‖n. The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a spine, thorn + &unr_; head. ] (Zool.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;;
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, adj. neut. pl., headless. See Acephal. ] (Zool.) That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they have no evident head. Formerly the group included the Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See Mollusca. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Acephal. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Acephala. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ LL., pl. of acephalus. See Acephal. ]
n. One who acknowledges no head or superior. Dr. Gauden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Acephal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A false or acephalous structure of sentence. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; highest + &unr_;. See Cephalic. ] Characterized by a high skull. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. Loftiness of skull. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The word is sometimes incorrectly written acronical, achronychal, acronichal, and acronical. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
n. Allhallows. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The evening before Allhallows. See Halloween. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The feast of All Saints. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows. [ Obs. ] “Allhallown summer.” Shak. (i. e., late summer; “Indian Summer”). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. tīd time. ] The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. Lawless; anarchical. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Med.) Efficacious against catarrh. --
a.
The passages . . . are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious works. Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. pref. &unr_; + &unr_; the brain. ] (Zool.) The division that includes man alone. R. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ G. erzmarschall. See Arch-, pref. ] The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to the Elector of Saxony. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t. To cover with asphalt;
‖n. [ F. See Asphalt. ] Asphaltic mastic or cement. See Asphalt, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt; bituminous. “Asphaltic pool.” “Asphaltic slime.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Asphaltic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Asphaltic. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]
Asphalt stone,
Asphalt rock
‖ n. See Asphalt. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
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 ]
a. [ Aurum + cephalous. ] (Zool.) Having a gold-colored head. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; independent; &unr_; self + &unr_; head. ] (Eccl. Hist.) Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Autographic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]