v. t. To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Dress. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Pref a- + guise. ] To dress; to attire; to adorn. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Above all knights ye goodly seem aguised. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her aguish love now glows and burns. Granville. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Productive of, or affected by, ague; as, the aguish districts of England. T. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- A"gu*ish*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ F., a needle. See Aglet. ] 1. A needle-shaped peak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Aglet. ] 1. A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some military and naval uniforms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ambiguities [ L. ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguité. ] The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. [ 1913 Webster ]

No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be pursued. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The words are of single signification, without any ambiguity. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a family comprising the alligator lizards.
Syn. -- family Anguidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. angius snake + -form. ] Snake-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km. Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10, 424. The official language is English. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. 1 the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.
Syn. -- genus Anguilla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the West Indies. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to Anguilla; as, Anguillan sea food specialties. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or Anguilla; as, The Anguillan population of the islands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn.
Syn. -- family Anguillidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. anguilla eel (dim. of anguis snake) + -form. ] Eel-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The “Anguillæformes” of Cuvier are fishes related to thee eel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced.
Syn. -- order Anguilliformes, order Apodes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake. ] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. “The anguine or snakelike reptiles.” Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Anguineous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. anguineus. ] Snakelike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F. angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress, fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together. See Anger. ] Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress. [ 1913 Webster ]

But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. Ex. vi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child. Jer. iv. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rarely used in the plural: --

Ye miserable people, you must go to God in anguishes, and make your prayer to him. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Agony; pang; torture; torment. See Agony. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare. ] To distress with extreme pain or grief. [ R. ] Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. [ p. p. from anguish. ] suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or anxiety
Syn. -- suffering, tormented [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Central African Republic. Population (2000) = 706, 000. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Beguiled p. pr. & vb. n. Beguiling. ] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [ 1913 Webster ]

The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse; divert; entertain. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. filled with wonder and delight.
Syn. -- captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, beguiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. -- Be*guil"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

‖n. [ F. ] See Beghard. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and occupied by a community of Beguines. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. béguine; LL. beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le Bègue (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange.) ] A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in two languages. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Guilty of murder or bloodshed. “A bloodguilty life.” Fairfax. -- Blood"guilt`i*ness n. -- Blood"guilt`less, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

a device for suppressing fire, consisting of a steel cylinder containing compressed carbon dioxide, which may be released by pressing on a handle. The release of the gas is usually accomplished through a hose attached to a funnel-shaped vent which is directed at the base of the fire, and when released, part of the carbon dioxide is chilled sufficiently to solidify into a powder. The large quantity of inert carbon dioxide released on top of a small fire is usually sufficient to exinguish the flame by excluding oxygen, and the cooling effect also helps drive the temperature of the combustible material below that required to support compustion. It is used in situations where putting water on the fire might cause undesirable damage. [ PJC ]

a. 1. related by blood; descended from a common ancestor; -- used as a term of relation between two people.
Syn. -- akin(predicate), blood-related, cognate, consanguineous, kin(predicate). [ PJC + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Law) having the same father but different mothers; -- contrasted with uterine{ 2 } and german. [ PJC ]

a. Of the same blood; related by birth. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of kin blood; related. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. conguineus; con- + sanguis blood: cf. F. consanguin. See Sanquine. ] Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor. Shak.
Syn. -- consanguine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. consanguinitas: cf. F. consanguintité. ] The relation of persons by blood, in distinction from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal consanguinity; collateral consanguinity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. contiguité, LL. contiguitas. ] The state of being contiguous; intimate association; nearness; proximity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Contradistinguished p. pr. & vb. n. Contradistinguishing. ] To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities. [ 1913 Webster ]

These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of, relating to, or derived from more than one family of languages; as, cross-linguistic evidence. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disguised p. pr. & vb. n. Disguising. ] [ OE. desguisen, disgisen, degisen, OF. desguisier, F. déguiser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + guise. See Guise. ] 1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or deceive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's sentiments, character, or intentions. [ 1913 Webster ]

All God's angels come to us disguised. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker of five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship. Spectator.

Syn. -- To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign; pretend; secrete. See Conceal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise are subject to heavy penalties. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is no passion which steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises, than pride. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show. [ 1913 Webster ]

That eye which glances through all disguises. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Change of manner by drink; intoxication. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A masque or masquerade. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Disguise was the old English word for a masque. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In disguise. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. Disguise. [ R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, disguises. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who wears a disguise; an actor in a masquerade; a masker. [ Obs. ] E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A masque or masquerade. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Distinguished p. pr. & vb. n. Distinguishing. ] [ F. distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- = dis- + stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf. Extinguish. ] 1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not more distinguished by her purple vest,
Than by the charming features of her face. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the eglantine. Nares. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into those that belong to the heavens, and those that belong to the earth. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as well as truth from falsehood. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor more can you distinguish of a man,
Than of his outward show. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who distinguisheth thee? 1 Cor. iv. 7. (Douay version). [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for.“To distinguish themselves by means never tried before.” Johnson.

Syn. -- To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize; discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The little embryo . . . first distinguishes into a little knot. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]