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‖ n. A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an adagio of Haydn. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & adv. [ It. adagio; ad (L. ad) at + agio convenience, leisure, ease. See Agio. ] (Mus.) Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Agios [ It. aggio exchange, discount, premium, the same word as agio ease. See Ease. ] (Com.) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice stockjobbing, fr. agio. ] Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and hydrogen of life. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ambagiosus. ] Circumlocutory; circuitous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Gr. 'aggei^on vessel receptacle. ] A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained in, or covered by, a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.
Syn. -- angiocarpous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Angio- + Gr. karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. Brande & C. (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens. Gray.
Syn. -- angiocarpic [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) [ angio- + Gr. gra`mma a writing. ] An X-ray photograph produced by angiography. AS [ PJC ]

n. [ Angio- + -graphy: cf. F. angiographie. ] 1. (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A diagnostic procedure in which the location and size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the blood stream. AS [ PJC ]

n. [ Angio- + -logy. ] (Anat.) That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and lymphatics. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; L. pl. -omata /plu>. [ NL.; angio- + -oma. ] (Med.) A tumor composed chiefly of blood or lymph vessels. -- an`gi*om"a*tous a. AS [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]

a. [ Angio- + monospermous. ] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Med.) Neuropathy of the neurons innervating blood vessels. Called also Angioneurosis, Vasomotor neurosis, Vasoneurosis. [ AS ]

2. (Med) Angiopathic neuropathy. [ AS ]

‖n. [ NL.; angio- + neurosis. ] (Med.) Angioneuropathy{ 1 }. The term angioneuropathy is now used more frequently than angioneurosis. -- An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]

a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to angiopathy. [ AS ]

Angiopathic neuropathy (Med.), A condition characterized by arteritis of the blood vessels supplying neurons. [ AS ]

n. [ Angio- + Gr. pa`qos disease. ] (Med.) Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. 1 a highly variable species (Angiopteris evecta) of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall.
Syn. -- giant fern [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Angio- + -scope. ] An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants. Morin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Angio- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, seed. ] (Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with gymnosperm. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Same as Angiospermous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Angio- + spore. ] (Bot.) Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Angio- + Gr. &unr_; mouth. ] (Zool.) With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Angio- + Gr. &unr_; a cutting. ] (Anat.) Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Opposing or destroying contagion. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Phytogeog.) A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the harp, fr. arpa harp. ] (Mus.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. contagio: cf. F. contagion. See Contact. ] 1. (Med.) The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term has been applied by some to the action of miasmata arising from dead animal or vegetable matter, bogs, fens, etc., but in this sense it is now abandoned. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

And will he steal out of his wholesome bed
To dare the vile contagion of the night? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm. “The contagion of example.” Eikon Basilike. [ 1913 Webster ]

When lust . . .
Lets in defilement to the inward parts,
The soul grows clotted by contagion. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Venom; poison. [ Obs. ] “I'll touch my point with this contagion.” Shak.

Syn. -- See Infection. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Affected by contagion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who believes in the contagious character of certain diseases, as of yellow fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. contagiosus: cf. F. contagieux. ] 1. (Med.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous; as, contagious air. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting similar emotions or conduct in others. [ 1913 Webster ]

His genius rendered his courage more contagious. Wirt. [ 1913 Webster ]

The spirit of imitation is contagious. Ames.

Syn. -- Contagious, Infectious. Although often used as synonyms, originally these words were used in very diverse senses; but, in general, a contagious disease has been considered as one which is caught from another by some near contact, by the breath, by bodily effluvia, etc.; while an infectious disease supposed some entirely different cause acting by a hidden influence, like the miasma of prison ships, of marshes, etc., infecting the system with disease. In either case, a pathogenic microorganism is the direct cause of the disease. This distinction, though not universally admitted by medical men, as to the literal meaning of the words, certainly applies to them in their figurative use. Thus we speak of the contagious influence of evil associates; their contagion of bad example, the contagion of fear, etc., when we refer to transmission by proximity or contact. On the other hand, we speak of infection by bad principles, etc., when we consider anything as diffused by some hidden influence. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

. (Med.) A disease communicable by contact with a patient suffering from it, or with some secretion of, or object touched by, such a patient. Most such diseases have already been proved to be germ diseases, and their communicability depends on the transmission of the living germs. Many germ diseases are not contagious, some special method of transmission or inoculation of the germs being required. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. In a contagious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being contagious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One of the same religion with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A co-religion&unr_;ist. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make irreligious; to turn from religion. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He would dereligionize men beyond all others. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. egregius; lit., separated or chosen from the herd, i. e., distinguished, excellent; e out + grex, gregis, herd. See Gregarious. ] Surpassing; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); -- formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake. [ 1913 Webster ]

The egregious impudence of this fellow. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

His [ Wyclif's ] egregious labors are not to be neglected. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

n. [ Gr. &unr_; an elegy + -graph + -er. ] An elegist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. euchologion, Gr. &unr_; prayer book; &unr_; prayer, vow (fr. &unr_; to pray) + &unr_; to say, speak. ] (Eccl.) A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of prayers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] A short line attached to a trawl. See Trawl, n.

n. [ Gr. "a`gios holy, and kratei^n to govern.] Government by a priesthood; hierarchy. [1913 Webster]

‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. "agio`grafa (sc. bibli`a), fr. "agio`grafos written by inspiration; "a`gios sacred, holy + gra`fein to write.] 1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old Testament not contained in the Law (Tora) and the Prophets (Nevi'im) -- it is also called in Hebrew the Ketuvim. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the Tanach, a vocalization of the first letters of its three parts. [1913 Webster + RP]

2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings. [ 1913 Webster ]