n. Behavior. [ Obs. ] Sir. T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Detestation. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Object of abhorrence. Isa. lxvi. 24. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L ab + stringere, strictum, to press together. ] To unbind. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a mite. ] (Zool.) The order of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Of or caused by acari (acarids, or mites); as, acarine diseases. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. (Med.) A member of the order Acarina. [ PJC ]

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

n. The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. accipitrin. ] (Zool.) Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; colorless + E. dextrin. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Dextrin not colorable by iodine. See Dextrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. -- Ad*mir"ing*ly, adv. Shak. [1913 Webster]

adj. 1. 1 feeling or showing profound respect or veneration. Opposite of irreverent.
Syn. -- worshipful, reverent [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. 1 feeling or showing a deep love and devotion to. her adoring parents
Syn. -- doting, fond, lovesome [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. With adoration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Astringent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. adulterinus, fr. adulter. ] Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal. [ 1913 Webster ]

When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds. Adam Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An illegitimate child. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [ Obs. ] Grose. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + grin. ] In the act of grinning. “His visage all agrin.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; as, the airiness of young persons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for health's sake. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying, etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. alexandrin. ] A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables. [ 1913 Webster ]

The needless Alexandrine ends the song,
That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a pirate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. alizarine, fr. alizari. ] (Chem.) A coloring principle, C14H6O2(OH)2, found in madder, and now produced artificially as an an orange-red crystalline compound from anthracene. It is used in making red pigments (such as the Turkish reds), and in dyeing. [ 1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. prenom. 1. both plant- and flesh-eating; -- said of animals. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. -- Al*lur"ing*ly, adv. -- Al*lur"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. Alpestris. ] 1. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as, Alpestrine diseases, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the timber line; subalpine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. amarus bitter. ] (Chem.) A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of bitter almonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic.
Syn. -- amidopyrine [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Same as thiamin; a B vitamin (vitamin B1) that prevents beriberi. [ Also spelled aneurine. ]
Syn. -- vitamin B1, thiamin, antiberiberi factor [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at everything. Whole Duty of Man. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family name used in some classifications for the swans.
Syn. -- subfamily Anserinae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose. ] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a goose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Anseres. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) Acetanilide. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The antiparticle of a neutrino. Each type of neutrino has a corresponding antineutrino. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Med.) An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Apparently. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

The string of an apron. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be tied to a wife's apron strings or
To be tied to a mother's apron strings, to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See Beryl. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a case to the body of the wall. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Carp.) The short upright pieces between the floor beams and rafters in garrets. See Ashlar, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Pharm.) A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid (CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH) widely used as a drug for relief of pain and alleviation of fever. It has analgesic, antipyretic, and antiinflammatory properties, and is one of a class of agents called non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The name was originally a trade name, but has become the preferred name for the substance. It is actually a prodrug, liberating salicylic acid, the ultimate pharmacologically active agent, in the intestines. It is more effective when taken orally than is salicylic acid, because it dissolves more readily.
Syn. -- 2-(acetyloxy)benzoic acid [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind. -- As*pir"ing*ly, adv. -- As*pir"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. -- As*sur"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Astringed p. pr. & vb. n. Astringing ] [ L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight. Cf. Astrict, and see Strain, v. t. ] 1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. Wolsey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other substances which causes contraction of the organic textures; as, the astringency of tannin. [ 1913 Webster ]