a. [ L. acer maple. ] Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple;
adj.
n.
n.
adj.
n. [ Gr.
adj.
n.
a. [ Named from
American ivy.
American Party (U. S. Politics),
Native american Party (U. S. Politics),
n. A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]
The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism. Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n.
adj.
n.
n. The process of Americanizing. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
. In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and board by the day, week, or other convenient period; -- contrasted with
. A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in 1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev. commonly to
n. a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of speech.
a. [ Gr.
a. Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the descendants of Englishmen in America. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were English. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; unequal + &unr_; part. ] (Chem.) Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same proportions. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. a genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family
a. & n. See Antihysteric. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Good against dysentery. --
a. (Med.) Counteracting hysteria. --
a. (Med.) Good against jaundice. --
a. (Biol.) Relating to the archenteron;
The lower atmospheric current. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]
In am so atmospherical a creature. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Atmospheric engine,
Atmospheric line (Steam Engin.),
Atmospheric pressure,
Atmospheric railway,
Atmospheric tides.
adv. In relation to the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destructive of bacteria. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Bacterium + L. caedere to kill ] (Biol.) Same as Germicide. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous;
Cadaveric alkaloid,
adj. (Biol.) pertaining to the centromere, the dense specialized portion of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Chimerical. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except in thought;
adv. Wildy; vainly; fancifully. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. cholericus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. cholérique. ]
Choleric temperament,
adv. In a choleric manner; angrily. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. cholestérique. ] Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it;
a. Of or pertaining to the chromosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS., fr. L. clericus. See Clerk. ] A clerk, a clergyman. [ R. ] Bp. Horsley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Same as Clerical. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. clericalis. See Clerk. ]
A clerical error,
n. An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. garments worn by the clergy. [ informal ] [ PJC ]