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{ } a. & n. [ See Alexipharmic. ] Alexipharmic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) An antidote against poison; a counterpoison. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. [ Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr. armatus, p. p. of armare. See Arm, v. t. Army. ] A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family comrising the pill bugs.
Syn. -- family Armadillidiidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 the type genus of the Armadillidiidae.
Syn. -- genus Armadillidium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Armadillos [ Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed, p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony shell. ] (Zool.) (a) Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidæ, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay. (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Armada. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the final, decisive battle between the forces of good and evil, as foretold in the Apocolypse of Saint John. Also, the site of that battle. Used metaphorically for a vast and decisive conflict, attended by cataclysmic destruction. [ PJC ]

n. [ L. armamenta, pl., utensils, esp. the tackle of a ship, fr. armare to arm: cf. LL. armamentum, F. armement. ] 1. A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. “The whole united armament of Greece.” Glover. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mil. & Nav.) All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any equipment for resistance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. armamentarium, fr. armamentum: cf. F. armamentaire. ] An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf. F. armature. See Arm, v. t., Armor. ] 1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Magnetism) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. Oxf. Gloss. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Elec.) That moving part of a dynamo or electric generator in which a current is induced by a moving through a magnetic field, or, in an electric motor, the part through which the applied current moves, thereby generating torque. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop. [ 1913 Webster ]

A bouncing barmaid. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Berg + master: cf. G. Bergmeister. ] Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] 1. A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of the first French Revolution. [ 1913 Webster ]

They danced and yelled the carmagnole. Compton Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bombastic report from the French armies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Carmen /plu> A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a car or car. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Hinduism) The basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. désarmement. ] The act of disarming. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. dis- + armature. ] The act of divesting of armature. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by cropping or slitting. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

Money is said to have no earmark. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Flying, he [ a slave ] should be described by the rounding of his head, and his earmark. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon them, no tokens of a particular proprietor. Burrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Earmarked p. pr. & vb. n. Earmarking. ] 1. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To designate or reserve for a specific purpose; as, the alumni fund was earmarked for dormitory construction. [ PJC ]

a. Capable of being farmed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. harmaline See Harmel. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. harmattan, prob. of Arabic origin. ] A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Skr. ] 1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect, especially the principle by which a person is rewarded or punished in a subsequent incarnation for deeds in the previous incarnation; the theory of inevitable consequence. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One's destiny; fate. [ PJC ]

4. (Mysticism) The supposed non-physical emanations that a person gives off, which may affect other people; vibrations. [ PJC ]

n. One of an Islamic sect founded in the ninth century by Karmat. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marmélo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. meli`mhlon a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; me`li honey + mh^lon apple. Cf. Mellifluous, Melon. ] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistency. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marmalade tree (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree (Lucuma mammosa) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ Cf. F. marmatite. ] (Min.) A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. acting upon or influencing nervous functions; -- of chemical substances.
Syn. -- neurergic. [ PJC ]

n. [ NL. See Pan-, and Pharmacon. ] A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of apples; as, the blue pearmain, winter pearmain, and red pearmain. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. farmakeytiko`s, fr. farmakey`ein: cf. F. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy. ] Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. -- Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances. [1913 Webster]

n. The science of preparing medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmacist; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist; an apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon medicine + E. dynamics. ] That branch of pharmacology which treats of the action and the effects of medicines in the body, and also their distribution in various bodily tissues over time, and their breakdown and excretion. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon a drug + gnw^sis a knowing. ] That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; -- usually called pharmacognosy, and also pharmacography, and pharmacomathy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Pharmacognosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The study of the distribution of, methods for finding, and properties of medically useful agents in natural sources, especially plants. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon a drug + -graphy. ] See Pharmacognosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon drug, poisonous drug + -lite: cf. F. pharmacolithe. ] (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers of a white or grayish color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. pharmacologiste. ] One skilled in pharmacology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon drug + -logy: cf. F. pharmacologie. ] 1. The science dealing with knowledge of the preparation, use, and effects of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon a drug + manqa`nein to learn. ] See Pharmacognosis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. fa`rmakon. ] A medicine or drug; also, a poison. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., from Gr. farmakopoii:`a the preparation of medicines; fa`rmakon medicine + poiei^n to make. ] 1. A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations, etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by official authority and considered as an authoritative standard. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A chemical laboratory. [ Obs. ] Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pharmacopola, Gr. farmakopw`lhs; fa`rmakon medicine + pwlei^n to sell. ] One who sells medicines; an apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. fa`rmakon drug, poison + E. siderite. ] (Min.) A hydrous arsenate of iron occurring in green or yellowish green cubic crystals; cube ore. [ 1913 Webster ]