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

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

n. See Accustomance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. 'adi`anton, maidenhair; 'a priv. + diai`nein to wet. ] (Bot.) A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., to infinity. ] Without limit; endlessly. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ At one's pleasure; as one wishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. Adyta [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, n., fr. &unr_;, a., not to be entered; 'a priv. + &unr_; to enter. ] The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'agh`raton a sort of plant; 'a priv. + gh`ras old age. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, one species of which (Ageratum Mexicanum) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Amenta Same as Ament. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Aposteme. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Arboreta [ L., a place grown with trees. ] A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. &unr_;, of eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte. ] 1. Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of Asia, Europe, and America. See Bitumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Asphalt stone,
Asphalt rock, a limestone found impregnated with asphalt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See Avarice. ] 1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer and winter, often called “the fall.” Astronomically, it begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter solstice, about December 23; but in popular language, autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and November. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly comprises August, September, and October. In the southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our spring. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third stage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the duke's favor. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. automnal. ] 1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
In Vallombrosa. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage. [ 1913 Webster ]

An autumnal matron. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Autumnal equinox, the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the autumnal point. --
Autumnal point, the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra. --
Autumnal signs, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) The metal barium. See Barium. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Betumbled ] To throw into disorder; to tumble. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

From her betumbled couch she starteth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Bitumen. ] Bitumen. [ Poetic ] May. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Smeared with bitumen. [ R. ] “The hatches caulked and bitumed.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. bitumen: cf. F. bitume. Cf. Béton. ] 1. Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Photog.) Any process in which advantage is taken of the fact that prepared bitumen is rendered insoluble by exposure to light, as in photolithography. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bituminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Bituminating. ] [ L. bituminatus, p. p. of bituminare to bituminate. See Bitumen. ] To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen. “Bituminated walls of Babylon.” Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Bitumen + -ferous. ] Producing bitumen. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. bituminisation. ] The process of bituminizing. Mantell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bituminized p. pr. & vb. n. Bituminizing. ] [ Cf. F. bituminiser. ] To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to bitumen. like a bitumenoid remark
Syn. -- bitumenoid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. bituminosus: cf. F. bitumineux. ] Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen; containing bitumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bituminous coal, a kind of coal which yields, when heated, a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It burns with a yellow smoky flame. --
Bituminous limestone, a mineral of a brown or black color, emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap. --
Bituminous shale, an argillaceous shale impregnated with bitumen, often accompanying coal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen. Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Centumviri [ L., fr. centum hundred + Vir man. ] (Rom. Hist.) One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. centumvitalis. ] Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. centumvirat. ] The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. contumax, -acis. See Contumacy. ] 1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate; perverse; stubborn; disobedient. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is another very, efficacious method for subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a court. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse; unyielding; headstrong.

-- Con`tu*ma"cious*ly, adv. -- Con`tu*ma"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Contumacies /plu>. [ L. contumacia, fr. contumax, -acis, insolent; prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. F. contumace. Cf. Contemn. ] 1. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

The bishop commanded him . . . to be thrust into the stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.

Syn. -- Stubbornness; perverseness; obstinacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. contumeliosus. ] 1. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent; disdainful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Curving a contumelious lip. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Shameful; disgraceful. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More.

-- Con`tu*me"li*ous*ly, adv. -- Con`tu*me"li*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. contumelia, prob. akin to contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. Contumacy. ] Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace. [ 1913 Webster ]

The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See Custom, and cf. Consuetude. ] 1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described. [ 1913 Webster ]

I began last night to read Walter Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel . . . .I was extremely delighted with the poetical beauty of some parts . . . .The costume, too, is admirable. Sir J. Mackintosh. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ L. crassamentum, fr. crassare to make thick. See Crass, a. ] A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in coagulation of the blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Customary. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Data [ L. See 2d Date. ] 1. Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted; that upon which an inference or an argument is based; -- used chiefly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

Any writer, therefore, who . . . furnishes us with data sufficient to determine the time in which he wrote. Priestley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a single piece of information; a fact; especially a piece of information obtained by observation or experiment; -- used mostly in the plural. [ PJC ]

3. pl. (Math.) The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Surveying) a point, line, or level surface used as a reference in measuring elevations. RHUD [ PJC ]

Datum line (Surv.), the horizontal or base line, from which the heights of points are reckoned or measured, as in the plan of a railway, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of depriving of bitumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of bitumen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the actual object referred to by a linguistic expression. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L. ] Deposit. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Desiderata [ L., fr. desideratus, p. p. See Desiderate. ] Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want generally felt and acknowledge.

n. [ L. detumescere to cease swelling; de + tumescere, tumere, to swell. ] Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [ R. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Dicta E. Dictums [ L., neuter of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Ditto. ] 1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an apothegm. [ 1913 Webster ]

A class of critical dicta everywhere current. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it. (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it. Bouvier. (c) An arbitrament or award. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Equiseta [ L., the horsetail, fr. equus horse + seta a thick, stiff hair, bristle. ] (Bot.) A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also called horsetails. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Equiseta have hollow jointed stems and no true leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules, so that one species (E. hyemale) is used for scouring and polishing, under the name of Dutch rush or scouring rush. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Errata [ L., fr. errare, erratum, to wander, err. See Err. ] An error or mistake in writing or printing. [ 1913 Webster ]

A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ex. + tumescens, p. pr. of tumescere, incho. fr. tumere to swell: cf. F. extumescence. ] A swelling or rising. [ R. ] Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. factotums [ L., do everything; facere to do + totus all : cf. F. factotum. See Fact, and Total. ] A person employed to do all kinds of work or business; a person with many different responsibilities. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]