n. [ L. abligurito, fr. abligurire to spend in luxurious indulgence; ab + ligurire to be lickerish, dainty, fr. lingere to lick. ] Prodigal expense for food. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of fishes consisting of the surgeonfishes. fish family
Syn. -- family Acanthuridae [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL. See acetone; Urine. ] (Med.) Excess of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the urine, as in starvation or diabetes
Syn. --ketonuria [ AS ]

n. [ A desid. of L. agere, actum, to act. ] Tendency or impulse to act. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Acturience, or desire of action, in one form or another, whether as restlessness, ennui, dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something desirable. J. Grote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. recklessness in politics or foreign affairs. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to adventurism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Agriculture. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman. [ 1913 Webster ]

The farmer is always a practitioner, the agriculturist may be a mere theorist. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. albumen + Gr. o'y^ron urine. ] (Med.) A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

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. In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the work of an amateur. -- Am`a*teur"ish*ly, adv. -- Am`a*teur"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Behavior that demonstrates a lack of professional competency. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The practice, habit, or work of an amateur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family of fish comprising the North American catfishes.
Syn. -- family Ameiuridae. [ 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. [ Gr. 'aney`rysma, 'aneyrysmo`s, a widening, an opening; 'ana` up + e'yry`s wide. ] (Med.) A soft, usually pulsating, sac, containing blood or blood clot, arising from the abnormal dilation of the walls of an artery, vein or heart. The more common spelling is aneurysm. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor; aneurismal diathesis. The more common spelling is aneurysmal. [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an aneurysm.
Syn. -- aneurismal [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a sac-like widening of a blood vessel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To augur. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. inability to urinate.
Syn. -- anuresis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to anuresis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey.
Syn. -- beekeeper, apiarist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who cultivates trees. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. J. R. Symonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin, the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the book. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

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

a. Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain. -- n. A native of Asturias. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. augurialis. ] Relating to augurs or to augury. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An augur. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aurum gold. ] 1. Of or pertaining to gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of those compounds of gold in which this element has its higher valence; as, auric oxide; auric chloride. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aurichalcum, for orichalcum brass. ] (Zool.) Brass-colored. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Aurichalceous. ] (Min.) A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass on reduction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See Ear. ] 1. (Anat.) (a) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is prominent from the head. (b) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An angular or ear-shaped lobe. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing; a kind of ear trumpet. Mansfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; as, auricled leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. L. Auriculæ E. Auriculas [ L. auricula. See Auricle. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. (b) (b) A species of Hirneola (Hirneola auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judæ, or Jew's-ear. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where the water is brackish. (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around the jaws of a sea urchin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See Auricle. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing; as, auricular nerves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. [ 1913 Webster ]

This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as, auricular evidence. “Auricular assurance.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Received by the ear; known by report. “Auricular traditions.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

Auricular finger, the little finger; so called because it can be readily introduced into the ear passage. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ Neut. pl., fr. LL. auricularis. ] (Zool.) A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an auricular manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Zool.) A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ See Auricle. ] (Biol.) Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.: (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped like the ear; auricled. (b) (Zool.) Having an angular projection on one or both sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some gastropods, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Auriculate leaf, one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Med.) relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart.
Syn. -- atrioventricular. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre to bear: cf. F. aurifère. ] Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide), containing some gold disseminated through it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Oriflamme. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. auris ear + -form. ] Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. to transform into gold. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. to turn golden. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., charioteer. ] (Anat.) The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aurigalis. ] Of or pertaining to a chariot. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aurigatio, fr. aurigare to be a charioteer, fr. auriga. ] The act of driving a chariot or a carriage. [ R. ] De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aurum gold + -graphy. ] The art of writing with or in gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. auris ear + lavare to wash. ] An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]