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n. [ OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour. ] 1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [ Obs. ] J. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A petty love affair or amour. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An amoret. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. armor love. See Amorous. ] A lover; a gallant. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with letters fixed upon his shoe. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. amoroso, fem. amorosa. ] A wanton woman; a courtesan. Sir T. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amorous; lovingness. [ R. ] Galt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ It. amoroso, LL. amorosus. ] A lover; a man enamored. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) In a soft, tender, amatory style. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. amoros, F. amoreux, LL. amorosus, fr. L. amor love, fr. amare to love. ] 1. Inclined to love; having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an amorous disposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of; formerly with on. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy roses amorous of the moon. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]

High nature amorous of the good. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sure my brother is amorous on Hero. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love. “Amorous delight.” Milton. “Amorous airs.” Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted; ardent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an amorous manner; fondly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love; lovingness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Amorphas [ Gr. &unr_; shapeless. ] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple flowers; false or bastard indigo. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Amorphous. ] A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc. There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a state of amorphism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any plant of the genus Amorphophallus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; 'a priv. + morfh` form. ] 1. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Of no particular kind or character; anomalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and amorphous in style. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- A*mor"phous*ly, adv. -- A*mor"phous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; shapeless; 'a priv. + morfh` form + &unr_; animal. ] (Zool.) Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Amorphozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. amorphie. See Amorphous. ] Shapelessness. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. a- + F. mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort. ] As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v., n., a., n. Same as Amortize, Amortization, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. amortissable. ] Capable of being cleared off, as a debt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. amortisatio, admortizatio. See Amortize, and cf. Admortization. ] 1. (Law) The act or right of alienating lands to a corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring them to dead hands, or in mortmain. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund; also, the money thus paid. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare, admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish; L. ad + mors death. See Mortmain ]. 1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See Mortmain. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. amortissement. ] Same as Amortization. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Pref. a- on + OE. morwe. See Morrow. ] 1. In the morning. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. On the following morning. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; again + morfh` form. ] 1. A distorted image. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Anamorphosis + -scope. ] An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by anamorphosis to its normal proportions. It usually consists of a cylindrical mirror. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to form anew; &unr_; again + &unr_; to form; morfh` form. ] 1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) Same as Anamorphism, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of form, or degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Anamorphosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. genus of coarse West American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam.
Syn. -- genus Balsamorhiza. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ It. ] A secret organization formed at Naples, Italy, early in the 19th century, and used partly for political ends and partly for practicing extortion, violence, etc. -- Ca*mor"rist n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L. clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See Claim. ] 1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued shouting or exclamation from many people. Shak. [ Also spelled clamour. ]
Syn. -- clamor, hue and cry. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Any loud and continued noise. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a popular outcry. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Clamored p. pr. & vb. n. Clamoring. ] 1. To salute loudly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The people with a shout
Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To stun with noise. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as to produce a loud clang. Bp. Warbur&unr_;ion. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to talk in a loud voice; to complain; to make importunate demands.
Syn. -- clamor, roar, vociferate, holler, hollo. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. to dispute in a loud voice.
Syn. -- brawl, wrangle, clamor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who clamors. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. clamorosus, for L. Clamosus: cf. OF. clamoreux. ] Speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud; turbulent. “My young ones were clamorous for a morning's excursion.” Southey.

-- Clam"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Clam"or*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To free from the captivity of love. Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Enamored p. pr. & vb. n. Enamoring. ] [ OF. enamourer, enamorer; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. & F. amour love, L. amor. See Amour, and cf. Inamorato. ] To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a lady; to be enamored of books or science. [ Written also enamour. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being enamored. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as glamour. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. having an air of allure, romance and excitement; as, glamorous movie stars. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. Sp. jaquima headstall of a halter. ] A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal. [ Western U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Hock. ] A Rhenish wine. [ Obs. ] See Hock. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hyper- + metamorphosis. ] (Zool.) A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and structure during its growth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. innamorata, fem., innamorato, masc., p. p. of innamorare to inspire with love. See Enamor. ] A woman in love; a mistress. “The fair inamorata.” Sherburne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Enamored. Chapman. -- In*am"o*rate*ly, adv. [R.] [1913 Webster]

‖n.; pl. Inamoratos [ See Inamorata. ] A male lover. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. matamore, from Ar. ma&tsdot_;mōra. ] A subterranean repository for wheat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Metamorphosis. ] 1. Subject to change; changeable; variable. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Causing a change of structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Geol.) Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since their original deposition; -- especially applied to the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called metamorphic rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]