{ ‖ } n. [ L. alopecia, Gr. 'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is common among foxes. ] (Med.) Loss of the hair; baldness. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aspectus, fr. aspicere, aspectum, to look at; ad + spicere, specere, to look, akin to E. spy. ] 1. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [ R. ] “The basilisk killeth by aspect.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

His aspect was bent on the ground. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air. “Serious in aspect.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Craggs ] with aspect open shall erect his head. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view. “The aspect of affairs.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

The true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass; as, a house has a southern aspect, that is, a position which faces the south. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Prospect; outlook. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Astrol.) The situation of planets or stars with respect to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the earth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The aspects which two planets can assume are five; sextile, &unr_;, when the planets are 60° apart; quartile, or quadrate, &unr_;, when their distance is 90° or the quarter of a circle; trine, &unr_;, when the distance is 120°; opposition, &unr_;, when the distance is 180°, or half a circle; and conjunction, &unr_;, when they are in the same degree. Astrology taught that the aspects of the planets exerted an influence on human affairs, in some situations for good and in others for evil. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Astrol.) The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill aspect. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The astrologers call the evil influences of the stars evil aspects. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Aëronautics) A view of a plane from a given direction, usually from above; more exactly, the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current. If an immersed plane meets a current of fluid long side foremost, or in broadside aspect, it sustains more pressure than when placed short side foremost. Hence, long narrow wings are more effective than short broad ones of the same area. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Aspect of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere. See Aspect, n. ] To behold; to look at. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aspectabilis. ] Capable of being; visible. “The aspectable world.” Ray. “Aspectable stars.” Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Her.) Facing each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having an aspect. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aspectio, fr. aspicere to look at. ] The act of viewing; a look. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Aëronautics) The ratio of the long to the short side of an aëroplane, aërocurve, or wing. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bespeckled p. pr. & vb. n. Bespeckling. ] To mark with speckles or spots. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + pectinate. ] (Biol.) Having two margins toothed like a comb. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or . [ Trans. of G. Brockengespenst. ] A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the Brocken, in the Harz Mountains. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Private end or view; by-interest. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. circumspectus, p. p. of circumspicere to look about one's self, to observe; circum + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy. ] Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.

Syn. -- See Cautious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. circumspectio. ] Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

With silent circumspection, unespied. Milton.

Syn. -- Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation; thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Looking around every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger. “Circumspective eyes.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Circumspectly. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a circumspect manner; cautiously; warily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter; caution. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Travel ] forces circumspectness on those abroad, who at home are nursed in security. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the same species. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Conspectuities The faculty of seeing; sight; eye. [ A word of Menenius's making. Coriolanus ii. 1. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an epitome. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russ. kopeika ] A Russian copper coin. See Kopeck. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. depectere to comb off; de- + pectere to comb. ] Tough; thick; capable of extension. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Some bodies are of a more depectible nature than oil. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. depeculari, p. p. depeculatus, to rob. See Peculate. ] A robbing or embezzlement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Depeculation of the public treasure. Hobbes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref. de- (intens.) + specificate. ] To discriminate; to separate according to specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully despecificated. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Discrimination. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. despectus, fr. despicere. See Despite, n. ] Contempt. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. despectio. ] A looking down; a despising. [ R. ] W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To show disrespect to. [ 1913 Webster ]

We have disrespected and slighted God. Comber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of respectability. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not respectable; disreputable. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who disrespects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect; uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior. -- Dis`re*spect"ful*ly, adv. -- Dis`re*spect"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Showing lack of respect; disrespectful. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A small black and white ladder-backed woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) of Central and Eastern U. S. and Canada. It strongly resembles the hairy woodpecker, but is smaller (6 1/2"), compared with about 9-1/2" for the hairy. It is common in suburban backyards. [ PJC ]

n. sing. & pl. A species of plant or animal that has declined in numbers to a point where further irreversible decline and extinction{ 3 } has a significant chance. Lists of endangered species are maintained by government agencies, and in many cases the killing of such species or destruction of their habitat is prohibited by law. In the U. S. in recent years, development of certain tracts of land has been prohibited due to the likelihood that it will cause a reduction in the numbers of an endangered species. In some cases environmental organizations have initiated litigation to cause the courts to rule that a certain development plan is illegal due to a threat to an endangered species. Laws protecting endangered species have become in some cases a contentious political issue. [ PJC ]

a. [ OF. especial, F. spécial, L. specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality. See Species, and cf. Special. ] Distinguished among others of the same class or kind; special; concerning a species or a single object; principal; particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.

Syn. -- Peculiar; special; particular; uncommon; chief. See Peculiar. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being especial. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Expected; p. pr. & vb. n. Expecting. ] [ L. expectatum, to look out for, await, expect; ex + out spectare to look at. See Spectacle. ] 1. To wait for; to await. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let's in, and there expect their coming. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to something that is believed to be about to happen or come; to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; -- often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I expect that the troops will be defeated. “Good: I will expect you.” Shak. “Expecting thy reply.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Somersetshire or yellow regiment . . . was expected to arrive on the following day. Macaulay.

Syn. -- To anticipate; look for; await; hope. -- To Expect, Think, Believe, Await. Expect is a mental act and has aways a reference to the future, to some coming event; as a person expects to die, or he expects to survive. Think and believe have reference to the past and present, as well as to the future; as I think the mail has arrived; I believe he came home yesterday, that he is he is at home now. There is a not uncommon use of expect, which is a confusion of the two; as, I expect the mail has arrived; I expect he is at home. This misuse should be avoided. Await is a physical or moral act. We await that which, when it comes, will affect us personally. We expect what may, or may not, interest us personally. See Anticipate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To wait; to stay. [ Obs. ] Sandys. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Expectation. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. expectabilis. ] That may be expected or looked for. Sir T. Browne.

{ } n. 1. The act of expecting; expectation. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with interest; the object of expectation or hope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The expectancy and rose of the fair state. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Estate in expectancy (Law), one the possession of which a person is entitled to have at some future time, either as a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope of receiving some good. [ 1913 Webster ]

An expectant of future glory. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those who had employments, or were expectants. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant. ] Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the efforts of nature, with little active treatment. [ 1913 Webster ]

Expectant estate (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under Expectancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>n. [ L. expectio. exspectio: cf. F. expectation. ] 1. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. “In expectation of a guest.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him. Ps. lxii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is expected or looked for. [ 1913 Webster ]

Why our great expectation should be called
The seed of woman. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank. [ 1913 Webster ]

His magnificent expectations made him, in the opinion of the world, the best match in Europe. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

By all men's eyes a youth of expectation. Otway. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Med.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Expectation of life, the mean or average duration of the life individuals after any specified age.

Syn. -- Anticipation; confidence; trust. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. expectatif. ] Constituting an object of expectation; contingent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Expectative grace, a mandate given by the pope or a prince appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes vacant. Foxe. [ 1913 Webster ]