of buck's skin Buck'thorn, /. a thorn, a prickly bush Bucolics, s. pastoral songs, rural dialogues Bud, s, the first shoot of a plant, a germ Bud, 13. to put forth buds j inoculate; graft Budge, v. n. to stir, to go, to move off Budg'et, j. a bag, a pouch, store ; proposal Buff, s. leather made of a buffalo's skin ; colour resembling yellow; a military coat Buff, Buffet, v. a . to box, to beat, to strike Buffalo, ;. a kind of wild bull Buffet', /. a kind of cupboard to hold china Buffet, s. a blow with the fist, a stroke Buffoo'n, s. an arch fellow, alow jester Buffoon'ery, s. low jests, mimickry Bug, s. a disagreeable insect bred in beds Bug'bear, s. a frightful object; a false terrpr Bu'gle, s. a small bead of glass, a plant Bu'glehorn, s. a hunting horn Build, v. to raise a building ; to depend 00 Euild'er, s, one who builds houses BUR i(5 BUT Build'ing, t. an edifice or fabric built Bulb, s. a round root, such as tulips, &c. Bulb'ous, a. having round heads, large Bulge, v. n. to let in water ; to jut out Bu'limy, s. an enormous appetite Bulk, j. magnitude, size; the mass; a bench Bulk'head, ;. a partition made in a ship Bulk'iness, j. greatness of stature, or size Bulk'y, a. lusty, large, heavy, of great size Bull, s. the male of black cattle ; an edict of the Pope; a blunder ; a sign of the zodiac ; at the stock exchange, a cant name for one who nominallybuys stock for which he does not pay, but receives or pays the amount of any alteration in the price agreed on ; he who nominally sells is called the Bear Bul'lace, s. a wild sour plum Bull'baiting, s. a fight of dogs with a bull Bull'dog, s. a strong dog of great courage Bull'et, s. a round ball of lead or iron Bull'head, s. a heavy stupid fellow ; a fish Bull'ion, /. gold or silver in the mass Bulli'tion, s. the act or state of boiling Bull'ock, s. a young bull or steer Bull'y, s- a very noisy, quarrelsome person Bull'y, v. to hector, to swagger, to be noisy Bul'rush, s. a large rush growing by rivers Bul'wark, s. a fortification, a defence Bumba'iliff, t. a bailiff of the lowest kind Bum'boat, s. a small boat in which fruit, &c. are carried on shipboard for sale Bump, s. a swelling, a blow, a thump Bump'er, s. a glass full of liquor to the brim Bump'kin, s. a clown, a lout, a rustic Bun, s. a small kind of light cake Bunch, s. a cluster, knot, hard lump Bunch'y, a. growing in, or full of bunches Bun'dle, s. parcel of things bound up together Bun'dle, v. a. to tie up, to put together Bung, j. a stopper for a barrel Bun'gle, v. to perform any thing clumsily Bun'gled, part, done in a clumsy manner Bun'gler, s. a clumsy awkward workman Bunt'er, s. a mean, dirty, vulgar woman Bunt'ing, s . a thin linen cloth ; a bird Buoy, s. a large body of wood or cork fast- ened with a rope to an anchor to discover where it lies, or to mark shoals, sunk rocks, &.c Buoy, v. to keep afloat, uphold, support Buoy'ancy, s. the quality of floating Buoy'ant, a. that which will not sink ; light Buoy'ed, part, kept from sinking, supported Bur, s. the prickly head of the burdock Bur'bot, i. a fish full of prickles Bur'den, s. a load ; birth ; uneasiness Bur'den, v. a. to load, incumber, oppress Bur'densome, a. grievous, heavy, severe Bur'dock, s. a broad-leaved prickly plant Bureau', /. a set of drawers with a desk Bur'gage, s. a tenure proper to cities and towns conferring the privileges of a burgess Burgamo't, s. a species of pear ; a perfume Bur'ganet, s. an ancient kind of helmet Burgeons,!, a citizen ; asortof printing letter Bur'gess, ;. a citizen, a representative Burgh, s. a borough town, a corporation Burgh'er, /. a freeman ; one who has a right to vote, and possesses certain privileges Bur'glary, s. the crime of housebreaking by night, or breaking in with intent to steal Bur'gomaster, s. a principal citizen in Holland Bu'rial, s. the act of interring the dead Buri'ni, $. a tool for engraving, a graver Burle'sque, v. a. to ridicule, to lampoon Burle'sque, /. ludicrous language, a jest Burle'sque, a. merry, jocular, droll, laughable Burlet'ta, s. a ludicrous musical farce Bur'ly, a. blustering, falsely great, swoln Burn, v. to consume by fire, to be inflamed Burn, s. a hurt or wound caused by fire Burn'et, s. the name of a plant Burn'ing, s. state of inflammation Burn'ish , v. to polish, to make bright Burn'isher, s. an instrument used for burn- ishing; a person that burnishes or polishes Burr, s. the lobe or lap of the ear Bur'rel, /. a sort of pear ; an insect ; a bee Buv'relshot, s. nails, &c. shot from a cannon Bur'row, v. n. to make holes, to mine Bur'row, s. a corporate town ; a rabbit hole Burs'ar, s. the treasurer of a college Burse, s. an exchange where merchants meet Burst, v. to break asunder, to fly open Burst, s. a sudden breaking, an eruption Burst'ness, s. a rupture, a tumour Burst'wort, s. an herb good against ruptures Bur'then, s. see Burden Burt, s. a fiat fish of the turbot kind Bur'y, v. a. to put into a grave, to hide Bush, s. a thick shrub, a bough ; a fox-tail Bush'el,j.adry measure containing four pecks Bush'y, a. thick, full of small branches, &c. Bu'sily, ad. with hurry ; very actively Bus'iness, s. an employment, trade, affair Busk, s. a piece of whalebone, or steel worn by women, to keep down their stays Busk'in, s. a kind of half boot, a high shoe worn by the ancient a&ors in tragedy Buss, s. a small vessel, a fishing boat ; a kiss Bust, s. a half statue ; a funeral pile Bust'ard, s. a large bird of the turkey kind Bus'tle, s. a tumult, a hurry, a great stir Bus'tle,v. n. to be busy, to hurry, to stir Bus'tler, s. an active person, a busybody Bus'y, a. employed, active, officious Bus'ybody, s. a meddling officious person But, con. except, nevertheless, however, &c But,*, a boundary, limit, end of a thing Butch'er, ;. one who kills animals to sell CAD 3 7 C A L Butch'er, v. a. to kill, to slay, to murder Butch'ered, part, killed, murdered, dead Butch'erly, a. cruel, bloody, barbarous, brutal Butch'ery, s. murder, cruelty ; a slaughter- house But'ler, s. one who is entrusted with a gentle- man's liquors and plate ; an upper servant But'ment, /. the support of an arch Butt, ;. a mark ; object of ridicule ; a vessel made to contain iz6 gallons Butt, v. a. to strike with the head like a ram, &c. But'ter,.r. an unctuous food made from cream Butter, v. a. to moisten with butter But'terflower, s. a bright yellow May flower But'terfly, s. a beautiful winged insect But'teris, s. a farrier's paring instrument Buttermilk, s. the whey of churned cream But'terpump, s . a fowl ; the bittern But'tertooth, /. a large broad fore-tooth Buttery, s. a place where provisions are kept Buttock, s. the thick part of the thigh Button , v. a. to fasten with buttons Button, s. a knob or ball used for the fast- ening of clothes ; bud of a plant Buttonhole, s. a hole to fasten a button Buttress, s. a prop, a shore../u. n. to prop Bux'om, a. lively, brisk, gay, jolly Bux'omness, s. wantonness, amorousness Buy, v. a. to pay a price for, to treat for Buy'er, s. one who buys, a purchaser Buzz, s. a whisper, humming, low talk Buzz, v. to hum, like bees ; to spread secretly Buzz'ard, s. a hawk •, dunce, blockhead Buzz'er, s. a secret whisperer Buzz'ing, s. humming noise, low talk By, pr. denoting the agent; way, means By-and-by', ad. in a short time, presently By-law, s. private rules or orders in a society By-path, s. a private, or obscure path By-room, s. a retired, private room By-stander, /. a looker on, one unconcerned By-street, s. a private or obscure street By-word, /. a cant word, a taunt c. CTHE third letter of the alphabet ; it •> is used as an abbreviation of the Latin word, centum, an hundred Cab, s. a Jewish measure of three pints Caba'l, f. an intrigue, private junto Cabal, Cab'ala, s. the Jewish traditions Caba'l, v. n. to intrigue privately, to plot Cab'alist, s. one skilled in Jewish traditions Cabalist'ical, a. mysterious, secret Cabal'ier, s. an intriguer, a plotter Cabal'line, s. a coarse kind of aloes, used by farriers to physic cattle Cab'bage, s. a well known vegetable Cab'bage, v. a. to steal in cutting clothes Cab'in, s. an apartment in a ship ; a cottage Cab'inet, s. a set of drawers ; a room in which state consultations are held Ca'ble, s. a rope to hold a ship at anchor Cachec'tical, a. of a bad habit of body Ca'chet, ;. a seal, a private state letter Cachex'y, j. disordered habit of body Cac'kle,i;. a. to make a noise like a hen, &c. Ca'cochymy, s. diseased state of the blood Cacode'mon, s. an evil spirit, a demon Cadav'erous, a. relating to dead bodies, putrid Cad'bate, s. a worm, good bait for trout Cad'dis, s. a kind of tape ; a worm or grub Cade, a. tame, soft, tender, delicate Ca'dence, s. a fall of the voice, a sound Cade't, s. a volunteer, a younger brother Ca'dew, /. the straw worm ; an Irish mantle Ca'di, s. a chief magistrate among the Turks Cadu'ceus, s. Mercury's snaky staff Caftan, s. a kind of habit, Persian garment C?.g, s. a small barrel, a small cask Cage, s. place of confinement Cajo'le, v. a. to deceive, to flatter, to beguile Cajo'ler, s. a deceiver, flatterer, parasite Caiss'on, Caissoo'n, s. a chest of bombs or powder ; hollow fabric of timber Cait'iff, s. a base fellow, a wretch, a knave Cake, s. sweet bread...?;, a. to harden, unite Calaman'co, s. a kind of woollen stuif Cal'amine, s. a kind of earth ; ore of tin. Calam'itous, a. miserable, unfortunate Calam'ity,*. misery, affliction, loss Cal'amus, s. a kind of sweet scented wood Cala'sh, s. an open carriage, a head dress Calca'rious, a. relating to calx Calcination, s. the act of pulverizing by fire Calci'ne, v. a. to burn to a powder Calcog'iaphy, s. the art of engraving on bra3S Cal'culate, v. a. to compute, to reckon Calculation, /. a computation, reckoning Calculator, s. a computer, a reckoner Calculous, «. stony, gravelly, hard, gritty Cal'dron, s. a boiler, very large kettle Cnledo'nian, s. a native of Scotland Calefactory, a. tending to warm, heating Cal'efy, v. to make hot, to be heated CAM 38 CAN Cal'endar,/. an almanac, a yearly register Cal'ender, v. a. to glaze linen, to smooth Cal'ender, s. a hot-press, engine to callender Cal'enderer, s. the person who callenders Cal'ends, s. the first day of every month Cal'enture, s. a sun-fever frequent at sea Calf, s. thick part of the leg ; young of a cow Cal'iber, s. the bore ; diameter of a gun barrel Cal'ico, s. an Indian stuff made of cotton Cal'id, a. very hot, burning, scorching Calid'ity, Cal'idness, s. intense or great heat Caliga'tion, ;. darkness, dimness, obscurity Cali'ginous, a. obscure, dark, dim, dusky Cal'igraphy, s. very fair, beautiful writing Ca'liph, s. the chief priest of the Saracens Cal'iver, s. a hand gun, an arquebuse Ca'lix, s. a cup ; a word used in botany Calk, v. to fill up the seams of a ship Calk'er, s. one who stops a ship's seams Call s v. a. to name, to invite, to summons Call, s. a demand, address, summons Cal'lat, Cal'let, s. a trull, worthless woman Callid'ity, Cal'lidness, s. craftiness, art Calling, s. an employment, trade, &c. Callipers, s. compasses having bowed shanks Callosity,*, a hard swelling without pain Cal'lous, a. hardened, brawny, insensible Cal'lousness, s. induration of the fibres CaI'low, a. wanting feathers, bare Calm, v. a. to quiet, pacify, still, compose Calm, s. repose, quiet, rest, peace, serenity Calm, a. unruffled, undisturbed, easy Calm'ly, ad. quietly, coolly, without passion Calm'ness,;.tranquillity,freedomfrom passion Cal'omel, s. mercury six times sublimed Calorific, a. heating, causing heat Calo'tte, s. a cap or coif; a circular cavity Cal'trop, s. an instrument of war with three spikes, thrown on the ground to annoy the enemies' horse ; a plant Calvary, s. the name of the mount on which Christ was crucified Calve, v. n. to bear or bring forth a calf Cal'vinism, /. the doctrine of predestination, &c . taught by Calvin Cal'vinist, s. a follower of Calvin Calum'ni ate, v. a. to accuse falsely, to revile Calumnia'tor, s. a false accuser, slanderer Cal'umny, s. slander, aspersion, false charge Calx, s. a powder made by fire, lime, &c. Cal'ycle, s. a small bud of a plant Cam'bering, a. rising like an arch Ca'mbrick, s. fine linen from Cambray Cam'el, s. a large animal, common in Arabia Cam'eo, s. a picture of only one colour Cam'era-obscura, s. an optical machine used in darkened chambers, through which the rays of light passing, reflect outward ob- jects inverted Camlet, s. a stuff made of wool -and silk Cam'omile, s. a fine physical herb Ca'moys, a. flat of the nose, depressed Camp, s. the order of tents for soldiers Campa'ign, s. a large open country ; the time an army keeps in the field in one year Campaigner, s. an old experienced soldier Campes'tral, a. growing in the fields, wild Cam'phor, Cam'phire, s. a white gum Cam'phorate, a. impregnated with camphor Can, v. n. to be able to...x. a vessel, a cup Cana'ille, /. the lowest of the people Cana'l v .f. a bason or course of water, a duel: Cana'1-tort/, /. a very fine kind of coal Canalic'ulated, a. made like a pipe or gutter Cana'ries, s. a cluster of islands in the At- lantic ocean, near the Barbary coast Cana'ry, s. a wine brought from the Canaries ; a dance...'*;, n. to dance, to frolic Cana'ry -bird, s. an excellent singing bird Can'cel, v. a. to blot out, destroy, make void Cancellated, a. cross-barred ; crossed by lines Cancelled, part, blotted out, erased, effaced Can'cer, s. a crab-fish ; one of the twelve signs of the zodiac ; a virulent sore Can'cerate, v. n. to grow cancerous Can'cerous, a. inclining to, or like a cancer Can'crine, a. having the qualities of a crab Can'dent, a. hot, burning, fiery, shining Can'did, a. white ; fair, open, honest, kind Can'didate, s. one who sues for a place Can'didly,#rf. uprightly, fairly, openly Can'dify, v. a. to make white Can'dle, s. a light made of tallow, wax, &c. Can'dlemas, s. the feast of the Purification of the blessed Virgin Mary Can'dlestick, s. an instrument to hold candles Can'dour, ;. an open temper, integrity Can'dy, v. a. to conserve with sugar, congeal Cane, s. a walking stick ; a reed from which sugar is extracted. ..v. a. to beat with a cane Candes'cent, a. growing white or cold, hoary Canic'ular, a. belonging to the dog-star ; hot Cani'ne, a. having the properties of a dog Can'ister, s. a box to hold tea; a small basket Cank'er, s. aworm; disease; eating humour Cank'er, v. to grow corrupt, corrode, pollute Cank'erworm, s. a worm that destroys fruit Can'nibal, s. a man-eater, vile wretch Can'non, s. a great gun for cannonading Cannona'de,T\ a. to batter with cannon Cannoni'er, s. one who manages cannon Canoe', s. an Indian boat Can'on, s. a rule, a law; the book of holy scripture ; a dignitary in cathedrals Canonical, a. regular, ecclesiastical Canon'ically, ad. agreeably to the canons Canon'icals, s. established dress of the clergy Can'onist, /. a doctor of canon law Canoniza'tion, s. the act of making a saint Can'ojiry, Can'onship, s. benefice of a canon CAP 39 CAR C3n'opy, s. a cloth of state, spread over the head'; a tester ; the sfcy...-w. a. to cover with a canopy Cano'rous, a. musical, tuneful, loud Cant, s. obscure, corrupt words ; wheedling Cant, v. to wheedle, to flatter ; to toss Canta'ta, s. an air ; a grave piece of music Canta'tion, s. the a. a. to divide into hundreds j Centuria'tor, /. a name applied to historians who distinguish time by centuries Centu'rion, /. a Roman military officer who commanded an hundred men Cent'ury, s. an hundred years Cephal'iCj a. any thing medicinal for the head C H A C H A Ceras'tes, s. a horned serpent Ge'rate, :. a salve made of wax Cere, v. a. to eover or smear over with wax Ce'recloth, Ce'rement, s. cloth dipped in melted wax in which dead bodies were wrapped Ceremo'nial, Ceremonious, a. formal Cer'emony, s. outward rite ; external form in religion ; forms of civility Cer'tain, a. sure, resolved, unfailing ; some Cer'tainly, ad. Indubitably, without fail Cer'taiuty, Cer'titude, s. a fulness of assur- ance, exemption from doubt Certificate, s. a testimony in writing Cer'tify, v. a. to give certain information Certiorari, s. a writ issued from the court of Chancery to call up the records of a cause therein depending Cervi'cal, a. belonging to the neck Ceru'lean, Ceru'leous, a. blue, sky-coloured Cerulif'ic, a. producing a blue colour Ceru'men, s. the wax of the ear Ce'ruse, s. white lead reduced to calx Cesa'rian, a. the Cesarian operation is the a& of cutting the child out of the womb Cess, s. a tax or rate, bound or limit Cessa'tion, s. a stop, rest, intermission of hostilities, respite Cess'ible, a. liable to give way, yielding Cess'ion, s. retreat, aft of gmng way Ces'tus, s. the girdle or zone of Venus Ceta'ceous, a. of the whale kind Chafe, v. to rage, fret, warm, make angry Chafe, s. passion, violence, fume, rage Chaff, s. the husks of corn ; a worthless thing Chaffer, v. to haggle, bargain, exchange Chaff erer, s. a dealer, hard bargainer Chaffinch, s. a small common bird Chaffy, a. full of chaff ; foul, light, bad Cha'fingdish, s. a portable grate for coals Chagri'n, s. ill humour, vexation Chagri'n, v. a. to vex, to hurt, to tease Chagri'ned, part, vexed, fretted, provoked Chain, s. a line of links, a series ; a fetter Chain, v. a. to fasten with a chain, enslave Cha'inshot, s. bullets fastened by a chain Chair, s. a moveable seat, a sedan Cha'irman, s. the president of any public meeting ; one who carries a sedan Chaise, s. a kind of light carriage Chalcog'raphy, /. art of engraving on brass Chal'dron, ;. a measure of 36 bushels Chal'ice, s. a cup standing on a foot Chalk, s. a kind of white fossil Chalk, v. a. to mark or manure with chalk Chalk'cutter, s. one who digs chalk Chalk'pit, s. a place where chalk is dug Chalk'y, a. consisting of chalk, white Challenge, v. a. to accuse, to claim, to call, to figbtj &c- Challenge, s. a summons to combat; demand Chalyb'eate, a. impregnated with steel Cham, Chan, s. the sovereign of Tartary Chama'de, s. the beat of a drum, denoting a desire of the besieged to parley Cha'mber, s. an apartment in a house Cha'mberlain, s. one who takes care of chambers ; the sixth officer of the crown Cha'mbermaid, s. a servant who has the care of rooms Charn'Metj-y. a. to variegate, to streak Chame'lion, s. an animal that is said to take the colour of whatever it is applied to, and, erroneously, to live on the air Cham'fer, s. the fluting in a column Charn'ois, s. an animal of the goat kind.; leather made of the goat's skin Champ, v. a. to gnaw, to bite, to devour Champa'ign, s. a flat open country ; a wine Champign'on, s. a small kind of mushroom Cham'pion, s. a single combatant, a hero Chance, s. fortune, even^ luck, misfortune Chan'cel, s . the east end of a church Chan'cellor, *. a great officer of state Chan'cery, s. a court of equity and conscience Chan'cre, s. an ulcer, a bad sore Chandeli'er, s. a branch to hold candles Chan'dler, s. a person who sells candles, &c. Change, v. a. to alter, amend, exchange Change, t. alteration, novelty ; 9inali money Changeable, Ciian'geful, a. inconstant, fickle Cha'ngeiing, s. a child changed for another j an idiot, a natural ; a waverer Chan'nel, s. the bed of running waters, a narrow sea ; a furrow in a pilbr Chant, s. a song, a melody ; cathedral service Chant, v. a. to sing cathedral service Chant'er, s. asinger in a cathedral ; asongster Chant'icleer, s. the cock ; a clear singer Ch^n'tress, s. a woman singer Chant'ry, s.z chapel for priests to 9ing mass in. Cha'os,j.a confused mass of matter ; confusion Chaot'ic, a. confused, indigested, mixed Chap, s. a cleft, an opening ; a beasfs jaw- Chap, t». a. to open, to crack, to divide Chape, s. a thin plate of metal at the point of a scabbard ; part of a buckle Chap'el, ;. a place of worship Chap'elry, s. the bounds of a chapel Chapero'n, s, a kind of hood or cap worn by the knights of the garter Chap'fain, a. having the mouth shrunk Chap'iter, s . the capital of a pillar Chaplain, s. a clergyman who performs divine service in the army or navy, or in a nobleman's or a private family Chap'less, a. without flesh about the mouth Chap'let, s. a wreath or garland for the head Chap'man,/. a dealer in goods ; a cheapener Chap'ped, Chapt, fart. f«« . cleft, cracked C H A 43 CHI Chap'ter, s. a division of a book ; an assem- bly of the clergy of a cathedral Char, s. work, done by the day ; a small fish Character, s. a mark ; reputation ; letter. In botany, the circumstances that distin- guish a vegetable from all others Characteristic, a. peculiar to, distinguishing Characterize, v. a. to give a character of a person ; to imprint ; to mark with a stamp Char'coal, s. coal made by burning wood un- der turf Charge, v. a. to entrust ; to impute as a debt ; to accuse ; to load a gun ; to command Charge, j. trust ; expense ; onset ; command Charge'able, a. expensive, costly ; accusable Char'ger, s. a large dish ; a war horse Cha'riness, s. caution, care, nicety, frugality Char'iot, s. a carriage of pleasure or state Chariote'er, s. a chariot driver, a coachman Cbar'itable, a. kind, bountiful, candid Char'ity, s. tenderness, love, good-will; alms Chark, v. a. to burn wood to a black cinder Char'iatan, s. a mountebank, quack, cheat Charlatan'ical, a. quackish, ignorant Charles's-Wain, s. the northern constella- tion, called Ursa Major, or the Great Bear Charlock, s. a weed, which grows among corn, with a yellow flower Charm, v. a. to bewitch, delight, appease Charm, s. a spell or enchantment, a philter Charm'er, s. one who charms, or enchants Charm'ing, part. a. very pleasing, delightful Char'nel-house, s. a receptacle for the bones of the dead, a vault for dead bodies Chart, si a delineation of coasts, &c. ; a map Chart'er, s. a privilege, immunity, or ex- emption, by royal grant, in writing Chart'ered;, a. privileged ; granted by charter Chart'er-party, s. a paper relating to a con- tract of which each party has a copy Char'woman, s. a woman hired by the day Cha'ry, a. careful, cautious, diligent Chase, v. a. to hunt, to pursue, to drive Chase, s. a piece of ground larger than a park, where beasts are hunted ; hunting itself ; pursuit of an enemy ; the bore of a gun Chasm, /. a cleft, an opening, a vacuity Chass'y* *• a window frame, a fastening Chaste, a. pure, uncorrupt, honest Cha'sten, Chasti'se, v. a. to punish, correct Chastisement, s. correction, punishment Chas'tity, Chas'teness, s. purity of the body Chat, v. n. to prate, to talk idly, to prattle Chat, s. idle talk, prattle, conversation Chat'ellany, s. the district under a castle Chat'tel, s. any moveable property Chat'ter, v. n. to make a noise like birds, or with the teeth ; to talk idly or carelessly Chav'ender, Chev'in, s. the chub, a fish ChawMron, /. the entrails of a beast Cheap, a. to be had at alowrate...j. a bargain Che'apen, v. a. to attempt to purchase, to bid for any thing ; to lessen the value Che'apness, s. lowness of price Cheat, s. a fraud, a trick ; a deceiver Cheat, v. a. to impose on, to deceive, to gull Check, v. to repress, curb, chide, control Check, /. a stop, curb, restraint, dislike, reproof ; a kind of linen Check'er, Chequer, v. a. to vary, to diversify Cheek, r. the side of the face, below the eye ; a name with mechanics for those parts of their machines that are double Cheek'tooth, s. the hinder tooth or tusk Cheer, s. entertainment, gaiety, jollity Cheer, v. to incite, to comfort, to grow gay Cheer'er, s. one who gives mirth, a giaddener Cheer'ful, a. gay, full of life, merry Cheer'fulness, s. alacrity, liveliness, mirth Cheerless, a. sad, gloomy, comfortless Cheer'ly, Cheer'y, a. sprightly, gay, merry Cheese, s. food made from milk curds Cheese'cake, s. cake made of curds, sugar, &c. Cheese'monger, s. one who sells cheese Cheese'vat, /. the wooden case in which the curds are pressed into cheese Che'ly, s. the claw of a shell-fish Che'rifiF, s. the high priest of the Moors Cher'ish, v. a. to support, nurse up, shelter Cher'isher, s. an encourager, a supporter Cher'ry, /. a fruit. ..a. ruddy, blooming Cher'ry-cheeked, a. having blooming cheeks Chert, s. a kind of flint, flint in strata Cher'ub, s. a celestial spirit Cheru'bic, Cherubin'ical, a. angelical Cher'up, v. n. to chirp ; to use a lively voice Ches'nut, Chest 'nut, s. a sort of fruit Ches3, s. a difficult game, in which two sets of men are moved in opposition Chessboard, s. a board to play chess on Chess'om, s. mellow earth Chest, ;. a large box or coffer ; the breast Chevali'er,/. a knight, a gallant man Chevaux-de-Fri'se, s. a military fence com- posed of a piece of timber, traversed with wooden spikes, pointed with iron, five or six feet long, used in defending a passage or tourniquet ; a kind of trimming Chev'en, /. a river fish, the same with chub Chev'eril, s. a kid ; kid leather Chew, -y. to grind with the teeth, to masti- cate ; to meditate on, to ruminate Chica'ne, Chica'nery,j.sophistry j wrangling; protracting a debate by artifice Chick, Chick'en, s. the young of hens Chick'enhearted, a. fearful, timorous Chide, v. to reprove, to blame, to reproach Chi'ding, part, reproving, rebuking, scolding Chief, a. principal, eminent...*, a leader Chrertess, a. having no leader, weafc- C H O C H U Chiefly, ad. principally, eminently, above ail Chieftain, s. a leader, a commander Chil'blain, s. a sore made by cold and frost Child, s. an infant ; male or female offspring Chi'ldbearing, s. the act of bearing children Chi'ldbed, Chi'ldbirth, s. the state of a wo- man bringing a child ; travail, labour Chil'dermas-day, s. the day of the week throughout the year answering to the day on which the feast of the holy Innocents is solemnized Chi'ldhood, s. infancy, the state of a child Chi'ldish, a. trivial, puerile, like a child Chi'ldless, a, having no children, barren Chi'ldren,. s. the plural of child Chil'iad, s. a thousand Chiliae'dron, s. a figure of a thousand sides Chil'iarch, s. a commander of a thousand men Chill, a. cold, depressed...*, chillness, cold Chill, v. a. to make cold, discourage, blast Chil'liness, Chil'ness, s. a sensation of shiv- ering, cold ; want of warmth Chilly, a. somewhat cold, frosty, raw Chime, s. a sound of bells, concord of sound Chime, v. n. to sound in harmony, to agree Chime'ra, s. an odd fancy, a feigned monster Chimer'ical, a. imaginary, whimsical Chim'inage,j. toll for passing through a forest Chi'mar, /. part of a bishop's vestment Chim'ney, s. a passage made for smoke Chim'ney-piece, s. an ornamental frame of marble, stone, &c round a fire-place Chin, s. the lowest part of a human face Chi'na, s. a country ; china ware, porcelain Chin'cough, s. a violent disease of children Chine, s. the back bone.-.-u. a. to cut in chines Chink, s. a small aperture longwise ; money in burlesque...^, a. to jingle like money Chink'y, a. full of chinks, gaping, open Chintz, s. Indian printed callico Chip, v. a. to cut into small pieces, to hack Chip, Chip'ping, s. a fragment cutoff Chirog'rapher, s. an officer in the Common Pleas who engrosses fines in that court Chirog'raphy, s. the act of writing Chi'romancy, /. divination by the hand Chirp, v. n. to imitate the noise of birds Chirp, s. the noise of birds or inse&s Chirur'geon, s. a surgeon, an operator Chirur'gical, a. relating to surgery Chis'el, s. a carpenter's tool to pare with Chit, s. a baby, a child ; a sprout of corn Chit'chat, s. prattle, common trifling talk Chitterlings, /. the guts ; the bowels Chiv'alry, s. military dignity, knighthood Chives, 1. the threads or filaments rising in flowers with seeds at the end ; a species of small onions Choc'olate, s. a preparation of the Indian co- coa-nut-shell ; the liquor made with it Choice,;, a thing chosen ; power of choosing; variety, plenty ; best part of any thing Choice, a. select, of great value ; careful Choice'ness, j. nicety, of particular value Choir, j part of a church ; a body of singers Choke, v. a. to suffocate, suppress, block up Choke, s. internal part cf an artichoke Cho'kepear, s. a rough, harsh, unpalatable pear ; any unanswerable sarcasm Chol'er, s. the bile ; anger, rage, irascibility Chol'eric, a. full of choler, angry, offensive Choose, Chuse, v. to select, to pick out Chop, v. to cut with a blow, to mince ; to devour ; to change Chop, a. a small piece of meat ; a cleft Chop'house, s. a house to eat provisions at Chop'in,j the Scotch quart, in wine measure Chop'ping, a. large, lusty, healthy, jolly Chop'ping, s. a sort of high-heeled shoe Chop'py, a. full of holes or cracks Cho'ral, a. belonging to or singing in a choir Chord, s. the string of a musical instrument Chord, v. a. to furnish or fasten with strings Chor'ister, Cho'rist, s. a singer in cathedrals Chorog'raphy, s. the art of describing partic- ular places ; teaching geography Cho'rus, s. a number of singers ; a concert Cho'sen, part, made choice of, selected Chough, s. a sea-bird which frequents rocks Choule, s. the stomach of a bird ; a jowl Chouse, v. a. to cheat, to trick.../, a fool Chrism, s. an holy unguent or oil Chris'om, s. a child that dies within a month after its birth ; a cloth Chris'ten, v. a, to baptize, to name Chris'tendom, s. the whole collective body of Christians Chris'tening, s. the act of baptizing infants Chris'tian, s. a disciple of Christ Christianity, s. the religion taught by Christ Chris'tianize, v. a. to make Christian Chris'tian-name,;. the name given at baptism Christ'mas, s. the festival of the Nativity of Christ, the 25th of December Chromat'ic, a. relating to colours or music Chron'ic, Chron'ical, a. of long continuance Chron'icle, s. a history, register, record Chron'icle, i>. a. to record in history Chron'icler,/. an historian, recorder of events Chron'ogram, s. a kind of verse or descrip- tion, the numeral letters of which make up the date of the action mentioned Chronol'oger, s. an explainer of past, time Chronolog'ical, a. relating to chronology Chronol'ogy, s. the art of computing time Chrys'alis, s. aurelia, or the first apparent change of any species of insect Chrys'oiite, s. a precious stone of a dusky green, with a yellow cast Chubj s, the name of a fish, the chevia C I 1* 45 CIS Chub'bed, a. big headed, like a chub, stupid Chuck, s. the voice of a hen; a kind word Chuc'kle, v. to laugh much, to fondle Chuff, s. a blunt, clownish person. ..a. surly- Chum, s. a chamber fellow ; a messmate Chump, s. a short, heavy piece of wood Church, s. a place of divine worship ; the col- lective body of Christians; congregation Church, v. a. solemnly to return thanks in the church after child-birth Church'ing, s. the aft of giving thanks in the church after child-birth Church'man, s. a clergyman ; a member of the church of England Churchwar'den, s. a parish officer chosen by the minister and parishioners Churchya'rd, s. the ground adjoining the church, where the dead are busied Churl, s. a niggard ; a rustic, rude person Churlish, a. untraceable, provoking, selfish Churl'ishly, ad. rudely, surlily, brutally Churi'ishness, s. rudeness, ill nature Churme, s. a confused sound, a noise Churn, v. a. to make butter ; to agitate Churn, s. a vessel used to coagulate cream in Chyla'ceous, a. belonging to chyle Chyle,*, white juice of the stomach Chym'ical, a. relating to chymistry Chym'ist, s. a professor of chymistry Chym'istry, s. the art of separating natural bodies by fire ; preparing chymicsls Cic'atrice, s. a scar left by a wound Cic'atrize, v. a. to heal awound,to skin over Cicero'nian, a. like Cicero; pure, elegant Cicisbe'o, s. a gallant attending a lady Cic'urate, -v. a. to tame, to make mild Ci'der, s. a liquor made from apple juice Ci'derkin, s. an inferior kind cf cider Cil'iary, a. relating to the eye-iids Cili'cious, a. made of hair, hairy, rough Cim'eter, s. a Turkish hanger ; a sort of sword, short and recurvated Cinc'ture, s. a belt, sash, girdle, ring Cin'der, s. a coal burnt till the sulphur is gone Cineri'tious, a. having the form cf ashes Cin'gle,.r. a girth used for a horse Cin'nabar, s. vermilion ; red mineral Cin'namon, s. the spicy bark of a tree Cinque, ;. five, the number of five on dice Cinque-foil, j. a kind of five-leaved clover Cinque-pace, s. a grave kind of dance Cinque-ports, s, five havens on the eastern coast of England; viz. Hastings, Dover, Hithe, Ramsey, and Sandwich Ci'on, s. a sprout ; the shoot cf a plant Ci'pher, s, the character [o] in numbers ; the initials of a person's name interwo- ven ; a secret manner of writing...?/, n- to- cast accounts Ciphering, s. the art of casting accounts s Cir'cinate,?/. a. to make a circle; make round j Cir'cle, s. a round body, an orb ; a company Cir'cle,