imp. & p. p. of Aby. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ Aëro- + yacht. ] A form of hydro-aëroplane; a flying boat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. t. [ Pref. ad- + freight: cf. F. affréter. See Freight. ] To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or freight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. affrétement. ] The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Dreams affright our souls. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A drear and dying sound
Affrights the flamens at their service quaint. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. a. Affrighted. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
He looks behind him with affright, and forward with despair. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. With fright. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To frighten. [ Archaic ] “Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes.” Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who frightens. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Terrifying; frightful. --
Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. Cudworth. [1913 Webster]
n. Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or alarm. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind with terror and affrightment. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed;
n. Premeditation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
adv. [ Pref. a- + height. ] Aloft; on high. [ Obs. ] “Look up aheight.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
n. A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off. [ Colloq. U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A pot companion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
a. [ Pref. a- + light. ] Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. “The lamps were alight.” Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Light, fuel, or food for the whole night. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
pred. adj.
adj. prenom.
adv. With almighty power. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ AS. ealmihtig, ælmihtig; eal (OE. al) all + mihtig mighty. ]
I am the Almighty God. Gen. xvii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Almighty,
. (Naut.) The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor. International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one near the stern and one forward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
Does he hawk anights still? Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
a. (Med.) Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria bacilli. --
a. (Med.) Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. --
‖n. [ Sing. of Aphthæ. ] (Med.)
‖n. pl. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; (mostly in pl. &unr_;, Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. &unr_; to set on fire, inflame. ] (Med.) Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly characteristic of thrush. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Aphtha + -oid. ] Of the nature of aphthæ; resembling thrush. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; silent;
pos>a. [ Cf. F. aphtheux. ] Pertaining to, or caused by, aphthæ; characterized by aphtæ;
n. See Apothegm. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. arch- + traitor. ] A chief or transcendent traitor. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. arch- + treasurer. ] A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the German empire. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Elec.) The light of an arc lamp. See
adv. [ Pref. a- + right. ] Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake or crime;
[ The past tense of an old v. areach or arreach. Cf. Reach, obs. pret. raught. ] Obtained; seized. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;